"So ... wait, you're kind of ... yourself, but re-done? Do you remember being, uh, you before? Her?" She was trying to follow, but a lot of this was beyond her.

"Is it a kinda backwards culture? About women, I mean? Pops was always weird about that. He'd buy me grenades and weapons but he hated the idea of me even talking to boys." She shook her head. "And ... you had had to do some bad stuff, before? That's awful, but I mean ... that's not your fault, you know? Bad things happen in wars. We, uh, we had to kill a guy. It's not so great thinking about it."

Rikku considered for a long moment before saying, "Do you have to go back? I mean, I know you do, I just ... you know."