[ Zack worries his lip a little and...tries to focus on her hands clasping his. ]

I don't...really talk about it. I couldn't, back then.

[ It was all company business, and telling her about it would have put her at risk. And he wouldn't do that, not for anything. ]

Today...his Warden thought we should talk and...actually talk. So he asked if he could come over, and I said yes because...I know we have to...find a way to sort some of this out so he can...actually graduate.

He mentioned something about an apology but we both agreed it...wouldn't really mean much right now. And I said, he probably needed more context before he could get there so...I played a recording I have of- of a statement I gave about the incident in Nibelheim. It upset him, and- we ended up in this...debate over whether Sephiroth should ever regain his memories or not. He made some comments that pissed me off; I got short with him. Because he was...doing that thing he did back home, where he just. Started putting everything on his own shoulders like he had to fix everything, when he doesn't even have a clue how to fix himself. And I yelled at him.

And it -

[ He stops, takes a breath, and blinks back the tears before going on. ]

It's just like before. I can't fix any of it.