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[ Cloud, for the most part, kept a low profile when it came to the happenings of this world. That didn't mean he never checked his device, checking in on the network and taking up quests here and there. But posting online himself? Not since his time spent in another world that he had a business to run did he really put enough effort into putting himself out there.

So. What's the otherwise reserved Cloud doing out here? ]

Hey...

[ ... why does his voice sound a bit nasally? An audible sniffle follows. ]

I'm just— [ His breath clips before his voice sounds like it's growing fainter from the microphone. ] S'cuse me...aahhh- aaaah...

[ ... ]

A-CHOO—!

[ THUNDER BOOM. ⚡ The sound of something glasslike/porcelain breaking accompanies it. ]

Shit!

[ There's some scrambling, putting down his device, picking it back up, a cough before he hits the mute button. After a couple awkward moments of silence, the mic's back on and the stuffed-up blond asks calmly, ]

Anyone know a good magic doctor? [ A beat. ] ...and where to buy sinks? Thanks.

[ When the Magical Flu hits an elemental caster, no bathroom sink is safe apparently. ]

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[ Lifting an eyebrow. ]

This really isn't the way I wanted to find out that you were still here.

[ BEEN A DAMN LONG WHILE, CLOUD. ]

Megumi—

[ ACHOO! ...well. This one is suppressed with his hand over his mouth and an attempt to not let it escape so it just...makes his hair all sparky with trickles of electricity for a second or two. ]

...thorry. [ Clears throat. HELLO TO YOU TOO. ] Sorry.

[ She smiles when he recognizes her- ah, this means it's the same one. Her ears flick in a friendly way. ]

Caught the sniffles too, did you? Good thing it's not changing your look, any.

[ eheh. ]

Got the help you needed?

[ She's a doctor and healer but he knows that. ]

[ Of all the familiar faces, there's only been a couple that seem to have made the jump between worlds. He may have kept a relatively quiet life here, but he hasn't forgotten. It's hard to forget a journey like the one he's been in. Especially when he recognizes faces that may not necessarily recognize him back.

Stuffy as he was right now, seeing her smile earns a little one back, even if it's shortlived as he clears his sore throat again. ]

It's doing that to other people??

[ ...maybe those with the beast-like magic that involves animals. Oh. Now there's a thought- revisiting the old red moon. ]

Someone suggested peppermint tea and soup. ...and someone named Naomi. I'm just sittin' in bed for now.

Aye, been tending to plenty of folk myself. You aren't the only one in this state.

[ She looks thoughtful. ]

Can't say peppermint tea is bad, but you'd do better with some medicine. What have you had so far?

[ It's warming seeing him, but she's trying not to be too emotional about it- after all, she'd had to accept that some folk wouldn't remember her, and this is just fortunate that he does. ]

Not sure if I should feel glad or sorry.

Umm...just water. Haven't thought to go checking through our landlady's medicine cabinet if she's got something.

[ After a little pause though, he can't help huffing amused. ]

I used to do a lot of research into medicines before I got to Lunatia...

[ When he'd studied the human body and various illnesses in books as he first attempted to find a cure for Denzel. When Geostigma started choking the Planet and everyone on it. ]

I'd say both is good, aye?

[ She shakes her head. ]

Don't just make yourself more ill by eating nothing, you numpty. Going to make you a medicinal broth, then.

[ Though his words make her smile. ]

Did you, now? Then you ought know you're not being good to yourself. What's your situation, now? Others from Lunatia here with you?

[ Hahah... His shoulder shrug with a silent laugh. ]

You're probably right.

[ He'll take better care of himself after some medicinal broth/tea/whatever gets thrown at him. For now, he sets his device down on the counter and folds his arms, looking down at the camera with a tired smile. ]

I know a couple. Weiss lives with me.

[ And he knows that at least Rin was still here too. Interesting that this realm pulled people not only from their own worlds, but other multilinked planets too. ]

How 'bout you? Run into anyone?

Weiss is here?! I'm so glad!

[ How could she have missed her? Memories start rushing back of how wonderful the sweet lass was. But at his question, she nods. ]

Aye, Jakurai and Hifumi arrived with me. My boyfriend and his crewmate... others who I knew there were here, but not with the same memories.

[ Her expression falters, frowning. ]

I'd been in a world before Lunatia, too. Not mine own. Met some people there, and they ended up here, too. It's been a bit of a mess, actually. Do you remember Kaelas, the Warrior of Light?

We live out on a farm along the outskirts of Camelot.

[ And yet...

Worlds before Lunatia... It sounds like the time Ann told him about meeting a different version of him in a different world too. Yet he didn't harbor those same memories. Traversing through the multiverse and handling different versions of yourself... It's a headache he doesn't want to tackle right now. Especially when he's nursing one to begin with. When she mentions another familiar name? Despite his fatigued expression, his eyes light up a little in reminisce. ]

Oh yeah. I met him undercover- on my first mission to Lightless. Helluva fighter.

Funny, so do we. Not too far out, but it's a cozy place. Myself and my partners here.

[ Yes, multiple. She looks thoughtful. ]

Anyroad, Kaelas knew these people in his own adventures as the Warrior of Light. I met them as myself... definitely wouldn't have met them otherwise. Suppose it goes to show how small a world can seem, aye?

[ That's probably a lot of thinking for someone unwell, but. ]

Don't have anyone you don't want here, do you?

[ For all his time spent on Prismatica? Cloud doesn't even bat an eye at the partner(s) part. After all, when he first started dating Weiss, she was seeing two people too. And given the nature of the world with its emphasis on moonlacing... Ahem. MOVING ON. /// Cloud still manages to hang onto the Matriarch's every word, even if he says less and does more listening.

