[ All of the "Ara~"s at their expense. ...or more specifically, Cloud's. "Back where he belongs- in the sky. Ahh~" Yet thankfully he's not so worked up anymore from earlier! He's seen and heard enough tossed at him that he can take most of it on the chin. Hell, Aether being a dead ringer for his sister only to find out he was just a...really convincing man underneath? Doesn't phase him. ]

Makes sense.

[ To have family...and a strong bond with them even across worlds. Thankfully they weren't just "sparring" partners; but even moreso now that the 'month of love' was over, it felt like there was more time to try that meeting again. Whether it was for his sake or hers, in Cloud's mind, she deserves that much. He wasn't the best at this whole 'making friends' thing, but not even Cloud could just shrug off what happened and up and go "welp seeya". ]

Most everyone's between here and Tokyo, right? Back home, I was just getting ready to set off, myself. [ Shaking his head, he doesn't sound too disappointed despite his words. ] Till everything started looping.