"Did those... spikes literally just come out of your hair?!"
"Eheh, itās quite obnoxious looking, isnāt it?" then he hummed to himself. Was it getting too big?
"Hey, kid. Do you think I need a haircut?"
Ā "Say⦠have we met before?" It was not unusual for him to have random strangers come up to him for a chat, but he just wanted to make sure he didnāt forget any faces. Especially if this kid has an older sister or somethingā¦
"Cactuar⦠DMW?" Cobalt visionaries stared in bewilderment into those vibrant Mako orbs in confusion at the manās words. "Whatās a DMW?" Leather bound appendages scratches his right cheek without knowing what the SOLDIER meant by his words. None of it made sense⦠Hypnosis? Screwing with the mind? Surely, he didnāt expect to believe that, right?
"Are you some sort of Cactuar in disguise or something? And no; I donāt think we have met beforeāthink Iād remember seeing somebody with goofy hair, clothes and eyes like that.ā Blue orbs remained fixed on the enigmatic male.Ā Pallid tiers remained as they wereāfirm, straightened into a thin lineāwhile the brunet accessed the stranger before him before they moved to break the waning silence. Lips parted to disclose his own name.
"Denzel."Ā
The raven gave the young boy a confused look of his own. How does one explain a DMW to someone who doesnāt have it? āItās⦠something that gets triggered by emotions and sometimes it helps you get stronger...?ā That was explanation enough, right? The kid didnāt need to know that it also acts as a storage device to log all his vitals, battle data, experiences and memories for Odin knows what.
Zack may have deflated slightly at the less than spectacular observation, also the cactuar comment. But he was a kid and there was no reason to get upset. Nope, none at all. Kids say the darndest things anyway. The million gil smile never wavered from his face as he nodded at the boyās introduction. āNice to meet you, Denzel. Nameās Zack. Do you stay around here?ā


















