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[attr=class,lyric1]infinite in mystery is the gift of
[attr=class,lyric2]the goddess
[attr=class,bulk] Zack didn’t object to Genesis’ proposal to only send him one ticket to Loveless once he’d gotten the play off of the ground. Apparently he hadn’t run into as many of his friends here as Genesis had thought, since the only one he really mentioned was some girl named Yuffie. “I don’t know who that is, and if she doesn’t like Loveless then that’s all I need to know about her,” he said with a slight flip of his hair in emphasis. The mood turned a bit darker after that anyway though as they touched back onto what Shinra had done to both of them.
Zack said that Genesis hadn’t deserved what had happened to him either, and the red-haired SOLDIER pursed his lips a bit at being referred to as ‘Gen.’ He surprisingly didn’t hate the nickname though, so he let it slide. “The only downside is that it’s rather hard to take revenge from here. Perhaps the goddess will smile upon us and deliver some Shinra executives to Zephon. I know a particular scientist we’d all have words with.” Of course, Genesis’ own particular grievances mostly lay with Hollander, but Zack had already taken care of that oaf. After Genesis had forced him to become a copy of course. It had seemed like poetic justice.
To his surprise, Zack didn’t seem to find a big deal with abandoning his own empty mug, so Genesis rather suspected that the alcohol was getting to him. He normally seemed like the type to return everything he’d borrowed. It suited the other man to follow his own path for once though.
As Genesis was eyeing the downward slope with some trepidation, Zack just pushed himself forward and went for it. Genesis was suddenly left blinking after the dark-haired man as he vanished into a blur down the mountain. Well then.
“The wind sails over the water’s surface, quietly but surely,” he quoted before steeling himself and jumping down the slope after Zack. His skis picked up speed faster than he had been anticipating, and it took a great deal of leg strength just to keep the metal death traps pointing forward. The cold wind was making his eyes water, and to make matters worse, his wing seemed to be making him slightly lopsided as he very steadily veered towards the left. Eventually he was on a complete collision course with a tree, so he abandoned proper skiing technique by just dropping his poles and unfurling his wing entirely. Taking to the sky with a downward flap, Genesis made sure to hover just barely over the mountain as he flew down the slope instead of skiing. This still counted, right? He’d still meet Zack at the bottom at least, assuming the boy didn’t wipe out and need help getting down.
Zack scratched the back of his head. "Yeah, I don't think you two would get along well at all." Two minutes with Yuffie and Genesis might fling a Firaga in her direction. That was a meeting he wanted to make sure never happened. Zack had to wonder if he could find other people that Genesis would be friends with. Genesis was someone you could call if you were ever in a bind, even if he didn't show it.
Honestly, Zack didn't even realize that he had called Genesis 'Gen', but the other man didn't object to it. Zack knew better than to push it, so he would be sure to not use it too often. Zack made a scoffing noise. "I don't try to intentially go after people to harm them, but Hojo has it coming." Though he had become a SOLDIER, Zack didn't condone violence unless it was necessary. Hojo was a mad man who had done so much to innocent people. He deserved it.
As soon as he started speeding down the mountain, Zack's smile grew. The wind blew his spiky hair back, and he was having a blast! Though, he started going to the side a little more to the left than he had wanted. All of his SOLDIER training, and he couldn't even figure out how to go left and right on skiis. Leaning to the right, he started getting back to the middle. Extremely proud of himself, he started moving left and right.
He had picked up the pace, and that's when his eyes went wide. One of his dips to the right was just a little too hard and he caught snow a little too harshly. Soon, he too was up in the air, just not in the safe way like Genesis was. As he hit the ground, he tumbled for a little bit before stopping right next to a tree. He was on his side, so he sat up and blinked a few times before bursting out laughing.
Turning to see if Genesis had come down too, he noticed the man was not skiing, but hovering over the snow. He resumed laughing until the man got closer. "Did you see me? I was doing so well!" Until he had crashed, but that wasn't the point here. Standing up the best he could with skiis on, he brushed the snow off of himself and looked up at Genesis. "Not your thing?" He wanted to make fun of him for giving up, but Zack definitely knew better than to do that.
