[She can't help feeling like it seems to be a commonality that she seems to keep befriending people who don't seem to think very much of themselves. Maybe she's just attracted to those kinds...? It's a thought for another time, and for another Aerith.

Slipping her hands behind her back as she keeps in stride at his side, Aerith looks up to him, curious and attentive. She loves a good story and if she's not helping him carry stuff, then the very least she can do is offer him a very good ear. (She's got two of them!)

There's something to be admired about someone who can be so open about who and what they are. If she were ever to do that back home, people would only use that information to cause her harm. Or others associated with her harm. More than they already have, that is.]

Oh... So you chose to live a simpler life. That's noble in its own way. It would be hard, I think, for many people to turn down a more fanciful lifestyle. [Not her, she thinks. People who've never had anything fancy don't really know what it's like. Getting accustomed to simple life, growing up in it, makes it easier to not miss what one doesn't know. At his question, she smiles and shakes her head.] Nnnnnope! I'm a flower girl! Which... I guess could be special to some people? What I mean to say is I sell flowers, but I live in an area where they don't grow everywhere, so people probably don't see them as much?