[ he could ask for further deets on what "doing kind of weird stuff" exactly means, but zack learned a long time ago that ignorance is often bliss in this gig, so don't mind him as he glides right by that ambiguous statement without comment. ]
[Don't ask, don't tell. That's his policy. ...That, and he kind of needs this job. It's... significantly less than what he expected, but he can't go back to Nibelheim. So. Weird stuff or no weird stuff, no boats are being rocked here.]
Got paid yesterday. Should be enough to spare for it before I send it back home.
[And.]
And I owe you for that other time.
[Maybe paying off that debt would mean the memory of Zack stumbling on him sick, and getting roped into feeding his squadmates would be less embarrassing.]
[Shit. That's right, he probably owes him ...about a week's worth of food by now. U g h. Yes, this might be him putting down his phone, and dragging his hands down his face. But after a small pause:]
We could split it. We eat together a lot anyway. Maybe it'd be like paying you back in instalments.
[Except that's not the way things work. Augh.]
I still feel kind of bad. Even if company food is really bad [For infantry, anyway.] I don't want you to think I'm using you as a meal ticket.
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cloud.
[ he could ask for further deets on what "doing kind of weird stuff" exactly means, but zack learned a long time ago that ignorance is often bliss in this gig, so don't mind him as he glides right by that ambiguous statement without comment. ]
this mean you're actually paying?
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...That, and he kind of needs this job. It's... significantly less than what he expected, but he can't go back to Nibelheim. So. Weird stuff or no weird stuff, no boats are being rocked here.]
Got paid yesterday. Should be enough to spare for it before I send it back home.
[And.]
And I owe you for that other time.
[Maybe paying off that debt would mean the memory of Zack stumbling on him sick, and getting roped into feeding his squadmates would be less embarrassing.]
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[ teasing because cloud makes it Too Easy. ]
don't worry about it, kiddo.
my salary's way heftier than your stipend. i got you.
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[Shit. That's right, he probably owes him ...about a week's worth of food by now.
U g h.
Yes, this might be him putting down his phone, and dragging his hands down his face. But after a small pause:]
We could split it. We eat together a lot anyway. Maybe it'd be like paying you back in instalments.
[Except that's not the way things work. Augh.]
I still feel kind of bad. Even if company food is really bad [For infantry, anyway.] I don't want you to think I'm using you as a meal ticket.
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[ until later comes and zack refuses to let him pay then, too. ]
hey, don't worry about it, yeah? keeping me company is a chore in and of itself. consider it my thanks.
i'll see you sometime after seven?
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But:]
It's not a chore. I like spending time with you. A lot, actually.
[And.]
Sounds good. See you later.