[ Being around people, even for all the hell that a place like this throws at him, that's definitely one thing that he's been so thankful for. Not that he had necessarily been alone back home, but... Cloud hadn't exactly been talkative at that point. So, even with the rough edges, even with the divide, her company's still something to be thankful for.
That doesn't mean he doesn't notice her own caution between them. But when he speaks, it's with a nod and a sliver of a smile. ]
Don't worry about it. [ He literally waves it away while he reaches in to grab a piece for himself. While he stuffs it into his mouth, he swings his pack around onto the nearby counter and starts to dig through it, shuffling to take out another ration bar. He pauses only briefly at one point and that's to pull out some familiar keys and twirl them around his finger without looking up. ] I think we're even.
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That doesn't mean he doesn't notice her own caution between them. But when he speaks, it's with a nod and a sliver of a smile. ]
Don't worry about it. [ He literally waves it away while he reaches in to grab a piece for himself. While he stuffs it into his mouth, he swings his pack around onto the nearby counter and starts to dig through it, shuffling to take out another ration bar. He pauses only briefly at one point and that's to pull out some familiar keys and twirl them around his finger without looking up. ] I think we're even.