[Her hand stills on the rack as she glances over at Lightning for a brief second. And though she quickly returns to brushing through swimsuits, her thoughts are more preoccupied than before.

Why is that question being asked? No, it's a normal thing to be curious about, but why right now? Did Hope say something? Or... no. She'd said something. During the experiment... but maybe she's overthinking.]

Mm, you're right! That's just how it happens here. Zack's much earlier... so...

[She closes her mouth tight and sticks to picking out swimsuits, distractedly, because all she wants to say is please don't say anything to him, which isn't right because there isn't supposed to be anything to say. She had not been expecting to think about this while swimsuit shopping. But, it's okay. She can stay lighthearted, or at least talk like it, and if she talks lightheartedly she always goes back to being it, eventually.]

Cloud was later, and Tifa was too, and Vincent's wa-a-ay later. He's got years on me.