Snow smiled back at her, though it was less of a smile and more of just a faint tugging at the corner of his lips. It wasn't that he meant to be unfriendly -- as a matter of fact, he was thrilled to hear a kind voice -- but he was still reeling from the shock.

"That sounds about right," he said. "Just some trick to mess with people's heads. I never really believed in this kind of stuff in the first place."

He waved it off dismissively, but there was still a hint of discomfort in his expression. It had just been so surprising in how dark it was.

"It was this guy who said that the fortunes were always right," he teased in Motley's direction, pointing a thumb at him.

The moogle bowed his head, seemingly embarrassed, and said, "You never know, kupo, with the Calamity from the Skies..."