And the fal'Cie take care of you, but they use you... [Actually picturing a second world like that is very strange... but her gut feeling is to think it's like Midgar-- too cut off from the real world, warping inside itself.]

Cities, and a whole other world... why was all that needed? Was Gran Pulse injured?

[Yes, us Gaians are silly. So silly, we talk about Planets being hurt like they're living, because ours is!

That touch at the chest... Aerith's seen that gesture a few times before. Preeetty sure she knows where the brand is now and part of Lightning's discomfort, though she's still wondering what it looks like.]