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[The PCD clacks and the view shakes a bit, but finally centers on Horst's happy face. He's up on a roof, with four bottles of liquor and a chair.]

Right, you bunch of nutters, I'm going to sit up here and watch you all run about.

Tyki, you want a drink? I'm up here in the sane corner of the world.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

...But you can be.

[It's not said in the way most people would expect. He's not trying to convince Cloud to do anything. He's just stating a fact.

The sky is blue. The Animus are assholes. Cloud is better than this.]

I wouldn't have thrown my lot in with you if I didn't know that about you.

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[cloudedblaze.livejournal.com]

I thought you did that because you liked my looks.

[But he smiles softly.]

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

I told you, I only have eyes for me.

[Cloud's still straddling him, and now that they're not almost coming to blows he's not sure what to do with his hands. In the spirit of their banter, he rests them on Cloud's knees.]

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[cloudedblaze.livejournal.com]

You're too self centered for me anyway.

[He doesn't even notice where Horst's hands are anyway.]

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Oh? You want someone to worship you instead?

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[cloudedblaze.livejournal.com]

Do you blame me?

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

No, no, I can see why you'd want legions of worshipers at your feet. I mean, I already have them and it is quite nice.

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[cloudedblaze.livejournal.com]

Funny the only person I see around here is me.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[Eyebrow: up]

Just you. But you just admitted to worshiping me.

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[cloudedblaze.livejournal.com]

No, I said I'm the one who's here.

[And reaching for the vodka now. He's so not even drunk enough for this conversation.]

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

We know the truth.

[He lets him get the drink, though he'll try to steal a pull or two from it]

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[cloudedblaze.livejournal.com]

Shut up.

[If there's any left. It'd take a lot more than that bottle to get him drunk, Horst.]

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[You should've come out to the party; Horst drank most of it, Kurotsuchi polished off the rest. Any extra was divided up among the girls.]

Make me.

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[cloudedblaze.livejournal.com]

[Maybe he wanted his own private party.]

Keep talking like that and I will.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

I've been talking this way for six months. You--

[The bottle's empty. That won't do.]

--Let's go to the bar.

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[cloudedblaze.livejournal.com]

I what?

[He's not gonna let that go, Horst, just so you know.]

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

You haven't shut me up yet. You like me pissing you off, admit it.

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[cloudedblaze.livejournal.com]

I like you.

[That's as close as you're gonna get.]

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[It's more than he expected. Ever.

And for once, you get an entirely speechless vampire, Cloud.]

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[cloudedblaze.livejournal.com]

[Next week he'll deny ever having this entire conversation. Ever. So enjoy it while you can.]

What, no remark back?

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

I like me, too. Who wouldn't?

[Don't push or you get the fake, teasing remarks like that.]

You're not half bad, either, I suppose. Birds of a feather and that.

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[cloudedblaze.livejournal.com]

You like me, admit it.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

...

I like you.

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[cloudedblaze.livejournal.com]

Was that so hard?

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Did you doubt it?