[Xie Lian opens the door for Zack with a warm smile. His cabin looks almost the same as it had before Gonou's graduation, except that there's a bed behind the wooden privacy screen. Two cups are sitting on the table, the tea just ready to pour.]
He's very protective. For your sake, I wish that he was better at listening to wishes of the people he wants to protect. Especially when you already have to deal with the effects of the death toll.
I have some tea that can help some with the pain, but don't put yourself out. It would be poor help if the headache is made worse instead.
You've made it clear to him that this isn't what you want.
Perhaps it would be best for you if you simply left it at that boundary and tried to get some sleep. If nothing else, he has set a 'time limit'. That's plenty of time for a nice nap.
Hey Zack -- do you know where that Black Materia that Sephiroth asked for during the flood went?
He's telling me he doesn't have it anymore, but he's decided to play the "bet you can't find out on your own" game about telling me where it actually is.
And I'm a little uncomfortable with that kind of thing kicking around the Barge.
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