84... swak

[atouchofstrife]

Okay... that's not what I meant by decorations. It's familiar though. Maybe holidays in different worlds have a few shared traditions. I guess the city's decorating for us this time. I still want a bonfire, and... I guess a few other things I remembered from home.

Anita, are you okay?

Zack. Stop it.

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[elevatorwarrior]

I got some things to make one. Just need a place or something.

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

OUtside in a big clearing sometime.

[elevatorwarrior]

Well, yeah, but do you know a good spot?

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

A few.

[elevatorwarrior]

I'll need help hauling the stuff. I'll get Cissnei to cook. You guys pitch in with the rest, it'll be a blast.

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

I'll talk to the others and see if they want to do it, and get back to you, okay?

[elevatorwarrior]

Sure.

But tell that Barret he'd better leave his Anti-Shinra crap at home.

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

I'll tell him.

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[browning-baby.livejournal.com]

*snort*

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

...He is an idiot. Wanna take it out on me?

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[browning-baby.livejournal.com]

He's a lying asshole. He promised me he wouldn't do it again.

.... no.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

He says that he was going to lose it.

Not even a regular spar?

[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

You'd've preferred we seriously injure each other?

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Yes. She's not weak and she's not about to go whining about how fucking cruel you are to her boys. We've creamed each other in sparring sessions before.

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

Something tells me it would have gone beyond that.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

You were afraid of killing her?

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

I could never do that. It's just that there's a point where a serious spar becomes too serious.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

You're too close to that edge and you didn't want to push it with her, is that it?

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

I didn't want to risk one of us losing control and someone ending up dead. That's pretty much it.

I don't know how she takes that as me not taking her seriously, since I mean it in the complete opposite way, but. She can be mad at me. I can take it.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

When she's like this, she doesn't need that control. She's no more human than I am, and a part of her needs that lack. And that's why she considers it as you wussing out.

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

Maybe I am, then. Who knows.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

You should know, Zack. What the hell's going on in your mind lately?

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

I've never taken fighting lightly, Cloud. You know that.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

None of us do.

I don't know what to tell you except that she needs to fight sometimes.

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

I can understand that.

But if she's seriously going out for blood, she might want to take it out on forest monsters instead. Or a tree or five.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

It gets to a point where the monsters and the trees don't put up that good of a fight.

She's going to spit at you for a while and I'll watch out on full moons.

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

Then I don't know what to tell her.

She can do whatever she wants. I don't regret my decision.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Take it like a man.

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

Isn't that a little sexist?

Anyway, I'll take things how I damn well please. Butt out, Cloud. I don't want to drag you into this just because you're friends with both of us. I do that to Angeal enough already.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Only if you want it to be.

Too late, Zack. Did you think I would stand in a corner with my head in the clouds?

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

She's going to be mad at me and that I'm fine with that, so I don't need to get the third degree on it.

It's not that you don't or wouldn't pay attention. It's just that you don't need to.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

I'm not suppose to care if one friend is going to try killing another?

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

If I'm getting everyone angry at me for stopping her from killing me before, I don't see why you're supposed to now.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

...

She wouldn't have killed you.

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

And here you're saying she will now.

Better safe than sorry.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen her lose it that much.

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

Then I overreacted and wussed out. I'm still in the wrong, so it doesn't matter. See the pattern here?

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

I'm starting to get it, yeah.

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it. It'll blow over, I'll apologize, and I'll listen to her rant at me as much as she needs to.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

...Right.

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

What, you have a better plan?

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

...No.

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[plz-2-b-an-hero.livejournal.com]

Then trust me just let it go.

[farfalla-rossa.livejournal.com]

The little plants are all over your home too?

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Mm. I haven't gotten stuck under them yet.

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[farfalla-rossa.livejournal.com]

...I did. And I had to kiss Reno to get unstuck.

Voice

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

...How bad was it?

Voice

[farfalla-rossa.livejournal.com]

It was... more awkward than anything.

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[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

At least it wasn't something nasty.