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[ 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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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.) ]

[ 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.

[ 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.

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

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

[ 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.

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

[ Maybe three times a week... ]

[ 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?

I'm not.

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

[ 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.

[ 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.

[ 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. ]

What do you need to thank me for?

[ Thanks for whipping him?? ]

[ ~~For the chance to spend time with her.~~ ]

For showing me frozen yoghurt?

[ 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.

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

I can live with that.

Good.

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

Who was with you, anyway?

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. ]

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

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

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. ]

[ 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. ]

What gave it away?

[ The fact that Panty yeeted herself off his bike into the abyss? The yelling at her while she basically taunted the off-duty Moon Knight? The reluctance to agree that yeah, Panty was a 10? The question's rhetorical. But since Weiss laughed just a little bit about it...welp. Might as well give the primer. ]

She was part of the Alpha team when we went to Iris. Next time I see her, she's trying to steal my apartment and kick me out of it. On top of not even remembering who I was. [ he shrugs with one hand gestured at his side. ] We ironed things out. Mostly.

[ And despite all that, Cloud drove around the city with her, anyway. This is confusing. It's one thing to hate someone you're with because of all your differences, but Cloud hasn't really said anything nice about her. So why is he tolerating it? ]

I don't think it's any of my business to know more. Whatever it is the two of you have, I probably shouldn't ask, especially when she can't say anything to defend herself.

[ Weiss won't lecture Cloud on dealing with things that he doesn't like. It really isn't any of her business, and whatever pushiness and bossiness she may possess, it's not something she fully wants to display to Cloud in the first place. ]

It's nice to have a face to the name, though.

[ Whatever it is the two of them have... It's too rocky to be called an apropos friendship. ~~Not yet anyways.~~ Contemplating Weiss' words, his hands clasp in front of him on the table. Ultimately, it was some kind of immature game of "back and forth". ]

Mm.

[ It's true that at least Weiss had a face to the name he muttered annoyedly beneath his breath that night. But... He sighs. Takes a second. No piggybacking a negative off this, Cloud. There's more than just her ~~shitlord status~~ hotheaded bull. ]

To be honest... There's some good things about her. [ "they're just hidden reeeal deep" he thinks in a beat. ] She took the mission in the first place. And...she could have left me there on Iris when I got caught in an accident. But she didn't.

[ Maybe he felt indebted to her. ~~Even if she was a real pain. He's scratching the surface.~~ It's his roundabout way of telling Weiss that Panty wasn't that bad. ...even if she still needed to come with a warning label. ]

You know, I used to really, really hate Ruby when we first became teammates.

[ When she thinks about it now, she becomes embarrassed. Compared to how she acts now, the past Weiss is really very different. ]

I thought she was dumb and annoying and reckless and she wasn't worth being my team's leader. Now, though? I can't imagine following anyone else.

[ She obviously skips out a bunch of details like the mean things she said about Ruby behind her back and to her face. Cloud doesn't need to know.

Weiss smiles, though, because looking back, she and Ruby had a rough start. ]

Maybe there's something good to come out of all this.

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