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"Zack here! Leave a message!"

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[moseyin]

Damn Zack, ow! Shut up, yes, okay, I want to date her! [GOD YOU'RE ANNOYING SOMETIMES]

[wingenvy]

[FUCK YOU, YOU'RE MORE ANNOYING]

Finally. Okay, cool. Me too.

[Now we're getting somewhere.]

So if she dated us both, would it piss you off? Or would that be fine?

[moseyin]

[moseyin]

.............wait, what? [who is screaming] Zack, is that Aerith?

[wingenvy]

Yeah, nevermind that.

[aerith he is on the phone do you MIND and please stop hitting him]

[moseyin]

Nevermind what?! Zack, did she tell you not to call me? -What do you mean date us both?!

[wingenvy]

Yeah, I dunno, she had it in her head that dating nobody was better. That's dumb, right? I think it's dumb.

[anyway.]

I mean it just like it sounds. You wanna date her, I wanna date her, she wants to date us both. So let's just do it! Doesn't have to be complicated.

[moseyin]

Doesn't h- okay, hold on. [Okay. Give him a minute. He's going to sink down in this park bench and put his head in his hand because what the fuck, man,] ...Zack, how would that even work? Have you done that before?

[wingenvy]

Me? Nah. I've heard about it, though. We'd probably have to all get together and hash out the details if we were gonna do it. I just wanna know if it's an option first. So?

[What did he just say about making it complicated?]

[moseyin]

Does Aerith wanna know if it's an option? [Because that was some very upset screaming, and if she plans on digging in her heels, then...]

[wingenvy]

Aerith didn't want me to ask you for some reason.

[which is weird, right? he doesn't get it.]

[moseyin]

[ZACK..................] Okay......okay, I'm gonna come to you guys so we can all talk about this. This is...weird, but I just wanna hear more from you both before I go makin' any decisions.

[wingenvy]

[LISTEN IF YOU HAD TO LISTEN TO HER BEING RIDICULOUS YOU'D HAVE DONE IT TOO..... MAYBE....]

Oh, yeah, that'd work. We're on the Caprine. Aerith, he's gonna come over. Will you stop if I put you down?

[asphodels]

[ Aerith's voice is quiet over the phone line. ]

I'm not talking to you right now, Zack Fair.

[moseyin]

[ooooh you're in trouble]

Aerith...are we gonna all talk if I come over or are you too pissed off?

[asphodels]

[ She feels like she needs to shout, but - ]

It's okay. I'll talk.

[moseyin]

[It's cool he's got SOLDIER hearing. ...wait, does that work over phones? Whatever]

All right, I'm on my way.

[AND HERE HE COMES, thank goodness all the ships are docked so he doesn't have to use the shuttles. He's so off-kilter honestly that right now if he had to fly one of those damn things he might get sick.]

[wingenvy]

[Shit he is so in the doghouse. Let's hope it's worth it.

He does put Aerith down, though, so by the time Cloud arrives he's given her some space. He does have the decency to look apologetic for the manhandling, at least.]

[asphodels]

[ Aerith, at least, doesn't really look that mad and most of it is for show - because she can't let Zack get away with hauling her around like that, after all. When Cloud shows up, though, she blinks, staring at him for a moment before she lifts her hand and waves, cheeks flushing a violent red.

This is not what she anticipated and the anxiety and uncertainty is twisting around in her stomach something fierce. ]

[moseyin]

[Glances at Aerith -shit, he's gonna go red too at this rate- but just heads over to Zack and slugs him in the shoulder; not square-up hard, but definitely not a playful tap.] Don't drop that kind of stuff on someone over the phone. Especially not with her screaming in the background!

[wingenvy]

[WOW RUDE]

Hey, give me a break! I couldn't just let her go through with it when it was just gonna make her miserable. If you'd seen her face when she got here you'd have wanted to fix it right away, too!

[asphodels]

Zack...

[ She looks between the two of them, uncertain for a moment before she shakes her head and focuses on Cloud. It's not easier, exactly, but... ]

Cloud? Are you sure this is something you want?

[moseyin]

[Cloud finds a crate to sit down on, leaning forward to rest his elbows on his knees. So she'd been that upset when she left... Well he'd seen it on her face, the start of her tears, but when he'd tried to comfort her she'd just ended up comforting him, again. He can never seem to quite reach her.

Maybe Zack's strong-arming, as tactless as it is, is what she'd needed after all.]

...I...have no idea. [Cloud keeps his head down to hide how red he's turning (though it's probably obvious when it creeps up to his ears, damn you fair skin).] I've never even dated one person, let alone someone datin' someone else at the same time.

[wingenvy]

New territory for everybody. No one's denying that it might be strange at first.

[Zack threads his fingers together and rests them on his head, scuffing his boot to the floor. He hasn't technically weighed in besides offering up the idea, and it's not like he's some kind of expert. Aerith's the most serious relationship he's ever considered, and adding Cloud into the mix is a very different concept.]

But... I'd rather try this on the off-chance that it'd give us all a reason to be happy.

[asphodels]

Would you be happy?

[ Her eyes dart between them anxiously. Aerith knows that she cares about them both, that she has deep, real feelings for the two of them, but... It's different, really being with them both like this. Her heart is beating rapidly in her chest and she stands a little taller, tilting her head up as she looks at Cloud then Zack in turn. ]

That's what I want, more than anything.

[ Even if it makes her miserable in the proces. ]