Named after the shepherdess in Virgil's pastoral Eclogues. The Greek word amarysso means "to sparkle." In Victorian times, an "amaryllis" was a strong, confident, and beautiful woman.
I think in this case it's more that I'm not sure he's ready to hear it phrased exactly like that. But I think he knows anyway.
[that she loves him, she means. she's been pretty obvious about it. and she knows karlach asked about her and and cloud first and she made her tell her about boothill, so...she figures it's her turn.]
Cloud hasn't stayed in his own apartment since we got here. At this point it'd be weirder to stop sharing.
[honestly good for them i hope he's somehow even more of a wifeguy in private. she nods along because yeah, some boys have problems verbalizing it all the time which is a little funny when her first boyfriend was someone like zack fair, but it works.]
Have been since the first day. [she could stand to be a little embarrassed about it. she is not.] ...I told him a long time ago he wasn't allowed to fall in love with me. And that didn't really work for either of us in the end, I think. But I'm happier being with him. Always have been.
[nobody is allowed to read their pc because you have no idea how true that statement is
also help. going from zack to cloud is still so funny.]
Awww, Aerith. [this is SO genuine. her tail wags.] You deserve to be happy, you really do. So does he, you're both good people and I care about you both.
I'm glad you made the move. [she's like SO sure that cloud did not act first]
Thank you. [both for saying that and for caring about cloud. she already knew she and karlach were friends so like. fair. anyway she does not even bother trying to protect cloud's dignity.]
I'm glad, too. Even if...it does feel a little bad going this far and not being completely sure I'll get to stay with him afterwards. You know? But I want to.
Of course. Even having all the time in the world never feels like it's enough when it's wanting to stay with your favorite person. [easily said.] I've...this is the first time Cloud and I have really been alone. Usually we're with the others and traveling and fighting and working on finding Sephiroth. We've spent time together, obviously, but it always comes to an end to go back to our friends. Here, it's been us and being able to go back to my apartment and knowing he'll stay with me.
Kind of nice to just have that, huh? Just the two of you. Alone time is important. [this isn't week 7 so she can't emotionally waggle her eyebrows but like, listen.]
You get to know someone a whole different way when it's just you and them.
Yeah, it is. It's a lot easier without having to worry about people or problems interrupting us from anything that's happening at any time. [like dates. or other things. look.]
Even early on I got to know him by himself for a little while before I met Tifa and Barret. He's...definitely changed for the better since we've met. And even more here. But I'm sure you've seen a change in Boothill a little, too, since you've met.
Oh, probably. [just immediately. cloud is a lot softer in private and she lives for it.] With Boothill it's pretty obvious he's got a bias toward you, and it's very cute. I think...Cloud's still learning how to really express it, even if he feels it. He's not the best at knowing how to word things sometimes. But that's what makes him Cloud. Always feels even more important when he does say things.
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this is horrible and sad. silence, for a long moment, and then she just reaches for aerith's hands and holds them.]
They love you a lot.
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Feeling's mutual, you know? I love them more than anything. [a pause.] And some of them more than others.
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Makes sense, they're your people. [...] Am I going to be wildly off base if you tell me the latter is Cloud?
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And if I said you were?
[she is. so obviously kidding. there is a chocobo bag hooked over her arm. it has a cloud button in it already. please.]
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I wouldn't believe you, but hey, sometimes you're not ready to say it.
[tail swish.]
Does he know that?
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[that she loves him, she means. she's been pretty obvious about it. and she knows karlach asked about her and and cloud first and she made her tell her about boothill, so...she figures it's her turn.]
Cloud hasn't stayed in his own apartment since we got here. At this point it'd be weirder to stop sharing.
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[not boothill but he doesn't have the sign in his brain that tells him to be stoic and tsun because he can't read]
But the way he talks about you and looks at you - he knows. [...] Oooh, sharing a bed?
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Have been since the first day. [she could stand to be a little embarrassed about it. she is not.] ...I told him a long time ago he wasn't allowed to fall in love with me. And that didn't really work for either of us in the end, I think. But I'm happier being with him. Always have been.
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also help. going from zack to cloud is still so funny.]
Awww, Aerith. [this is SO genuine. her tail wags.] You deserve to be happy, you really do. So does he, you're both good people and I care about you both.
I'm glad you made the move. [she's like SO sure that cloud did not act first]
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Thank you. [both for saying that and for caring about cloud. she already knew she and karlach were friends so like. fair. anyway she does not even bother trying to protect cloud's dignity.]
I'm glad, too. Even if...it does feel a little bad going this far and not being completely sure I'll get to stay with him afterwards. You know? But I want to.
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[she might not be able to see her boy after either. but that's just her being sympathetic, she doesn't need to talk about that.]
I think you should take advantage of every moment you've got. That's all any of us ever want, right? A little more time.
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Kind of nice to just have that, huh? Just the two of you. Alone time is important. [this isn't week 7 so she can't emotionally waggle her eyebrows but like, listen.]
You get to know someone a whole different way when it's just you and them.
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Even early on I got to know him by himself for a little while before I met Tifa and Barret. He's...definitely changed for the better since we've met. And even more here. But I'm sure you've seen a change in Boothill a little, too, since you've met.
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[amused.]
Think that might be the case with Cloud too, yeah? Only with you, obviously.
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