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sinnatious

The Fifth Act, Chapter 19

Dec 31, 2009 00:14

Title: The Fifth Act

Rating: T for violence.

Summary: FFVII Time-travel. Gen. Cloud has an accident with a Time Materia.

Author's Note: This chapter is mostly conversation. Next chapter, however, should be getting back to some of the good stuff. >:D

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act v, final fantasy, time travel, longfic, fanfiction

Comments 26

firedraygon97 December 30 2009, 21:42:25 UTC

“He started it.”

Hahaha, Cloud sounds like such a kid when he says that. ♥ Seph just has no luck with conversation. Really, 'puppet'? *shakes head* XP

“…I was used, once. And that person would say things like that, and…”

Oh Cloud. ;___; I'm glad he's brooding about his past, but not going into emo-states of being. And I'm glad Zack's there for some therapy, before Cloud falls into his epic angsting state. ♥ Zack needs to unwittingly exploit his future-BFF-status more often, haha.

It's so cute how Cloud always knows where Sephiroth is, but Sephiroth can never find Cloud. "That's what the last five people said". Awww, and that Seph wants to apologize? That's so sweet, but I'm sure he'd find a way to screw that up, too. XD;;

And as Zack often demonstrated, sometimes it was easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Glad to see Zack rubbing off on others! I wonder how Angeal and Genesis are going to rope Cloud into fighting Sephiroth...Next chapter is going to be so much fun.

firedraygon97 December 30 2009, 21:50:12 UTC

Whoops, also wanted to say: CHOCOBO! Hahaha, I love how Genesis has a nickname for Cloud. I wonder how long that's going to take to get around...XP

demon_vampirate December 30 2009, 22:39:10 UTC

Haha, yes, and don't forget the demand to let him go. (Not unreasonable, but coupled with the rest, it also seems rather childish.)

YES. ANGST =/= EMO.
(idk, my BFF Zack?)

...sorry, the real reason I posted this was because I completely misread the last two lines in your first comment... "I wonder how Angeal and Genesis are going to rape Cloud into fighting Sephiroth..."
REWIND REREAD. OH.
"...how Angeal and Genesis are going to rope Cloud into fighting Sephiroth..."
I had to read that like four times, I won't lie.

firedraygon97 December 30 2009, 22:48:59 UTC

(idk, my BFF Zack?)
Pardon?

Hahaha, Freudian slip whilst reading? Those are always so amusing.

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searisme December 31 2009, 06:08:36 UTC

What? Conversation is good stuff!

Especially when you get Cloud to say thing like this “He started it.” And everybody else is like o0, what did Seph do, what did he say? Not knowing that that is one of the worst buttons to press, ever.

...this chapter was just made of win! (Well, the last one was too, 's just I have the Exams of Doom coming up...noooooo!)

It would be wrong to say Strife had adapted to life at ShinRa - it was more that ShinRa had adapted to him. I laughed at that. I can see it - as you wrote later Cloud would totally ignore everything not with in his very narrow focus. But those within that focus - well, Cloud can be intense.

Like how he always knows exactly where Seph is. Even if it just is to avoid him. And Seph being so snarly about that he succeeds in that.

Ouu! A duel! Now that sounds in-te-res-ting! And - you are corrupting Angeal, I'm sure of it! Or maybe that's Zack? He's getting to be a right sneak.

sinnatious December 31 2009, 15:58:37 UTC

XD Worst button to press ever. Couldn't have phrased it better.

Indeed, Zack is a terribly corrupting influence. I mean, look, he even managed to get Cloud acting like him for months and months! Okay, bad taste, I know. :P

Good luck on exams!

searisme January 1 2010, 03:33:28 UTC

Mhm, yeah. I live in hope and fear.

caterfree10 January 5 2012, 21:45:27 UTC

Oh snap, callbacks/forwards that set Cloud off and Sephiroth hit the big one. Yeah, Cloud sounds like a kid, but it makes sense all things considered. *wants to hug Cloud again*

I just love the little radar thing Cloud has for Sephiroth and how it's applied here. Even if he's not fully aware of it, he puts the skill to good use. x3

And Angeal is picking up a mischievous streak from his student, methinks~ ^^

caterfree10 January 7 2013, 07:06:22 UTC

Verily, there is no better cause than to send annoyances Sephiroth's way and still come out alive and with him wanting to be your friend.

anonymous January 7 2013, 06:56:06 UTC

Hojo had better turn up soon, or Cloud might be tempted to just level with the whole building with Comet and be done with it.

‘ready to level the building with Comet at the first loud noise’

...Zack knows Cloud better than he thinks. And is more observant in general than one would think (him noticing the new recruits not being as top form, knowing that people with tons of power (materia) shouldn't be on edge...

“…I was used, once. And that person would say things like that, and…”

...D: There are so many ways that statement could be misinterpreted. And still the truth is so :(

sinnatious January 7 2013, 13:14:44 UTC

That's the horrible thing about FF7 canon. The truth is often just as bad or even worse than the misinterpretations. o__o

anonymous September 22 2016, 19:17:00 UTC

“…I was used, once. And that person would say things like that, and…”

Gosh, such a heart-wrenching sentence for all its brevity, and horrifying for its implications. It's a real testament to how shook-up Cloud must've been feeling (and how lonesome for companionship) at the time to even say such a thing.

Though, it's also good that Kunsel was there to curb Zack's curiosity a bit, because otherwise I think he might have repeated that to Angeal to try and work out the mystery.