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[atouchofstrife]

[ turning away from the games option and going to the network option will find a video of this guy here - spiky blond hair, glowy blue eyes, a sort of neutral expression on his face. ]

I'm looking for Reno. [ Because wandering around this place is just not feasible what with all the floors and stuff. ] Red hair, tattoos on the face, wearing a rumpled suit. [ That should be that. Oh wait, one more thing... ] I just want to talk to him.

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[midgarhorizon]

[There he is. Though Reno looks pretty bad. Messy hair, dark puffy circles, and a haunted look in his eye. The turk looks like he hasn't been getting any sleep, and with the dreams threatening to torture him every time he closed his eyes, he wasn't.

Most noticeable though, was that he was not wearing the suit, or his goggles, or anything that marked him save for the tattoos.]

What do you want, Cloud.

[It wasn't stated as a question; more like a flat out, exhausted tone.]

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[atouchofstrife]

[ Well that doesn't look like Reno, although Cloud was pretty certain it was him. He had the same tone and everything. Though what he wanted to say to the Turk was pushed aside by the first thign out of his mouth. ]

You look like shit.

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[midgarhorizon]

[Reno was going to be at his meanest today. You could just tell.]

Oh, no kidding! I bet it took a lot of brains to figure that out, considering I feel like it.

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[atouchofstrife]

[ Yup, definitely Reno then. Cloud just sort of shrugs because hey, he is used to people calling him stupid at times. Besides, he'll get back at Reno later. ]

Brains doesn't equal tact. I had a couple questions but if you're not feeling up to it, I'll go away.

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[midgarhorizon]

I'm awake, I'm here. Ask the fuck away.

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[atouchofstrife]

[ Might as well get rid of the one pressing question on his mind. ] Is there a reason why they are sending people into that maze to kill each other?

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[midgarhorizon]

They need a reason to do anything in this hellhole?

[He seemed honestly confused at this.]

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[atouchofstrife]

I wouldn't know; I just got here, remember?

[midgarhorizon]

[Faceplaming right now.]

Right. Right. How's that going?

[atouchofstrife]

[ Sorry man, but it is the truth. ]

It's okay, I think. Still trying to figure out why anyone would want to drag me here and why they would assume that the Planet is dead. I don't recall Sephiroth coming back for a fourth time... or is it a third?

[midgarhorizon]

Huh, what? He came back? Didn't we just defeat him?

[atouchofstrife]

...It's been two years since Meteor.

[midgarhorizon]

What?

[atouchofstrife]

Two years since Meteor. [ He scratches at the back of his head, frowning a bit more. ] Don't you remember?

[ Someone explain to him the concept of time. ]

[midgarhorizon]

[Reno isn't surprised by this, not in the least.]

Nope. Might want to know something about this place. It picks up people from different times.

[notontheflowers]

[And... here's another Reno. This one's collar is yellow though, if you pay attention to such things... He's got an odd expression on, like he's pretty sure you're actually dead Cloud.]

...of course you'd be here, harder to kill than Vince and twice as lucky.

[It's a tiny smile he offers.]

What's up Kiddo?

[atouchofstrife]

[ And since he was already talking to a Reno, Cloud is going to spend a moment or two to just look completely confused and a touch worried because nothing says 'crap' than seeing double. Especially when he is still half-convinced that this is some sort of weird mako trip he's on.

But then he'll notice some of the details are off from the other Reno - the collar, the darker skin - and shook himself out of it. ]

What do you remember?

[notontheflowers]

[Sorry Cloud, not a mako trip.]

From back home or overall? I spent some time in a place kinda like this before coming here. I know what happens back home from where I was grabbed, which was just after dropping the Plate.

[yeah. Could turn a bit awkward there.]

Vincent filled me in though, so don't worry about it.

[atouchofstrife]

He did? [ Vincent was like him and didn't talk much. Unlike him, Cloud always thought Vincent just liked collecting information. ] Huh.

How long have you been here?

[notontheflowers]

We're... [he pauses, because there really isn't any words for the relationship he and Vincent have that would adequately describe it.] We've been through a lot more than's easy to explain.

I've been here a few days, maybe a week. Haven't seen 'home' for... six, maybe seven months. It ain't easy keeping track of time when there isn't a feel for it.

[atouchofstrife]

In a different world than the Planet and this place?

[ He did hear that bit about being in a different place for a couple months, Reno. It just sometimes takes him a while to address it. ]

So you're just as lost as I am...

[notontheflowers]

Not a world, a ship. MS Elegante by name, there was a bunch of us from different worlds. It was kinda like this tower only no collars, room to yourself and there was alcohol in ready supply.

[He laughs, just a little.]

Wasn't all that great though, considering things were pretty much constantly trying to kill us if we ventured too far in to the ship and there was the nasty bits when bullshit happened.

[atouchofstrife]

...Sounds a little better; at least there was some open air.

[ He doesn't like being coped up like this, especially since it would seem they were part of an experiment. ]

Guess that's something we'll have to get use to here as well.

YOU SAW NOTHING.

[notontheflowers]

Could be worse.

[There could be no freedom at all.]

Among other things, yeah.

huh? what? where?

[atouchofstrife]

Hojo could be in charge.

[ He said it deadpan, but there was a slight touch of humor in his voice. ]

You armed?