Maybe fortunately for Zack, Cloud takes what he says completely at face value - if they're traveling together in this weird new place, it only makes sense for them to stay in the same town.

CJ's official naming is basically a win for Zack, but that's nothing new - Cloud always has a hard time saying no to him.

But then Zack's putting an arm around him and practically hugging him again, which is definitely not a bad thing, just...unexpected.

And speaking of unexpected--

Cloud's eyes widen as he stammers something that isn't words. If Zack had said this kind of thing before, Cloud would have just assumed he was joking, but...the way Zack's been acting since they got here makes him think maybe it's...not a joke?

"I-is it?" he blurts out.