Okay, I've messed around with it a bit (sorry about that, User) and it's definite now. The godbitch is absolutely and definitely dead, but the network is still up. I've tentatively taken down my shields. They are going straight back up if I start catching anyone's dreams, okay? I'm looking at ALL OF YOU.

... The only thing I still don't get is how Cloud's hooked up to it. Cloud, you didn't ever get the J-cell treatments, did you?

And... hmm. If the network's still up, that probably means Geostigma isn't going anywhere. And that means there's still a lot of work to do. ... Aerith, do you think you could... ask the Planet about it? Somehow?

Well, I feel like I've been run over by a few freight trains.

How's everyone else holding up?

Tell me what your character thinks of mine, and I'll tell you what mine thinks of yours!

Be specific if you only want to know what one character or other thinks, or you might get it from anyone who has an opinion. ;)

Vaaaaash.

How do you feel about trying Midgar beer? *grins*

((This just in: Zax's full name has officially been released. From this point hence, his full, official, canonical name is...

Zack Fair.

http://mokkori60.free.fr/Crisis%20Core/dengeki_3-9_1.jpg

... Zack Fair.

Yeah, I'm totally sticking with Gunnolf. Thanks.))

Anyone else ever get to feeling stuck, somehow? Like... your life and everything associated with it has been on the back burner for six months, or something crazy like that?

Ahh, maybe I'm just losing it.

What You Really Think Of Your Friends

Sephiroth is your soulmate.

You truly love Vash.

You consider Reno your true friend.

You know that Cloud is always thinking of you.

You'll remember Aerith for the rest of your life.

You secretly think User is creative, charming, and a bit too dramatic at times.

You secretly think that Merodi is colorful, impulsive, and a total risk taker.

You secretly think that Zack is loyal and trustworthy to you. And that Zack changes lovers faster than underwear.

You secretly think Reeve is shy and nonconfrontational. And that Reeve has a hidden internet romance.

...

If Sephiroth is my soulmate, I'm in trouble.

Not much better to do at this precise moment, so have a meme I ganked from the older Cloud.

( True things, yadda yadda. )

Hey, Aerith?

There's a couple things we need to talk about. Nothing bad, I promise. One's kind of serious, the other's just... good. Really good.

Now that the nightmare of Sephiroth's retaliation is over with, there are a few things Zax has been meaning to do... And coincidentally enough, all of them involve going to see his flower girl.

This is why he's heading down through Sector 5 yet again, making his way to the old church with Merodi in tow.

... Time to face the inevitable.

At least we'll be able to look back on this and laugh, right?

Zack?

Booze run sounds fucking great about now.

The Tonberry... then Vincent, and now Merodi's...

Damn. Why is it that when we're trying to avoid trouble, trouble manages to find us anyway?

You know, you'd think meeting my dead alternate from the future would be a little disturbing or something.

But apparently not!

Being here...

It's kind of surreal. Unnerving. I know things are different, and it's actually a pretty nice little town, but I still have memories of this place that are...

...

I wonder if Cloud would be up for a little vandalism in a certain basement.

Hey, Seph!

It's been a while since we last got drunk together. You feel like it tonight?

!!!

Holy shit, is that the date? All Fools' is tomorrow!

Cloud, I've got the dye prepared already. You ready to do this thing tonight?

I need to work with User on my transmitting and shielding before we move on Jenova. It might save lives.

... well, the Mako sure left her with something.

It's really kind of disconcerting, actually.

I really am sick of it.

The clonebrats hate us because of what we did. We hate them because of what they did in retaliation. They hate us more for what we did in retaliation to that, and we hate them more for what they did in retaliation to that...

Where does it end? We're all already hurt and beaten and scarred, us and them both. Does it stop when we've all killed each other?

I'm sick of taking revenge. Sick of hating. ... Even of hating Jenova, though I don't know if I'll ever be able to feel anything else for her.

I just want to do what's needed to get her gone... so I can focus on taking care of the people I love. And maybe find a way back to how life should be.

I'm just so damn tired of this.