[It was a cold day in hell when Cid started to feel useless. And god was it starting to feel chilly; there was ice sinking through his veins already.]

Yea.. Yea, right o' course. You'd have an army protect'n ya wouldn't ya?

[It didn't stop Sephiroth though did it. Would a remnant of that psychopath be any different? He knitted his weathered brows a bit, his nerves quelling just a bit from her touch.]

The chip's top priority next to your safety, so yea, I'll get to that... H-heck since I'm already stuck here maybe it can be a two-for-one special.

Jes.. Don't..

[Those cobalt eyes were solid as steel when he looked at her, patting her own hand and giving himself another reminder that she was real. Hell she was even warmer than he was.]

..Go runnin' off on your own so much, OK?