"Let's leave the hugs aside for now," he says fondly, to put that subject away. It might've not meant anything, but he didn't want to think about that, what a small part it was in relation to the rest of their friendship. After all- "It's only hug-like holding for today. ...and," he assures, a note more serious, "I know - we're a lot more than one thing. You don't forget it either."

A promise, a telling; but a point Tidus knew he didn't have to be forceful. They both knew, even if there were times when their own brains or communication broke down, and maybe they weren't too sure. But it'd be a rare instance undoubtedly - there's no way that anything like the first day of the mission would happen again.

Tidus doesn't rush to ask, fine with keeping some silence between them, sitting like this. But he wants to know, so eventually, he asks, "You feeling better?"