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[nevermyproblem]

[ Let it never be said that the Malnosso do not possess a sense of fairness. For, when Cloud Strife awoke - the clothes he had been wearing were right beside him! How kind, how generous - except these clothes had been a disguise. The clothes he'd worn underneath, his clothes and weapons and items, had been no where to be found - but at least he'd

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[goldenglasses]

[Sorry Cloud, you picked the wrong house to try to sneak into. As before you can even make it to one of the bedrooms there's a large, blond man popping out of no where.]

Why, hello there miss. Were you looking for something? Don't worry, I have found it for you. For it is I, your one true soul mate. You don't need to look any farther!

[nevermyproblem]

[ It was going to be one of those days, wasn't it? And him without a weapon.

Cloud's quick to avert his eyes, focusing on the floor. ] You must have me mistake- [ oh god. that was too low. ] mistaken [ his voice jumps an octave ] for someone else... I've gotten the wrong house.

[goldenglasses]

[Wait a second, that was rather masculine sounding.] Wait a minute there... [You have about three seconds to try to convince him you're just a girl with a deep sounding voice or the jig is sadly up Cloud.]

[nevermyproblem]

[ WHY CAN'T YOU BE DUMB LIKE THE DON. ] U-uh, I mean... I'm sorry, I'm just not sure where I am. I was out in that cold for so long... [ i hate myself i hate myself i hate myself. ]

[once_knighted]

[Yuri just wants to ignore everyone and everything for a few days right about now. He just showed up yesterday, he's still got a bit of a headache, and he's got all sorts of memories coming in that are just making everything a bit of a mess. He feels that he's earned the right to pretend he doesn't exist until he can make sense of things.

But nope. Instead, he re-enters his room after a brief break in the kitchen to find some girl digging through his dresser.

... Yep. This was definitely Luceti.

He'll hang back by the doorway for now, but you're still about to have your little clothing adventure interrupted, "miss".]

Looking for something?

[nevermyproblem]

[ Seriously. Do you people have bugler alarms or something? This isn't cool. He's just trying to liberate your clothes from the oppression of your dresser and you have to be here, in his business, screwing that up. Thanks Yuri, thanks.

It doesn't even matter. Since he's desperate he'd take these clothes! If Yuri hadn't suddenly been there as he was tugging these weird, foreign clothes out of the dresser, he totally would have leapt out the window and happily tossed them on. ]

... I thought this place was empty. [ uh huh. ]

[once_knighted]

[... Eyebrow raise. Thought it was empty? Geez. What's this girl's definition of an empty house?]

So, empty houses usually have people's things already in them where you're from?

[He'll just go ahead and start stepping into the room now.]

[nevermyproblem]

[ I AM GOING TO JUMP OUT OF THIS WINDOW. ] If they're abandoned.

[wingenvy]

[Well, this has certainly been a crappy week of crappiness. You find out that you die in the future, and then you die for real, except it isn't real, and now you're left kind of baffled about what to do with yourself. Makes for a very weird time, and with everything returned to normal, Zack's been having a hard time getting back into the groove again. He goes to work, he talks to people, everything's fine, but...

...but...

Yeah, it's been rough. So he's spent a lot of time blowing off steam in the Battle Dome. As such, a rather scuffled-looking Zack wanders into his room at the most convenient time ever and finds a slender blond woman in a shimmery dress rifling through his duds.

...Wait, what?]

Uh, can I help you?

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[nevermyproblem]

[ His luck must really suck. And this time? These clothes look like something he'd wear. Like, seriously, the color, the pattern, all of that. The only problem is they're too damn big.

He jumps ever so slightly at the sound of the voice - cursing under his breath. Maybe he should just take the clothes and run. That'd be the best plan... maybe. Can he take the guy at the door?

He turns. Slowly, still trying to keep his face half turned away so the stranger doesn't realize... ]

[nevermyproblem]

[ That outfit.

That gear.

That sword. ]

[nevermyproblem]

What are you doing with- [ fu- DROP THE GIRL VOICE. ] Give those back.

[thestormishere]

[ La la la walkin' along, boots clomping weirdly-loud on the path and gunblade making its distinctive creaky-clinky sound hanging behind her... Lightning's not too concerned about paying attention to random other people on the street today, especially considering all the other things on her mind recently...

... In her opinion, that's-- really kind of an ugly dress, though. Not exactly enough to capture her full attention beyond quickly filing it away under wow that's an ugly dress, but... yes. She's not really a fan of purple. Lots of purple. ]

[nevermyproblem]

[ Cloud does a doubletake at the sight of the woman. Seriously? He thought that he was looking at himself.. for about a second.

But he... nods. Acknowledges. Do women do that? ]

[thestormishere]

[ No, not really, Cloud. They'll like, kind of smile at each other or some shit maybe, buuuut Lightning's not really into that much even when she's not momentarily distracted by yards and yards of shimmery amaranthine fabric.

And.

... Lady, what, something about you is awfully familiar. She abruptly hesitates, practically mid-step as she passes "her." ]

Wh--

[nevermyproblem]

[ Sorry, Light. Cloud's intending to get some pants and get the hell out of dodge. ]

[gardenerofgaia]

[ Oh Cloud. Ohhhhhh, Cloud. There is no avoiding these eyes, as Aerith stops where she is and is staring, first in bemusement, amazement, and then--why that's a suspiciously familiar giggle, isn't it? A suspiciously familiar giggle that's quickly approaching as Aerith realizes he's skulking away. ]

Cloud? Clo~ud what are you doing? I thought you didn't like dresses.

[ Oh lord. For one thing, Cloud's back.

...For another, she's not completely sure the Malnosso haven't made him a female AU of himself again. ]

[nevermyproblem]

Aerith! [ ... oh no. Wait. Wait. No. Yes. Jackpot. Score. She's here, so that means that he's not totally alone and whatever is going on is...

affecting her too. WELL. that moment of elation lasted all of two seconds. ]

I don't. [ shush you. ]

[gardenerofgaia]

[ a-yup. She has cute little wings too, except they're hidden under her coat. She comes up alongside him, now moderating her voice to a quieter volume. ]

So you say, but you're wearing it. [ .....wait a second, that does sound like his normal voice. Not the "hello, Don" voice, artificial or 'natural'. So... ] ...What's the occasion?

[ Why is he in the dress? It's not immediately processing that he must be from Wall Market, still thinking of how Cloud was from her future before. ]

[nevermyproblem]

[ oh god. ]

Yes... Well... [ he clears his throat, making sure to adjust his voice properly. ] Have you found Tifa?