"Ahh," Cloud said as he yawned. He was getting tired of his quotidian tasks. Working at Shinra was getting boring for him. He barely had any friends in his unit to keep him company for he was a very shy young fellow. He only did his work because it was obligatory. And because he was a sycophant who wanted to impress the almighty general Sephiroth.
His stomach started to growl so he decided to grab something to eat. He stood up and walked a few feet only to trip over a neglected cord. Just as he started to fall he felt himself come to a kibosh. He looked up and saw Genesis, who had used his chest as a buttress for the clumsy boy. "Hello there" Genesis said with his usual furtive smile while running his hands through his beautiful red hair. "Hello" Cloud said back. Genesis was a verbose man. He was rife in facts and poetry. One could always hear him recite LOVELESS. He was a zealot of the famous book. "Thank you," Cloud said while moving his crystal blue eyes down to the floor and fixing his blonde hair back in place.
After Cloud thanked the man for helping him they started to walk in the direction of the cafeteria. Cloud could feel Genesis staring at the back of his head,making him feel uneasy. Once they got there they heard a vociferous voice calling their names. "HEEEYYY! CLOUD! GENESIS!" This voice was no other than the gregarious SOLDIER, Zack. Zack was a jubilant and vivacious young man. He was also a tenacious yahoo sometimes, but whenever Cloud told him this he would just laugh and change the subject. "What are you guys doing?," Zack said, moving his hands up so they rested on top of his head, clearly not seeing how much he abashed Cloud by shouting his name across the place.
"Oh, nothing important. I just came to get something to eat," Cloud said. Zack nodded at Cloud's response then looked at Genesis "Me? I came to meet up with Sephiroth and Angeal," Genesis stated. "We have some things to discuss about the new 1st class SOLDIER mission with the director." Zack looked at the red-haired man with a puzzled look. "Why was I not invited?," Zack asked. Genesis averted his eyes for a second then looked back at the younger man. "We would have invited you but your way of saying things is too... brazen." he said. This response made Zack querulous. "Wha? Why do you always have to me out?," the raven haired man said in a childish voice. "I'm sure they don't mean to," Cloud said. The two other men almost forgot that the blonde was still standing there. "Sure," Zack sighed while rolling his eyes. He long knew about the ostracism he received from the other 1st class SOLDIERs. He let his hands fall back to his sides and put his head down.
"Well this isn't like you." Zack tilted his head up to the side when he felt a hand rest on his shoulder. He met the eyes of Angeal. Seeing the fatherly figure before him cheered him up. "Sup!" Zack yelled while smiling at the other dark haired man. Angeal was kind and supportive man, but he could get angry sometimes. "Angeal. Good to see you," Genesis said. "Where is Sephiroth? I thought he said he was coming with you?" "Nope. He's occupied with something else at the moment. You know how he's been locking himself up lately," said Angeal. "Ah. Well that is not a surprise. He's been doing it for a few weeks now," Genesis added. "Ever since that lab incident," Zack exclaimed. Cloud just nodded in agreement. A few weeks ago he and the first class SOLDIERs went on a mission. They had discovered Hojo's lab and the horrible secrets that lurked there. After disposing the experiments Sephiroth started to act more seclusive.
After a few moments of silence Zack grabbed hold of Cloud's arm and started walking in the direction of the wonderful food he smelled. "Let's EAT!" he yelled. "Oh! Gen, Angeal, you guys gonna come later to my place?" Zack asked, now holding Cloud by the neck while dragging him around. "Yeah" Angeal replied. "Ya sure?!" Zack yelled again. "Even if the morrow is barren of promises, nothing shall forestall my return" quoted Genesis. With that the two groups of men then went their separate ways.