melodiesoflife | Leaving a public query

Characters: Cloud and Open
Where: At the Aqures Ixen bulletin board
When: 20th October
Summary: Cloud has developed a problem he's not sure what to do about. Medicine hasn't been helping.
Warnings: Icky skin problems

With things as they are, Mako didn't want to go delivering any letters so it was up to Cloud to post his query publicly and on his own. Well Mako was there, but mostly insisting that he has to supervise such things even if he couldn't deliver them on his own. Cloud rolled his eyes at his Moogle as he put up the notice, but deep down he didn't actually want to see the little fuzzbrain hurt either.

In fact, to make sure of this Cloud had decided to change his job. Those who have been used to seeing Cloud in mage gear will now find him wearing heavy armor and a gunblade slung over his shoulder.

To All Heroes of Light,

I know some of us are having problems with our jobs and some of us have also been getting sick. Has anyone else who was turned to crystal or got one of the new jobs also wound up with a black mark on their arms or any other part of their body?

I've tried using potions on it, but it doesn't seem to help. The doctors at the hospital don't think it's contagious but they're not sure what it is either.

If you know anything, I live at house A-13.

-Cloud Strife.

Cloud hung around the board for a few minutes after putting the notice up, just to see if anyone stopped by to read it. He stood by, ignoring Mako's griping about random things while absently rubbing his bandaged arm. After about 20 minutes he decided it was long enough and returned home.

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It's probably something Cloud should get used to - him being around a lot. Zack already lived with Angeal so he spent plenty of time with his mentor and the blond was his closest friend. Besides, if he did get sick someone would have to keep an eye on him if he got to the point where he couldn't move.

He noticed it. Kind of hard not to considering he spent months taking care of the other guy after escaping ShinRa's mansion. But Zack doesn't ask about it. That's the nice thing about this place - Cloud isn't a comatose mess so he can talk about it when he wanted to. So when he's successful in finding a couple of spoons he moved everything over to the table and set it for the both of them.

"Well, come appreciate it before it gets cold."

Cloud took a seat and tucked into the soup. He started slow, but then he started to eat faster and faster. He had his mind so heavily on his condition that he didn't even realize how hungry he was.

"Mpphmm! This is really good!" He looked back up with a smile, some of the soup escaping down his chin, "Did you make this yourself?" It didn't do much to help the pain in his arm, but it felt warm inside and that counted for a lot.

While Cloud started to practically stuff his face with soup he has two thoughts, one - it was a good thing that it had cooled on the trip over and two - that he definitely had to keep feeding the kid while he was sick.

"Thanks. You got a little something..." Zack just grabbed a napkin to clean it up himself. Something he doesn't quite think about until after he's done. When he does, he threw the napkin at Cloud like that will make it better or maybe prevent the other male from questioning it. "Yeah, it's my mom's recipe. She taught it to me before I left for Midgar." Nothing like a homemade soup to warm the soul.

A confused look has come over his face after Zack wipes the soup clean. He could have gotten it himself, he's not a kid! The gesture was odd on many levels, but he tried not let it bother him. Zack was worried for him and he was glad he had his best friend watching out for him. Somehow, it reminded him a little of Tifa's worry for him when he was at the hospital.

Snatching up the thrown napkin, he smiled at Zack and kept eating. "My mom tried to teach me some things too, but none of it really stuck. Her cooking is great though. If we ever get home you should come visit Nibelheim."

Thank Shiva, Cloud doesn't verbally question it because lying really isn't something he ever wanted to do to the blond. To answer the look all he does is just shrug casually and eat his soup. Looking after Cloud was just something he did more than anything these days. Of course he'd forgotten that Cloud could do it himself just for a moment.

There's a smile from the SOLDIER and he rested his spoon against the edge of the bowl. "Actually, I've been to Nibelheim. Went to check on the reactor. It's a nice place."

Cloud smiled wide when Zack mentioned his hometown and the reactor. But then he paused, frowning and turning his spoon in the soup, "I'm still trying to figure all of this out. Tifa seems like she's a few years older than me, so I guess whatever is bringing us here can take us from different times?"

He looked back up at Zack, meeting his friend's eyes with his own, "I don't remember you ever talking about Nibelheim before. Did you go after I wound up here?" Cloud was beginning to wonder just how his disappearance reflected on Gaia, if at all.

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