the final blow if needed.

"Go back and let's start again."

with a nod.

"Could be the intent to hurt, show off, or just win the sparring. You need to have the will to hurt and much as you have to heal." Fighting against monsters with those intents is one thing, but. A person was another.

Sephiroth was half a person so Tseng hoped Aerith could land +

Tseng blinked in surprise at her new speed and just managed to catch the staff in time to block it.

"Impressive speed, I see that you are also shocked. Once you get used to it it will help you immensely. Your strike was firm, which is good, but you need need intent behind it too." He advised +

throttle the merc or finally relax.

Guess they will see when they meet up.

He smiled a bit at Zack's greeting, at least he didn't say he would take on any job. That was progress.

"Zack, so it is you. It's Tseng. I have something to give you, think we can meet up?" The Turk kept his voice controlled as normal, but he was eager to see Zack.

Tseng didn't know if he should +

"Let's begin."

Boy was he already regretting this.

and nods approvingly.

"Come, Rufus will have both our heads if we fight in the hallway." He led ther to the training area outside just in case it got out of hand.

Tseng took a position across from Aerith and eyed her. The stance was similar to Sephiroths old one which was concerning. For him. +

He gives her a sly smile as a matching tiny Cait Sith poked his head from his breast pocket.

"I have to hand it to Reeve, these things are invaluable. If I didn't have one then I would sure to be lost." Especially since things seem to move a mile a minute around her.

Tseng looked at her stance +

//Writer is terrible with fighting scenes. What do I do? Suggest a sparring match.

Smort. Send halp.

"I can still teach you, but I wonder how your skills have already amplified." Whether it was a demonstration or a sparring session, Tseng was up for either.

As he walked Tseng noticed the immediate changes of Aeriths gait.

"Seems like another version of you found a hack." He said amused. He tilts his head curiously as her walk went from airy and delicate to a warriors.

Interesting. Tseng wondered just what her alter did.

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"A break is a good idea. The shipment arrived at 14:00 and is ready for use." He reported dutifully.

"I think you should get it yourself though, might be good to get your blood flowing." At least Rufus would be less stiff at the very least.

The Turk stiffened at the intimate proximity but immediately relaxed. He wasn't used to these things but Tseng wouldn't push him away.

"I would like to see you try to fire me." He teased back with an amused voice. Tseng hesitated for a second before placing a hand on the blondes head in comfort. +

He picked up the phone and dialed Zack's number. It's not that Tseng had a specific job for the new merc, but the Turk had an opportunity to finish a job of his own.

He still had Aeriths 88 other letters to deliver after all.

He was also curious about how Zack was alive. And.. He was relieved.

About you wanting to abandon everything and be selfish?

I joke.

You need to be happy too Aerith.

//Gonna try and get some sleeps. Love reading everyone's stories!

Now I'm insulted, I'm everywhere my dear Aerith.

Shakes his head and sighs lightly. He knew this would happen. Slips off his coat and drapes it over Rufus' shoulders.

"Sleep well Rufus." He says quietly. The Turk will shut off the lights ass he leaves the office.

Not a fan?

the blondes chair and rolled him from the desk.

"Rest. Before I tie you to this chair and put you on the patio."

with Reno and it showed.

"Let us go through the paperwork and give you on the essential reports. You don't have to do this alone, sir. We are here for you." Well, at least Tseng was. And he knew Rude and Reno would do anything for him so it was all the same.

The head Turk placed his hands on
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"Then we would be out a desk." He joked lightly. Well, it wasn't a joke. They could replace it but it would be as sturdy as the current one..

"You know Turks are known for our intelligence as much as our fighting." He was going to say 'our good looks' but didn't. He was spending too much time
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"People change over time, who's to say he hadn't either?" It was a rhetorical question, and of course not the main issue.

"Are you worried about something?" Like the image Zack had about her before his death, and her newer self that developed in the six years he was gone.

He raised an eyebrow at the comment. He set the information of Zack's return to the side for a moment, making a mental note to look into that, and focused on her.

"That is surprising, I would have thought you would be ecstatic. Is it because of the recent events?" Mainly her time with Rufus.
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appropriate time for it.

Glances over at the intruder and immediately knows something deep was on her mind.

"What, Rufus was too busy for you to visit?" He joked lightly as he sets a report down.

"Jokes aside, what is on your mind Princess?" Normally he didn't use Renos nickname for her but he felt this was an +

// Hey guys I am alive! Just a lot of rl things going down. I will get back to replying and reaching out to new peeps when it's settled :)

Tseng would be there.

"You have a sharp mind and good heart, use them." If anyone dared stepped in Rufus' way then he would strike them down.

There was a very short list of he was loyal to and would do anything for.

at the young president. Brown eyes locked onto the pained blues ones before the Turk looked away.

"Then don't sit behind the desk. Do what you feel is right, I will always be by your side no matter what you choose." Whether its actively helping in the streets or slinking in the shadows, +

Tseng listened quietly as Rufus spoke. He took new that they needed to atone. The Turks mainly. Kidnapping people for experiments, covering of massacres, assassinations, you name it he did it.

They only time he defied Shinra was to help Zack Fair escape but that failed miserably. He calmly looked+