005 - Breaking Point - Video

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

[Cloud is still in Lindblum. The church to be precise. He's covered in wounds and splattered with blood. He looks thoroughly shellshocked and almost as if he's been crying. He may have been, though he won't tell anyone that.

His gaze falls. He doesn't know how to say this. He opens his mouth to speak and croaks slightly. Swallowing thickly, he shakes his head a little.]

T-Tifa... Tifa's dead. And... and Lightning too. They were killed in the battle with Ultimecia... I... [He takes in a deep, sharp breath to stop himself from breaking.]

Ultimecia has been dealt with... so.... [His face actually holds a lot more emotion than anyone has ever seen on his face. He isn't taking losing his fiancee and his almost-sister very well. Before he breaks on camera, he cuts the feed. Quickly.]

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[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Selphie had been too engrossed in the fighting to realize that people were dying at the expense of a person who was essentially a SeeD problem. Why did she have to revive in this place? It just didn't make sense but hopefully this time, she'd be gone for good. For now, Selphie flips on her video feed to show a beat up looking Selphie rubbing the sleep out of her non-blackened eye. She can feel his grief and her own face is clouded by it.]

Cloud, I'm so sorry for your loss.

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[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't know how to handle all the people apologising as though it's their fault.]

...thanks.

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[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Exactly how he's doing it.]

How're you holding up?

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[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

[Cloud shrugs a little.]

I'm not going on a rampage, so pretty well.

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[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Selphie doesn't like the sound of going on a rampage one little bit.]

Hopefully that rampage is on a punching bag. I could get one sent your way if you'd like?

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[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

No, thanks. It wouldn't be any good to me after two hits. I've got genetic enhancements.

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[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Selphie's blinking a bit in confusion. She's never heard of anyone having genetic enhancements.]

That doesn't sound like fun.