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[theantecedent]

characters: Sephiroth, Kunsel, and Cloud.
location: City Square. ... By the hole.
time: Midday.
rating: G, prolly.
open/closed: Closed, unless Gino or Junior wanna jump in.

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[iluphone]

[ Even the best laid schemes of mice and men, as they say. But with Kunsel, it's near comical how far he can stumble from his intended actions.

Plan 1: Desert Shinra, possibly looking into joining a terrorist cell. Bring the company to its knees, sit back in satisfaction, pat self on back and be comforted in at least being able to face Zack once also dead.

What actually happened: Got two steps out of the Shinra building, wound up here, phone out of service, no idea what's going on. Picked up a mako-junkie SOLDIER impersonator. Found self surrounded by crazies. And Don Corneo. (Which, really. One and the same.)

Plan 2: Avoid the shit out of the square since guy who thinks he's Sephiroth is there, and if that wasn't Not Good enough it could also entirely be an ambush. And Kunsel admittedly isn't the sharpest tool in the shed but even Zack wouldn't be that foolish, right? Right?

What actually happened: Helped Cloud Tuna down down a random direction of the street they were on and lo and behold they were suddenly standing at the

oh. SNAP.

[encypher]

[Cloud, still quite delirious, doesn't really have a say in the matter and does his best to drag himself along (though, it's really Kunsel doing most of the dragging). Whether he actually comprehends what the other SOLDIER is saying remains to be seen--he certainly doesn't recognize the nickname given to him.

His lips move a fraction at the mention of the General's name, and his throat suddenly feels drier than ever.

'Sephiroth.'

'Dead.'

He's trying to remember but all he can hear is the steady hum of the Mako tanks.]

whooops.

[theantecedent]

[ And it's quite apparent that the tides are shifting. The Pirates have drawn back from the sound of the journal feeds, and Sephiroth scrawls something quickly to himself before he looks up and sees the two men.

SOLDIER Uniforms, definitely. A Second and a First, even if it looks like the Second is doing most of the work. He leaves his post to abruptly come upon the two and loop Cloud's free arm over his own neck around the wide pauldron and support him with his own weight, taking it off of Kunsel with a nod to the man. He guides the fallen boy to where the other inhabitants of Solace are taking refuge, even during the calm times, and turns his vision back. ]

Since you are capable and surely willing, I'll be putting you to good use. Junior and Gino are still on their posts, but you look uninjured, therefore ... Secure the Southern perimeter of the City Square. I'll be putting you in charge of that area while I complete a mission. I assume you've heard of the captured inhabitants?

[iluphone]

[ ...

What?

Kunsel resist just a little as Cloud Tuna is taken from him but once he figures Seph's probably not going to be hurting the poor thing and is actually trying to help he lets Seph do his thing and steps back. Being addressed surprises him a great deal, though. It's entirely in-character for Sephiroth to be taking charge of a situation like this and issuing orders to people like Kunsel, and under any normal circumstances he'd march first and ask questions later since there appear to be civilian lives at stake, but.

Sephiroth is acting like Kunsel ought to know things and Kunsel's just. What? If Sephiroth was reported KIA, what's he doing on a mission? Is it an undercover mission? There are just too many questions, and Kunsel's done blindly following Shinra. ]

Sir? [ ...he's done, but he's not suicidal. Not quite yet. So. ] I, uh. Just got here. What's going on?