"I uh...yeah, I guess." There was a short list of people that Cloud was hoping to see from Gaia. Rufus wasn't on it. Not out of any antagonism or anger. He just hadn't even given the young president any thought at all.

"Uh, welcome to Crystallis. Have you run into anyone else from Gaia yet? Has anyone filled you in?" He was sure Reno would be happy to know Rufus was here. But then there was Sephiroth. Would Rufus act before learning this wasn't quite the same person from back home?