It's an unexpectedly nice surprise for him, getting to catch up like this. He wouldn't admit it so openly, still longing both to return home and to find a way back to Weiss in Remnant, but he would never forget Prismatica either. With people like Megumi among so many others in it, it'd be hard to. ]

...

Just one. But without our own powers, he shouldn't be a serious issue.

You too, then... 'least the ones I know aren't... much of an issue.

[ And she'll just private the convo from here. ]

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Save one. Apparently, this man... nay, this being and his brethren, was the source of the calamities that befell mine own star. I got to know him in the world before Lunatia, and a bit on Lunatia with different memories...

He established the very empire that has brought harm to our people. And one of his generals... a former legatus is here, too, though not allied with him anymore. He seems to have turned a new leaf, but this legatus was known far and wide even as I was growing up, as a horrifying man. But at least he is a human.

The other isn't. It's been difficult dealing with how he thinks of the people of mine own world. Is yours as bad?

[ Cloud takes the time to absorb this information in. Whomever Megumi was talking about could only be bad news with the image she paints of them. His brow furrows, noting that she'd tabbed their conversation as private. For the time being, this would be safe from the prying eyes. A certain pair that he'd be divulging to the Matriach here and now. Despite his nasally tone, it gives him something to focus on at least. A minor downer before they returned to pleasantries, hopefully?

Yet if he can count on her to have his back... Cloud will keep his eye on her own enemies too. It's only fair. Still, discussing that man always left a bitter taste in his mouth; all the time he'd spent with the former general back in Lunatia... There's a bit of morose to their tale now. Yet here he was, back to square one with a man steeped in madness- biding his time. Cloud's vocal registry lowers some, in a bid to try and avoid sounding nasally as he stares back into the camera and answers her. ]

Sephiroth. I'll give you the long story another day. The short version is that he's responsible for almost destroying my planet twice. Took everything I had to stop him.

Now he seems more interested in messing with my head than anything.

[ While Sephiroth couldn't just go around willy nilly killing everyone, that is. ]

Sephiroth? That sounds like someone on the Triple Triad cards, same way you were. I think...

[ Or was it "Sephirot"? She knows the Cloud one is one of the most expensive ones at the Gold Saucer. And the story of the man who ran Strife Delivery Service across the planet isn't unknown, either. Rare, but present.

Still, she listens. ]

Sounds like a mess all the same. Sorry you have to deal with that. Is he the one bothering you on the network, up there?

... I was a card?

[ Between hearing he's been in Duplicity, a familiar face to Roxas despite never meeting him, and crossing at least three worlds by now? Cloud shouldn't be surprised any more. It's a throwaway question at best as she lends her ear to him and his own predicament. ]

Sorry right back. [ As for her last question? That gets him rubbing his temple, brow furrowed before answering lowly yet clearly, ] It's about all he can do right now.

[ And it sucks. ~~"Is this man bothering you, milady?"~~ ]

Oh, aye. You're a playing card. I wouldn't miss that spiky hair. You're actually one of the most expensive ones there.

[ Poor Cloudywolf. She sympathizes at least. ]

At least mine isn't a bother, himself... just a mass destroyer of worlds, and now he's here and angry all the time. Even got jailed recently for murdering some wicked folk...

I thought we were friends, but he injured me too, when I tried to stop him.

[ A sigh. ]

It's a bit complicated. Just don't talk heroics around him and you ought be fine. And I suppose I'll avoid this Sephiroth...

[ That nets her a warmer smile. It's still strange to hear, as if he were either a piece of fiction or a celebrity in some other time. ~~Boy if you only knew.~~ ]

Guess that's one way for you to remember me by.

[ His expression sobers some more though when she makes mention of her own adversary. Decimating worlds... But it's moments like this, wherein their greatest foes have their equally great powers stripped of them, that he can sigh as well. But...mostly in relief. He doesn't even need to say anything about her avoiding Sephiroth. It's for the best... Yet again, however, as he quietly listens, his shoulders give a visible shake of amusement.

"Just don't talk heroics around him and you ought be fine." ]

Am I really wont for that?

Like I'd want to forget you, spiky.

[ She chuckles, giving him a fond look. She's met so many special and important people in her travels, even as someone who just- lives, in a world as marvelous as hers, while she's just- herself. A tribal matriarch and mother.

And being taken to these other worlds is far beyond what she'd ever expect or even dream beyond stories. It's a lot at times, but she's nothing if not resilient about it. She hopes Cloud doesn't have to deal with too much, just like she'd wish for her own Warrior of Light. ]

I don't really know... you might want to show off a bit. Because you're a hero and all, aren't you?

[ Teasing. ]

[ He gently shakes his head with a light sigh through his nose. "Spiky" was an endearing nickname he expected to hear from friends like Barret, Yuffie or even Cid. Hearing it come from the matriarch still felt right all the same. ]

Yeah... I guess I am.

[ Cloud may not go into the streets proclaiming his heroics, but between what he's accomplished with everyone back home, and the obstacles he's faced on Prismatica? There's a good chance "hero" is something he'll be remembered for. He just wants to fight to protect what he cherishes. But he doubts that needs to be said again. ]

Let's catch up when I don't feel— [ and sound ] —like a mess.

Aye, let's.

[ Her gaze is soft, warm towards him. ]

Let me know where I can deliver this medication too, aye? I'll bring you some for you and treats for Weiss.

[ By this point, Cloud doesn't even complain or object to the medicine. Enough have insisted or doted on him at this point that it'd be repetitive. Clearing his throat, Megumi will receive a text notification giving her the address to the farm that Weiss and him live on. ]

She'll like that. Thank you.

[ Consider them having met up after this and caught up, she'll be happy to see Weiss too!! :melt: They'll get some snacks and medicine to help Cloud, and flowers! ]

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