Calibrations Waiting Room Mingle

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WHO: ALL HE ROWS
WHERE: The Secret Tunnel, which has become the Calibrations Waiting Room (or was it always...?)
WHAT: Mingle log for literally anything you'd like to take place in the waiting room between sleep cycles during the event
WHEN: June 3 - July 10
WARNINGS: Please mark individual threads with warnings

For those that have heeded Ga Re's warning, the door within the secret tunnel - which looks suspiciously like the hatch to one of your shuttles - is wide open, waiting for you. You walk through... and the door behind you disappears. You’re now standing in a cavernous, cold, white waiting room. There are hallways leading off the main corridor with names above each. One of them has your name and will draw you toward it, inevitably.

And on the wall, in pink, running letters is written this single greeting:

‘Welcome to Calibrations’.

The secret tunnel has become a large waiting room with chairs, tables, and the same food dispensers available in the shuttles. There are also communal bathrooms - one for each gender - with several toilet stalls and shower stalls in each, including basic shampoo and soap dispensers, like you might find in a hotel. The water isn’t hot, so hopefully you don’t mind lukewarm showers. Somehow, at least, it never goes cold.

Branching off the main waiting room room are the labeled hallways. At the end of each short hallway is a door, with the same character’s name written on them. Anyone can enter any room, regardless of the name written on it. Everyone has their own room, though of course people can share. Each room has a simple bed (approximately queen-sized) and a set of drawers.

You can opt to spend time in your room or in the larger, common waiting room. (And if you do, you can thread it out here!) But every 16 hours, you'll feel a compulsion: You need to sleep. Right now. You find yourself going into your room (or someone else's, if you really want). But you’re drawn to the bed. You can’t help but lie down. And then, you fall asleep.

Comments

[deal_me_in]

"-okay but last I checked, those are still considered weapons."

Yeah, he ...had to get that out. He's not asking for bullets to shoot squirrels! Well okay, not until recently would that have been a consideration, but he did promise Eli that he'd bring some meat to the diner.

When Cloud makes mention of the bike ride, the Exo shakes his head, running a hand over his face with all the implication of a 'here we go'. He looks at Tony, gives a crooked smile. "We did some mean donuts in the hangar."

He waits as Tony helps with a visual explanation of the card game at hand, obliging with as many cards as Tony taps for. He's not sure where Cloud is going with the whole subject of the world he's from, glancing at Tony with a shrug before looking back to Cloud.

[backoff]

He's going to be fleeing the weapon talk conversation now. Since Cloud can flee from any topic that he wants including what he had recently brought up. The urge to get up from the chair was strong, he felt that anxious bubble would burst. Cloud starts moving his right leg in a way of bouncing it out of that nervous anxiety. There's a raise of his eyebrow while he glances over at Cayde. Did he hear jealously from Tony? It's only a motorcycle ride to him, that's all.

"Ten Four." He says it crisp and clear to Tony. Cloud watches as the next card comes up wondering if it'll end up being an eight or nine or even another face card. Anything but a lower numbered card. He wasn't really into the conversation between Cayde and Tony with the bike. But hey, Cayde could go for making Tony jealous as Cayde wanted to see if Tony would become that way.

The arm moving away may have helped Tony a bit as he quietly takes in where he wanted to go with that topic or if he should flee now. Cloud turns his head to Tony looking at his face trying to gauge exactly what 'enough' even means. His leg hasn't really let up knowing where this was going. His eyes are hardened as his lips part slightly as he speaks as a sharp bite. "I do."

He should really use flee. But then, he remembers what he asked Sansa and she didn't have an answer for them. "Do one or both of you know what the storms do?"

you wanted to ask and made Tony panic

[in_extremis]

The bike, like the replicator, existed outside of their realm as it was, so it was a little hard to be that jealous about donuts until Tony could set eyes on it and give a proper judgement. That wasn't energy he was willing to put in to find out they had been buzzing around on an electric scooter. Still, he gave Cayde a performative gasp, "And I wasn't invited?", as much to try to ease the tension that he had been trying to ramp up a moment ago. He didn't like the way Cloud was fidgeting now. And he really didn't like it in combination with the answer about the crystals.

"Pump the breaks," he said, hooking his arm back on Cloud's chair to turn more toward him when he thought he could just drop that tidbit then power through to chat about the weather. "Are the power cells related to the storms?" he tried to connect with some disbelief that the new guy had made this leap when Tony hadn't even figured out what the storms looked like in the months he had been here. Further, and not to amp up Cloud's bouncing anxiety but it had to be on the table now, "Do you think the storms are like your planet's...life source? The mako?"

