He doesn't know enough about it to question further, maybe that really was how people made friends. It wasn't as if Hojo's labs really gave him a lot of opportunities to watch how other people did friendships, so it was as plausible as anything else was.

At least if a paradox was going to erase Zack from existing, it would have done so already, so his chances of having to explain a friend that doesn't exist anymore is pretty slim. The recording would be proof enough of that.. and he leaves it running on purpose, just in case. "I assumed it would be .. much more complicated."

This was going to take some puzzling out. And now that he was free of being tracked, maybe watch a bit more of how other people handled it. Before the shark found him and then he got lured into an entirely invented movie, there were plenty of people around, so all he had to do was find a nice place to watch from.

There's Shinra helicopters on the television, armored vehicles rolling beneath. Was it a victory march? He'd have to rewatch it later. "..For what it's worth it's understandable you chose to leave. I am uncertain I wish to return, myself." No. He didn't. While there was certainly a fair bit of guilt over knowing his team was on their own, surely they'd be alright. He could claim he had no choice in the matter..