Fair enough. [ Despite the pun, the smile that usually comes with fails to appear. But the tension in his shoulders does seem to ebb away at that thought. He and Cissnei might have been on opposite playing fields to a point back on Gaia, but if there's one thing he hasn't forgotten, it's that she had gone out of her way to steer things to his advantage. She's not going to lie to him now.
So, he had been overtly paranoid about things. ShinRa wasn't involved there. Which... since the mention of dates and places, you'd think that would have eased his mind already. But who's to say those things were true? Hearing it from someone he knows makes a difference.
For the time being, he follows along now sweeping the house. The cabinets are bare bones as usual, but he does find- ] Oh yeah! [ Guess who's holding up a small bag of jerky? He is. And already using his peeling knife to cut it open shortly thereafter. He digs through the bag and takes a piece out, but he doesn't pop it in his mouth. No, he's holding it out to Cissnei with a small quirk to his mouth. ] Here.
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So, he had been overtly paranoid about things. ShinRa wasn't involved there. Which... since the mention of dates and places, you'd think that would have eased his mind already. But who's to say those things were true? Hearing it from someone he knows makes a difference.
For the time being, he follows along now sweeping the house. The cabinets are bare bones as usual, but he does find- ] Oh yeah! [ Guess who's holding up a small bag of jerky? He is. And already using his peeling knife to cut it open shortly thereafter. He digs through the bag and takes a piece out, but he doesn't pop it in his mouth. No, he's holding it out to Cissnei with a small quirk to his mouth. ] Here.