2... give me a break

[atouchofstrife]

Things I've learned in the last twenty four hours:

1 - There are curses
2 - There are deities
3 - The ticking is annoying
4 - Want a place to stay? Grab an empty apartment
5 - Nightmares and dreams are the same thing
6 - When I do go back it'll be like I was never gone

It doesn't make sense. At all.

Unless... nah. It's nothing.

Comments

[too-ugly.livejournal.com]

You learn as I have taken weeks to learn. Find company if you want to alleviate that damned ticking.

The curses? ...Oh, those curses. Prepare yourself.

There are still some things to learn, but I am certain you will progress as well as any.

Welcome to the City. I am Ayasegawa Yumichika.

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Guess I'm good at listening.

Why?

Welcome... right. Strife.

[too-ugly.livejournal.com]

Why?

Oh, you'll find out. They can be as embarrassing, life-threateing, fearful, or completely senseless as you can imagine.

'Welcome' is the proper thing to say. I'm sure you'd get a 'welcome' if you went to Hell.

'Strife' is an interesting name...

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Great. I feel at home already.

Been there. The doorman kicked me out.

Not as interesting as Cloud...

[too-ugly.livejournal.com]

That should make the transition easier. Though it does make me curious about the world you come from.

Surely he didn't kick someone like you.

Cloud? Also your name?

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Busy, usually.

Would you believe he wacked me through a couple buildings?

First.

[too-ugly.livejournal.com]

I could believe that.

You were beautiful enough to survive. I'm impressed~ Surely you are of commendable strength.

Cloud Strife. It has a lovely sound to it.

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

...I guess so.

I never thought of it that way.

[too-ugly.livejournal.com]

I'm usually right about these things.

If you will allow it, I'd prefer to address you by your first name. May I?

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

I'll take your word for it then.

...I guess so.

[too-ugly.livejournal.com]

Very well. Cloud-san, it was a pleasure to speak with you. I hope to see you around the City.

Let us not be strangers.

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Sure. I should be around.

[imperialwill.livejournal.com]

The City hardly makes sense. But one gradually becomes accustomed to these things.

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Then how does it work? How does it maintain commerce and laws? There's got to be some sense for anything like that to work.

[imperialwill.livejournal.com]

There is a stable economy here, Mr. Strife. And a police force, too.

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Huh. What is the currency?

[imperialwill.livejournal.com]

Oddly colored coins of various sizes.

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Okay. Is there an exchange rate?

[imperialwill.livejournal.com]

Surely there is. I apologize for not being of much help here.

Perhaps you have comrades from your world residing here?

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

It's fine.

...

...I hope not.

[imperialwill.livejournal.com]

Yes, it is rather unfortunate being brought to this awful place.

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

...Yeah.

[imperialwill.livejournal.com]

Have you found a place to settle?

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

I'm good.

[imperialwill.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! I'm pleased you could transition so smoothly, Mr. Strife.

[majortits.livejournal.com]

What's nothing?

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

...Nothing. I was thinking of something else.

[blacktipped.livejournal.com]

How did you learn number five, Strife?

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Someone was talking about it yesterday. I guess it makes sense to me.

[blacktipped.livejournal.com]

How so?

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Nightmares are dreams that are trying too hard to tell you something.

[travelhymn.livejournal.com]

It must be a pretty big "unless" if it makes this place make sense.

[OOC: Now with less fail.]

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well, I thought it was a dream.

[delightfulirony.livejournal.com]

I never caught your name. Rude of me.

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

I didn't say it.

It's Cloud Strife.

[foxy-physician.livejournal.com]

The ticking will dissipate if you find company.

Nightmares?

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

Yeah, nightmares.

[foxy-physician.livejournal.com]

Remnants from whence you came, or something you found in the City?

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

A little of both.

[foxy-physician.livejournal.com]

Settling in hasn't been easy?

[cloudsinstrife.livejournal.com]

It's been okay.

[foxy-physician.livejournal.com]

I see.