[Between the confession and the questions that began popping up in his head, Cloud found it hard to keep his attention on Zack. His eyes flit to the other man, barely raising his head as his shoulders tensed.]
Where were you?
[He knew that SOLDIER assignments kept people from going home or keeping in contact at times. But five years was a long time, even for the most sensitive of assignments. Staying no contact for that long was something expected from the Turks, not so much SOLDIER.
And so Cloud finds it hard to believe that Zack would've just up and left someone he cared about. Their last year of friendship has proven that wasn't something Zack was capable of. So, surely he had a good reason for it.]
You told me you hadn't seen her in five years. What happened then anyway?
[Maybe he was overstepping. Maybe it was curiosity. Maybe this was his way of protecting Aerith, wanting to know that Zack would do good by her before anything else. Maybe it was his way of avoiding dealing with this situation he's found himself in.
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Where were you?
[He knew that SOLDIER assignments kept people from going home or keeping in contact at times. But five years was a long time, even for the most sensitive of assignments. Staying no contact for that long was something expected from the Turks, not so much SOLDIER.
And so Cloud finds it hard to believe that Zack would've just up and left someone he cared about. Their last year of friendship has proven that wasn't something Zack was capable of. So, surely he had a good reason for it.]
You told me you hadn't seen her in five years. What happened then anyway?
[Maybe he was overstepping. Maybe it was curiosity. Maybe this was his way of protecting Aerith, wanting to know that Zack would do good by her before anything else. Maybe it was his way of avoiding dealing with this situation he's found himself in.
Maybe it was all of the above.]