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1. Give me the name of a character you know I'm familiar with. I don't necessarily have to know their canon if you know I've roleplayed with them before.

2. Give me a number between 3 and 10.

3. Give me a one sentence prompt.

Do this and I will write something for you. <3 Please put each prompt in a separate thread. That'll make it easier to keep track of which response goes to which prompt, as well as keeping track of which prompts I've filled.

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Cloud didn't know what it was about Kunsel that made it so easy to relax, that made him smile so wide it was a grin that felt more natural on his face than it should have. Tifa had voiced her suspicions, but he knew it wasn't like that. The SOLDIER, one of the very few left, just felt... like an old, old friend he'd forgotten. He figured it was more the fact that they could relate over the strength and abilities they shared, and the time they'd both spent with ShinRa. Cloud may never have actually been a SOLDIER, but with what Hojo had done to him, he might as well have been, and he had served in the army.

It never occurred to him that Kunsel had his theories, too - at least, not until the day that Kunsel mentioned Zack.

"You know, I used to have a friend who did that," the other man remarked, nodding in Cloud's direction. At Cloud's questioning look, he added casually, "Squats. You know, not just for exercise, but at the drop of a hat. I swear, Zack practiced them to the point of reflex."

Zack's name brought a wash of cold that wiped the expression off of Cloud's face. Kunsel had known Zack? Stupid. He's a SOLDIER. I should have thought... He had to fight back the urge to freeze as his mind struggled to process what that meant. Nothing would give him away faster than looking like a deer caught in headlights. His hand rubbed the back of his neck. "It's a good exercise."

Kunsel just nodded pleasantly, tracking the movement of Cloud's hand with his eyes. "Yeah, that's what he used to tell me, too. Actually, you remind me of him sometimes. I couldn't pin it down before - you know, different voice, different face, different height. But turn of phrase, mannerisms, bad habits... Eventually, I realized."

"Realized?" Cloud felt something sinking in the pit of his gut. Belatedly, he snatched his hand back from his neck - a nervous habit he'd picked up from Zack.

Wait, no, damn it. Guiltily aborting that gesture was exactly something that Zack would do, too! Augh, Kunsel wasn't stupid. No wonder he'd picked up on Cloud's behavior!

Mako blue eyes fixed on him, pinning him in place. Only a glint of mischief belied Kunsel's solemn expression. "Zack, next time, just leave the disguises to Wutai. Nobody but you would wear their hair in a style anywhere near as spiky as that!"

Edited Date: 2014-05-26 02:22 am (UTC)