Rude: Rude made it safely to the Golden Saucer and checked in at the Inn in Ghost Square. Then he went around to the Chocobo races where he finally found his quarry. He spoke quietly to the man, just one gambler to another, about the Chocobo race currently getting ready to run. Once the race was started and they were seated in bleachers next to each other the other man told him what he'd came there to learn. Yes, Rude's suspicions had been correct, Hojo hadn't acted alone. He had a group of 'assistants' who were just as crazy as he had been and the person who was out to kill Reno, well that was none other than Don Corneo himself. Rude was a bit shocked that the man who was still alive and in business because Rufus hadn't seen fit to take out his business - since the young President used it so often - when his father was killed, was going after the Turks. Rude wondered to himself if it had anything to do with Hojo. The man let him know where the 'Assistants' base could be found and then gave him the Don's current location. Rude grinned as he gathered his winnings from Chocobo race and went back to the Inn. Finally he had some good news!

Angeal: Angeal was still shaking his head over Reno's predicament when Sephiroth texted him. Immediately he was gone from his office and making his way back to Reno's apartment, the worried look on his face so fierce that everyone moved out of his way in a skittish fashion that he didn't even notice.

Cloud: Cloud received the text with a small frown and told Zack that he would have to watch the movie another time. He texted Sephiroth back saying he was on his way.

Sephiroth: Standing outside the door Sephiroth simply waited, he'd gotten Cloud's text and was sure that the over protective Angeal would show up at any moment. He wasn't disappointed. Angeal and Cloud arrived at the same time from different directions.

Angeal: "What's wrong with him?" Angeal asked, Cloud nodded, he wanted to know as well.

Sephiroth: "I'm not really sure. He didn't seem to have a fever, but he was exceptionally tired, and didn't even fight or protest when I picked him up and put him to bed. I was hoping Cloud, that you wouldn't mind staying with him? I don't want to leave him alone, I'm honestly afraid he might not wake up at all." Sephiroth's face was plainly scared.

Cloud: Angeal patted his back as Cloud nodded again, "I can do that." And Cloud went inside and pulled up a stool from the kitchen and sat to watch over Reno in his room.

Genesis: Just then Genesis received a call from Rude, he picked up his phone and answered blithely, "Hotsauce hotness, how may I serve you?"

Rude: Rude chuckled, "On Rye with a load of Ketchup. I've got serious news."

Genesis: Genesis' playful manner abruptly ended, "Oh? What is it?"

Rude: "Tell the Olives in the salad that I found out who attempted to spread Ketchup all over it." It was cryptic but until Rude was back at HQ, he couldn't be anything else. "Also, tell my wife that I'll be home sometime tomorrow."

Genesis: Genesis clapped his hands, "Will do, she'll be ever so excited! Can't wait to see what you got me."

Rude: Rude rolled his eyes as he hung up and Genesis bounced off the chair in his room and ran down the halls and stairwells to Reno's apartment... where he found a very glum Sephiroth and Angeal.

Reno: Reno was mumbling here and there as time passed but slowly woke, eyes peeking around drowsily until they stumbled across a chocobo spiked cadet. "Mmm...Strife?" he whispered, sitting himself up and groggily shaking his head. "Wha's goin' on? Wasn' Seph here? D'I pass out'r somethin'?" His words were extremely slurred, due to the fact that he wasn't used to the medication at all yet and his stress had been eating at him too. It was more potent than he first thought. When the room started spinning, he simply laid back down and sighed. "Damn, this medication's fuckin' crazy." he grumbled into the pillow. "So, wha's goin'on, yo?"

Cloud: Cloud nearly died of a heart attack when Reno woke up, it was hard to understand the Turk but the blonde was quick to reassure. "General Sephiroth was worried about you since you seemed more out of it than he felt was healthy. He asked that I sit with you until you woke up, to make sure that you didn't try to die in your sleep or something." Cloud was rather glad that the Turk had woken up; his breathing had been pretty shallow for a while there.

Genesis: Genesis was talking things over with Sephiroth and Angeal in the hallway outside Reno's door. "What's wrong? Could you tell?"

Sephiroth: Sephiroth shook his head, "No, he just seemed so overly tired... and like he was simply slipping away."

Angeal: Angeal shook his head, "It might have something to do with his medication. It's new to him; the dosage could be too much." They both looked at him curiously. "He went to see a doc about his stress, that's all I really know. And under no circumstances is Rude to know until Reno himself tells him." He gave a pointed look to his best friends.

