"How could I not handle it well? It's hilarious!"

It doesn't matter what the different story is, either. It will be a great joke even if it turns out to be wrong. So what if he felt like he was to blame for both deaths. The two of them managed to get together and have a "baby" after all. Living legacy? Maybe that made a little more sense now? Holy, did Zack even know? Did Aerith?

"I guess I was hoping for something interesting? It worked."