It's obvious to Squall why Fujin and Raijin are nowhere to be seen, but it surprises him that Seifer refuses to acknowledge why that makes him a decent person. As if decency is just a foregone conclusion for everyone else but for him it's not enough. Squall hates that: all of the mile-long "not enough"s that Seifer has had to measure himself against.

The question earns a huff of laughter from. Not the scoff of suppressed delight, the moments of which are rare, but an actual breath of laughter as Squall shakes his head. "After everything we've seen?" It's hard to witness a cosmic horror like Ultimecia and not be a little unhinged.

His amusement dies quickly however, sobered by the more serious question. The coffee is run through a paper filter into one of the mugs and once it's full, he hands it to Seifer, eyes on the black void swimming in the cup. "I'm not ready for your story to be over."

He's quiet for another moment, then looking away, off to the side with a twist of his mouth down into a frown. Annoyed that he's made this about himself when the whole reason Seifer's had limited options his whole life is because of him. "Nida's also in Esthar," he adds to divert from his own flash of vulnerability. "For whatever that's worth."