—by the time I made it there, the war had ended. There wasn't a need for heroes anymore. [the same old story he told tifa, his childhood friend, easily glossing past more truthful details.] The jobs we did were mostly to protect the company's interests.

[mako reactors, spread around the world to make the most of a natural resource that was to become privatized to make a few rich.]

[so, yeah, he worked for the guys he got hired to bring down with a few bombing missions. he won't really get into that, as the conversation shifts towards johnny and—boy—does cloud have an opinion of the man.

He acted like he didn't care about holding a conversation. Sounded like he hated it.

[leaning back on the stool, he holds on by the edge of the counter.]

Sure had many questions to ask. —he's making me hold his hand once a day, too. [ok, now it's starting to sound like he's bitching a little.] He doesn't trust I can manage on my own, but I'm not a loser.

[nice one cloud]