[deal_me_in]

At least Tony doesn't disappoint. Cayde hadn't been serious about trying to make him jealous so much as lighten things up. It doesn't last all that long, although he figures he'd be fooling himself if he thought the whole matter would blow over so easily.

He still isn't following, or at least hasn't put the concerns together, not until Tony brings up the power cells. And still there's a gap between that and the storms that he can't figure the connection. Mako, however...

"Wait, what?"

Okay, so it's not the most scintillating response, but he's jumping mental hurdles now to catch up with the conversation's turn. "I don't know what the storms here do for sure except that everyone is concerned about what might happen to me if I stand out in one." Well, two people isn't everyone but it's a good chunk of people who count. "I still think I'm missing something here. How'd we get from the power to the storms?"

[backoff]

Cloud is a tad slow on changing of room scene moods. He's not used to the quick tension to trying to lighten things. Messing around is a thing he'll grow used to again. Being alone for a while with not being around people can do that.

The leg shaking stops as Tony turns himself inward to face him. Cloud tilts his head at the mention the power cells being related to the storms. "I was asking about the storms for another reason." He turns his head for a moment to look at Cayde. "If people are worried about you being out there, it's because of what you are and one thought it's mostly electricity based. What danger does the storms actually have?"

He turns his attention back to Tony as he presses his lips tightly together into a thin line. "I know how the rods are made." Cloud shifts in his chair while shaking his head. "I don't know if that would be related to the storms or not. But if it is..."

He can't bring himself to say it. He relived some of those memories already and he can't forget what he had been searching for before coming here.

"I don't trust you enough to give you what I know." Cloud says quietly to Tony because the only other person at the table he would trust with what he did know is Cayde. "Truthfully, I need to get with Reeve." And Vincent, but he could do that separately or together.

[in_extremis]

If Cloud hadn't told Tony that he was from the same planet as Reeve, Tony thought he might suspect it by now; they had a similar queer cadence, not just the melody of how they spoke but their choice of language that Tony had found so beguiling in Reeve and assumed it had been something in his upbringing, not his culture. This didn't quite click yet, sounding clumsier than Reeve would have put it exactly, at 'it's because of what you are', but the phrase made Tony laugh in surprise and shoot Cayde a look for being a 'what' before giving a small shake of his head. Not how Tony would have outlined his concerns about Cayde's interaction with the storms.

It was Cloud's quiet declaration of trust, what he expected in exchange for information, that had Tony slouching back in his chair and studying Cloud as the way he chose to lay that out nagged at Tony's recognition. That wasn't something anyone had actually said to him before. "Neither of us have been through the storms," he offered apologetically, with a flick toward Cayde, and gave a shrug. "We're not really the best company to ask about them. You want to ask someone that's been here a while-- Billy or Tommy, the twins, they'd be a good bet. Or Jon, he's got this thing for records." Folding his arms across his chest, Tony worried his lip thoughtfully before he continued, "But we're all part of whatever this thing is now. You don't know me from Adam, I get that, but if you think you know something about the system...I've got no reason to work against you, sweetheart."

[deal_me_in]

Predictably, Cayde makes a face, both at Cloud's comment and Tony's look. Yeah, yeah, laugh it up.

He does nod at Tony, confirmation about their inexperience with the supposedly dangerous storms that weren't supposed to be deadly to them and yet somehow in this particular instance were claimed to be. Yeah, he's still hung up on that. He also nods his agreement on the suggestions of who to ask about the storm details.

Cards seem to have been long forgotten, so he sets the deck down, leaning back in his seat, turned slightly so he can drape an arm over the seatback. Cloud just continues to keep them in suspense, and then it plateaus with his admission that he'd rather not continue. The Exo looks from Tony to Cloud, back and forth.

"Look," he says, sitting forward again, resting his elbows at the table's edge. "If there's something we should know about how things work, it's not going to do any good keeping it a secret. Aside from whatever info's fed to us, it's all touch and go to figure things out, and one problem's as good as everyone else's."

His attention shifts to Cloud. "If trust is the issue here, I'll vouch for Stark. As much as he might sound otherwise, his intentions are usually good, and he knows his way around things like this. And like he said- there's no reason for him oppose you. Anyway. Clearly you've got concerns. You've already made them just as much our's now."

A pause.

"...and of course, if you don't trust me either, well then, that's another matter," he says, giving a lopsided grin.

