[She shuffled with little more than the last lingering hope that the day might end with the past few months being nothing more than an apparition; a cruel dream that she might wake to find the world she knew whole once more. Her arms go slack before shoulders raise to offer a meager shrug.]

As good as they can be, I guess. You.. doing okay? You've been having to deal with a lot lately.

[She moseys up beside him, standing atop the knee-high western boots she'd been given by her Father. She bends slightly at her waist, leaning forward to look him in the eyes with a slight pout at her lips.]

Hmm.. Same old Cloud.