Vincent believed Aerith's mother was doing just fine, but he'd shared maybe two words with her in the past 3 years. She understood Vincent's silence the way her daughter did. It was obvious that Aerith had been placed with a wonderful woman. It was unfortunate she was sad.

Ah. Aerith was never the type to allow a conversation to lax, was she? Honestly, it was why she made so many friends. The sun was beloved by all for its warmth and so was the flower girl.

"I freelance." Not an untrue statement. Most of the time Vincent could keep to himself for long periods, reading old research.

"It could help, to have someone on the inside of ShinRa to observe Mideel." Might be the only way he could stay consistently close to Mideel but that was to be seen.