Back home... [ Aerith looks at a fixed point against the wall opposite, expression...a bit inscrutable, and eyes distant. ] Well, since we beat the whispers and changed things...I don't know.

[ That's the truth. This is uncharted territory, and they're going to have to discover together what that might mean, when they return to Gaia.

In the meantime, though, she turns back to Tifa, face softening again to something more encouraging, and she upturns her hand on the table in case the other woman wants to take it for a squeeze of support. ]

But, no matter what, it's gonna be all right. There's nothing we can't figure out. Okay? [ A little of her usual enthusiasm returns to her voice, smile growing a bit as she speaks. ] Whenever we do go back, we'll all get through it together.