[backoff]

Cloud needed to get a feel for Tony for himself. The other seemed to want to push his buttons at first but then provided information that he needed. He could handle a lot coming at him but he would protect himself when needed. Cloud sighed knowing his choice of words weren't the best and he looked apologetically at Cayde like a puppy dog asking for forgiveness. The card game is long forgotten since he turned the conversation into something that’s been bothering him. He’s at least talking to people about it. It’s not exactly easy when he normally bottles it all up. But Cayde and Tony both bring up good points. Cayde more so on keeping things a secret. Cloud moves a hand to his left arm giving it a squeeze as his nibbles on the corner of his lip in silent thoughts.

“I’ve bothered Jon enough. I do plan on getting with Billy on another matter so I will be sure to bring up the storms with him.” Yes, he knows some people around here and some at least their names. Cloud’s right hand stays on his left arm as he says this too. “I'm going to suggest that this conversation stays among us and those you wish to tell. But I don't want too many to panic. I have two friends I need to talk to.”

“I do trust you Cayde.” His eyes slowly focus on the Exo. “I already know what secrets can do to people or to themselves. I relived some of that recently. You know how the Lifestream is the main source of energy on Gaia, the Planet I'm from. Mako Reactors filtered the Lifestream to create power for all of us on the planet. We were basically taking its resources. The Planet could have been dying; it was a theory to be believed. A group believed that to be true and fought back against the corporate making the Mako Reactors. I got hired by them for mercenary work and as a way to fight back against Shinra for my own reasons. I helped them blow up a few in Midgar.”

There’s a shrug at that since he was against Shinra for a lot of reasons. Cloud needed to work this through to explain the crystal rods. “The crystal rods get made by using anything from this planet, like rocks from a cave nearby. You can charge the rods up by using the planet’s energy to power them.” He turns his attention back onto Tony.

“This planet could be protecting itself. Gaia chose to do it differently after an event that happened two years ago for me.” Cloud keeps his attention on Tony. “The replicator needs to be fixed so we can continue to get supplies. I'm going to need help since I'm against using the planet's energy for my own personal reasons.”

[in_extremis]

At Cloud's request for secrecy, Tony teased in a low voice, "The part about you sabotaging the one good thing in the city, or just this part?" and flashed a wolfish smile.

The preamble wasn't entirely new information to Tony, making him nod slowly and restrain himself from tapping the table to increase the tempo here, but Reeve hadn't exactly been clear with the details of how his planet had been liberated from this energy source. Mercenaries and explosions hadn't come up, anyway, making Tony focus more curiously on Cloud, eyes narrowed and considering and finding he wasn't entirely surprised to learn this about him. He could see the guy strapped in black armor and bullying civilians for kicks. The 'group' doing the fighting and hiring was more interesting to Tony, and made the tale more complicated than he had been led to assume. That kind of money, on Earth, only ever came from the oil or the military, not against it.

'I'm a mercenary hired to blow up power plants' was a fair secret to be anxious to admit to.

"You think the storms are climate change," Tony concluded, knowing it wasn't a 1:1 comparison for Cloud, but the neatest hypothesis for the phenomena so far even outside of his experience with his own planet's response to the reckless abuse of a natural resource. The language might still have been a part of Cayde's history, wherever their dimensions overlapped, so Tony watched Cayde as he said it to get the sense that he was reading this right. Whether or not the hypothesis panned out to be true, it was a solid enough reason to be wary, but the holes in Cloud and Reeve's story so far had Tony itching at his chest and frowning, wondering where that sketchbook he left with Reeve had gone. With a sniff, he offered, clipped and irritable suddenly, "Lots of energy options. Got sunlight for a decade up there, that's an obvious one. We'll make a battery pack, see how it goes. Have you seen Reeve today?"

[deal_me_in]

Cayde tries not to wince at the look from Cloud. If he were closer, he'd have to pat the poor guy on the head. So instead he waves it off. Not the first time he's been called a 'what' anyway.

As Cloud starts to get into the details, the Exo nods. This is mostly review for him, a refresher considering that when it comes to remembering things from a dream, it's kind of like wondering if they'd really had the conversation. "Right, not lava," he says, recalling his earlier assumptions from an entirely different conversation with Reeve.

He strokes his chin as he leans back in his seat again, optics narrowing with a frown. Well, he can understand what's got the blond so upset now. The possibility's a plausible one, as much as anything they can come up with. After all, it's not like the Agrii have given them any details about why the storms started up.