[attr=class,lyric1]infinite in mystery is the gift of
[attr=class,lyric2]the goddess
[attr=class,bulk] As Genesis slowly flew down the mountain, he noted that Zack was actually doing fairly well at this. He was drifting, but not nearly as much as the red-haired SOLDIER had been with his wing getting caught in the air currents. Maybe he’d even make it to the bottom.
Then again, maybe not.
Zack went over a snow bank a little too hard and went airborne on his skis. Genesis was too far back to catch him, so he did what any good friend would do and just laughed as the other man completely wiped out in a snowdrift. He was lucky that he hadn’t bashed his head on a tree. His fall gave Genesis the chance to catch up to him though, and he landed next to Zack as he was struggling his way back to his feet.
“Good thing your head’s mostly empty,” he said with a slight smirk, though he did at least concede that the other SOLDIER had been much better at skiing than he was. “For a minute there, I thought you’d make it all the way to the bottom in one go.”
Zack also pointed out that Genesis had stopped skiing, to which he responded by rolling his eyes. “As it turns out, symmetry may be a rather important component to the sport.” He gestured to his singular wing a bit irritably. “And it doesn’t stay folded in very easily at those speeds. Also, I may have dropped the poles I was holding. You don’t think we were required to return those, were we?” That would be a stupid thing to be charged for. He’d rather fly back up and retrieve them in that case. Those mugs were probably a lost cause though. Their color would blend in with the snow.
“My friend, do you fly away now? To a world that abhors you and I? All that awaits you is a somber morrow, no matter where the winds may blow,” Genesis quoted from Act III as he looked down the mountain before glancing over again at Zack. “I suppose you’ll want to finish then. I’ll meet you at the bottom.” With that, he gave the dark-haired man a push on the back that he certainly hadn’t asked for. He was only helping to get him moving again of course.
"Yeah, that is-hey wait!" It took a moment before Zack realized that it was not a compliment that had come out of Genesis' mouth. Which just further confirmed the statement. That wasn't important. "I thought so too. You can pick up some serious speed with these things!" He could definitely see why people did this for fun or as a sport. Even with the wipeout, Zack was having a really great time. Maybe he would have to come up here more often.
As Genesis pointed out that his wing made it hard for him to keep balanced, Zack gave a nod. "Oh, yeah. Guess we didn't really think about that. Lesson learned though!" It was a little upsetting, but Genesis still stuck around and found his own way to remain with Zack on their little adventure. When he brought up having to return the poles, Zack rubbed the back of his head. "Well they are equipment, so I'd hate to say that we will probably have to return them."
Genesis was then quoting Loveless again, and Zack had to admit, it did fit the situation. Maybe it was starting to grow on him now that he found ways to relate to it. Genesis mentioned Zack finishing the trail, and before Zack could even respond, he was heading down the hill again.
At first, he almost didn't get his footing back. After about five seconds, he regained control and copied what he had done earlier, but with more focus this time. He made sure to avoid the trees, and snow banks this time. Though the one thing he didn't think about, was what he needed to do when he reached the end. He was no longer going downhill, but he was still going. Using the poles, he stabbed them into the ground. Which worked, but sent him headfirst into the snow. Rolling over, he just laughed from his spot in the snow.
[attr=class,lyric1]infinite in mystery is the gift of
[attr=class,lyric2]the goddess
[attr=class,bulk] Zack very nearly agreed with the assessment that his head was empty before he realized he should take offense. Genesis had drunk enough that he actually snorted before shaking his head at him. The other SOLDIER just made it so easy to prove his points sometimes. Zack didn’t stay upset for long though—he seemed too exhilarated off of the experience of skiing. He also seemed a little disappointed that Genesis couldn’t go down the mountain with him, but the red-haired man just sighed as he waved a hand. “Perhaps next time it will go better if I strap my wing down under my shirt.” He hadn’t exactly been prepared for that this time though. The entire venture had been on a whim after all.
Genesis also groaned when Zack pointed out that he’d likely need to return the poles along with the skis. “Fine, fine! I’ll go back and get them.” And he was true to his word—after giving the other man a little nudge down the mountain of course.
