-She crawls over to him, putting a hand on his shoulder-
I'm sorry. I'm sorry I couldn't take better care. I'm sorry I didn't find a clever way to make it better.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Doesn't respond to her presence-
-Remember that one time you let that friend die-
-Or that other time where you decapitated all those guys because there wasn't really time to talk things out-
-Or that time you almost died and you were terrified, way back before you became completely numb to the prospect of dying in battle-
-Or that one time where you have no family and everyone is counting on you and that's why they dragged you back into your garbage hell existence-
-That was a good one-
...
Can't be helped.
...I would like to be alone for a bit. Please.
-Is frowning. She looks almost angry-
edited 27th Sep '16 11:41:52 AM by WonderSquid
...
Alright. I love you.
-She gets up, shakily, then heads back for the room-
edited 27th Sep '16 1:44:15 AM by SR3NORMANDY
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Shuts the door-
...
-Sinks to the floor-
Not fair...
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?If you say so. How about, I tell you what's up, and then we'll see if you can talk any of them into helping him. God, they'd probably kill me if they knew that I was helping him.
-Tries humming to himself-
-It doesn't calm him down like it did last time-
-It's just noise-
edited 27th Sep '16 2:04:26 AM by WonderSquid
-Spends a good few moments just trying to appreciate having those memories out of her head-
-Then just lets the guilt set in-
...
...
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-She emerges from the room, carrying a tub of ice cream-
-Spoon stuck in the top-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Uh... Barret. Usually when he calls it's bad news. He's kinda loud. He used to be real close with Cloud, though.
-Peers over his phone at Skypuff Angryfight- You don't need that one. That's one's Cloud, and Tifa — that's Boobs — deactivated his phone since she was the one paying for it. They're... I dunno, fuckbuddies? -Shrugs- Something like that. How long between actual dates do you have to go to where you get demoted from boyfriend status?
-Hasn't budged an inch-
edited 27th Sep '16 2:21:54 AM by WonderSquid
Oh...didn't expect him to have a love life.
-CONTACTS: ADDED-
Alright, then, this'll be simple. All I gotta do is talk someone out of murder.
...
-Looks back down at his phone-
....Twelve times.
-Glances back up at Yuffie-
I'm charging double for this, you know.
edited 27th Sep '16 2:25:15 AM by MacDuffy
-Sniggers- You and me both. Poor lady doesn't realise she can do better.
-Double charge-
Ugh. -Peers over at his phone again and taps MISTAH PRESIDENT- Eleven. Reeve's dead or missing so that one won't do any good either.
Which is a whole other ball of wax, 'cause everyone thinks Cloud did it, and assassinating the president of the WRO is a good way to make yourself unpopular.
edited 27th Sep '16 2:30:54 AM by WonderSquid
-Sits down in front of Cloud, setting the ice cream within his reach-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?No! Yes — well — they want him dead because he did kill, like... a few thousand people. And also possibly Reeve.
But I don't think he killed Reeve. He went missing right before this mess started, a little after we started unscrambling Cloud's head, so it doesn't add up. Someone did something.
And... I know this is gonna sound dumb, and sappy, and trust me I'm gagging already so you don't gotta do it too, but... Cloud's a good guy. He's the best brother anyone could ask for, and he's a really good person, you gotta believe me, and he'd never do something like that without a good reason, and he'd never turn on Reeve after everything we all went through together. I know he wouldn't.
Don't tell him I said that, they'll all tease me about it.
-Looks up at it, then her-
edited 27th Sep '16 2:38:18 AM by WonderSquid
... You can have as much as you want.
...
There's not much left.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?

Is now a bad time for an exorcism? Just get it done while we're here?
...
-Becomes aware of his ruined body for the first time in months-
...
-Leans over and throws up-
-Feathers begin to appear in patches all over his body-
-He's trembling, though from what it's hard to say, and there are tears streaming down his face-
edited 27th Sep '16 1:35:17 AM by WonderSquid