Hah... I wouldn't say that, necessarily, but it's true that he's better at such things than I am.

[ mikazuki thinks of things that would never occur to him in hundreds of more years. ]

So you were still at the crossroads, just as we are now. [ how interesting. but, on another important note... ] Does Cloud-dono know?

[ iwatooshi assumes he does, judging from his reaction to aerith being hurt... but he wants to make sure, to know if he should avoid mentioning it before aerith is ready. ]