[ hearing things isn't unusual for cloud. he isn't surprised when the screen of his device lights up and the sound of her voice trills from it. he isn't surprised at first. she was almost his bargaining chip, almost what he asked the representative for in return.
( just bring her back to us. )
and then the familiarity of hearing and seeing things that aren't there wears off, because he hasn't experienced any of that here ( yet ), and when he speaks, it's fumbled, nearly croaked out. ]
Aerith?
[ he feels lucky he can manage her name with how heavy his tongue feels and how hard his heart is drumming in his chest. ]
voice.
( just bring her back to us. )
and then the familiarity of hearing and seeing things that aren't there wears off, because he hasn't experienced any of that here ( yet ), and when he speaks, it's fumbled, nearly croaked out. ]
Aerith?
[ he feels lucky he can manage her name with how heavy his tongue feels and how hard his heart is drumming in his chest. ]