Cloud reacted just as she expected. Of course he would be worried when she said that. Standing up, she did a circle. "I'm fine, it's okay." She just wanted to make sure he knew that she hadn't been hurt in any way. Obviously since she had walked up to him and sat next to him, that was obvious. Just for reassurance, she wanted to actually tell him she was okay.

When he stated it didn't make a difference, she also stared ahead. "Not to us, but to him it does." Just like Noctis had said, it wasn't fair, but it was reality. "He still is the same person, yes, but he is now a person who hasn't done all of those things." She sounded crazy. Defending a man who burned down her town, left her for dead, killed her friend, and tried to destroy the planet?

No part of her blamed Cloud for standing his ground on the matter. He went through so much worse because of Sephiroth. Cloud spoke again, and she put her hand on his arm. "We did, and we're still here. We stopped the Sephiroth that was destroying everything." But he was here. It might be younger Sephiroth, who hadn't discovered his origin yet, but he was still here.

There was still a chance he could repeat the same actions as before, but there also was a chance that he couldn't. Meeting Clouds gaze, she gave a nod. "I know you won't, but you can't attack him and destroy things just because you see him. We're not on Gaia anymore, you could get into a lot of trouble. Plus, you said he had someone help him. Who knows, maybe that person could help him do better this time."

There was no reason for Tifa to go outside to comfort a man she didn't even know, except maybe that she didn't need to be in there for whatever meeting they were all supposed to be having. It was mostly her caring nature that brought her out here. She knew what being overwhelmed and at a breaking point felt like. Company had helped her when she was at that point, maybe it would help him too.

Alex stated he was not okay, and she looked up at him. To her, he was just a normal guy. Of course, she hadn't known him long enough to get any other opinions of him. Even his outburst before wouldn't be cause for her to understand him, everyone had their moments. He then stated that the field around him was heated, and she stepped into, instantly feeling much warmer. "Thanks." He did have some manners, even if he did just try to put the other girl to sleep.

Tifa wasn't even mad about that anymore, given it wasn't a harmful spell. Still, there were better options than spelling someone. He asked why she was out there, and before she could answer, he started figuring out payment. Waving her hands in front of her, she shook her head. "That's not why I'm out here. I'm just checking to make sure you'll be okay." To some, she was probably being stupid. She didn't know Alex, she didn't know what he was capable of.

He was friends with Noctis though. Even though she had only just met the future king, she trusted his judgment. Therefore, she didn't think Alex would be a threat to her. Besides, she could protect herself. "Kind of seems like you're the odd one out in there, and I kind of know how that feels." When Avalanche was a thing, she was always the one opposed to the things they did. Barrett was pretty over the top in her opinion, so she stayed out of most of the missions.

Nodding, Tifa got to work on the drink. She began by rinsing a decanter with rum while she looked for her teapot and the wood chips. After finding them both and putting the wood chips in the teapot, she toasted them until a small flame appeared. While the chips were still smoking, she poured the run from the decanter into the teapot and let it sit while she addressed the other man. "Well we have this drink, the Rum Martinez. A Hot Toddy Rum is always a crowd pleaser, and of course the popular hot chocolate and mint liquor, or spiced apple cider."

Using the same wood chips and smoke, she filled the decanter with smoke. In a seperate glass with ice, she added the vermouth, maraschino and bitters and stirred them together, then strained them into the decanter. Adding the rum, she capped the decanter and gently swirled them all together. Grabbing a low cocktail glass, she poured the drink. Taking an orange peel, she rimmed the glass with it before dropping it into the drink and sliding it to the man. "Here you are."

Before she could say much else, it seemed the atmosphere changed a bit when two of the men noticed the other was there. One pointed out that she wasn't blonde, and she figured the tension had to be over a girl, so she decided to just stay out of if it. She gave a small smile as someone addressed Noctis as 'Your Highness', but still stayed quiet until she was addressed by the man now known as Caius. "Good to meet you too."

It seemed that everyone was a little worried for Prompto, and at first she wasn't sure why. She had been busy making drinks and making sure everyone was taken care that she hadn't really noticed how he was acting. Though it seemed that some of them knew the blonde that had walked in. Honestly, Tifa was a little confused to what was happening and why this certain group was together when it seemed like they all didn't even know each other. Or not well at least.

When Prompto jumped at Caius' touch and blushed, Tifa realized what was happening and almost blushed herself. One would think she was used to this as a bartender, but she wasn't. Tifa was always a little shy, so emotions weren't her strong point. "We have some water if you'd like?" He looked like he needed that more than alcohol to be quite fair. Especially his reaction to Cindy showing up.

Tifa was starting to feel sorry for the guy, and it only got worse with what happened next. The man whose name she didn't know approached Cindy. The story he told seemed like he was just boasting about Prompto to Cindy, and Tifa stood there and listened. Though she wasn't dumb, not with what she had gone through. His arms behind his back as he talked was a little suspicious. Either he was raised properly, or he was up to something.

As he brough his arm to his chest, Tifa watched with her arms crossed. The man was then blowing something at Cindy and Tifa shook her head. "I guess I should have told you that no magic of any sort works in here." Honestly, she didn't think she had to do that. It was a security measure, no one wanted a bunch of drunks using magic. "I'll kindly ask you not to try that again, or I will be forced to kick your ass out." Tifa didn't get angry often, and she still wasn't, but she knew to get her point across when it came to the establishment.

When Noctis stated he had never taught anyone to fish before, she gave a small shrug. "It's easy to teach someone to do something you enjoy doing." Sometimes it wasn't even teaching, but more telling them what your favorite techniques are and the way you do things. She trained one or two people at her job, and that's what she did. The only thing with her training people is that she could pour drinks without thinking about measurements, so she had to think back on those facts.

"Yeah, I just confronted Sephiroth about it all, and he had no idea who we were. I'm still debating on if he was telling the truth or not, but I think he was. He has no reason to lie, and probably would have attacked me if he was who we last saw." The Sephiroth she knew wouldn't of cared about a town full of people, and probably would have done a lot worse when fighting Cloud as well. This time, he had just been defending himself.

Noctis said he understood, but she still felt really bad for what had happened. "I'm going to talk to him soon and explain what Sephiroth told me. I'm hoping he'll think straight and accept my explanation. I'll make sure he comes and apologizes and offers to help fix it." Cloud was a good person, so she was really hoping that he believed her and set everything behind him and just enjoy not being hunted or do any hunting for once.

Shaking her head, she gave Noctis a small smile. "I won't. That's for Cloud to deal with, not me." She had been considered the mother figure of their group, but that didn't mean she didn't make them take responsibilty for their actions. Cloud acted irrationally, though she understood why he did.

Noctis laughed and Tifa couldn't help but smile. It was her favorite sound in the world, people laughing. It sometimes made her forget the cruel things that had happened to her. Giving him a smirk, she cast her line back into the water. "You might just have to." Tifa didn't think she could beat him in fishing, but she was always game for some friendly competition.