[ The revelation behind that would come to light soon enough, but until then, he was going to embrace these happier little moments wherever he can. He doesn't just owe it to himself, but to the girl by his side for believing in him for so long. For giving him a safe space to be normal. ]
I was a jerk. Who put money before everything else. [ A beat. ] Till it became less about a job and fighting Shinra...
[ He gently clasps his hands together briefly as a sign of respect to the snacks they'll be having, before taking his pair of chopsticks to pluck up one ":3" faced little onigiri. ]
'Kay, guess I wasn't all that bad. Didn't even get paid for half the people I helped.
[ That's not a complaint. Not for current Cloud, anyway. Cloud would put up a front. Saying things like how he expects to be paid a lot for his work. Or how something was going to be a heavy cost to be saved by him. ...yeah. Cloud was all talk yet plenty of bite. Just in a way that favored most people he came across. ...even if he acted like a jackass sometimes. ]
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I was a jerk. Who put money before everything else. [ A beat. ] Till it became less about a job and fighting Shinra...
[ He gently clasps his hands together briefly as a sign of respect to the snacks they'll be having, before taking his pair of chopsticks to pluck up one ":3" faced little onigiri. ]
'Kay, guess I wasn't all that bad. Didn't even get paid for half the people I helped.
[ That's not a complaint. Not for current Cloud, anyway. Cloud would put up a front. Saying things like how he expects to be paid a lot for his work. Or how something was going to be a heavy cost to be saved by him. ...yeah. Cloud was all talk yet plenty of bite. Just in a way that favored most people he came across. ...even if he acted like a jackass sometimes. ]
[ Wait, that's just asking for trouble?! ]
Wait, you don't have to—