Cloud was baffled for a moment, his mind racing as he stood in front of his childhood hero. After a too long pause he jerked and stepped out of the way "N-no! Not at all! Come on in, Sir."

He walked back inside, letting Sephiroth in and leaving him free to make himself comfortable. Looking down at the bandages he realized he had messed this wrap up in his distraction, and with a sigh he began to remove it once more. "I woke up with this mark a few days ago. It's been spreading, slowly, but it's definitely bigger."

He hefted his now bare left arm, letting the general get a good look at the splotchy blackness. "Have you ever seen anything like this?"