"I can't exactly go visit, but maybe you can say hi for me." He pulls her back in for more cuddling.

"You can make Aerith giggle, maybe, but I've never seen her blush. I mean, 'Mom.' I've never seen my mom blush. She did grow up in the slums, after all."

Cloud snickers. "As for 'Dad?' Who knows? He was more of an absentee father type of guy."