"Hey, I get that," he says reassuringly. "Even in Zanarkand, I lived around the outside, where it wasn't so busy and you didn't have all the noise. It still travelled out, but that was nice too. You got the best of both worlds."

He brings his hands close, close to cupping, each hand to signify each. The tranquillity and calm of the sea, the life and energy of the city. He hadn't experienced in a while...honestly, he didn't know what it was like anymore.

"What's it like in Mitakihara?" What a mouthful. "Is it the kind of place with trains and..." What else, what else- "Computers?"