[ zack tries to smile wider. even the smallest of responses from cloud that are even remotely coherent are a big deal to zack, so this should be something to celebrate, right? yeah—celebrate. because they're alive, and... everything's going to be okay. zack's head turns a little to the side to keep the rain out of his eyes, his grin partly a wince. in another universe, this would be it for him. but he can keep going, just a little longer. just—in a minute. catch his breath. gather his strength.
he's a little numb, but he can feel cloud squeezing his hand and he squeezes back, his grip weak. gonna need to work on that if he wants to pick up his sword and walk away from here. he can do it, really. just need a minute. just a minute. ]
We're gonna—go home. I'm just taking a little rest. Don't worry about a thing, okay? I'll get us there. Just need...
[ just need a minute. he tries to make it kinda—subtle, the way he coughs, spits up blood. that's harder to do than you'd think. ]
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Date: 2020-05-18 01:04 am (UTC)[ zack tries to smile wider. even the smallest of responses from cloud that are even remotely coherent are a big deal to zack, so this should be something to celebrate, right? yeah—celebrate. because they're alive, and... everything's going to be okay. zack's head turns a little to the side to keep the rain out of his eyes, his grin partly a wince. in another universe, this would be it for him. but he can keep going, just a little longer. just—in a minute. catch his breath. gather his strength.
he's a little numb, but he can feel cloud squeezing his hand and he squeezes back, his grip weak. gonna need to work on that if he wants to pick up his sword and walk away from here. he can do it, really. just need a minute. just a minute. ]
We're gonna—go home. I'm just taking a little rest. Don't worry about a thing, okay? I'll get us there. Just need...
[ just need a minute. he tries to make it kinda—subtle, the way he coughs, spits up blood. that's harder to do than you'd think. ]