"Bad idea that seemed to go pretty alright, if the best you can say is that it went," Angeal points out. It's hard to argue with a guy who's pretty confident he's in the right, and Angeal is pretty damn confident. It helps that he's being proven right, too. Cloud may not want to admit to as much yet, but Angeal can read the signs.

And he can see a hopeful future, here, too.

"Although you seem pretty caught up in how anything would benefit me." Leaning the sign against the wall behind him, Angeal pushes himself up onto his feet. He'll at least make an attempt at having this conversation not be so awkward.

"Can't I have seen plainly that things were going to explode for either or both of you, if they went like they were going, and decided to do you both a favor?"