[Which is how all of her moments with Cloud have been. She hasn't been able to pinpoint exactly what's going on, but she's almost certain he's been avoiding her. She doesn't press the situation because she understands he's seen some stuff, even not having the details of whatever that 'stuff' is, but it's been very, very different from the Cloud she's ever come to know.
That he hasn't made much effort to contact a woman who was his childhood friend and seemingly very close to him only adds to what Aerith feels is a little uncharacteristic of him. The alternative, that they weren't as close as they seemed, is worse, though. Either way, Aerith doesn't actually address either of those things. She doesn't want to upset Tifa if she can help it.]
Hm... The same Cloud.
[She settles for taking in a long drink from her cocoa, which serves as the perfect means to stall for time.]
Mmmmm. Not really, no. I don't know what's going on with him. He's pretty avoidant when it comes to me. I'm sure he's got lots of thoughts up in his head, but whoever he is, he's not the Cloud I knew back in Midgar. I do know that apparently he was in a different world than this one before coming to Camelot and I'm going to guess that whatever he experienced in that world changed him.
[Lifting her shoulders in a shrug, she shakes her head.]
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[Which is how all of her moments with Cloud have been. She hasn't been able to pinpoint exactly what's going on, but she's almost certain he's been avoiding her. She doesn't press the situation because she understands he's seen some stuff, even not having the details of whatever that 'stuff' is, but it's been very, very different from the Cloud she's ever come to know.
That he hasn't made much effort to contact a woman who was his childhood friend and seemingly very close to him only adds to what Aerith feels is a little uncharacteristic of him. The alternative, that they weren't as close as they seemed, is worse, though. Either way, Aerith doesn't actually address either of those things. She doesn't want to upset Tifa if she can help it.]
Hm... The same Cloud.
[She settles for taking in a long drink from her cocoa, which serves as the perfect means to stall for time.]
Mmmmm. Not really, no. I don't know what's going on with him. He's pretty avoidant when it comes to me. I'm sure he's got lots of thoughts up in his head, but whoever he is, he's not the Cloud I knew back in Midgar. I do know that apparently he was in a different world than this one before coming to Camelot and I'm going to guess that whatever he experienced in that world changed him.
[Lifting her shoulders in a shrug, she shakes her head.]
I can't think of any other explanations for it.