It was sorely needed, really, even if today wasn't bad. If he hadn't actually met Zack - and his own, at that - beforehand, Cloud would absolutely have been far more upset during this meeting.
"Not," Cloud said, rolling his eyes, "you're two---"
Then he stopped, frowning, and thought it over. He'd been wondering, but with the time that just kept being added, first four, then more, Cloud had gotten more reluctant to figure out how much time he'd actually lost.
"... at least five to... what... eight years, older than me. You both are." Cloud stopped and looked away. He'd known this, vaguely, already. Looking at both this Zack and the one that came from the same Planet as him, it wasn't hard to figure out.
But he did the math, now, and suddenly the years were just... Zack had said he'd missed him, but that was such a nebulous and yet weighty statement. That was a lot of time.
"... so I think I'm not... really responsible for what you do," Cloud finished gamely, even if it was suddenly very quiet and the smile he tried for pretty much failed.
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"Not," Cloud said, rolling his eyes, "you're two---"
Then he stopped, frowning, and thought it over. He'd been wondering, but with the time that just kept being added, first four, then more, Cloud had gotten more reluctant to figure out how much time he'd actually lost.
"... at least five to... what... eight years, older than me. You both are." Cloud stopped and looked away. He'd known this, vaguely, already. Looking at both this Zack and the one that came from the same Planet as him, it wasn't hard to figure out.
But he did the math, now, and suddenly the years were just... Zack had said he'd missed him, but that was such a nebulous and yet weighty statement. That was a lot of time.
"... so I think I'm not... really responsible for what you do," Cloud finished gamely, even if it was suddenly very quiet and the smile he tried for pretty much failed.