skyagain | catchall bucky

I know. But he doesn't deserve to be tied to my fuckups.

... I get the feeling. Aerith shouldn't be stuck here because of me, either. [ he turns to look at bucky ] But they won't be. Either of them. I swear.

Good. I'll do what I can from the grave, but...I don't know how it works, here. If there's anything I can do, if I'll still have a hostage left to save.

I can't say for sure about what you can do that side, if anything, but your hostage isn't forfeit until the end of the contract. Did you ever read it? Just gotta show up to the lobby at check out time. We've got a few more weeks still.

[ love that me constantly forgetting the contract details makes bucky look illiterate. good thing that's ic. ]

Right. We did it in the Realm, we can do it here. Just a matter of...figuring out what we have to do to make it happen.

Right. So... Whatever happens, tomorrow and wherever you end up, don't give up, alright? Clem's gonna be working with you. [ implying there's anything to work on but LISTEN ] You two owe me for being pains in my ass, so when you come back, you better pay your debt somehow.

[ no ifs!!! cloud is only spite and stubbornness now ]