The days have slowly lifted into something lighter, physically and emotionally. The sky has opened from the clouds, and the weight of living feels less like drowning. Black splotches of Stigma no longer taint his hands, nor Denzel's, and he hopes to whatever existence beyond his own, that it does not plague anyone else's. Every day lately feels just like the last; mild changes here or there, different places to offer different deliveries that result in different experiences, and yet, he feels like a cog in a wheel, cycling through life without a care or individual thought. For someone once considered a hero, he sure doesn't feel like one.
This day is just as stagnant as the last, perhaps more stagnant, as Tifa has taken Fenrir out to scout for needed fruits and vegetables – things he should know by now, but still tends to mess up time to time. The bar is closed for the morning, so he spends time doing extra cleaning whilst keeping Denzel and Marlene busy and occupied.
There's a knock at the door, and the two kids run behind the bar, wide-eyed and giggling, while Cloud cracks the door just so, uttering a rejection before he notes who stands there. ❛ Hey, sign says we're – ❜ Oh.
❛ Reeve. ❜ He allows the door to open fully, a silent invitation for him to come inside. ❛ Yeah, ‘m here. ❜ As if it weren’t already obvious enough. ❛ You need somethin'? ❜ He asks, as if it's obvious there's a purpose for this interaction in mind, a habit he assumes most people possess, even when often proven wrong.
❛ Not on delivery, so… Guess you can sit down. ❜ Motioning to a seat at the bar, and waving the children to the second floor, he begins to pour the man a glass of water. Must have something to do with the WRO, but he doesn't know what yet.