o6 | Dictated

[bustered]

[Angeal Hewley]

Cloud's gone.

[/Angeal Hewley]

[About an hour after that filtered message, Zack addresses the journal without a filter this time. His voice is that mix of neutral and tired that marks familiarity of having to bring the 'not coming back' message to people waiting for their friends and loved ones to come home. Such can be life in SOLDIER.]

For those who knew him, Cloud Strife has gone home.

Comments

[psych0p0mps]

oh thats too bad :(
i talked to him a few times hes a cool guy

[bustered]

Yeah, he was a great friend. It's going to be weird with him gone.

[psych0p0mps]

it really never stops being weird
i guess eventually you start getting used to the weirdness

and technically he still is a great friend
he is just a great friend somewhere else

dictated

[foin]

Gone home? I was told there's no way to leave this place.

[A pause, then a sincere addition.] I am sorry, though.

dictated

[bustered]

That's the nice way to say that the Castle decided it's tired of you, and put you back wherever it grabbed you from. You can't go voluntarily.

Thanks though.

dictated

[foin]

So there's no known way besides that, huh?

You're welcome.

[save_the_souls]

Oh...

I'm sorry to hear that. Are you all right?

[bustered]

Yeah, I'm okay. [Spoiler: he's not.] Thinking about going with you when you head back out now, though. I could use the distraction.

[save_the_souls]

[he can guess..]

I see...

Well, then you'd be welcomed along. It seems a lot of us could use the distraction.

[courageous_wit]

I see... Thank you for telling us.

[bustered]

You're welcome. I know you were friendly with him too, Hermione.

Zack

[heal_theworld]

[A quiet pause, before a sigh.]

...I'm sorry, Zack. I know how much he meant to you.

Martel

[bustered]

Thanks, Martel. It's weird already, not having him here.

[not_mafia]

Ah, Zack-san... [Man, first time he's heard from him in awhile and it's about a friend leaving? ):]

[bustered]

Hey, Tsuna. [Yes they are clearly the worst friends for not checking in with each other more often, but life gets busy in the Castle. Still, it's nice to hear the voice, not only for the sentiment but also because it means someone Zack knows is still here.]

[huffythedragon]

Grumpy guy left? But I liked him.

[bustered]

Yeah, he's gone, and his name's not on his door anymore. [A pause. If he was in a better mood, Zack probably would have laughed at 'grumpy guy.'] I liked him too. He was a good friend.

dictated;

[valuedstrength]

A friend?

dictated;

[bustered]

And comrade.

[heloise]

Is he dear to you?

[bustered]

Very.

[rose_of_battle]

[This is beyond unexpected. She never got the chance to explain things to him. She tries to hide how hurt she is when she responds, but isn't sure how well she succeeds.]

He's...gone...?

[bustered]

[Well, Zack doesn't know her and is kind of distracted himself, so the tone of voice isn't really a clue to him of this being anything other than sentiments similar to those of the other people who've responded to his journal entry.]

Yeah.

( dictated forever )

[emboldens]

We were not acquainted..

But I am sorry that he returned. Are you all right?

(yes that)

[bustered]

Ah, thank you. I'm not gonna lie and say everything's fine, but yeah, I'll be okay.