Tony puts forth a conclusion and Cayde nods thoughtfully. Even if such concerns were pre-Golden Age, such terms don't fade away, nor the ideas behind it. The Earth's long since had more pressing concerns than that of nature revolting, but then nature's sprung back up well before humanity has. He points at Tony. "I touched on the whole solar energy thing with Reeve." Even if it hadn't exactly been the solar energy the Exo had been referring to at first. "Wow, that conversation was a long time ago. This all really puts things in perspective..."

Looking at Cloud again, even as he's shifted his attention to Tony, Cayde tilts his head, reaching for his cards again because he needs something to fiddle with in between his thoughts. "...are you talking about the meteor thingy?"

[backoff]

Cloud squints his eyes at Tony while tilting his head to the side. "Both would be good unless you really want to hold a town meeting. I really dislike them."

He'd try to flee then because he's had his own share before. Cloud raises an eyebrow while looking at Tony. "No," There's a nod over at Cayde when he brings up the meteor. "Yes. After that incident the Lifestream was able to spread across the Planet. Meteor was stopped, we managed to take care of the threat." He's going to leave out Holy for now since that will confuse everything.

A small pause as Cloud slowly shifts to the edge of his sit as if he might get up at any moment to stand. "Midgar was in ruins after that. A new city got built. I started a delivery business since there's monsters everywhere you want to travel. The Planet did protect itself and not in the way of monsters but something against humanity. The rest of that subject matter doesn't belong in a large common waiting room."

He frowns as the question about Reeve comes up. Cloud turns in his chair while looking at Tony. "I plan on talking to Reeve right after this conversation as well as my other friend that's here. They need to know."

[in_extremis]

"Meteor...?" Tony asked, glancing between them and not really expecting an answer, because he also had questions about monsters and what exactly Cloud meant by 'protecting itself' if they weren't talking about the storms. "Sorry--" he continued, and twirled a finger between them to wrap this up and try to focus on one thing for three seconds, "about your whole life story or whatever, what does this have to do with the replicator?" There were obviously more than enough elements to Cloud's story to make him cagey, but Tony wasn't asking for his source code and was starting to feel like they were in the weeds with it. He seemed more comfortable with Cayde anyway, so Tony offered, "Listen, I just want everybody to have what they need while we're here, until I can get us off of this rock. If you want to work out the details between yourselves and come to me when you're ready with the shit I need to know, I can fuck off."

[deal_me_in]

"Not that there's a whole lot of common in the room right now," Cayde says with a quick look around and a loose gesture about the rest of the place. "I've been sitting here a while with no bites for a card game but if you'd rather relocate to another room..."

He shrugs, and then nods at Tony. "Ditto. How hard can it be to rig up something new to power the thing up? We just need to make up a battery or something like you said, and then work out how it'll plug into the replicator."

Since the card game's been derailed, he reaches over to gather them all back together, giving them a good shuffle before he starts flipping them one by one face-side up in front of him in a fresh stack.

"So there are some concerns about the source of the energy being used for the city, and some theories that it may be linked to what's going on with these storms that have been giving the Agrii trouble. Given their track record with everything and the expectations on us, I would not be surprised if it's been something taken for granted that just blew out of proportion and their own understanding. -not that I'm still wary about the whole deal with them in general, but that's another thing."

He glances between the other two at the table. "I think those're the main points that had to be hit. And with us stuck in here for who knows how long, we can't tackle the simpler problem directly but we at least have something of a plan, and can at least work on that end of things until whatever the hell's happening upstairs blows over. Am I right?"

[backoff]

"Thank you, Cayde." Cloud's grateful for Cayde making a summary of everything being said. There's a small smile tugging on his lips as Cloud looks at the Exo. He can finally save himself that trouble of forming the words needed. The blond is going to let the silence come in around them. As he looks between the two of them before focusing on Tony.

"This rock could potentially kill us. It's the 'how' that I'm concerned with." He shakes his head, but Tony's right. "The other concern is getting the replicator back up and running so we can continue to get supplies that are needed. Making the crystal rods should be simple enough. Are there already rods though? I'm against using the planet's life force to charge them, but I can. I can show other's how as well but it won't be exactly easy for them."

There's a lot of information in his head sorting through it all has been a journey. "If there's a slot on the replicator the crystal rod would be able to power the machine and you wouldn't have to worry about dealing with the wiring system at all."

