[ It's not that long a time but for Aerith it's staggering. She can't begin to imagine what might have happened. Though she doesn't exactly wish him ill, that Rufus Shinra is still standing after two years isn't the best sign, at least as far as threats to the Planet go. He seems different to how she remembers him though, less arrogant than the man Cloud faced off with on the rooftop of what was once his father's building.
Forgetting about the walk, Aerith takes a second to wrestle with this knowledge, leaning back against a tree while she frowns pensively at the ground. ]
Is everything...okay?
[ Their definitions of okay are likely very different, but some part of her has to ask what feels like the obvious question. ]
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[ It's not that long a time but for Aerith it's staggering. She can't begin to imagine what might have happened. Though she doesn't exactly wish him ill, that Rufus Shinra is still standing after two years isn't the best sign, at least as far as threats to the Planet go. He seems different to how she remembers him though, less arrogant than the man Cloud faced off with on the rooftop of what was once his father's building.
Forgetting about the walk, Aerith takes a second to wrestle with this knowledge, leaning back against a tree while she frowns pensively at the ground. ]
Is everything...okay?
[ Their definitions of okay are likely very different, but some part of her has to ask what feels like the obvious question. ]