Mask Or Menace - IC Contact

[looking_sharp]

[The sound of silence for a measure of five seconds. Then a beep.]

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[looking_sharp]

[Rude never even considered Sephiroth's situation, if he's honest. So he does now, thoughtful. Of course, Reno knew about growing up with no childhood to speak of, in a lot of ways. Interesting.]

Humanize Sephiroth through, what, parties? Could try that. Got my support.

[electroburst]

Parties, yeah, also just... talking to him like he's a person? Imagine that.

[ has anyone ever? like, there were the other First Class guys, and Zack, but Sephiroth was always, y'know. different. special. and then famous, a hero, and burdened. that's not living. it never was. ]

Maybe I dunno fuck-all about it, and maybe I am full of shit insofar as he guy's gonna go on to kill dozens if not hundreds and also kinda end the world, but—call me crazy, what if he doesn't? He hasn't yet. And this is a totally different stage we're playing on.

[ the meh, i dunno shrug is audible in his voice. ]

Could be an idea.

[looking_sharp]

How do we do it?

[Rude's social skills have taken a SERIOUS hit in recent years. Reno's his main person to socialize with recently.]

[electroburst]

I, uh... well...

[ how the fuck do you... socialize. Reno socializes all day long, with everyone, all the time, and yet when confronted with the logistics, he comes up a little blank for a moment. ]

Get to know him. We can do that without comin' off like we're interrogating him, right?

[looking_sharp]

[Can they? Rude's TERRIBLE at getting to know people without it being an interrogation. He almost got himself into a fight with Cloud.]

Agreed. We'll try it. Maybe... find ice breaker questions online?

[electroburst]

Icebreakers? Nah, that's lame. We gotta play it smooth. Act normal. Could ask Zack what kinda shit he likes, but I feel like he's just gonna say "swords and brushing his hair." You're SOL on one of those, but I'm an expert at both.

[ since when does he consider himself an expert on swords LISTEN HE KNOWS HOW TO USE THEM HE JUST DOESN'T OK SHHH ]

The key is to avoid overthinking it, that's all.

[looking_sharp]

You're not capable of playing it smooth.

[He does sigh at the hair thing. He knows what hair is like. He SHAVES, Reno. Which reminds him, he needs to do it.]

You don't know swords.