Cloud looks at Tony knowing what he's about to say will only boost the other's arrogant ego. "I heard you are an amazing genius. I know how to make the crystal rods. But I don't have hands that are good for making objects."

[in_extremis]

That was a fine summary of the conversation Tony didn't realize he had walked into, and although he still looked mildly irritated, Tony raised his hands in concession and nodded his thanks to Cayde as well. He thought he was here to figure out what got under Cloud's skin and maybe win himself an embarrassing favour, and while he was coming away from it knowing that someone in the city was touting his best assets and Cloud was accepting them at face value, what he mostly had was more questions, a new problem, and a nagging regret for putting his trust in Reeve so readily.

"It would be my pleasure to get my hands on your rods," he said, folding his hands over his heart like this was a romantic declaration, "but Cal's your man if you want to know how the thing works now, he put it together. You want a new power system, I got you covered. I've got a battery rigged in there already for a surveillance system."

[deal_me_in]

It was honestly a conversation Cayde hadn't known they were getting into until Tony had come in. He was still lamenting about the loss of the replicator. Things had gotten considerably more complicated in such a short time since then.

Shrugging as though it's all in a day's work, simplifying things people make overly complicated, the Exo resumes piling cards. He can't help but smirk as Tony responds, shaking his head as he goes to scoop up his cards again.

"'Surveillance system' huh," he grins as he leans on the table, cutting the deck once, twice.

[backoff]

The conversation had taken an interesting turn of events. Cloud only used what Reeve told him to defuse the situation in case it would continue to go sideways. At first Cloud wasn't sure what Tony’s motive truly had been. After saying he was trying to get them off from the planet helped in a lot of ways. Cloud would rather put his trust into people willing to help others versus dropping massive plates on the public to make a power move. He flicks his eyes over at Cayde and his pile of cards. “What game are you playing by yourself?”

And then to Tony. “I will get with Cal on the replicator to see what he thinks and then we’ll go from there.” He already met Cal and had a bit of training with him. It shouldn't be too hard to strike up a conversation. Cloud’s attention pulls back on the surveillance talk. He raises an eyebrow at Tony. "When you say surveillance, is it undetected?" There was something else that came to mind that usually ends up going along with it.

“Are you going to be making a Public Security Division as well? Their job would be to go out to the public and protect them against any security risks while keeping peace among the citizens.” Cloud seems to know all about public safety. “As far as rod handling, that might have to wait on how the replicator gets fixed.”

[in_extremis]

Cayde's tone made Tony smirk back, head cocked to ask if Cayde had was doing anything he didn't want surveilled then purred a promise with a wink, "For my eyes only, Hot Stuff." He should have expected the merc to be interested, but he still raised his eyebrows like he had been asked a deeply personal question, then glanced back to Cayde with a very innocent pout as Cloud took it upon himself to explain what Public Security would mean.

"Ah...not exactly," he admitted to his system's detectability. "Hadn't been a top concern of mine. Data gathering, not snooping." What the actual differences were were debatable, but Tony committed to the distinction confidently-- he had made D.A.T.A. as a storage system, after all, and just about everything that happened on this planet was Need To Know until proven otherwise. So far, there was no argument for Otherwise, just a bunch of untethered theories. "And security's been low priority. Not a lot of citizens to keep peaceful. Why, are you worried about the new guy?" Low priority and mildly contentious, but Tony wasn't as comfortable sharing his philosophies with the muscle for hire.

[deal_me_in]

"At the moment? Nothing. I don't think I'm bored enough for Solitaire though." A thought does strike him as he starts setting down cards in pairs, just to see how many Blackjacks he can get off the latest shuffle.

His lopsided grin still holds, a tipping his head up with a suggested 'wouldn't you like to know'. Again he shakes his head as Tony replies. "Figures." He smothers a laugh when the next look turned his way is a pout, offering a shrug.

Cayde continues doling out card pairs, frowning here, brightening there. The whole subject of data gathering and public safety was honestly losing him, but he tries to listen all the same. He does nod as Tony makes his point.

"Same deal with why I told Vanto coming up with some kind of monetary system was pointless. Our numbers are small. We're already pretty much looking out for each other, and there hasn't been a whole lot of actual threats cityside." Aside from some giant bugs but they'd taken care of that, right? "So far as we know, the threats are the ones that went fishing for people to bring here on the premise of doing something helpful."

[backoff]

Cloud watches as Cayde starts doing the pairs of cards while tilting his head. The Exo could be getting rather bored with the conversation. He wanted to know why Tony had been setting up a system, what kind of system? Cloud was getting information and tacking it on post-it notes or scribbled notes for later. He holds up his hands.

