[ Hearing just how supportive Ayaka was for her older brother, a fact that he had zero doubts of in the first place, brings a small smile back to Cloud's face too. The two of them had breached common ground and found their way past guarded misgivings, but...in Cloud's eyes, as he thinks about it, Ayaka being a common factor in their bond growing stronger?

That's not a bad thing at all. And if anything, this is good for them. Respite in silence would only make them both even more tense. When they're ready to engage the spirits that are endangering the lives in this region, they can do it with clearer thoughts. Resting his chin in his hand, he answers back, ]

For what it's worth...techy as our world is in comparison, I fumbled in Nippon and here for a while.

Not used to having a phone that's literally just a screen.