"It is something people seem to enjoy a great deal," she says in agreement. "And something they take for granted."

It is just assumed that people will have experienced affection, if not love, of some manner in their lifetime even at a very young age. A hug, a kiss, the holding of hands. She flexes her fingers where they twist in the fabric of Hades' clothes.

"I have never felt another's warmth before. Only Peki, but this is not the same as being tucked under a Chocobo's wing."