Cloud Strife wanders the slums... letting his wings drag

Aeris Gainsborough walks over to Cloud

Aeris Gainsborough says, "Hi, would you like to buy a flower?"

Cloud Strife says, "uh... sure... how much?"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "1 gil"

Aeris Gainsborough smiles sweetly

Aeris Gainsborough says, "my church where I grow them is right over here"

Cloud Strife says, "Is it hard to grow them?  Here in the slums?"

Cloud Strife fishes a gil out of his pocket

Aeris Gainsborough nods

Aeris Gainsborough says, "but my church is special... you look sad, want to see them? Maybe you'll cheer up"

Cloud Strife says, "Sure"

Aeris Gainsborough leads Cloud over to her church and smiles at her flowers

Aeris Gainsborough says, "My name is Aeris, and you?"

Cloud Strife says, "Cloud"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "Pleased to meet you"

Aeris Gainsborough picks him a pretty flower

Cloud Strife smiles vaguely

Aeris Gainsborough says, "here you go"

Aeris Gainsborough hands it to him

Cloud Strife says, "thank you.... "

Aeris Gainsborough says, "You are welcome"

Aeris Gainsborough smiles

Cloud Strife takes a few steps towards her... sadly intending to make her a meal

Aeris Gainsborough says, "what brings you down here any way?"

Cloud Strife says, "I... was really looking for a meal"

Aeris Gainsborough nods and smiles

Aeris Gainsborough says, "Well, nothing around here... I was looking too..."

Cloud Strife nods

Aeris Gainsborough giggles and looks at him

Cloud Strife says, "You’re too nice"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "I know, but that's my nature"

Cloud Strife says, "My nature.... is to worry... it seems"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "oh but why?"

Aeris Gainsborough places her hand on his shoulder

Cloud Strife says, "Worry and suffer........."

Cloud Strife sighs

Aeris Gainsborough says, "Oh relax a little Cloud"

Cloud Strife says, "I can’t... stay or something not nice'll happen... "

Aeris Gainsborough moves her hand back and forth on the wing covering his shoulder

Aeris Gainsborough says, "I doubt that"

Cloud Strife says, "Please don’t touch..."

Aeris Gainsborough giggles

Aeris Gainsborough says, "why, sensitive?"

Cloud Strife says, "a little"

Aeris Gainsborough giggles again and pulls at it

Cloud Strife says, "Oww hey"

Cloud Strife flips his wings back

Aeris Gainsborough smiles

Aeris Gainsborough says, "been 3 years since I saw a blue wing"

Cloud Strife says, "You ... know?"

Aeris Gainsborough grins and giggles, then raps her formerly hidden tail around his arm

Cloud Strife says, "Whoa... "

Aeris Gainsborough says, "Hold on... any one coming?"

Cloud Strife says, "No... not that I can see"

Aeris Gainsborough nods and takes off her dress.. reviling her black wings rapped firmly around her body

Cloud Strife steps back

Aeris Gainsborough says, "something wrong?"

Cloud Strife says, "No its just that.. "

Aeris Gainsborough says, "what?"

Aeris Gainsborough goes over to him

Cloud Strife says, "You’re.... a black wing"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "yes"

Aeris Gainsborough smiles

Cloud Strife says, "Wow..."

Aeris Gainsborough says, "why the wow? Been away from others too?"

Cloud Strife says, "There’s... others"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "Well, one other blue wing that I know of.. my former mate"

Aeris Gainsborough sighs sadly

Cloud Strife says, "former mate? What happened?"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "We lost.. our child...."

Aeris Gainsborough sniffles and sits down by her flowers

Cloud Strife says, "Where’d... he go?"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "He's still around ShinRa somewhere"

Cloud Strife says, "Oh... did he have a name?"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "Reno..."

Cloud Strife says, "Oh… I don’t have a mate either......"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "He's a Turk"

Cloud Strife says, "He doesn’t.......  care anymore"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "What happened?"

Cloud Strife says, "He went nuts"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "oh..."

Aeris Gainsborough frowns

Aeris Gainsborough says, "That's bad... "

Aeris Gainsborough looks up at Cloud, offering him a seat by her

Cloud Strife sits down beside her

Cloud Strife says, "I lost ... my first child with him"

Aeris Gainsborough looks at him

Aeris Gainsborough says, "you too? My mate was fighting... that's how he lost ours... afterward we couldn't be together any more... too much pain"

Cloud Strife says, "He wasn’t there for it .....  when it was born..."

Aeris Gainsborough says, "born? Oh gods... "

Aeris Gainsborough strokes Cloud's hair

Cloud Strife says, "I gave it to a Scientist named Hojo... I.. Im sure he couldn’t help...."

Cloud Strife closes his eyes tightly

Aeris Gainsborough says, "oh...."

Aeris Gainsborough puts her arm around him

Cloud Strife says, "He... probably has it floating.. in a bottle of formaldehyde somewhere....."

Aeris Gainsborough says, "so much pain..."

Cloud Strife says, "And... I mated with someone... but his mate.. came back... we thought he was dead"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "oh? How many others are there?"

Cloud Strife says, "It hurts to see his family... happy together....  he has a mate and a child...."

Aeris Gainsborough sighs

Aeris Gainsborough says, "I can understand that"

Cloud Strife says, "There... are 5 .. myself.. my mate..... and the three of them… And now 2 more...."

Aeris Gainsborough smiles slightly

Aeris Gainsborough says, "that makes for 7"

Cloud Strife says, "6.. once I’m done carrying this child"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "6? That would mean two would die..."

Cloud Strife says, "I'll pass my child on... and they can raise it "

Aeris Gainsborough says, "and the other death? You insane mate?"

Cloud Strife shrugs

Cloud Strife says, "no.. I mean. there will still be 7… but.. not 8 "

Aeris Gainsborough says, "oh..."

Aeris Gainsborough sighs

Aeris Gainsborough says, "That's sad"

Aeris Gainsborough moves her hand down to his pouch

Aeris Gainsborough says, "You just get pregnant?"

Cloud Strife nods

Cloud Strife says, "But.. its... going to impose.. on his family"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "Then stay with me... I miss my former mate... he was too shaken up by the death to bare the thought of it happening again"

Cloud Strife says, "I don’t know if I could "

Aeris Gainsborough says, "and I... I always wanted a child"

Cloud Strife says, "Alright.. I guess I can .. try"

Aeris Gainsborough smiles and rubs Cloud's pouch fondly

Cloud Strife purrs softly

Aeris Gainsborough smiles again

Aeris Gainsborough says, "I have a place we can stay with out fear"

Cloud Strife says, "Alright"

Aeris Gainsborough stands up, rubbing his pouch with her tail

Cloud Strife says, "I... will tell them later... "

Aeris Gainsborough says, "alright"

Aeris Gainsborough pulls her dress back on

Aeris Gainsborough says, "come on, it's a nice place"

Cloud Strife folds his wings on his back and follows Aeris