Cloud nodded in thanks as Ramza pulled away. As far as he knew it was something as simple as a spell. The freelancer did a good job of hiding his pain from him, and Cloud was well distracted by his own condition anyway.

"Uhh, not really. I mean, that guy's robot kicked me, but it kinda got me more in the body. Maybe a little in the arm but I don't know. Same thing with his energy blast, it just hit all of me." Considering he was the only one to develop symptoms like these, it pretty much ruled out crystal stasis as well. Maybe the new job was doing this? Or maybe it was because he was from Gaia?