She watched him mull it over as they walked and maybe she took a bit of a longer way around to her bar's stand just to give him time for that. There was no rush and besides - he had a lot to work through. More than just the average streamers who were at least coming into brand new lives. Cloud was coming into one that had already been lived in a way and she imagined that only added another level to the difficulty.
She thought he was up to it though. It wasn't his life after all. Not anymore at least. His life was unwritten for him now and he could make it anything he wanted, now that there was no mad scientist to interfere, no insane general to jerk him like a puppet, no world ending around him and a fractured mind and memories. Cloud, she very firmly believed, could take on anything, do anything he set his mind to even if it took some trial and error and side trips. She didn't know what this one would do - but she thought it would be something to be proud of.
She hoped she could help, even just a little.
His smile, and his little summary, brought her own smile washing back over her face and some of the tension she hadn't realized had snuck into her shoulders at old memories slipped loose and relaxed again.
"Well, maybe we'll stick to fresh air and control for that one," she gave him a teasing answer, happy, and then stopped walking to hand him the giant stuffed chocobo. They were at the stand.
"Hold this, please? I'll get you something to cool down. You want a drink or flavored ice or both?"
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She thought he was up to it though. It wasn't his life after all. Not anymore at least. His life was unwritten for him now and he could make it anything he wanted, now that there was no mad scientist to interfere, no insane general to jerk him like a puppet, no world ending around him and a fractured mind and memories. Cloud, she very firmly believed, could take on anything, do anything he set his mind to even if it took some trial and error and side trips. She didn't know what this one would do - but she thought it would be something to be proud of.
She hoped she could help, even just a little.
His smile, and his little summary, brought her own smile washing back over her face and some of the tension she hadn't realized had snuck into her shoulders at old memories slipped loose and relaxed again.
"Well, maybe we'll stick to fresh air and control for that one," she gave him a teasing answer, happy, and then stopped walking to hand him the giant stuffed chocobo. They were at the stand.
"Hold this, please? I'll get you something to cool down. You want a drink or flavored ice or both?"