Hey, [Cloud calls out once he's home, taking his time with removing Monarch and its harness and storing everything carefully by the front door.] You're not naked with a rose in your teeth again, are you? [He's been trying to get better at it, ever since Aerith tripped over where he'd left Monarch on the floor next to his bed when she was trying to sneak in to cuddle. Put things up so the house is less cluttered for the other people he lives with. It's a work in progress.] I'm not gonna complain but it's damn cold, and you're a jungle boy and all.

[When Zack doesn't respond to the playful (truthful) ribbing, Cloud hurries out of his boots a little faster and goes in search.] Yo did you hear- Zack? [He looks rough.] What happened?