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[liveandforgive]

[ He's normally not a video guy. So surprise surprise! There's a spiky-haired blond sporting soft wolf ears on your feed. A pair of sunglasses are hanging around his collar. ]

Hey everyone. Not that it's my first time using this thing, [ shrug. ] but... I guess I might as well cut to the chase.

My name is Cloud Strife. Haven't ironed out the kinks just yet, but I'm thinking of opening up shop again. Lunatia's pretty big, and I used to run a delivery business back home. So...

[ He's gauging interest. ]

If you got a business or know anyone who does, I can handle your supplies' shipments. Or personal mail and parcels. You name it, we deliver it. [ Speaking of handling large packages, ] That reminds me...

[ Cloud's already standing outside by what appears to be the side of a road. So when he turns the camera... In frame is a monster-sized motorcycle that somehow manages to look sleek at the same time.

Yes. That's his ride. ]

Anybody know of any garages for rent?

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[schmisse]

Thanks.

[ And to the lady, too!

Once she has her cup, she decides not to even leave the place anymore. It's a small shop with only two tables by the window. Weiss is definitely taking the other table that's unoccupied. If something else happens again... Ah, it's probably because she doesn't have her lucky item with her.

She'll wait for Cloud to try his yoghurt before she takes a spoonful of hers. She wants to know what he thinks!! ]

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[liveandforgive]

[ After giving a little "Thank you" to the lady, he nabs a little plastic spoon for his cup and looks down at his swirly blush pink treat. He parks himself at Weiss' table, dipping his spoon into his fro-yo. When Cloud looks up again, he realizes that she hasn't taken a spoonful of her own. Oh.

Pressure's on. Ahah, right. He makes sure to get an actual raspberry on top of his bite and then, ]

Om.

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[liveandforgive]

[ Oh. Oh! He doesn't get ice cream or desserts often. And this time he's not getting it spoonfed to him. Thanks Neo. But the tartness hits quick, but tapers with an aftertaste of sweet. Judging by the way his eyes light up a bit, he's pleasantly surprised. ]

I wasn't expecting that.

[schmisse]

It's good, right?

[ She won't force her opinions on yoghurt on him, but she can tell it's not a bad kind of surprise. She finally digs in, and her lips curve into a smile once she's had a spoonful. ]

[liveandforgive]

Yeah. [ He goes for another spoonful once Weiss digs in. ] Really good. It is like ice cream, just... not.

[ Hard to describe, really. It's just frozen yoghurt! He falls quiet after that, only piping up if Weiss were to chime in on something or ask a question. He watches the people go by on the street, from his window view only barely able to spot the red moon as it slowly climbs higher in the sky. His mako-infused blues would occasionally come back to her. And all he can do is lightly smile as he enjoys his snack.

It's just simple, good company. An unexpected way to end one hell of a chase (albeit short-lived.) ]

[schmisse]

[ Weiss doesn't say much either. Not because she's shy, not because she can't decide what to say, but because she's pretty content with just sitting peacefully in a small yoghurt shop without much words being exchanged.

Once she's done, though, she heads back to the counter to ask for her cup to be thrown. She sits back down after that. ]

Thanks for the yoghurt.

[liveandforgive]

[ His fro-yo was starting to melt a little. He's got a couple of bites left of his when she goes to drop her cup off, and by the time she gets back, he's finished. He'll go toss it out later. ]

No problem. [ ... ] But...you still paid for the first one.

[ The one he blew out of her hands, that is. ]

Guess I'll give you an I O U.

[schmisse]

I wouldn't say no to another cup another time.

[ Look, it's her favourite food, okay.... ]

[liveandforgive]

[ First the coffee shop and now frozen yoghurt. She's a lowkey enabler. ... or he's that sheltered. ]

Then we're coming back here again.

[schmisse]

Stock up on that Chroma. I come here very, very often.

[ Maybe three times a week... ]

[liveandforgive]

[ Hoh? Assuming he's getting the rest of her fro-yos, is she? He smirks with a little "hm". ...but says nothing against it because. Well.

...she's not wrong. It's like getting ticketed anyway. Only in small equal payments. ]

Just a sec, [ he says as he scooches out of his seat to go dispose of his own cup and spoon. As he comes back to sit down, Cloud chimes up again. ] How long you on duty for today?

[schmisse]

I'm not.

[ She really did just get mad because of the spilled fro-yo. ]

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[liveandforgive]

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[liveandforgive]

[ She warned him against riding without a helmet, to drive safe, chased him down with Glyphs followed by summoning that imposing ethereal hornet, riding it, getting him to pull over... ]

.....

[ All because she really wanted her frozen yoghurt. The look of sheer shock on his face only lasts a couple of seconds before finally, ]

Heh--

[ Cloud laughs. He's not in hysterics or loud; it's still soft. He's briefly chuckled around some people here. But this is the first time anyone's actually made him laugh. His shoulders stop shaking after a few seconds, before sighing gently. ]

All of that just for... [ His voice tapers off, still not realizing he's still smiling a little. ] Well, you got me.

[schmisse]

[ This is probably the first time Weiss has seen Cloud look so alive. It's not a bad sight to see, either. He's usually so quiet—not broody, at least—but his usual taciturn self is different from what she's seeing now.

It gets her to smile, too. ]

I take transgressions against me very seriously.

[liveandforgive]

[ Chances were he was going to remember today for a while yet. This was something he almost never did even back home. Even now, he's still smiling. ]

I never thought I'd be thanking someone for pulling me over.

[ But, well. Here it is. He's made a powerful "enemy" today. He's already losing. ]

[schmisse]

What do you need to thank me for?

[ Thanks for whipping him?? ]

[liveandforgive]

[ For the chance to spend time with her. ]

For showing me frozen yoghurt?

[schmisse]

[ He's such a dork. Weiss looks away when he says that. ]

Just so it's clear, I'm not gonna thank you for wasting my yoghurt.

[liveandforgive]

[ Her reaction gets a gentle huff out of him. ]

I can live with that.

[schmisse]

Good.

[ And while they've gone back to the subject of what happened... ]

Who was with you, anyway?

[liveandforgive]

Oh. That was Panty.

[ Oh he is totally ready to slam her not that way. ]

She kept nagging me about my riding skills. [ So clearly, stubborn Cloud was stubborn to prove her wrong. ]

[schmisse]

Oh. I didn't get to look at her properly, but she looked really pretty.

[ Is Weiss going to have a girl crush?? Wait— ]

[liveandforgive]

You think so...?

[ He blinks, taken aback momentarily. Weiss thinking she was really pretty wasn't a problem. It's just...getting Cloud to put his blatant bias aside. And to make sure that the angel wasn't in earshot because the last thing she needs is more ammunition. ]

I guess.

[ It's not deep enough into Sanguis for him to go on a rant about his roommate's lesser qualities. Bringing up her nymphomaniac tendencies seemed redundant, so miraculously a moot point there. ]

[schmisse]

[ That actually gets her to laugh a little. She... has a feeling... ]

I'm guessing the two of you don't get along very well.

[ She's never really met Panty before. After the time her yelling could be heard from the other room, it felt... kind of weird to meet her then. Not to mention, her attention was just on one person. ]