[It's a lot that he's summing up in a short amount of time. She at least knew about the projects now, thanks to adventuring with Cloud, Vincent and everyone else. And there was the mention of Hojo, and she bit the inside of her cheek. She knew his fingers were in a lot of people's lives. She just didn't realize how many. And he had changed Sephiroth's, Zack's, and Cloud's lives and for what?

Yes, they were stronger, and she was so glad to have met Zack, and Cloud. But what was the price of it all? People were hurt. So many lives ended and were damaged, for the sake of experimentation.

Gently, she brushes her fingers over his cheek, before going back to grasp his fingers gently. So gently.]

Thank you for telling me Zack. This can't be easy to talk about.

[Not just summing it up. But trusting her, letting her know, even when it was painful and all the emotions are right up on the surface, painful and causing heart ache. She's quiet for a few moments, thinking and letting it go through her mind as to how she feels, how Zack must feel, and what to do with this.

Still not regretting kicking Angeal though.]

So today...he wanted to talk about what he did? And...you two fought about it? Verbally?

[Because if Angeal forced Zack to mercy kill him again...he's in a world of trouble with Aerith. Verbally, still not great, but something they can work with. She hoped.]