It's hard - no, impossible - to miss the way Tidus seems to skip a beat. How his energy lowers compared to a moment ago. And who can blame him? Weren't they exactly doing this here so they could avoid thinking too much of the train, thinking too much of home? And between the confession about seeing the bad side of it (Tidus's father, Inigo immediately wonders?) and the memories of a place he was suddenly forced out of to a new world, it's got to put Tidus into a rough spot mentally. Inigo can get that.

Which is why he knows he has to work extra hard for a moment here.

The first thing he does is more instinctive than anything else. He sees Tidus holding his mug with only one hand, so that means Inigo can reach out to grab a hold of the free hand, squeezing it tight.

The second thing is that he makes sure to smile. Widely. It's not too fake, since he can focus on the good side of this. Tidus's last suggestion - something Inigo definitely wants to do with the other.

The third is speaking up with confidence. With genuine happiness. "Then let's go to places like it!"

He won't suggest Zanarkand directly, in case he may touch on more sensitive issues. This feels safer.

"We're traveling around, aren't we? We're still going to see so many more places. And I'm pretty sure we're both aware you know much more about fun than me, so I'll be counting on you to show me the potential fun to be had in every single one of those places."

Because if this mission has taught him one thing, it's that he hates not having contact at all with Tidus for an entire mission. He never wants to do that again, if he can help it.

"I don't want to see all those places without my best friend by my side to see it all with me."