Before she makes it out of her apartment, after the return, Cloud seeks her out. Aerith is still on the couch, deeply entrenched in her conversations on the local network, when the knock, the voice, comes.

There's a pause. She draws a deep breath, setting the device down. Eventually she rises, moving to unlock and open the door.

The usual, pleasant expression is fixed in place when she greets him.

"Hi. Funny...I just saw you, back home, but here we are again." She steps aside, pressing her back to the door to let him pass. "Wanna come in?"