[Years... that doesn't really answer the myriad of questions rolling around in Zack's brain.]
So... you got it from Shinra?
[Maybe it's just a fluke. Angeal was a big deal in the company- or was, until he left and complicated everything. And the Buster is a really good sword. Maybe Shinra liked it so much it just became standard issue if a 1st Class picked one. Like if somebody wanted to learn how to use a copy of Masamune. Kind of tacky, but not against any sort of company rule, right? Not like Sephiroth had a copyright on unreasonably-sized katanas.
It's just. He'd seen it a lot, following Angeal around everywhere. He knew it from one end to the other. Knew every nick and scratch, knew how meticulously maintained he'd kept it. The sword on Cloud's back had some impurities that didn't belong, had definitely seen a lot more wear, tear, and rust (and he could imagine Angeal losing his mind over the state of it) but there were also certain... familiarities, too. Signs that indicated that it was no copy.]
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So... you got it from Shinra?
[Maybe it's just a fluke. Angeal was a big deal in the company- or was, until he left and complicated everything. And the Buster is a really good sword. Maybe Shinra liked it so much it just became standard issue if a 1st Class picked one. Like if somebody wanted to learn how to use a copy of Masamune. Kind of tacky, but not against any sort of company rule, right? Not like Sephiroth had a copyright on unreasonably-sized katanas.
It's just. He'd seen it a lot, following Angeal around everywhere. He knew it from one end to the other. Knew every nick and scratch, knew how meticulously maintained he'd kept it. The sword on Cloud's back had some impurities that didn't belong, had definitely seen a lot more wear, tear, and rust (and he could imagine Angeal losing his mind over the state of it) but there were also certain... familiarities, too. Signs that indicated that it was no copy.]