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Hey Papa! And everyone at home, I guess... I found a couch outside, and it's really, really comfy! And you can bounce on it! I dunno why it's outside though... it feels nice... who would leave a nice couch like this?

A-anyway! Can we keep it? It can fit inside, right?

Maybe we could get Uncle Zack to sit with us in the living room so he's not stuck in his bed all the time?

[Simon is referring to this monstrosity, left oh-so-kindly by the road near their house in this thread. Since he's blind, he cannot see it. So. Yes. :|]

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[Simon's watching with his ears, just as disappointed to hear the lack of greeting, but not discouraged entirely either.]

Hi, Uncle Zack!

[They get a muffled, semi-coherent mumble in response. Progress is progress, right?]

[Cloud skillfully clings to Zack with one arm, reaching out to arrange the pillows with his free hand before laying Zack down on the couch and making sure he's comfortable.]

He definitely likes it. I knew he'd like it.

What do you think, Zack? Two thumbs up?

[Zack mumbles again and turns his head to press against one of the pillows, looking more comfortable. A moment later he mutters some kind of affirmative.]

That means he likes it, right? He likes the couch!

Three to one, Aerith, you're outvoted.

I did say it was nice to sit on! [You get a tongue stuck out at you, Cloud. ...how incredibly mature, at least Simon can't see the bad example she's setting.]

[Awww, what a cute family they all are :c Unfortunately it takes a little more than a technicoloured dream-couch to wake up from a mako-coma, so it isn't until a few hours later - after supper, and bedtime for the kids - that Zack stirs again, blinking awake and taking a hazy glance around. The surroundings are familiar, but he can't quite recall the last thing that happened... so what...?

............oh. Shit.]

Cloud?

[Cloud's tucking the boys in, so he doesn't hear when Zack first wakes.]

[This is not a Cloud. This is an Aerith wandering down the hall. But hearing Zack call out prompts her to come over and check on him, so head poke into the living room.]

[Oh, hey, that isn't Cloud. But Aerith is just as good in his mind, so Zack lifts a hand to rub at his eyes and push himself upright, squinting.] Aerith? What's going on...?

[Wow, motor control?

Wow, he's sitting up. And. Talking to her. Aerith has this big grin on her face without even thinking about it--and then she manages to get it a little more straightened out.]

Finally decided to join us, hm~?

...What do you remember? You were in and out of it a little.

[Finally- wh- oh, right, right. He'd been in the tunnels, feeling just fine aside from a bit of drugged weakness, but then he'd passed out, and there'd been days of... well, that.

What a mess. Cue an exasperated groan.]

I remember it. Dammit... sorry to put you guys through that.

Oh, so you decided to get kidnapped. That changes everything.

....Well... I wouldn't exactly put it that way... though Cloud'll probably blame me for it. [At least she's teasing him about it? It's nice to get a breath of familiarity after all that fog.]

If he's got the heart to. I think you're safe.

[She's clasping her hands behind her back, because she feels like if she doesn't she's going to tackle him in a hug or something and she's not sure she should do that.] ...Thirsty? Or I could grab you something from the kitchen to eat.

Naw, I'm okay. I might eat something in a bit, but I want to make sure I'm really better before I get anything in me. [He sits up a bit more, glancing around again.

....Wait a second.]

...We got a new couch.

I think Cloud might be colorblind.

Cloud picked it? [But. What. There's so many colours. The couch was so colourful it probably could blind someone. He's never seen such a mismatched and dysfunctional collection of patterns. It looks like something exploded on a pile of fabric and wood.]

...It's awesome!

[...Which of course means love at first sight.]

[Cloud had come out to investigate when he heard voices, but had held himself back when he recognized them as belonging to Zack and Aerith. A few moments eavesdropping confirmed that, if not completely back up to speed, Zack was awake. Which meant...that he was recovered, he was all right.

Cloud pressed his back against the wall, sighing and pressing a hand to his face.

Zack was okay.

The topic of conversation moved on to the couch and Cloud snorted at Zack's exclamation, finally moving into the living room.] I told you he liked it.

[Et tu, Zack?]

I see I've been outvoted by you boys! I'll just have to live with it.

[She's plopping down on whatever space Zack cleared by sitting up.]

[Zack grins, both at Aerith making herself comfortable on the couch - how could anyone not like such a demented couch? - and Cloud's arrival.]

Damn right! Hey, Spike, check it out! SOLDIER Zack is back in the game!

[Cloud moves to stand in front of Zack and does what any other rather mentally unstable person would do in that situation.

He smacks Zack over the head. Hard.]

Cloud-- [She's getting back up on her feet, reaching to grab his wrist.]

[Three days ago a blow like that could have cracked his skull, given him a concussion, or any other serious injury - but now? Zack shakes it off like it was a tap with a rolled-up newspaper and lunges to tackle Cloud to the floor.

It is so on.]

[Cloud snatches his wrist from Aerith's hand so that she's not tugged down with them and does his best to take the upper hand in the fight. Luckily, he doesn't have to hold back any more, which is very well and good considering that he's actually quite pissed off.

Growling, he wedges his knee between them and tries to kick Zack off, hands reaching to grasp his shoulders and shove him away.] Idiot! Prick! You might not've gone because you wanted to, but he got the idea in the first place because you were dumb enough to tell him!

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