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[steelcleavage]

Who: Yoko, Cloud, and Simon
What: Meeting old friends. Or young ones. >_>
When: Soon after Yoko's arrival
Where: House 50
Summary: Cloud wants Yoko to meet Simon. Yoko goes "wtf Simon is a child". Cue chat tiem.
Rating: Uhhh PG/PG-13? Simon's seven for god's sake.

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[herobydefault]

Cloud lifted his head upon hearing her greeting and nodded, hand around Simon's as he stands and urges Simon to do so with him. "Yeah. Sorry to call you over here after you just arrived, but...well, I figured it would be best if I explained things before you found out through hearsay."

Descending the front steps, Cloud touched the top of Simon's head. "Yoko...I'd like you to meet my son, Simon."

[dawndigger]

Simon had been baffled as to why Cloud was so insistent that he meet with the newcomer - he liked meeting new people and all, but Cloud was acting kind of weird about it. But since he had nothing better to do and he was curious, he agreed to wait outside for the woman to arrive and meet with them.

He heard footsteps and an unfamiliar voice when she arrived, and waited until Cloud was finished with the introduction before smiling and raising a hand to wave. "Hi, Miss Yoko. Um... welcome to Luceti, I guess...?"

[steelcleavage]

Yoko thought nothing of the boy's appearance until she drew closer, listening absently to Cloud's words. But when he was finished, and she got a really good look at him, she froze, eyes widening with shock. His son, Simon? Simon? Wearing those familiar red goggles, the blue hair, the shy, easy smile--

"S... Simon?" she echoed, her voice a faint whisper, hand half-lifted but not touching the child, not yet. He wasn't looking at her - she couldn't tell why - but she knew she couldn't freak out about what she'd just been told, as Cloud had warned her. The poor kid would be so spooked...

"How is this possible?" she finally managed, tearing her eyes away from Simon to gaze up at Cloud. Was this really the same young man she knew for a fact was the same age as her?

[herobydefault]

"It's a very long, very complicated story," Cloud told her, tone as deadpan as his expression. It was clear by Simon's reaction that he had no idea who Yoko was, and from what Cloud could remember of the elder Simon's stories he hadn't ended up meeting Yoko until he was in his teens.

Half-turning, Cloud gestured to the house in the dying sunlight. "You should probably come inside; I'll tell you everything, as promised, but it's a good idea to be sitting down for it."

[steelcleavage]

Yoko nodded numbly, following behind as Cloud guided Simon back into the house. Something about the way he moved caught her attention, and as they startled to settle in the kitchen, she murmured cautiously, "Simon... can't you see...?"

What in the world had happened to him?