[ After it had defeated Cloud and sent him out through the portal, and Ayaka was left alone in the darkness. For the longest time, even when she came out, she hadn't been the same ever since. Even when he found her and saw her first thing after she emerged days later, things were very...different. And in a way, even though time has passed and he's learned to move on, Cloud hasn't been the same since. ]
Everyone made it out okay, but... I wasn't strong enough to do it myself. Guess portals make me a little uneasy still.
[ For all intents and purposes, he'd failed. But after saying all that, he lets out a calming sigh through his nose. He caught that subtle twitch in Shadow's ears. He hadn't planned on letting any of that slip. ]
Good thing that's not our job today.
[ Because they're going to get rid of whatever decides to slip on through that portal instead. ]
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[ After it had defeated Cloud and sent him out through the portal, and Ayaka was left alone in the darkness. For the longest time, even when she came out, she hadn't been the same ever since. Even when he found her and saw her first thing after she emerged days later, things were very...different. And in a way, even though time has passed and he's learned to move on, Cloud hasn't been the same since. ]
Everyone made it out okay, but... I wasn't strong enough to do it myself. Guess portals make me a little uneasy still.
[ For all intents and purposes, he'd failed. But after saying all that, he lets out a calming sigh through his nose. He caught that subtle twitch in Shadow's ears. He hadn't planned on letting any of that slip. ]
Good thing that's not our job today.
[ Because they're going to get rid of whatever decides to slip on through that portal instead. ]