"Zack, I think you've had enough." Cloud said rather worriedly, reaching for the glass that Zack was holding. The black haired man pulled his mug out of Cloud's grasp, and shook his head, slumping in his chair slightly. "Ic'n get as want az I drunk'a be."He mumbled, setting the mug down again.
"Zack, just because Elai has been gone for so long doesn't mean you need to let loose like this. I miss Renny, too, but…"
"But nuffin. Shuddup Chocobo."
"Zack, I really think you've had enough of this…" Reaching out, Cloud grabbed the cup and took a sip. "…Enough of this..root beer… Zack, did you just get plastered off of root beer?"
"Shuddup. Nothin' wrong with that." Zack responded, snatching the cup back. Cloud just looked half amused and half horrified. "It's a non alcoholic, non caffeinated drink. How in the hell did you get drunk? And why aren't you drinking real alcohol?" Zack just shook his head. "Idun drink."
"….Riiiight." Fail, Zack, fail.

There was a clink, and a cup hit the space on the table next to Zack. "Have you really sunk this low?" A rather familiar voice asked, as a woman sat down in the chair next to Zack, crossing one leg over the other gracefully. "Honestly. You're less manly than Sephiroth." She said, pushing her hair out of her face.
"Rootbeer? Gimme." A red haired woman leaned over Zack's shoulder, snatching his drink. As she sipped it, she exchanged glances with the seated woman, before putting a hand on her hip. "Honestly, couldn't you greet us?" Both the boys were rooted in their spots, eyes wide, looking sort of like they were either going to cry or faint. After a few moments of composing himself, Zack leaned back in his chair, giving the red haired woman a steady gaze.
"…Gimme my rootbeer back." He demanded, and, after a moment, Renny (For that's who it was, of course), handed it back, resting her arms on the back of Elai's chair. "That's all you have to say? Aren't you going to give us hugs? …Cloud?" Renny looked around, spotting Cloud, standing at the bar ordering a drink. "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to need to be as plastered as Zack before I can deal with the two of you."