[Different worlds, right? She sighs. It's still hard coming to terms with and still not fully believable, but she's doing a lot better than she had been.]
It was sort of a tradition back home every summer. Us kids would go away from town a bit and have a big bonfire.
[Different worlds and different towns, too. Gongaga had the occasional bonfire, but only after a bad monsoon. Not "just because". Still, he gets it now which is why he nods. He feels a bit homesick himself.]
That's reason enough, then. We're just gonna have to find a lot of loose wood on the floor; I don't think we can bring down one of those trees without it falling on our heads.
[She muses on that a moment.] Aren't you worried about the creatures on that floor? Whenever I got close they would get... weird, like their skin wasn't attached. We could gather materials though.
[Grin.] Tifa, did you forget who you're talking about? I'm sure the three of us can handle anything on that floor. [now the grin slips a bit, and he tilts his head.] Besides, I don't think starting a bonfire in a meadow is a good idea, and we don't need to burn floor thirty-two to the ground.
Could turn it into one. Blowing off steam's not a bad thing.
Right. And it is a lot closer to Floor Thirty-Two, which does have a lot of wood we could get...[Now the grin returns, but it's a bit sheepish.] That would work a lot better than the sixth floor, wouldn't it?
Wouldn't even have to be monsters all the time. There's some small animals on Floor Thirty-Two, but they're hard to catch sometimes. [a pause, and now he's even more sheepish.] I don't think you want me hunting those things if we go with that option. I'd scare off everything on the entire floor.
Oh definitely. You're a scary guy, Zack. I wouldn't be surprised if we went monster hunting and didn't find anything because they heard you were on the team.
Lucky guy. [siiiiiiiiiiigh....but then he bounces back and shakes his head. He can deal with a bit of teasing, really!] So, when did you want to have the bonfire? Sometime today?
[He smiles softly. He can understand her hesitation, but...] Tifa, there's no "ShinRa" here. We're just people. I mean, sure, I wouldn't trust Hojo even if I could throw him off the top floor, but the Turks aren't that bad. Reno and Tseng are actually pretty friendly once you get to know 'em.
It'll be fine. [smile, which then gets a mischievous tone to it.] But if I'm wrong and they do try something? I'm sure you could kick their asses anyway. Turks don't stand a chance against SOLDIER.
Nah. [grin. He can play along now that he's guessing she's teasing him again.] I mean, sure, Cissnei did end up beating me in hand-to-hand, but we can take the rest. Have you seen how skinny they are? They wouldn't stand a chance.
I...think so? I didn't line 'em up to check or anything. [still grinning.] But even if it is a disguise, there's three of us and we're pretty tough. We've got nothing to worry about.
Hmm... yes, one SOLDIER, one Cloud, and one puppy. [Her face is completely deadpan.] I'm not worried at all. [Wait. Her lip twitched. Was that a smile?]
[Oh, it's expected; even Zack changed a bit from that overly hyper thirteen year old he used to be when he got into SOLDIER. It'll just take a bit more interaction with this Tifa to get used to it, that's all.]
Yeah. The ones in the lounges are easy enough to carry, and they're not bolted down. Just throw 'em over your shoulder and carry. [a pause, and then he snickers] Like carrying a trooper, only without all the squirming.]
I noticed. [snicker] Guy looked like a stiff wind would blow him over, but he was definitely strong enough to stop a couple of charging chocobos. [pause.] Well. Either that or they thought he was one of them and didn't want to hurt him.
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[Different worlds, right? She sighs. It's still hard coming to terms with and still not fully believable, but she's doing a lot better than she had been.]
It was sort of a tradition back home every summer. Us kids would go away from town a bit and have a big bonfire.
[Shrug] I felt a little nostalgic today.
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That's reason enough, then. We're just gonna have to find a lot of loose wood on the floor; I don't think we can bring down one of those trees without it falling on our heads.
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Floor Thirty-one is that one that's all cobble stone. Maybe that one would work! Nothing to burn there, right?
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Right. And it is a lot closer to Floor Thirty-Two, which does have a lot of wood we could get...[Now the grin returns, but it's a bit sheepish.] That would work a lot better than the sixth floor, wouldn't it?
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[She is WAY too amused.]
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Ha ha, very funny. You tease Cloud the same way?
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[Tifa isn't sure she has any here other than Cloud and Zack. That's partly her fault though. Maybe she should be more social.]
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[To be fair, it's hard to be social in a place like this. Even Zack's having trouble and he's a lot more...people-liking than others.]
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The Turks? I don't know... They're part of Shinra....
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[Oh, she's teasing him again.]
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Okay okay. Let's do it.
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[A pause as he snickers, shaking his head. Man that nickname stuck.]
I'll start gathering wood, okay? Couldn't hurt to get a head start.
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Yeah. We can just pile it up there until we get enough.
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Sounds good. Anything else you want me to start grabbing while I'm at it?
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Cloud and I can take care of the food. I'll help with the wood, too. Maybe we can steal some chairs from somewhere.
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Yeah. The ones in the lounges are easy enough to carry, and they're not bolted down. Just throw 'em over your shoulder and carry. [a pause, and then he snickers] Like carrying a trooper, only without all the squirming.]
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Yeah, that's probably it. Cloud's great with animals.