That loud thud received a puzzled and concerned look, but when the second girl rounded the corner and seemed all right, Ven broke into his usual easy smile. These two certainly had his kind of energy; that, along with their warm greetings, had him immediately convinced that they would get along just fine. Not that the optimist in him had allowed him to think otherwise for even a second.

"Nice to meet you, Selphie!" Behind his shoulder, Mograe also briefly waved in greeting. Glancing again at Meredy, Ven opened his mouth to assure her that splitting a room was perfectly fine with him -- only to abruptly shut it again, that cheery expression falling from his face so quickly that even his moogle did a double-take. "Sora?"

He looked from Meredy to Selphie as if searching for confirmation that he had heard right, everything that had been casual about him a moment ago suddenly tense and serious. Logic warned him not to jump to conclusions -- there was no guarantee it was the same person in question, especially when he'd already learned of another Terra in the city -- but logic was always a step behind impulse and emotion for Ven, and now was no exception. After recent years, it was difficult not to make the assumption. "Sora lives here? You know him?"