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[As he writes, drops of water drip onto the page; most fall on blank paper, but a few fall on the letters and blur them a little. It's just water, really.]

I was already pretty wet from the rain, but now I'm soaked...

I assume that people already know about the large pink octopus in the lake--it's too big and [pause] friendly for it to have lived there for long without someone seeing it--and that it isn't dangerous, since I'm still alive.

Is there any way I can stop it from dragging me underwater again, other than just staying away from the lake?

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Cloud! Hello! I am Youth! [Now Youth was smiling. He knew that name from the journals, and hadn't gotten a bad vibe from the person. Besides, it didn't look like he wanted a fight. Still aware, but far more relaxed, Youth shifted to be a little closer to the wall. He didn't want to lean quite yet, but he'd pushed himself pretty hard out there.]

[He could see the resemblences as well, but a lot of people wound up looking a bit like others. There wasn't anything speaking to him when it came to Cloud, so it didn't seem important.]

It is not often that other people are here. I have never seen anyone else here. [Youth shrugged.] It is not like the cabin belongs to anyone. You are fine to use it.

[The only thing about Bell that Cloud found familiar was the resemblance to Cloud himself, but there seemed to be plenty of people in Edensphere with unusual hair colors; another one with white shouldn't really surprise him.

His faint smile returned, a little bigger this time.]

I did. She's... very friendly. [He shifted his stance a little, putting his hands in his pockets. For a brief moment he wished he had a cigarette. Something for his hands to do would be nice about now.] This seemed like the best place to take shelter for the night after that.

Youth...san and Bell-san, mmm? [Now, why did those names sound familiar when put together... oh yes. That Lotus kid who had written about perverts. Was it this guy's kid?] Nnn. I see.

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Unless you can breath underwater and happen to like tentacle porn, yeah, probably. It's a... [A closed-eye smile.] ...sturdy little place.

[The way Cloud repeated their names was with the sort of vague recognition of someone who had seen/heard those names before and was trying to place them. Bell had a feeling that Cloud knew their names as most people in the sphere probably knew them, from the comments he and Youth made, and the sex-scandal Lotus splashed across the journals now on a semi-regular basis. He could only imagine what sort of impression that left, especially considering how they showed up to the cabin just now.]

Yes, indeed. I suppose our reputation precedes us?

[Youth should probably sit down, Bell thought, eying him. He wasn't going to baby his roommate, though. Youth knew his own limitations. If he was determined to stand... fine by Bell.]

I do not think she is that aggressive. All she does is hugs. [Poor Bernard. Always being looked down on. Youth was fond of the pink octopus. She gave good hugs and was always friendly, welcoming, and energetic. More people could stand to be like her. Bell got a glance at the sturdy comment, though. He had a feeling he knew what Bell was trying to say.] And dry. Which is very good after the lake.

We have written on the journals before, you and I. [He wanted to remind Cloud of that, not of recent times his name had been mentioned. They'd come out here to get away from that. Youth's reputation... yeah. That was shot. He'd worked very hard on it, and now he was pretty much the very bad father, the pervert.]

[Catching Bell's glance, Youth gave in and leaned. He wondered if they should just go somewhere else, leave the cabin to Cloud so he wasn't bothered. There were other buildings here and there; they didn't have to go home and bother Lotus.]

[The tentacle porn comment combined with the look on Bell's face got a dry laugh.] Nnn, very wet and breathless hugs. Well, at the time my options were the cabin or outside in the rain. [He shrugged; the choice had been obvious.]

Hmm. [A nod at Youth.] I remember. [A short pause.] Lotus seems like a good kid, if a little... enthusiastic. [And very, very innocent about a lot of things.]

[Cloud wondered if they were going to try and make him leave. He wasn't really interested in going back out in the rain this late at night, especially since he didn't really have anywhere else to go... but nor was he interested in hanging around if they were going to use the cabin whether Cloud was present or not.]

Well, you know, it all starts with a hug...

[Cloud didn't have much of a choice when it came to the cabin. And the guy didn't seem to be a bad guy. In fact, Bell actually found him to be ...ok. He seemed sensible enough.]

[Still, sensible or not, Bell waited for it...for Cloud to make some comment about Lotus and Youth's fatherly skills, or about sex and porn, or being gay. What came out instead was mild in comparison to what they had heard on the journals and Bell couldn't fault the man for that assessment. But Youth had a hard couple of days. He really needed to relax somewhere, away from mention of any of the journal goings-on. At the moment, Youth probably needed to relax here and gather back his strength for the walk back.]

He's like his dad. Once he's got an idea in his head, it's hard to shake it loose.

[Good, Youth was trying to take it easy, at least, instead of trying to be cool and tough and show off his currently non-existent stamina. He wasn't even sure if Youth would accept a helping hand from him for the walk back. It might just be easier to wait it out. They might even get lucky and find a break in the rain, too.] We'll be out of your way in a minute.

And it is better to be safe and dry, especially when temperatures are low.

[Youth braced for it at his son's name, at the pause. Good things did not tend to follow pauses like that. Enthusiastic? Okay. He could take enthusiastic. He'd heard that about himself more than once.]

Yes. He is. [That was to Cloud. Bell got a look. Maybe he was slightly stubborn, but he wasn't that bad. Though Bell probably didn't mean it in a mean way. Probably.] I can take advice.

[He nodded in agreement with Bell's other statement, though.] I apologize for the imposition. I will be ready to go soon. [In theory they could leave now. Youth would be slow, but they could make it home. Probably. If he wasn't heavier than Bell he wouldn't hesitate. If he'd been alone he wouldn't hesitate either. But he didn't want to be a burden to Bell. His son was already out to get his partner. There was no reason to make things worse.]

If you do not mind, we will take two minutes. [That should be enough to get... somewhere.]

[A nod to Youth's statement.]

So he's stubborn, hmmm? [Something to remember, just in case the kid really did end up asking Cloud questions about the porn he'd read.]

[Cloud found himself wishing for a cigarette again; it would be a lot easier to hide the grin at Youth's protest if he had one. They seemed like an interesting couple... Cloud wondered just how much like his son Youth was.]

Mmm, don't worry about it. You can stay as long as you need to, I don't mind. [With the way Youth was leaning against the wall Cloud thought they probably needed more than two minutes. He turned away slightly, walked to one of the walls, and slid down it to sit on the floor. Now that it was clear they weren't going to make him leave he really didn't mind if they took their time and rested here for a while.]

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