He hadn't gone out to meet the new arrivals today. He hadn't had the heart for it, now that Fang and Vanille were in crystal stasis. That might have been selfish or petty of him, but Snow wasn't sure that he was ready to face the reality of people cycling through like that. At least he still had Serah. That was the most important thing.

When the front door opened and Lightning called out, Snow wasn't even sure that he'd heard her. With everything else that'd been happening in this place lately, he really wouldn't have put it past himself to start imagining things now. After a few seconds, though -- when the sounds of someone roaming through the house didn't stop -- he decided to investigate.

He peeked his head out into the hall from the bedroom he shared with Serah, and his jaw nearly hit the floor.

"Lightning?" he breathed out incredulously. He was honestly too surprised to even remember to call her 'Sis.'