[ Reno inhales slowly, just thickly enough to be indicative of a certain degree of emotionality he's clearly trying to avoid succumbing to, and promptly Gets A Fucking Grip. Rude knows just what to say to tip him back into his typical state of "god i hate cloud and think of nothing else but hating cloud" ]
That motherfucker. Boss says he was involved in the shit Hojo pulled in the basement.
[ that would make sense. but why would he go around calling himself a fucking SOLDIER? it's infuriating at worst, really. it's an insult to the SOLDIERs who actually were there, for better or worse. Reno's quiet for a moment. ]
Sick fuck. And Zack has no idea. He still just thinks they're friends.
[ the information, all in pieces, begins to take shape. Reno makes a disgusted sound. ]
Little bastard with nothing to lose and everything to gain escapes the basement with his ticket to fame and uses those last few minutes to save his own fucking skin and cut loose. Left Zack to die up there without his sword.
[ and they didn't get to him in time. he's positively nauseated. ]
[ of course he is. they're usually on the same page, and this one is a big deal. a really big deal. that was a crushing moment that would, perhaps ironically, precede a whole long sequence of also very crushing events. he's sure he's not the only one who feels that way. ]
Honestly? Maybe Sephiroth does, too. Tseng thinks I'm full of shit, but it's not like he ever had much of a life, either. Think about it. It's an opportunity. This all could be.
[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.
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. ]
[ 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?
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 ]
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Date: 2020-05-13 12:59 am (UTC)That motherfucker. Boss says he was involved in the shit Hojo pulled in the basement.
[ you know. that basement. ]
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Date: 2020-05-13 01:11 am (UTC)Had a bit of a run in with him, in a bar. He really thinks he was there. As an assigned Soldier. But we both know better. Zack never came back either.
[Here's the question that matters.]
He has Zack's sword. How?
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Date: 2020-05-13 09:07 pm (UTC)You think he stole it?
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Date: 2020-05-13 11:00 pm (UTC)No way a guy like him could take Zack down fairly.
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Date: 2020-05-14 02:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-05-14 06:52 pm (UTC)[Which is definitely not cool and Zack deserved better than that.]
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Date: 2020-05-14 10:55 pm (UTC)[ the information, all in pieces, begins to take shape. Reno makes a disgusted sound. ]
Little bastard with nothing to lose and everything to gain escapes the basement with his ticket to fame and uses those last few minutes to save his own fucking skin and cut loose. Left Zack to die up there without his sword.
[ and they didn't get to him in time. he's positively nauseated. ]
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Date: 2020-05-14 11:58 pm (UTC)[Yeah, they're absolutely getting the wrong idea, and there is nothing to stop them.]
I'm not letting him or Sephiroth hurt Fair. He deserves to grow up this time.
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Date: 2020-05-15 12:02 am (UTC)[ of course he is. they're usually on the same page, and this one is a big deal. a really big deal. that was a crushing moment that would, perhaps ironically, precede a whole long sequence of also very crushing events. he's sure he's not the only one who feels that way. ]
Honestly? Maybe Sephiroth does, too. Tseng thinks I'm full of shit, but it's not like he ever had much of a life, either. Think about it. It's an opportunity. This all could be.
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Date: 2020-05-15 12:17 am (UTC)Humanize Sephiroth through, what, parties? Could try that. Got my support.
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Date: 2020-05-15 12:24 am (UTC)[ 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.
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Date: 2020-05-15 02:02 am (UTC)[Rude's social skills have taken a SERIOUS hit in recent years. Reno's his main person to socialize with recently.]
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Date: 2020-05-15 02:55 am (UTC)[ 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?
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Date: 2020-05-15 04:03 am (UTC)Agreed. We'll try it. Maybe... find ice breaker questions online?
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Date: 2020-05-15 02:14 pm (UTC)[ 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.
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Date: 2020-05-15 05:42 pm (UTC)[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.