Genesis: They both nodded, it was Reno's life after all. "Well Rude just called me. He'll be back tomorrow. His vacation was a fruitful one."

Sephiroth: That got their attention, "I'll have to call Zack and see if Aerith was able to find those flowers."

Angeal: Angeal frowned, "Reno said he wanted to do everything himself after his fight with your mother. But perhaps knowing he's got so little time... he won't mind the help?"

Sephiroth: Sephiroth pouted, "I hope not, I've never been able to help with something romantic like this. It's nice."

Genesis: Genesis simply grinned, "Did I tell you guys yet that Reno gave me permission to marry Cissnei? You'll get another chance."

Angeal: Angeal and Sephiroth grinned back at him, "Congratulations! Do you guys have a date in mind yet?"

Genesis: Genesis shook his head, "Not yet, Ciss wants to talk it over with Reno."

Angeal: Angeal nodded, "That makes sense. Also Gen, don't forget to give Lazard your mission briefing."

Genesis: Genesis winced and waved his hand dismissively in the air, "I'll get to that, no worries. But I'm going to go in and check on Reno and tell him the news." Sephiroth and Angeal nodded saying they were each off to bed for the night but to call if they were needed. Genesis nodded and entered Reno's apartment, hearing the soft voice of Cloud he followed it into Reno's bedroom. "You look like shit brother-soon-to-be-mine."

Reno: Reno looked to Genesis as he entered the room and frowned. "Fuck off. I feel like shit an' I don't need to be told I look it too." Reno had his physical soon but he wasn't sure he'd be able to make it considering he couldn't even stand at the moment. However, the LAST thing he needed was to have the doctor make a 'house call' and actually show up in his freaking apartment. "The doc said Chronic Stress can cause some shitty symptoms but we don't know if I got'em." he said with a sigh. "I got some anxiety or some shit like that but there were heart problems an' cancers an' stuff that she wanted me to get checked for. How the fuck am I supposed to get to my physical, deck the place out, figure out what to say to Rude, an'-ow~" Reno rubbed his forehead as it began to ache. "Fuck my life..."

Genesis: Genesis gave him a sympathetic smile, "Hey, that's what you've got us for Reno." He walked over to the bed and sat on the edge, watching with benign patience as Tucker crawled onto his lap, turned around several times and then laid down and began to purr. Genesis chuckled softly and pet the small kitten, "We can carry you to your appointment if necessary or at least let you lean on us. If your pride can take the hit." He gave the redhead an arched look, "And Seph is currently contacting Zack about the flowers, his girlfriend sells them. So that would be one less worry for the day. And from what I've heard Seph and Angeal have offered to help set up the apartment anyway you want. Though of course you would need to be here to direct them. Otherwise our astute General would be completely freaking lost." The auburn chuckled again and Cloud grinned, it was a well-known fact that Sephiroth wasn't any good at normal human interaction. "You're a Turk for Minerva's Sake! And not only that, but Second in Command, make other people do shit for you!"

Reno: Reno grimaced. "Ugh...fine. /One/ of you. I'll lean on one of you to get there. I don't wanna look like I can't take care o' myself. As fer the decoration plans, I got it all marked out." Reno reached to the night stand unfolded a piece of paper that was set on it. It looked nothing more than a scribble but Reno began explaining the 'mess'. "The red here," He pointed to a few specific areas. "Are where I want the red n' white flowers. Over the couch, coffee table, and any major surfaces in the living room or entrance." Reno dragged his finger to what was supposed to be the very room they were sitting in. "There's gotta be some on the bed and surfaces in here too. If ya look in my uniform pocket, you'll find Rude's ring in a little, black, velvet box. It's in the front, right pocket. I want that on the table, open, so he can see it when he goes into the kitchen. I printed out a list of the ingredients for a dinner I think he'll like, so I'll need help makin' that. Make sure the table's set just right though. I want the ring open, right by the wine bottle that's still in the fridge. There should be a little, diamond table decoration to go next to it." Reno continued explaining everything in such detail from his quickly done scribble as his eyes grew heavy again and he yawned. "I want his suit to be set out and ready for him to wear. There are some white candles I bought, in the kitchen. I need them here, here, here, and here." He pointed to many 'x's he'd drawn for where the candles would be placed. "Think that's manageable?" he asked, looking back up at his soon-to-be brother. "Last problem is what the fuck I'm gonna say to that asshat when he gets back."

