Well... I don't like the researchers back at Shinra.

[ Yeah, that's not really a good answer, is it?

But the unsure look on her face turns into a smile when Maika turns onto her side and they're left facing each other. There's an easy sort of comfort in something like this, one that Aerith welcomes. ]

But you're spot on. That's why we're on the run... mostly. My friends are part of a terrorist group that opposes Shinra, so we were already in trouble. [ She pauses. ] All those soldiers we killed on the way out probably added to it all too.