Sorry to make it so hard! [ No, she isn't Aerith looks reassured at his reaction, relieved to see that, at least outwardly, he's...picking up the pieces, if not feeling outright better about it. All she can offer are her words at this point, with no real solutions or answers to be found, so she'll keep providing whatever kind of verbal assurance she can until he's at least a tiny bit cheered up. ]

Hey, maybe we can take turns! If I'm feeling down about something, next time you can give it your all and cheer me up. [ She offers him an encouraging grin, along with a thumbs-up. ] Besides, it's way too much for one person to be the cheerleader all the time! It's important to let other people help out sometimes too, you know?

[ Says the pot to the kettle, probably. ]