"Hey, once you hit thirty, it's all downhill from there," he said. "Cause then the next big number is fifty and people expect you to be all responsible and stuff."

Truth of the matter was that it didn't really bother Zack. Sure, Cloud being older would take a little adjustment, but not too much. Seeing himself as a couple of years older still would be... Interesting, to say the least. Right now his primary focus was keeping the conversation from going to places that no one needed to think too long and hard on.

"But look at you. Not even old enough to hold your liquor. Tsk!"