audience: cloud

[mygod]

Comments

[egodist]

This is my assessment of a person. Not content of our conversations. And evidently, nothing you don't already know.

[ so it's fair game ]

[residentmerc]

What are you hoping talking about it will do?

[ he does not think scien is the kind to discuss things just for the sake of discussing things? he is maybe wrong. ]

[egodist]

You looked uncomfortable when I brought it up.

I am telling you it's not your fault.

[residentmerc]

[ WELL OKAY HE CLEARLY DIDN'T EXPECT THAT EITHER AND HE JUST STARES UNCOMFORTABLY AND STUPIDLY AT SCIEN. THAT'S THE TAG. ]

[egodist]

[ help me

stares back at him....? okay? ]

[residentmerc]

... Wasn't expecting you to say that. That's all.

[egodist]

[ shrugs ]

I only bother with factual statements.

[residentmerc]

[ he is not sure how much that is true and he does raise an eyebrow about it but doesn't. argue. ]

... Right. Well. Thanks for listening to her, I guess. [ moving on because it sounds like aerith is at least venting to SOMEONE even if not him, and if tifa isn't around he guesses scien will do!!!! ]

[egodist]

[ scien notes the eyebrow raise bc going 'no trust me i'm a truthful guy' is probably the shadiest thing ever. he prefers actions over words anyway ]

It is no chore. The two of you are hardly the most aggravating people to talk to.

[residentmerc]

[ thinking about who else is in this game for 0.2 seconds ]

Yeah. I can believe that. [ they have such a wild variety... of people ] A lot of them come to you?

[egodist]

More than I'd like, but I prefer to be left alone in general.

[residentmerc]

Prefer observing at a distance, too?

[egodist]

Yes. I've been dragged into too many social engagements lately...

You don't exactly seem like you're jumping for joy with every invitation either.

[residentmerc]

Yeah, well. Most of the time, I'm not interested.

[ #catchphrase ]

[egodist]

Then our sentiments align.

People are so.... loud.

[residentmerc]

[ with the kind of slow, pained sigh of someone whose party is made up of 90% loud people. and also vincent ]

Yeah. Yeah, they are.

[egodist]

[ such a mood.... ]

But sometimes... collaboration is necessary...

[ said

so unwillingly ]

[residentmerc]

[ okay, well. that makes him huff a bit of a laugh ]

Doesn't happen to you often, does it?

[egodist]

No.

[ just no ]

It's been a while since I encountered a problem I couldn't fix by myself.

[residentmerc]

Guess I've got that over you. I've had to work in groups for a couple of months now.

[ har har. the joke is cloud is also a fake loner but no one needs to know that ]

[egodist]

Have you been convinced into enjoying it by force?

[ or maybe he was secretly squishy this whole time and wanted friends ]

[residentmerc]

For a lot of shit, enjoying's a strong word.

[ he is definitely secretly squishy and wanted friends, but also, he does still absolutely think these idiots are exhausting and suffers daily. duality ]

[egodist]

But not all of it?

[ well scien's not surprised he knows cloud's pretty het ]

[residentmerc]

[ shrugs ]

Not everyone's a pain in the ass. And even the ones who are can be alright in small doses.

[egodist]

Extremely small doses.

[ okay scien but he'll seem to think on it before nodding ]

A fair number of you are more tolerable than expected.