[Cloud didn't know how long it had been, but for a while, all he could remember was the vast darkness stretching out for miles from all sides. His surroundings were pitch black, dark enough that he couldn't even see his hands in front of him. He couldn't move, couldn't make his way elsewhere—and even if he did, there was no way of knowing for certain.
Then a green glow poured into the darkness, its light soft as a liquid began to ebb and flow, filling the area. Though he didn't know what it was, he wasn't filled with dread or panic as it continued to fill the area around him. Before Cloud knew it he found himself being carried as if weightless as he floated in the emerald abyss.
A warmth, not unlike that of a hug, surrounded him, keeping him calm, content. Cloud hadn't felt that way in a long time. It wasn't long before his eyes fluttered close.
He felt peaceful.
So he stayed that way in silence, adrift for a period of time. Was it for a few minutes? Hours? Days? He couldn't tell.
But eventually, the silence is broken. The sound of a voice fills the air, but Cloud couldn't make out the words. For a brief moment, he debated letting it be, pushing it to the back of his mind and consciousness, remaining in the warm embrace of the liquid around him.
The words continued and they began to take form but just barely. A furrow begins to form on Cloud's brow as he began to strain himself to hear the voice. Who was that? And what were they saying?
A laugh. He knows that laugh. In fact, it's one he's heard more and more often of late. But he couldn't place a name or a face.
The warmth surrounding him began to fade, but the green glow persisted only for a moment longer.
And then Cloud opened his eyes.]
...Where—
[The words fall short out of his mouth as he stared up at the ceiling above him. The same one he had been waking up to in the last three months. He was at his and Zack's apartment in Reverein. Which meant...
Cloud slowly and carefully craned his head to the side, but remained otherwise still. The brightness was an assault on his senses and he wass forced to shut his eyes once more, slowly blinking them open. Though his vision still remained blurry as it adjusted to the light, there was no mistaking that messy mop of hair sitting nearby, hazy as it was.]
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Then a green glow poured into the darkness, its light soft as a liquid began to ebb and flow, filling the area. Though he didn't know what it was, he wasn't filled with dread or panic as it continued to fill the area around him. Before Cloud knew it he found himself being carried as if weightless as he floated in the emerald abyss.
A warmth, not unlike that of a hug, surrounded him, keeping him calm, content. Cloud hadn't felt that way in a long time. It wasn't long before his eyes fluttered close.
He felt peaceful.
So he stayed that way in silence, adrift for a period of time. Was it for a few minutes? Hours? Days? He couldn't tell.
But eventually, the silence is broken. The sound of a voice fills the air, but Cloud couldn't make out the words. For a brief moment, he debated letting it be, pushing it to the back of his mind and consciousness, remaining in the warm embrace of the liquid around him.
The words continued and they began to take form but just barely. A furrow begins to form on Cloud's brow as he began to strain himself to hear the voice. Who was that? And what were they saying?
A laugh. He knows that laugh. In fact, it's one he's heard more and more often of late. But he couldn't place a name or a face.
The warmth surrounding him began to fade, but the green glow persisted only for a moment longer.
And then Cloud opened his eyes.]
...Where—
[The words fall short out of his mouth as he stared up at the ceiling above him. The same one he had been waking up to in the last three months. He was at his and Zack's apartment in Reverein. Which meant...
Cloud slowly and carefully craned his head to the side, but remained otherwise still. The brightness was an assault on his senses and he wass forced to shut his eyes once more, slowly blinking them open. Though his vision still remained blurry as it adjusted to the light, there was no mistaking that messy mop of hair sitting nearby, hazy as it was.]
Zack?