Wait, wait, is Zack Fair blushing? Zack?? Cloud stares at him, barely even noticing the beaver thing tugging on his pant leg. Sorry, Zack, if you were looking to maintain your cool in front of Cloud, it's a little late for that.

"...you mean it?" This is hardly the first time Cloud's considered the possibility that maybe he'd like to date Zack, but he always assumed the SOLDIER was way out of his league. Besides, didn't he have a girlfriend or something back home? "You're not just messing with me, right?"