"Yeeah," Tidus says, slow and slightly dragged, trying to comprehend the problem. He tilts his head, and thinking back...

"Shouldn't I be the one asking that? You left pretty quick." It's less an accusation, and all Tidus can recall. Was the guy hung up on that? Their last subject? Talking about his world possibly needing saving, and Tidus can't say he gets it--not for a reaction like this; not for how little they actually spoke about it--but he spreads out his arms in an amicable gesture, offering: "You don't have to go with me if you don't want to. It's a big island! I can go find someone else."

No big deal, no big deal?