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[wingenvy]

[Okay, so. He'd been en route to Midgar with Cloud. With a motorcycle, it had been awesome. And they'd been making good progress! Sure, he wasn't all that certain about directions, but being underground for so long can screw with a guy a little. There's no helping it. He'd been in a pretty good mood, though.

So if things had been going well for the first time in ages, why did he wake up this morning and find himself in the woods, alone and unarmed, in a fresh pair of white pants that didn't belong to him? It meant he hadn't been captured, since he wasn't in the lab, so... what? Seriously, what?

More importantly, where is Cloud!?

There's a sense of panic he hasn't felt since the troopers in Nibelheim had first started dragging Cloud away from him, so he wastes no time getting up and heading off to get a look around. If the military isn't responsible for this, maybe Cloud just wandered off (somehow) after whoever it was had taken Zack out. Man, so much for life getting easier...

tl;dr Zack will be ducking around the village early-ish in the morning, trying to make the most of the late November sunrise by doing his best ninja impression. He's trying not to be seen, but how effective he is at doing so? Really depends. SOLDIERs are sadly not ninjas.]

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[a-honeysuckle.livejournal.com]

I don't think they were really reasonable about the whole idea.

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[chiisaichou.livejournal.com]

[Eh, even if Zack said it, the girl's thoughts are on other, more pressing matters. She would have fumed and pouted, but probably not have been as hopping mad as she usually got. But she gets the gist of what he's saying and gives him a bit of a sheepish laugh.]

Eh, i-it's all right! You're not the first... Not a lot of people here have ever seen a poncle before.

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Yeah, mine's gone too. [Which Cloud is also pissed about. His stuff was expensive too, IT TOOK FOREVER TO GET THOSE MASTERED.

...of course, he's about out of stalling techniques.]

Zack, um... [Holy. He doesn't even remember his last name.]

[wingenvy]

A journal? No, I didn't notice one. I was supposed to get one?

[wingenvy]

[Stupid Malnosso. Zack glances over at his name, lifting a brow.]

Huh? What is it, Cloud?

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[ACK. Oh geez.

Cloud looks away.]

I-...I'm sorry I don't remember anything.

[wingenvy]

[Zack pauses at that, then rests the Buster sword against the wall, freeing his hand to clap it onto Cloud's shoulder.]

You don't have to apologize for that, you know. I'm just glad you're okay.

[wingenvy]

Seems that way. [A pause.] Sorry, I didn't catch your name! I'm Zack.

[wingenvy]

How can they experiment on us when we're free like this? We're not really prisoners or anything.

[a-honeysuckle.livejournal.com]

I'm Shino. It's nice to meet you, Zack.

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[wingenvy]

[Poncle? Never heard of one of those. Looks like she's right.]

I thought you were some kind of firefly at first! Are you from around here? That might explain why I've never seen a poncle.

[wingenvy]

Nice to meet you too! Even if the circumstances are kind of weird. [Can't really beat around the bush with that one.] Hey, have you seen anybody else around here with eyes like mine? Blond hair, same clothes, kinda quiet? I'm looking for my friend.

[a-honeysuckle.livejournal.com]

[ Shino tilts her head slightly. ]

There was someone new that I spoke to over the journals. He accidently had the camera turned on. Maybe it's him?

[wingenvy]

Oh, really? That's great, maybe he is here! I need to find him, though. It's not good to leave him alone for long.

[a-honeysuckle.livejournal.com]

His name is Cloud, if it helps at all.

[wingenvy]

...Huh? How'd you know his name?

[a-honeysuckle.livejournal.com]

He told me it.

[wingenvy]

[WHOA WHOA WHOA] He's talking!?

[a-honeysuckle.livejournal.com]

And walking around... I take it he isn't supposed to be?

[wingenvy]

...Well, he is, of course, but..., he hasn't... [Okay, maybe he's sharing too much info right now.] ...anyway, I'm glad to hear he's okay!

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[chiisaichou.livejournal.com]

[F-Firefly, hnnngh. Miyabi shuts her eyes tightly, looking both affronted and a bit annoyed, but she ignores it. FOR NOW. There are more pressing issues to deal with.]

Y-Yes, that's right. Uhm, you must be a New Feather, right? [She looks him up and down. Sure looked like a New Feather.] This place is called Luceti. Ah...there should be a guide in your journal, though. It'll explain everything to you, mister!

[Since she almost scared the last person to death when she explained the situation to them. Oops.]

[a-honeysuckle.livejournal.com]

[ Ahhh, something was wrong. Well, she can't blame him for not wanting to say. He did just meet her. ]

I'm here if you ever need someone to talk to about it.

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[wingenvy]

Journal? What journal? [Definitely does not have a journal |D]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[...Zack must not know.

Yeah, Cloud is never, ever telling him.]

Actually, uh...what's your last name again? I remember you're from Gongaga, but for some reason I don't remember... [Pretty much ANYTHING ELSE.]

[wingenvy]

[Huh, what a weird thing to forget.]

Zack Fair. [He pauses, and then offers out a hand.] It's nice to meet you, Cloud.