skyagain | catchall jiji

If I start reciting poetry, people are gonna think I'm cursed.

But if you do it just once and intentionally, they might realize you are trying to tell them something.

[ ... but he'd still have to write AND recite poetry...

he looks so disgruntled at the idea help ]

[he laughs faintly at that]

I will assist to the best of my ability.

... Maybe I just don't tell anyone else.

[ what if he gives up instead ]

[a beat]

There are limitations upon my assistance, Cloud Strife.

I don't even know if I'm right. About "Aquarius"'s journal, sure, but...

[ the ninth staff is a GUESS he is not 100% confident in ]

One could always suppose that it is another staff member who chose to write the journal in a misleading fashion.

[who knows!!]

Ultimately, it is difficult to discern what what are meant to take away from these clues.

[ who knows...he sighs a little, massaging his head ]

I don't know. If the one Shinobu's group got is staff related too, I might strangle someone.

Let us hope that it is perhaps something on the Nightman instead, then.

... Feels like we're jinxing ourselves even hoping for it.

Ha ha ha.

Whatever it is, we will manage it as it comes.

As much as we've managed anything here so far, sure.

[ they're............. managing ]

.... well, I believe each are doing their best.

[but jiji's really not the type to criticize freely]

Though in the final weeks, we will have to see what more we can manage in addition.

[ cloud hides a huff that's almost a laugh in his cup of tea ]

That your way of saying "do better"?

You could think that, if you would like.

[it sort of is? but mostly,]

... but I do consider the final weeks to be far more dire than the first set.

... It is usually when things go to shit. [ he could phrase this better. he won't. ] We've got our work cut out for us, haven't we?

[he's not really wrong,]

Ha ha ha.

I suppose every now and again, this old man must work to earn his pay.

So you're actually gonna help?

[ it's a clear joke, considering what he just said about we ]

For pay.

[ wow... stole his line... ]

What, you take cash now?

Oh...

[he hadn't thought that far]

Hmm, no, I have little need for currency. Tea and company is good.

So should I consider this advance payment?

No.

This is payment for helping you so you need not speak or write poetry.

Damn, I'm going to have to drink more tea with you? What a nightmare.

[ he says, blandly, like this isn't an at the very least weekly thing ]

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