AUDIENCE: "KASUMI"

[retellers]

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[retellers]

[ dw???? i figured out what it meant anyway but it was too funny not to do this. anyway wolf goes "ah" ]

... Then... yeah. Guess that's that.

[ a bitch doesn't know what to say ]

[siblingless]

[i support the himbofication of wolf.]

Mm, that's that. [a small nod.] So no hard feelings, okay?

[retellers]

[ wolf is always part himbo. but... ]

You sure?

[ (unsure) ]

[siblingless]

[himbo adjacent wolf...

sternly:]

I mean it, Wolf-san!

[retellers]

[ raises their hands awkwardly ]

Okay, I get it.

[siblingless]

[Wolf, please. She is probably a whole ass feet shorter than you? How tall is he, even.]

... Thank you. [Smiling! Accept her forgiveness, binch.] Um, is the seasoning okay? I don't use a lot of salt when cooking, but I can adjust it for you in the future.

[retellers]

[ not quite a foot taller, no, maybe half ]

It's fine. [ ... there's a pause before they add: ] Not that picky in general.

[ so like they had no idea about appropriate salt levels until she just said so ]

[siblingless]

Well... I guess that's not a bad thing, either. You can find something to eat wherever you go— once we secure our escape route right?

[Congrats, Wolf. You are now the friend who never causes issues when it's time to pick a place to eat.]

[retellers]

... Right. If we secure our escape route.

[ they are not nearly as confident about this. cynicism. ]

[siblingless]

When. [Gently.] It's too early to admit defeat.

[retellers]

Haven't admitted defeat. [ offended? ] Just making sure we don't rush in on hopes alone.

[siblingless]

It's not rushing in. But visualizing yourself as a winner is the first step to victory. [Holding up a single fingie and everything. Step numero uno!] That's something I learned from my coach.

[retellers]

First step to victory is having an actual plan.

[siblingless]

I can't say that we have a plan, but aren't we doing our best with the information we do have access to?

[retellers]

We're doing... something, alright.

[siblingless]

And, wouldn't you say something is better than nothing?

[i'm out of w4 questions throws a fog ball at wolf too "why didn't you do this during actual week four" i got consumed by the euphoria of math]

[retellers]

I--

[ whatever the fuck wolf said didn't matter because yoshizawa is about to be thrown into a memory and wow i can't BELIEVE this was cloud strife all along, holy shit, everyone is shooketh. by which i mean, look at cloud be straight in a very messy dream because it's a very funny choice for a memory ]

[siblingless]

[wow i never saw this coming damn how could you bamboozle me this way zia

this is such a heterosexual memory, tho. i'm in tears. was wolf even able to parse any of that? a mystery. but sumire is going to stare at him like what the actual heckie before immediately blurting out—]

Your name is Cloud?

[absolutely forgetting he might just not hear that. rip.]

[retellers]

You know I can't hear that, right?

[ his name sure is [bzzzt static] as far as he knows, sure. ]

[siblingless]

I—

[closes her goddamn eyes. name loss...]

I forgot.

[retellers]

So did I. [ dryly. funny joke!!! ] It's fine, just. Don't bother using it.

[siblingless]

[... It's a little funny, actually! The corners of her lips twitch because same hat, man.]

I won't. Though, do you think all your memories will be returned once we recover all the nova?

[retellers]

Probably. They're clearly not that far.

[ squints at fog bubbles ]

[siblingless]

Oh— That's a good point. [SQUINTS AT FOG BUBBLES, TOO??] I wonder how it is they work...

[Speaking of fog bubbles, though, one is going to come out of nowhere and smack Sumire in the face?? Because I, Kyuu, think it would be extremely funny if Wolf saw this memory (until 24:20) even if the irony will be lost on both of them.]

[skyagain]

[ [cloud voice] haha believing you're someone else to take on their legacy because of a mix of fucked up powers and trauma, how weird. imma go use my giant sword now that i got from being a soldier

anyway, he's the one squinting now, frowning at the rest of the bubbles. ]

... How much of that did you manage to catch?

[ because. memories. ]