Lying would be worse, really. Of course Zack doesn't have an answer, not one that'll fix anything, but what he does say is enough to make him straighten up a little. Just the reconfirmation of what he's thinking himself is better than nothing.
"Yeah..." nodding, Cloud snorts softly, hesitating because he's a little embarrassed, now, but he hadn't been very clear, honestly. "I didn't really mean everyone here, but there's some here that woke up before us."
A pause, and Cloud looks out over the desert surrounding them, squinting into the sunlight and the ruins in the distance.
"... I mean, why just us? There was a whole village... and Sephiroth." Whatever this is, whatever happened, clearly however potentially dangerous someone can be doesn't affect choice, because Zack is right here. So taking someone like Sephiroth seems like it'd make more sense than... than, him.
Briefly, he wonders if Sephiroth is okay. If his mother and Tifa are. These pods... shaking his head, Cloud looks away from the glare of light on the sand.
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"Yeah..." nodding, Cloud snorts softly, hesitating because he's a little embarrassed, now, but he hadn't been very clear, honestly. "I didn't really mean everyone here, but there's some here that woke up before us."
A pause, and Cloud looks out over the desert surrounding them, squinting into the sunlight and the ruins in the distance.
"... I mean, why just us? There was a whole village... and Sephiroth." Whatever this is, whatever happened, clearly however potentially dangerous someone can be doesn't affect choice, because Zack is right here. So taking someone like Sephiroth seems like it'd make more sense than... than, him.
Briefly, he wonders if Sephiroth is okay. If his mother and Tifa are. These pods... shaking his head, Cloud looks away from the glare of light on the sand.