"A lifetime?" Rinoa asks. The humour's lost on her, but as she really gives it thought, Time Compression felt like that, too. But that's the thing. The word 'time' gets involved and things get a little fuzzy for her. Between sorceress possession and the whole thing with Ultimecia... Rinoa really has no idea just how much time elapsed during all of that. She doubts anyone else she knows could give her much of an answer.

"Well, you're here now, right? So it's the here and the now that matters!" After a pause, she adds with a smile, "And the future, of course. Did any of your friends come with you here, or is it just you?" She hopes it's not another Heather situation, honestly. Rinoa's not sure how much her heart can take.