"Hey, now, cameras aren't always used for snooping. They are put in place to protect and keep people safe. How would you know someone's knocked out somewhere? Passed out after a medical condition? Are you going to constantly keep tabs on everyone?" He's frowning knowing that the camera system could be used for so much more and they don't need to be peeping on everyone.

"I haven't been here long enough to make a judgement. Besides for coming here and getting into trouble instantly as if it's my life's never ending story." Cloud breaths heavily through his nose as he crosses his arms against his chest. He looks at Tony while squinting his eyes. "I protected a whole city from a giant ass dragon before coming here. Should you truthfully be worried about me? All of you are new to me. Honestly, I'm trying to make connections where I can and who is willing to help."

[in_extremis]

Tony pressed his lips into a thin line, eyes narrowed, feeling like he was being baited into what he knew would be a shouting match on the verge of blows if Steve had asked him that question so innocently. Yes, he was going to keep tabs on everyone, that was what the cameras were for. More importantly, that was what the cameras they all carried in their pockets were for, but Tony was definitely not going to admit to that one. "Sure, yeah, protect people," he muttered, eyes on the table where he had started to tap a restless rhythm and briefly stopped to wave away the thought dismissively. "I just make the cool stuff, I'm doing research, that's all." He was starting to enjoy this conversation about as much as Cayde seemed engaged with it with his cards.

"I don't know what I should be worried about," he did admit with a hard smile and a clap of his hand to Cloud's shoulder for the valiant attempt at wooing him with tales of dragons. It didn't work, but Tony could recognize the effort. With a flick of a finger toward Cayde, he agreed, "We've got a common enemy, end of the day, and no way to get a good look or get a hit on them yet, meanwhile they're in their safe bubble getting their rocks off on how much they can make us put up with. You ask anyone behind any one of those doors, they've got their own dragon slaying story to tell, and yet we're still sitting here playing cards." He pushed up out of his seat, taking his glass with him, and made his farewell, "Gentlemen. If you think you've got something that will actually surprise me, the name's on the door."

[deal_me_in]

On the subject of cameras, Cayde would have to agree with Tony. Keeping tabs was kinda snooping, wasn't it? Regardless of whether it was with the intent of people's safety or otherwise. Anyway, the important thing's knowing that this is something Tony's cooking up. Which will be something to look for along the line. Something to do, anyway. "I like cool stuff," he however feels the need to mention.

"We just needa stumble through each other's heads to figure that it's not all rainbows and butterflies for everyone, and that's not even on purpose. There are better things to make a competition of than who's gone through more trouble." He'd probably win just for the lifetimes he's probably got on most people here anyway, so how fun would that bet be? "Not sure where this conversation's going now, but I think most of the people here find it easier to trust each other over the Agrii. They don't play fair," he nods. "Who takes away the only exit? Like that's not super suspicious."

Snorting lightly, Cayde gathers up his cards, giving them a fond pat. "It's okay, I still appreciate you," he murmurs. The prospect of playing another actual game with them looks less and less, unfortunately. Well, he can deal. Playing Blackjack with yourself gets a little old though, so he starts to tent pairs and balance cards between them. Look at ALL the things you can do with cards guys!!

....he's going to get so bored and there's no clear end of this isolation in sight.

Something is definitely going to be exploded.

[backoff]

Cloud takes in everything that they both say. Tony is right in some areas but he’s still dealing with his own unseen enemy eating away at him. Speaking and telling people how he feels or needing to be heard will be difficult. He’s not used to using words that make sense. He’ll say the wrong things until he realizes what needs to be said when and where. Personally, he doesn't really care what people think of him since they always think so little. They always see a weakling but that weakling will surprise you when you least expect it.

“Yeah.” It’s quiet but he meant everything that he had said. Cloud would have gone over Avalanche if either of them seemed remotely interested in asking. People who wanted to save the planet. He's bothered over being talked about an unseen enemy that he couldn't do anything about.

He firmly plants his feet in front of him as he scoots the chair back so he doesn’t knock into the table as Cayde starts to build the house. He doesn’t want to accidentally knock it over and he moves slowly around the chair as he rubs at his left arm. “I owe you after not really being a good party guest." As usual, he probably does best alone.

"If you really want to play another card game. There's some important things that need to be discussed.” About saving this planet. He shakes his head as he starts to walk away from the Exo in the direction he needs to go to get to Reeve.