[ He sits and listen, and ten years - ten years alone - it touches him more personally than is appropriate to put into words right now. Not the same story, but he's thought about it before; thought about because of Della even, parents separated from their family, if for different reasons.

But once she's done, Tidus reaches over and takes one of her hands, looking her by the face; the eyes if she looks back. ]

Then, we'll get you out of there, [ he says, sure and promising. ] You're not alone, and you're not useless. You're Della, and you know who that is? The most stubborn force of nature I know on this train you don't wanna mess with.

[ And he starts to grin, the edges of his mouth pulling up. ]

Stubborn can be bad, but this? Let's work through this. Let's do this. I'm gonna show you so much cool tech, you're gonna be bouncing off the walls! I mean it: there's this one gizmo we have? It'll let you jump high, and stop you smashing into the ground! You'll love it!