[ Yeah, whatever, he'll figure you out, regardless. ]

-Huh? [ Yeah, that gets... a blink out of him. ] Cloud, I just said...

[ But the rest of his words never come when the rest sinks in. Family. Can't take care of your family if you can't even help yourself. It's... fitting. More than he ever realized until that moment. He loves Cloud like a brother. Same as Kunsel... Jim... He cares a lot for Tifa and Zell, too, for that matter. Just... never placed that word as a thing until right then.

But- he shakes his head, blinking more than he should. ] I'm not saying don't help me. We need all the help we can get and I know you'll keep good watch on things. I never had anything against that.

[ Even if it feels strange still feeling this different air coming off of Cloud. Still, he pushes on with a vague gesture of his hand. ] Though if you're gonna argue about me helping myself, then shouldn't you be helping yourself, too? I mean you know you'd probably sleep better if you weren't in a corner freezing on your own, right?

[ He might sleep better, too. ]