[ I love that this is just half the meta for any game I'm in ever.

He stops himself from saying particularly downer, even for his own usually kind of grim standards. Sardonically, sure, but he has limits to what kind of dark-humoured sarcasm he's going to land Aerith of all people with. ]

...Thanks. I'd really like to not die, too.

[ So he goes with that. ]

And I'd like to see you survive as well. You and both of your friends.