Well my sources about how Cloud is progressing through life is based upon how he has more or less gotten over the deaths of Zack and Aerith, pretty much finished Sephiroth off, his attitude towards Denzel and Marlene in ACC, and the things he say in that phone call to Vincent in DoC just before the latter goes down to Deepground.

Besides, there's only so many things that can mess up a mind. The intended projection of Cloud's personality here is that of a person who is still a stranger to the feelings of laughter, happiness and love. May not have worked too well, i guess eh?

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