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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She walked closer, eyeing his arm. "Ewww, What is it?" Yuffie poked his arm and the looked up at Cloud. She was worried but there were also other topics she needed to talk to him about.

Cloud jerked away as she poked at the corrupted flesh. Why would she do that! Even if the doctors said it was probably safe, at least they knew what they were doing.

The blackened flesh was sticky and hot. It was almost like someone had poured wax or something over his skin, and some of the goopy dead skin came off and stuck to her finger.

"I don't know. No one recognizes it." Hurriedly, he tried to put his bandages back on.

Yuffie shook her hand with a disgusted look on her face. So, touching it wasn't the best idea. Not all of the black came off her finger but she quickly disregarded it and took a step back. Mooshoo has been giving her lessons in 'personal space.'

"Oh..." She kicked at the ground, holding her hands behind her back. "So hey. Zack told me you were in SOLDIER. Why didn't you tell me when we first met?" Her tone held her curiosity. She could guess why, Gen had almost not told her because of his involvement in her home but she still felt like it was something she deserved to know. More so after telling him where she was from.

For a moment Cloud raised an eyebrow, wondering why she'd be making a big deal about it. And then he remembered: Wutai. Of course. She probably had people she lost in the war. "N-no, not SOLDIER. I wanted to get in, but I was just a grunt. I joined up towards the end of the war. I was never deployed in Wutai, but I didn't think you'd be happy to know I was a ShinRa soldier."

He wasn't sure why he cared about what this thief thought of him but...something told him that it was important for her to trust him.

"Zack explained so no worries. I should have told me though." She crossed her arms and turned away for a moment before looking back over her shoulder to face him. "So your sick too? You should lie down and get tea... where is your moogle?"

He shrugged and looked around, "Mako must be around somewhere. He's been refusing to go out considering how things are. I don't know if tea and rest are going to help with this though. And I don't like the idea of sitting around and waiting."

He sighed and shook his head, "And sorry for not telling you. I wasn't sure how to bring it up."

"That's easy." She crossed her arms and tried to deepen her voice to sound like Cloud. "'I work for ShinRa.' See?"

Yuffie smiled before skipping a few steps back. "Anyway. If your gonna go out when your sick take care. I don't want to come across you and have to drag you home."

Cloud just raised an eyebrow at the scolding. "Not really what I meant." He sighed and shook his head. "But yeah, I'll be careful. It just hurts. That's all."

He was worried what would happen if it got worse instead of better though.

"Um.." She glanced down at the gooey substance on her fingers and then back at Cloud, after stashing her hands back behind her back. "It won't spread though right?"

"I don't know. I hope it doesn't. The doctors said that it wasn't contagious as far as they could tell." Of course, Yuffie like Cloud is fairly unique among the others in this world in that she's originally from Gaia. With lifestream touched cells, there's really no telling how it might react.

"Phwe! Okay then! I'll leave you be but if you get really REALLY sick, ask Mooshoo for help." She enjoyed volunteering out her moogle, made him bug her less when he was out helping others. With that Yuffie skipped back over towards his window because that was the obvious way to leave someones house.

Cloud just nodded. He wasn't sure how to feel about the offer to use someone else's moogle. He knew Mako would outright hate it.

Looking away from Yuffie's exit he frowned and looked at the door. Mako was still puttering around downstairs. Maybe he should be nicer to the little fluffball.

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