[Rinoa listens, face thoughtful as Aerith explains. By the end of it, she's nodding her head in agreement. Because honestly? She's seen it in action a time or two now. People caring about things because someone else cares about them. Like the guy who'd spent his summer helping a rag tag rebel group simply because there was a pretty girl in it. As well as some much more contemporary examples.

Though, even now she's pretty sure Squall hasn't even thought twice about Timber in a very long time.]

You're right. The feelings people have, the strong ones anyway - they never stay just in themselves. They almost always spread outwards to others. [She pokes a plant with a finger gently.] Almost like we're all connected in a way.

[Glancing up, Rinoa smiles softly at the look on Aerith's face.]

With as strong as you feel about this, I'm sure it'll happen eventually.