[ She's not scared! ... Though a furtive glance is passed to the other young woman at that, her jaw clenching. She doesn't know what she thinks, except that Hope-- he can't go through the same thing she did. He can't.

And Raine definitely isn't an uncommon name, but thinking on it, she has heard it before... ]

It's alright. I'll find her myself, Aerith.

[ Except-- wow, that sounded an awful lot more ominous than Lightning intended. She pauses, then shakes her head with a sigh, going for the bag hanging off of her shoulder instead. Sudden shift! ]

... I think you left this at my apartment-- it's not mine and it's not Hope's, so... [ Avoiding eye contact, she pulls out something that... looks like it could belong to Aerith? ]