"Sure, why not?" Zack shrugs. If Sephiroth is expecting a complex explanation of friendship he will be sorely disappointed. "That's how it can start, anyway. If two people decide to be friends, then they're friends! Simple as that. It takes work after that, but it's easier than you might think."

Although that may just be because friendship comes naturally to Zack. Hopefully Sephiroth can follow his lead at this age. ...What a strange role reversal, though. Back in the day he was the plucky teenager and Sephiroth was the adult guiding the way forward.