Ambush out of the way, Zack settled down enough for the more manly practice of shoulder-clasping. "Hey," he echoed, the grin still pulling at his lips. "How've you been?" He leaned in for a closer look, eyes narrowed, and thought as he did that something wasn't quite right. Cloud looked ... Well, he looked older. He looked, dare Zack say it, mature.
"Did you grow?"
The kid had. Zack could swear he had. Oh, he was still shorter than Zack, but he looked like he'd filled out or bulked up or something. Cloud looked like it had been years since Zack had last seen him instead of days.