Well. Don't worry too much. You've got at least one person here you can fall back on. ...Two, actually.
[ He sees her retreat inside herself, and he slows a bit so that she can stay beside him, rather than behind him. He knows better than most how easy it is for Tifa to pull inward, and this is all new territory. If Tifa's observant, they might even catch some of the people in the street catching sight of Cloud and whispering among themselves. He is, after all, a known commodity here, these days. Whether he wants to be or not. ]
The groups that control the city all work together... for the most part. They all have their own goals, but they've come together when it matters. Thankfully.
[ Cloud's words are still guarded. He might trust the various factions more than he trusted Shinra, but that doesn't necessarily mean he trusts them completely. It'd be hard for anyone who found a life in Midgar to do that. ]
Sutoku mostly controls the day-to-day stuff. Convenience stores, arcades, cheap bars, that sort of thing. They do a lot of the live entertainment, too - singing, dancing, theater. They kind of share that space with the Tamamo Clan, mostly. Their group also does a lot of the maintenance work on the city.
It's... not much. But they did alright by me, when I first showed up. [ He'll let that hang in the air. He's sure Tifa has questions — both about his stay here, and about this place. He wants to make sure to answer what he can. ]
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[ He sees her retreat inside herself, and he slows a bit so that she can stay beside him, rather than behind him. He knows better than most how easy it is for Tifa to pull inward, and this is all new territory. If Tifa's observant, they might even catch some of the people in the street catching sight of Cloud and whispering among themselves. He is, after all, a known commodity here, these days. Whether he wants to be or not. ]
The groups that control the city all work together... for the most part. They all have their own goals, but they've come together when it matters. Thankfully.
[ Cloud's words are still guarded. He might trust the various factions more than he trusted Shinra, but that doesn't necessarily mean he trusts them completely. It'd be hard for anyone who found a life in Midgar to do that. ]
Sutoku mostly controls the day-to-day stuff. Convenience stores, arcades, cheap bars, that sort of thing. They do a lot of the live entertainment, too - singing, dancing, theater. They kind of share that space with the Tamamo Clan, mostly. Their group also does a lot of the maintenance work on the city.
It's... not much. But they did alright by me, when I first showed up. [ He'll let that hang in the air. He's sure Tifa has questions — both about his stay here, and about this place. He wants to make sure to answer what he can. ]