[ Rinoa can't help but laugh at that. Happy six months, even if it's weird to think of it that way. Time has obviously passed since then... she just doesn't know how much.

She does, however, appreciate Aerith's optimism. She strives for optimism too, but sometimes it gets tough, especially in a place like this. Her fingers idly twist back together, and her eyes close in response to the question. There's more to her answer than the other woman could possibly guess, but... ]

There's still a lot going on, I guess. Everything that happened, the world's kind of... there's a lot of politics. [ She wrinkles her nose. ] He's in charge of a lot of people, so... he'll be busy. And.. I'm kind of busy, too. So I guess it's just a matter of finding time, you know?