[Goes red when Zack looks at him all surprised because- okay yeah that was...sincerely mushy. Aerith's fault? Yeah let's blame Aerith's influence.
Still, he's not backing down.] Thanks, but that's not what I was getting at. [It's hard to explain without digging himself deeper into this hole, so Cloud takes a moment to rub a hand over his mouth as his blush dies down.] Look- you told me that- that I'm your living legacy, right? [He doesn't want to bring up Zack's dying words, muddied and choked through a mouthful of blood, not with him sitting right here but it's important to get this across.] I can't be that if I'm dead. I'm saying I'm not- I'm never gonna put you in a position where you gotta take me out. Never.
'Cause What you said- I might've forgotten it in my head, but I didn't ever forget it here. [Pats his chest.] And I think that's that's why even when it gets bad, I'm not giving up...even if it sounds like I am.
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Still, he's not backing down.] Thanks, but that's not what I was getting at. [It's hard to explain without digging himself deeper into this hole, so Cloud takes a moment to rub a hand over his mouth as his blush dies down.] Look- you told me that- that I'm your living legacy, right? [He doesn't want to bring up Zack's dying words, muddied and choked through a mouthful of blood, not with him sitting right here but it's important to get this across.] I can't be that if I'm dead. I'm saying I'm not- I'm never gonna put you in a position where you gotta take me out. Never.
'Cause What you said- I might've forgotten it in my head, but I didn't ever forget it here. [Pats his chest.] And I think that's that's why even when it gets bad, I'm not giving up...even if it sounds like I am.