Suite Dreams - Cloud

[aono]

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[skyagain]

[ in the most reluctant tone from mister most popular leader; ]

... Yeah, I guess. One or two.

[aono]

See? I knew it.

[He sounds proud of himself for guessing that a grumpy grump would have a friend or two.]

Dad always said that a crisis is the time when it's most important to reach out and help people, so I wanna do that too. Making friends because of it is just a bonus.

[skyagain]

Your dad was one of those helper types, huh? Not really my style.

[aono]

But weren't you one of those helper-guys?

[NPCs. He means NPCs.]

[skyagain]

It was a job, not a lifestyle.

[aono]

It still counts! You were helping.

[skyagain]

That was a one time thing.

[ NO!! no helping!!! ]

[aono]

So you're not gonna help people now?

[skyagain]

Got no reason to anymore.

[aono]

There's like forty people here though.

[skyagain]

Yeah, and they're big boys and girls. They can take care of themselves.

[aono]

I'm sixteen.

[He can take care of himself, he's just trying to say he's not an adult.]

[skyagain]

I joined the army at fourteen.

[ GO GET DRAFTED CHILD ]

[aono]

[Stop he's already in training to be an exorcist.]

Dang, that sucks. It's too bad you had to do that.

[skyagain]

Wasn't something I had to do. I was just a dumbass kid who thought it was a good idea.

[ fuck shinra, actually ]

[aono]

Well why'd you think it was a good idea? Joining the military sounds awful, I'm a dumbass too and even I know that.

[At least he can admit to being a dumbass?]

[skyagain]

Same reason anyone joins an army. Propaganda, no other prospects. You start thinking it's your best shot.

[ he does NOT admit it is because he wanted to be a hero because that's LAME ]

[aono]

So...not because you wanted to help people and be a hero?

[Rin is not too lame to admit to wanting to be a hero.]

[skyagain]

Nope.

[ blatantly lying ]

There's no heroes in war, kid.

[aono]

Huh.

[A pause.]

I guess it's a good thing this isn't a war then. I don't like fighting for real anyway.

[skyagain]

You think you can get away without fighting for real in this place?

[ he doesn't seem judgmental for once just. curious. ]

[aono]

I dunno, but it's worth trying until we find out we can't? I don't wanna be the one that starts a fight.

[skyagain]

Pretty sure we're in one already. Just... not against each other yet.

[aono]

[I'm going to say he's smart enough to get what Cloud is implying.]

That's a little different than a fight to the death though.

[skyagain]

I wouldn't count that out as an option so soon. Can't think of how else we're meant to entertain.