[Aerith's expression softens, hearing the reflection of her feelings in Tifa's response. They owe it to themselves and to one another. Although weighted by the inevitable, without a doubt, her days are lighter and brighter with Tifa in Camelot. It's not that Aerith couldn't have handled things alone. She knows that she could. With Tifa here, however...
Things are so much easier.
She draws in a soft breath and relents only when Tifa mentions a party.]
A party...?
[They could do something like that, couldn't they? It seems like the kind of thing she would want everyone she knows to be a part of, too. An opportunity for all of them to be together. Good food. Good company. The gears in Aerith's head are turning and she slowly nods.]
Yeah. We should definitely do that. I can go shopping for things to eat. Can... we make them together? I'm not really much of a cook. My mom did most of that back home. But I think I'd do pretty good if you were helping me.
[But the underlying message there is simply that... Aerith doesn't want to be on her own. It's as close as she can come to admitting that stepping in that direction is a little scary.]
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Things are so much easier.
She draws in a soft breath and relents only when Tifa mentions a party.]
A party...?
[They could do something like that, couldn't they? It seems like the kind of thing she would want everyone she knows to be a part of, too. An opportunity for all of them to be together. Good food. Good company. The gears in Aerith's head are turning and she slowly nods.]
Yeah. We should definitely do that. I can go shopping for things to eat. Can... we make them together? I'm not really much of a cook. My mom did most of that back home. But I think I'd do pretty good if you were helping me.
[But the underlying message there is simply that... Aerith doesn't want to be on her own. It's as close as she can come to admitting that stepping in that direction is a little scary.]