Wincing at the tone, Cloud suddenly wished he hadn't said anything. Maybe it would've been better to let Riku bring it up first. Or maybe he should've written it down... yeah, that's what he should have done, because then it'd have been easier to get out all of what he wanted.
It was always easier that way, whether it was for more embarrassing reason or something like... this. He hadn't even meant it negatively, but, well... it probably sounded that way. If anyone had asked him what he'd thought of Zack after that first mission to Modeoheim, the response would have been similar, if hesitant for other reasons.
Startling at the sudden question, Cloud tightened his arms around himself - was surprised to realise what he'd done, really, and stared at the ground. He could just stop walking and there were enough people here they'd be separated quickly...
"... like Junon?" he asked softly, his stomach twisting uneasily - though whether that was the memory of the motion sickness, the offer of food, or something else, he wasn't sure. "If... you want."
Closing his eyes for a moment, Cloud bit his lip.
"Zack... I know." Not what he wanted, needed(?) to say; there was a half-formed thought that had to do with what Zack had said earlier but with the urge to stop walking and go hide somewhere was still there, that was the best he could do.
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It was always easier that way, whether it was for more embarrassing reason or something like... this. He hadn't even meant it negatively, but, well... it probably sounded that way. If anyone had asked him what he'd thought of Zack after that first mission to Modeoheim, the response would have been similar, if hesitant for other reasons.
Startling at the sudden question, Cloud tightened his arms around himself - was surprised to realise what he'd done, really, and stared at the ground. He could just stop walking and there were enough people here they'd be separated quickly...
"... like Junon?" he asked softly, his stomach twisting uneasily - though whether that was the memory of the motion sickness, the offer of food, or something else, he wasn't sure. "If... you want."
Closing his eyes for a moment, Cloud bit his lip.
"Zack... I know." Not what he wanted, needed(?) to say; there was a half-formed thought that had to do with what Zack had said earlier but with the urge to stop walking and go hide somewhere was still there, that was the best he could do.