[Zack wishes that the last five years hadn't happened. That last mission to Nibelheim, the fact that he missed another date with Aerith, learning the truth about what the scientists were doing. SOLDIER, the army, random people, they were all just...nothing to the Science Division but means to an end.

There's a part of Zack that doesn't blame Genesis for what he did. He couldn't really control everything when he started to break down, but he let his anger carrying it all to destroy everything around him.

Zack doesn't miss the signs of distress that would mean Cloud might remember that last night of hell, but he's careful to just keep his hand out so that Cloud can grab on if he wants to. And then he's helping the blond up to his feet and he gives him a slight smile.]

Yeah, not many in the Army and SOLDIER are from outside of Midgar. It was nice to have a friend who know what it was like to be a country boy.

[The mention about Sephiroth makes the spot in his side where he'd been skewered ache. Taking a strike from Masamune wasn't a joke, and the fact that he lived afterwards was a bit of a testament to all the crap he went through before.]

Hey, don't worry about it. I'll take care of this and you can go rest. This is nothing for me. You can owe me one later.