Zack wasn't coming home. That was the news.
It was delivered years after the ShinRa announcement, the one you never believed. He had lived through that, but he was still gone.
This information was delivered by a blond man who looked to be in his twenties.
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"And who are you? How did you know him?"
"I'm Cloud. He and I were…comrades."
"Cloud." The name was bitter. "He would've wanted me to invite you in."
"Don't feel obligated."
"No, I know it wasn't easy to come here."
"It wasn't. But you should know the truth."
"And you should eat something."
