[ don't ever be sorry about endless curiosity. it isn't all that often that he gets to explain things to this extent – and while he might not be the best at it, he's really kind of enjoying it. someone actually wants to listen to him. they're not trying to get him to shut up, shoo him away … this is a completely new concept. one that he could really get used to, given the right circumstances.

… but now she's raising an interesting question. hm. only one way to find out … ] You could always try using some of my materia sometime, if you wanted. Start out with something small, like Cure … see what happens. That should be pretty harmless.

[ and he has no idea if it would even actually work, but he's willing to give it a shot! because it sounds interesting, and he really can't resist poking where he probably shouldn't poke in the first place.

but! ] Oh! Uh … [ scratching his head a bit, now. ] I dunno.

[ good job, zack. ]