[At this point it was almost certain that they both knew just how accurate the statement was. Having settled down (for now) on the porch, he listens. Something that was still hard for him to do, sure, but hadn't he already learned the consequences of not doing so? That floor certainly hadn't tanked itself.]

No problem.

[After all, he'd... seen enough of people just giving up because the truth stung more than the comfortable lies they'd been fed, and having those lies ripped away akin to a rug under their feet.]

I felt the same when someone... brought up my real past the first time, too.

[Granted he had literally blue-screened prior to that and was in the process of rebooting when said past was brought up, but.]

It wasn't hard to guess why you of all people were moping in our room when I got back the day Cid sent those letters. [The letter just confirmed it.] Seeing your letter got me wondering if these messed up memories could actually be useful for a change.