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    “Don’t all those experiences, and all those feelings make you real though?” Such things are what made up a person. “Even if you were this fayth’s dream, didn’t you become more than that during your journey?” A light shrug of her shoulders follows, as she simplifies matters quite easily. “It sounds tough…I guess it’s something I can’t really understand huh?” When perhaps she could. After her death all she left behind were memories, fragments of herself within those who’s lives she’d touched, it was the only thing to prove that she had lived, otherwise she might as well have been a mere dream. Easily forgotten. “But I think as long as people are thinking of you, like that girl, you’ll always be much more than a dream,” whether it could be physically achieved or not, in that girls heart he would be. “Maybe that’s not much consolation, when you’re the one who has to leave them behind,” to continue the dream. “It’s not easy,” and silently she understands.

He cupped his chin in his hand briefly. “Y’know, I never actually thought of it like that before. Maybe you’re right.” This way of thinking brought him comfort. He couldn’t expect her to understand everything, but she seemed to know what to say. Her warmness was fairly easy to open up to. “I guess... I might just be a dream, but my feelings are real, that much I’m sure about.” he managed to say. “It’s definitely not easy, but I guess the best way to put it is that I am what I am. Thanks, Aeris. I think that was something I needed to hear.”

    “A dream?” She repeats. It was hard to believe, but not for the reasons he’d probably assume. “You seem pretty real to me,” extending her hand to quickly pinch him on the arm as if to prove her point. “See?” A smile returning to her lips. “A thousand years ago though…that makes you pretty old then huh? You certainly don’t look it,” continuing with her light attitude in hopes of raising his spirits a little.

“Anyway, my point being, the fayth dreamed up the Zanarkand I’m from, and as a result, the people who lived in the city, including me. I’m not actually a thousand years old, though. It’s the same kind of Zanarkand, just at a different period in time. But luckily enough, I was able to come to the real world, I was able to come to Spira. In the end, I don’t regret it, because if I didn’t get the chance, I would have never met Yuna. I... I love her.” he put his hand over his chest, now slightly smiling. Just thinking about Yuna was enough to make him happier and give him butterflies.

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Final Fantasy + Most Heartbreaking Scene (16): Tidus Fading Away (requested by @give-me-pricefield-in-season-two)

    “Hmm really? I suppose so,” a knowing glint in her eyes but chooses to not tease him about it too much. “I would volunteer myself but I don’t think I could hold my breath for that long,” unable to even comprehend how anyone could. But clearly it’s not outside the realm of possibility. “I’m sure you could get other people interested though, maybe put up posters for lessons or something?” Not only would it be fun, but it could also serve as a distraction from their predicament. She herself sought all manner of things to keep herself occupied, she’s afraid to stop, if she does she fears her mind would wander too far. “Not…real?” A curious tilt of her head follows, she recalls him saying something like that before. “Why wouldn’t it be real?”

Immediately after her asking about his home being real, his head quickly tilted towards the ground. He really didn’t like talking about the whole situation much, but Aeris seemed like someone he could trust.·“Well…it’s a little…complicated. See along with my home not being real…I’m not real either. I’m a dream. I know it sounds hard to believe, but it’s true. My home, Zanarkand… is actually the dream version of the ruins of a city destroyed a thousand years ago.”

    “Mhm that’s right,” glad he actually remembered her as she knew sometimes when people were brought back their memories from before were wiped. “Yeah you were pretty enthusiastic about it, I think you planned to start a team or something,” although not the sporty sort she’d been interested. Hands link behind her back as she bobs her head in agreement. “I agree Tidus,” finally learning his name. “People come and go so fast here it’s hard to keep up you know?” That did bring up a question she’d been thinking about for some time however. “Do you remember leaving and returning home?” She left once and found herself here again, but had no memory of it.

He had had to think about Aeris’ question for a second. “Uh, I dunno...I don’t think so, anyway. Not that I could ever return to my real home anyway. If you can call it real, that is.”

    “Hey…I remember you,” elation clearly evident in her tone. She was fully aware that people didn’t stay here, many times she’d watched friends come and go. And though she’d only spoken to him briefly, it was nice to see someone she’d met and gotten on with come back. It was selfish she knows, no one wanted to be stuck here, nor did she wish it upon anyone…but still. “Maybe you don’t remember me, but you told me about…blitzball was it? And your home, I never did get your name though.”

“Huh?” he had said briefly before turning around to see a familiar face. Oh yeah, he had talked with this girl for a little bit in the past. It was pretty nice to see someone he knew once again in this place. “Oh yeah, I remember you! Your name was...Aeris, right...?” he paused for a moment, cupping his chin with his right hand. “And blitzball huh? Yeah, I remember now. Of course, it’s kind of hard for me not to talk about it. Oh, and the name is Tidus, by the way! Gotta tell you, it’s pretty nice seeing someone familiar.”

“Sorry, how do you say your name again?”

He chuckled a little bit as his gaze shifted towards the sky for a moment, and then back to Ino. “So, Ino, how long have you been here anyway? Being away from home for so long, it can be tough.”

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