Zack still couldn't believe how put together Cloud was, how much he'd grown. One of these days, he'd have to get the full story out of his friend. There was no way Cloud had just magically woken up from his stupor, ready to face the world. For now, though, Zack was content to just spend time with him, without pushing.
"Ready," he said, and he was, for anything. Always. Life was more fun that way.
[ooc: And that's a wrap! Which I had to write twice because IJ ate the first one.]