To be fair, part of the reason for Cloud's outfit was to make use of its slimming properties. Not magical ones, but the cut and color. His battle gear wasn't fitting quite right at the moment and that would be something he'd have to see to. But he could at least afford some smart looking clothes for the evening.

Seeing Selen approach he smiled at her, "Hey there...Selen right?" He vaguely remembered her. Maybe she spoke to him on the last loop, or maybe he'd seen her around, depending on how active she had been on that final loop. Either way he did look happy to see her.

"Are you enjoying the party?" Back home New Years was something more highly celebrated in Midgar than in Nibelheim, but any gathering with the other Heroes tended to make him happy.