Thicker Than Blood - Chapter 4

[teekoness]

Title: Thicker Than Blood
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Cloud, Rufus
Summary: Cloud Strife never returned to Nibelheim. AU
Author’s Note:

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[sinnatious]

Kunsellllll! ;_____; It was kind of cool to see Luxiere, though. Like all of CC's side characters, he needed more air time.

Hah! And now Cloud's famous. Love how you executed that part with the television report.

I kind of laugh how Rufus equates any sort of greatness or backbone in Cloud to his genetics. The narcissist. :)

Oh ho, this sounds like developments. Stepping on some Turk toes, coming right up.

[teekoness]

He he he... Well this *is* Shinra after all. I can't have it be too fluffy.

Luxiere's been an interesting character to write. Both difficult and fun, especially considering he doesn't have much of an established personality.

Tseng really should have spanked Rufus more when he was growing up.

[sinnatious]

I always pictured him a bit shady and vain and career-driven - I secretly suspected, when he sent that message asking Zack to turn himself in, that he was totally backstabbing Zack for the promotion. You've made him a little bit more naive and ditzy and social, but still very much a competant SOLDIER, which I like. Love these side characters, so much room for interpretation in their personalities. :) And it was nice to see his reaction on finding that link to Zack, since he did idolise him a bit.

Yes. Yes he should have.

[teekoness]

I wondered about that, but at the same time I thought it was likely that Shinra had hijacked his PHS account. There's even a decent argument they did the same to Kunsel. Kunsel's offers to help could've actually been a way to get Zack to meet 'Kunsel' some place then Shinra nab him.

[sinnatious]

....DIABOLICAL. The notion never once occurred to me.

Of course, it's a pretty big supposition on ShinRa's part to assume Zack would have his PHS handy while on the run, especially after four years in captivity. It's also, wow... both Luxiere and Kunsel kept his number for a long time.

I did think it was a neat detail that PHSs were solar powered, though. Explained how they worked out on the road.

[teekoness]

Well, I imagine they would want to try every avenue to catch him even if it seemed unlikely that Zack would have his PHS. That's what I'd do if I were a super evil
megalomaniacial company.

I'm a little surprised that Shinra allowed research into other sources of power considering they most likely wanted everyone dependent on mako.

[sinnatious]

...You are suspiciously good at thinking like a Turk. *shifty eyes*

Maybe it was one of Reeve's pet projects!