As Zack went desperately skiing away, Genesis took to the air again, which wasn’t particularly pleasant when he still had death traps attached to his feet. Still, he followed the trail of lights back up the mountain and kept his eyes peeled for the thin metal rods. Why did they have to be so tiny? Ugh. Eventually he spotted them though, and after retrieving them from a snow pile near the tree that he’d almost crashed into, Genesis carried them back down as he tried to find Zack.
He wasn’t entirely sure what he’d missed, but the dark-haired man was currently on his back at the very bottom of the slope. His front half was completely covered in snow, but he was laughing so he was at least in good spirits. He yelled up to ask if he’d seen that, to which Genesis lied with a smooth bit of Loveless as he tossed his poles down next to Zack. “The wind sails over the water’s surface, quietly but surely.” Hopefully that was answer enough. He also noticed that Zack called him by a nickname again. Gen. He surprisingly didn’t hate it.
“Oh look, you’re alive. You know, you actually did much better than I expected.” With a slight smirk, he extended a hand in case he needed help getting up. He was lodged pretty deep in some snow. “Ready to retire for the night? You look like you could use more hot chocolate.” And more importantly, more alcohol.
The snort was not missed by Zack, but he was doing well with Genesis right now, so he was not going to bring it up. The other than mentioned an idea and Zack clapped his hands together. "Yes! Next time for sure!" To be honest, Zack was actually more happy that Genesis was saying they would hang out again than the idea itself, but that also was not going to be mentioned. Zack might be drinking, but he still wasn't about to ruin the good times they were having after everything the both of them had been through together.
Zack couldn't help but chuckle when Genesis finally caved and went to go get the poles as he was making his own way down the mountain. Another Loveless quote came along when Zack had finally pulled himself out of the snow. He noticed Genesis' poles next to him and grabbed them, having two in each hand. He was still beaming at the fact that he had made it all the way down the mountain, despite his failed ending. It had been a blast.
"Honestly, I was thinking the same. It really helps to get a good rhythm first and then go with it. Though, I should probably learn how to stop before I try it again." This place was pretty cool, and Zack was actually thinking about coming here more often to try to get really good at it. There was also snowboaring to try as well, but he wanted to get skiing down first before he attempted both feet on one board.
Genesis then suggested they head back for more drinks and Zack nodded. "Yeah, it's starting to get a little chilly out here, and I could definitely use another drink." Though, it was going to be a little slow since he still had the skiis on, and there was no changing out of them since he didn't have any shoes with him. Awkwardly, he began to make his way back to the place with the alcohol.
[attr=class,lyric1]infinite in mystery is the gift of
[attr=class,lyric2]the goddess
[attr=class,bulk] Zack seemed pretty excited at the idea of going skiing with him another time, though they’d obviously both need to be near Sonora again for that to happen. It had lined up by chance this time, but perhaps they could meet up at the next event at the Mount Hotan resort. Genesis would definitely be more prepared next time when it came to strapping down his wing. He hadn’t been expecting to join in the skiing though—he had been fairly content to spend all night by the fire until Zack had turned up.
Zack seemed equally thrilled that he had made it to the bottom of the mountain, which made Genesis roll his eyes. He was actually a little impressed, but he’d never admit that. “Just run into fewer trees next time and you’ll be golden.” He had nearly hit a tree as well since he was a tad lopsided with his wing out, but he conveniently forgot to mention that part.
Zack agreed to go spend the rest of the evening by the fire with him, which relieved Genesis since he had no interest in watching the other man go down a mountain ten more times. Also it was getting cold. Also he wanted another drink, which was maybe the most important reason. “Even if the morrow is barren of promises, nothing shall forestall my return,” he quoted in a dignified manner to signify their departure. What was far less dignified was him and Zack limping their way back to the kiosk to return their skis. At least the other SOLDIER was nice enough to carry his poles for him, so Genesis himself could just focus on not tripping. All in all though, it had actually been a fairly enjoyable evening. After everything that had happened between them, maybe he and Zack had needed a night like this.
