"They'll manage," he grumbled in response to Sephiroth's comment. After all, this wasn't going to be much fun for him either - and would probably only get worse once Rufus showed up with that Turk of his.

Well, with any luck they'd get here soon and the meeting wouldn't end up being too long. He wasn't particularly sure he could manage anyhing much past short with his temper going all to hell - not that it was great right now. For now he'd ignore the fact that he'd be talking to a rather younger version of Cloud (at least, that's who he thought it was and a guy who he was pretty sure had been both dead and responsible for most of the problems Cloud had had when he first met him.

"Maybe afterwards, kid. Not now." Right now he'd just follow he strange little gathering inside.