Honestly, Zack was really confused as he spoke with Yuffie about Shinra. It's like she actually was trying to make him feel better, but it also seemed like she wasn't? He had come to the conclusion that she really had not changed much at all. "Yeah, I guess you're right. I'm just glad they at least were finally brought down, though not before they caused so much crap for others." If he could go back to the times that were much simpler, he would. He felt even worse for Yuffie because he had basically tricked her into leaving him alone so he could attack her home. So, giving her an ego boost was the least he could do for the time being.

"Oh thank Gaia." Then she mentioned that he was easy to trick and he just smirked. "Oh, I knew exactly what you were doing. The little adventures you sent me on were some of the best training exercises I had. It was definitely worth it for me." It was true, after about the first two, he knew what she was doing. It gave him something to and he got to practice on living things, not just virtual ones. It was a win for both of them it looked like.

The fact that there was more than one Buster Sword made more sense with what Yuffie had to say next, which was something he never thought could be possible with her. "I mean, technically the sword isn't really either of ours. It was passed down to me, and I passed it down to him. I've heard Angeal is here too, so there is probably three of these swords around." That would definitely be a sight to see. It would be both heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time. He hoped Angeal wouldn't mind...

Zack gave a nod. "There is a chance that it happened to both of us. To be honest, it wasn't very sturdy up there in my opinion. Luckily she had that flower patch below us, or it would not have ended up as well. Maybe it was placed there for that reason." Aerith was an Ancient, maybe she was informed that something would happen right there. Why else would she have planted flowers in just that location?

As Yuffie explained the Dragonblades, it sounded more intriguing to him. So he would still get to do what he wanted, and they would help him find work as well? That could be good for him. "Okay, that kind of does sound like a good deal. And no! I would never!" He wanted to add he wasn't like her, but figured that might not be a good thing to do.

There were some battles that just couldn't be won, where you just had to admit defeat. With Yuffie, sometimes that was just the better option. There was no changing her mind once she had decided something. "Alright, you got me there." Sure, it probably wasn't the best idea to encourage her, but if she hadn't changed in the years that he had known her, then he didn't know if there was much hope in her changing anytime soon. Besides, confidence was a good trait to have!

Okay, he didn't expect her to ask for that. "Uh, I really don't have either on me. I have some gil, but not really that much." He made enough to live and have some extra, but he hadn't made much of a living for himself just yet in this new world. He had his feet on the ground for the most part, but there was still a ways for him to go to be stable.

Zack had never seen Yuffie fight, but if she through as much enthusiasm into her fighting as she did in her dedication to getting materia, he figured she could hold her own pretty well. "Well, I'm really hoping it won't come to that. With Angeal and Genesis here as well, everything should be find. Just gotta keep an eye on him." Though, it seemed that Sephiroth was learning what he had done. Maybe hearing how it all ended up ahead of time would also help to prevent it. It was a ticking time bomb.

Yuffie became pretty excited when he agreed to look into these Dragonblades people, and she was asking him to follow her. "Alright, alright, I'm coming." He went to follow her adn she made a comment about being a thief. "Is there even any Materia here? Besides what people from our world came with?" He had his Materia on him still, so he figured the others got to keep theirs as well. It didn't seem like there was any more here, or any way to make any more.

Letting Yuffie "win" was probably the best decision he had made because it did seem to make her happy. She did have a good point, they had been fooled by Shinra. To be fair, he had joined at a young age, so he believed a lot of things he shouldn't have. He was about to mention that when he realized that Yuffie was probably around that age. And she knew what Shinra was really like. Was he really that naive? Though, she was from Wutai, who had bad history with Shinra from the beginning. "Well you were a lot better at seeing that than I was, that's for sure."

Putting his hands together, he gave a bow. "Thank you very much!" He wasn't going to touch on the fact that she had indeed tricked him, because he wasn't going to admit that. After a while, he had caught on. It was entertaining at least, and made for good training, so he wasn't really that upset. The creepy caves he could've done withouth though...

"Oh, Genesis and Angeal were two other Firsts, along with Sephiroth of course." He wasn't about to tell her what had happened to them, that was a story they could tell if they wanted. Angeal might not mind if he told, but he didn't want to think about what Genesis would do to him if he was telling his story. "They went MIA, so they weren't as, um, well known as Sephiroth after a bit."

Zack listened as she went on about materia, and he was a little...concerned about how interested in it she was. "Yeah, that makes sense..." Looking up, it got him thinking. If that were true, would some just fall from the sky? That sounded dangerous. "Just imagine walking around when all of a sudden you get knocked out by materia falling from the sky.." It was definitely an interesting theory.

As she skipped a little ahead of him, she started singing. He had to admit, she was really good at coming up with song lyrics! He bobbed his head to the tune as he walked, slightly humming the best he could to keep up with it. "Did you just make that up? That was really good! If this whole materia hunting thing doesn't work out, you could pursue something in music." He was actually rather excited to be a part of a song!

When Yuffie mentioned what happened to her home, he looked over at her. "Yeah, that's true. I'm sorry for what happened. I truly believed we were the good guys. Guess I was wrong." Her next statement made him, he threw up his hands. "Hey now! No need to rub it in my face!" He had to admit, she was definitely fun to be around. It was good to have confidence in yourself, and Yuffie radiated with it.

"No, no. They aren't bad guys. Well, not intentially. They had a lot of things happen to them in their past, but they're not bad people. Just don't get on their bad sides though." He was mostly talking about Genesis, though a lecture from Angeal was never any fun either. He had been through a lot of those. As must as he would love to see how Yuffie and Genesis interacted, he knew it wouldn't be a good idea for them to meet. At least, not when it came to talking about Shinra and everything that had happened.

"Well good! If it ever starts to happen, I'll be sure to find you and let you handle it all." To be honest, this might be the time he really did believe her. She was quick, so she definitely could catch it before it hit the ground. Well, depending on how many fell all at once. He could picture it all now. Materia falling from the sky and Yuffie running around catching it all, the biggest smile on her face.

When she mentioned she had more songs, Zack gave her a smile. "Well it seems like we have some time on our hands, so let's hear it." He was actually pretty excited to hear her songs. It had been some time since he had really listened to any music. He didn't know how much longer they had to walk, but they would be entertained the whole way.