The young blonde stopped from where he was carrying a crate full of decorations. Cloud had been helping the armor shop take down some of their decorations in exchange for some gil off of some equipment when Aya walked up to him.

"Huh?" He looked around at the nearby buildings, shifting the crate in his arms. Even with the bulk of the leather jacket he was wearing to keep out the chill it was clear the teen had a bit of a belly to him. Too many holiday cookies perhaps?

"Oh...Yeah, Aqures Ixen wound up under attack a couple times last year." He avoided eye contact with her after saying that, like he blamed himself for it.