[CLOSED] AUGUST CATCH ALL

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Who ⬤ Marie and various others
What ⬤ Shenanigans with her new buddies. Mostly drinking, hanging out, making sure the population of Jigokucho is properly trolled...
When ⬤ August, before Tanabata event!
Where ⬤ Various
Content Warnings ⬤ There's some trauma talking up in here, but I think that's about it.

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So my initial inspection of you was correct. You are the exceptional soldier.

[A one man army... Marie certainly knew how that was. She was trained, like so. The two certainly having more and more in common. It was comforting to say the least; the life of that kind of soldier being a lonely one.]

Probably for the best. That kind of thing is... Traumatizing, I bet. You are being experimented on, after all.

[When he mentions mako, it's almost a sickening feeling, really.

But, her attention is brought to Cloud's eyes as he taps his temple. Marie leaning in from her position, and getting a much better view of his eyes. Her sharp gaze catching those odd features in his eyes, which. Makes sense, in all honesty. Still, it doesn't feel right, and she squirms slightly.]

Geez, soldier boy. So, with this mako -- can you die from it? I reckon that's the kind of thing that can poison you if you're around it too much!

[That. Makes her take a big gulp of her drink.

He's right -- that doesn't make him any different. But still, she doesn't hold a grudge with those soldiers.]

Ah hah, don't say it like that. I mean, it's true, and I hate that it is. But... I don't know. They're promised lavish rewards, and powers beyond their wildest dreams, but at the end of the day, they're disposable to her.

[She sets her drink down, and without hesitation:]

I think we're learning that corporate people suck.

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[ There's a moment, where Marie asks about how much worse can Mako get, that Cloud seems to stare off at some point fixed in the far distance. A tube, experiments, slumped over. Clothes drenched in Mako. He blinks, and it's gone. ]

...You can, yeah. Too much exposure, especially directly, and you can fall into a coma or die. It's... it's not inherently bad. But the way they use it—

[ He shakes his head. ]

I can't begrudge them if they're looking for a payday, either. You and I both know what that's like, right?

Corporations will always use people like us to get what they want done, but don't want their hands to dirty.

[ He stares into his glass. ]

That's just the way it is.

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[There's a brief moment of worry that washes over her face, watching as Cloud stares off into his own memories. For a moment, wondering if she should offer him a pain killer, if his memories are hurting him, but once he blinks and the tension is gone, she pushes that thought down. Her eyes trailing back toward the bartender, and waving him over to order another drink. A much stronger one this time.]

Damn. I'm glad neither of those happened to you. Wouldn't be sitting here, having this drink with you if it did.

[She. Downs her first glass, and feels the corner of her eye twitch. A deep sigh leaving her in turn.]

Corporations can go to hell.

[Plain and simple.]

Got any friends? Enemies that this Shinra corporation produced? You must have made some friends and enemies, right?