[ it isn't true and he knows it. if it coaxes some kind of breathy chuckle from him, he isn't going to bring attention to it. instead, he punctuates it with a low hum to further dissuade it. aerith is sneaky, too, though. she suckered him into being her bodyguard, after all.

( belatedly, he thinks she got the raw end of that deal, seeing how poor of a bodyguard he made in the end. he couldn't save her. ) ]

No flowers? You know, I didn't even notice. [ he did. it's one of those things he'll always take notice of, now. ] There's a park and I think I saw a flower shop a few days ago.

[ it's not the same, of course.. ]

You might have to fix that.