He.. never got around to telling me. [ And then him and Tifa had left- which perhaps in some ways it was better. More ground to cover. More people spread out and more chances to find clues that maybe another group might have otherwise overlooked.

It still hurts. He should have kept in better touch with him. But it'd been two years. Maybe it had been too hard. Maybe it was better to be with someone who was more a constant in his life. He'll never know now. Just as he'll never know about this.

Still.. Zack slowly shakes his head in the end. ] But he lived. I saw him- he was finally awake and he lived and I... [ Zack clenches his fists as he looks away. ] I thought it was enough.