He grimaces at the jolt of the memory, unintentionally squeezing Lup's hand. IT TRULY DOESN'T ABATE THE ANGER ANY LESS. God dammit, Sephiroth. Why are you INSANE now!?]
I'm not either. I promise you I'm stronger than he is. And anyway - you can't kill something that's already dead. [a beat.] We want to protect you, too, Cloud. The things you care about.
[Can't remember if Jason one hundred percent knows about Lup, so hearing "something that's already dead" is like WOW HELLO? but moving on:
Much like Lup is probably going to be, he looks offended at being told what to do even if he, like, agrees he has shoved himself somehow directly into Cloud's business. And he would say the exact same thing to either of them for the same reason. Very funny.
I can protect myself, you know. [she says, with a huff.] Jason's right. If I said I was still in the umbrella, would you just take that and be like, oh, that's your business?
You don't get it. He doesn't want me dead. [ which i guess is more lore for everyone to share? ] It's everyone else around me that's-- that's always...
[ he looks away for a bit before he gets up to go walk closer to the lake and further away from them in some kind of fucked up symbolism ]
Just forget about it, alright? None of that will matter if we don't get out of here alive first.
[EXCUSE HIM. STILL IN THE WHAT? He glances with bewilderment at Lup. It looks like he wants to say something about this umbrella ordeal (it feels like he's out of the loop here), but Cloud is getting up.
His expression actually goes pensive for a moment. He shifts, but then doesn't try to run after Cloud. He already yanked the guy back once. They are truly spending this entire time arguing, aren't they?]
[ no go explain the umbrella thing to poor jason. cloud definitely thinks it would have been great if he had left earlier. but he at least seems to not be dissociating while looking at the lake? this is something. ]
... I do trust you.
[ it's said quietly but loud enough that jason can hear that too. he doesn't elaborate anymore because he's not entirely sure he even wants them to get it. not entirely sure he even gets it himself half the time. and because-- ]
[He returns the squeeze to his hand as Lup goes, and he really considers just giving Cloud space. Or, like, letting Lup handle it.
But he sighs to himself and rocks to his feet. When he gets to Cloud's other side, he offers Cloud a soft punch to the arm. To say he's there.]
Let's table it for now, yeah? We can revisit it later when all this bullshit is over, see if maybe you've changed your mind. [Compromise.] That's your home, you know.
And you're a part of that planet, and it's in trouble. We'll help you because it's important to you.
[And Cloud is important to them, but he's too embarrassed to say that much.]
[ he does not specify if this is an answer to jason or lup. it stands for both, but it's a vague enough agreement he doesn't feel like he's lying either. ]
I'm not going anywhere. [ that part is entirely truthful, at least. that's... something? it's a start. ] ... Sorry.
[ truly lup came to them to not be bummed out and that was ruined pretty hard. yikes. ]
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[ a little snapped, and fuck it it's still sunday week 3 so they can have this little memory until 4:04 in case it wasn't obvious what he is worried about. ]
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He grimaces at the jolt of the memory, unintentionally squeezing Lup's hand. IT TRULY DOESN'T ABATE THE ANGER ANY LESS. God dammit, Sephiroth. Why are you INSANE now!?]
Dammit, I'm not--scared of that asshole.
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it's so fast. she shakes her head to clear it.]
I'm not either. I promise you I'm stronger than he is. And anyway - you can't kill something that's already dead. [a beat.] We want to protect you, too, Cloud. The things you care about.
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Then start by thinking about protecting yourselves. The planet, Sephiroth-- that's my business.
[ at least he admitted he cares about them. is this a win ]
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Much like Lup is probably going to be, he looks offended at being told what to do even if he, like, agrees he has shoved himself somehow directly into Cloud's business. And he would say the exact same thing to either of them for the same reason. Very funny.
Also, Cloud just admitted to caring.]
That's a two-way street, jackass.
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I can protect myself, you know. [she says, with a huff.] Jason's right. If I said I was still in the umbrella, would you just take that and be like, oh, that's your business?
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[ he looks away for a bit before he gets up to go walk closer to the lake and further away from them in some kind of fucked up symbolism ]
Just forget about it, alright? None of that will matter if we don't get out of here alive first.
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His expression actually goes pensive for a moment. He shifts, but then doesn't try to run after Cloud. He already yanked the guy back once. They are truly spending this entire time arguing, aren't they?]
Cloud...
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she stands up, squeezing jason's hand before she lets go, and follows after cloud to go stand next to him.]
... We'll make it. [a pause.] And it'll be okay. Trust us a little, and we'll trust you.
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... I do trust you.
[ it's said quietly but loud enough that jason can hear that too. he doesn't elaborate anymore because he's not entirely sure he even wants them to get it. not entirely sure he even gets it himself half the time. and because-- ]
... Just forget it. Been a long week.
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But he sighs to himself and rocks to his feet. When he gets to Cloud's other side, he offers Cloud a soft punch to the arm. To say he's there.]
Let's table it for now, yeah? We can revisit it later when all this bullshit is over, see if maybe you've changed your mind. [Compromise.] That's your home, you know.
And you're a part of that planet, and it's in trouble. We'll help you because it's important to you.
[And Cloud is important to them, but he's too embarrassed to say that much.]
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[she says, glancing out over the lake.] ... It's been a long week, for sure. But.
[she glances at jason, and then at cloud, and then:] You're not alone. None of us are. Don't pull away. Either of you. Okay? I need you both.
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[ he does not specify if this is an answer to jason or lup. it stands for both, but it's a vague enough agreement he doesn't feel like he's lying either. ]
I'm not going anywhere. [ that part is entirely truthful, at least. that's... something? it's a start. ] ... Sorry.
[ truly lup came to them to not be bummed out and that was ruined pretty hard. yikes. ]