Genesis: Genesis nodded and looked over to Cloud, "Well we could have Chocobutt here take you down there. Unless of course you'd like a 1st Class, otherwise I believe us 1sts will be decorating this place. I really like your layout by the way," He tapped the paper, "Or we could call in Kunsel or Zack and have a 2nd take you? Whichever you prefer." Genesis stood up from the bed and looked back down at Reno, "And I wouldn't worry about planning to say anything to Rude. Because once he's there, you'll say whatever you feel at the time, nothing else will come out." He spoke from experience his tone heavy.

Reno: Reno nodded. "Whoever can deck the place out the fastest should stay. I don't care who gets me there much. But if Rude's comin' back tomorrow, how the hell can we get all of this ready? Plus..." Reno sighed and flopped back onto the pillow with a conflicted expression. "Should I talk to him before an' get the bad stuff outta the way first or show him all the stuff then talk it out? I really just wanna talk to him but if I get riled up, I might just mess the whole night up, and he can't exactly come in here without knowing what's planned."

Cloud: Cloud shook his head, "I think you'd be surprised Reno." His quiet voice filtered through the room making Genesis abruptly shut his mouth. "I'm pretty sure that the 1sts can get the room ready just fine. But you seem to be forgetting that Rude has his own apartment as well. You could always meet him there first. The next person he talks to can tell him to meet you there. He'd do it without a second thought. He knows that you're angry and upset, and whether it seems like it or not, he did this /because/ HE was angry and upset about what happened to you. The man may not say many words, but the blockhead never shuts up if you pay attention. Every little thing he does says something." The little blonde stood from his chair making the rather shocked speechless Commander move aside, "When's your appointment? I'll take you."

Reno: "Three hours. And trust me, Strife, I know he speaks a lot more than words. I'll just rest until the appointment I guess." Reno made himself comfy again and handed the paper to Genesis. "Thanks a lot, Genesis. It means a lot." The redhead curled up and nuzzled into the pillow, still a little loopy from the medication. Cloud had surprised Reno as well but he knew the blonde had his opinion. He just usually kept them to himself.

Genesis: Cloud and Genesis nodded before leaving the room to let him rest. Cloud threw himself on the couch and flipped on the TV. while Genesis went out heading for the General's apartment. He knocked on the door before simply letting himself in, not waiting for a reply.

Sephiroth: Hearing the knock and the door open Sephiroth looked up from his desk towards the door, upon seeing Genesis he put his reading glasses down and stood to come around the large desk. "How is he?"

Genesis: Genesis gave a small smile, "He'll be alright I think. You still willing to help set up his apartment for Rude's return?"

Sephiroth: Sephiroth breathed a sigh of relief, "Yeah sure. So long as he actually wants the help."

Genesis: Genesis grinned, "He does, no worries. In three hours me, you and our dearest Angeal will go in and set everything up. Reno wrote down what he wanted and explained it to me. He has a doc appointment in three hours. Cloud offered to take him to it. Though hopefully in three hours whatever is affecting him will have lessened some more. But we'll see I guess. Did you get ahold of Zack?"

Sephiroth: Sephiroth smiled, "Yeah, the Puppy says that AngelCake will have the flowers ready for pick up in about two hours. I guess she'd gone through and picked out which ones she was going to put into the pile, but she hasn't cut them yet. So they'll definitely be fresh."

Genesis: Genesis nodded, "Good, that's rather perfect actually. Zack has this shift right? I'll just have him run down and get them when they're ready. You should get some sleep my friend, that work will be there when you wake." He pointed to the cluttered desk and Sephiroth blushed.

Sephiroth: "You're right. But I can always do it now, help out in a bit and then sleep for the rest of the day." Silver brows waggled at Genesis making the auburn chuckle.

Genesis: "I do believe you've spent too much time with me and Zack." He patted Sephiroth's shoulder, "I'm going to go tell Angeal, I'll see you in a few hours." And with that Genesis flounced out of the room. He went down a few doors to Angeal's apartment and simply walked in, not bothering with knocking. He found his first love and best friend in the process of changing cloths. "Well, well, there's a sight I haven't seen in a few years."

Angeal: Angeal didn't bother to turn and face Genesis; he simply rolled his eyes and continued to dress. Once he was finished he walked over to Genesis, "So?"

Genesis: "Well Reno should be alright, Cloud's going to take him to his next doc appointment in three hours while me, you and Sephiroth fix up his apartment. I've got to text Zack about getting the flowers once they're ready, but other than that everything seems to be set." Genesis shrugged eloquently.

Angeal: Angeal nodded, "Good. I hope it was just a reaction the meds. If he's not okay when Rude gets back that big ass Turk is gonna kill us all."