[phone call - Cloud]

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

[Ring, ring, ring! Pick up the phone, Cloud. Angry daughter-type is calling!]

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[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

[She's not dropping this, Papa Cloud.]

Then you two need to talk things out, and you can't do that if you're not here.

Come home, please?

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

I said I'd come home when I'm done with things.

I'll get Fenrir and I'll come home then. Not sure what Firion's doing though...

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah, after you get Fenrir!

We do miss you though, Cloud. Everything will be alright. I know it will.

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't want to promise her anything will be alright, just in case it's not.]

...I'll be home as soon as I can.

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

[Infinite Marlene optimism says things will be alright. Therefore, it will. Don't question her logic.]

We'll be expecting you! And you can bring Firion back with you. I like him.

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

[Wouldn't dream of it.]

I'll tell him you have a crush on him, Marlene. [Teasing always lightens any mood.]

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

I-I don't have a crush on him! He's just nice! He got us the puppy!

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

...yeah, sure. [He gives the slightest of laughs.]

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

[Defensive Marlene is defensive. What crush? She's innocent. Nothing to see here.]

Oooh, Cloud! I-I really don't! Serious!

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

Okay. You don't. Serious. [Okay, he was only teasing. This is suspicious behaviour, young lady.]

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

[She muttered something. It sounded vaguely like poopiehead. He had figured her out. The last person she had thought would, too!]

Maybe... just a little one. But not a lot.

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

[Aww, Cloud is totally surprised but finds it far too adorable!]

Don't worry. I won't really tell him.

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

[Firion was nice. and he looked nice. And he wore crazy clothes. And he gave her a puppy. She's smitten.]

You better not! Or I won't forgive you!

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

[Cloud laughs lightly.]

I won't. I promise. And I'll be home soon.

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

Okay! I'll see you soon! Be careful, okay?

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

Okay. [A pause.] ...Bye.

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

Bye! [And she hangs up.]