She does seem crestfallen, shoulders sagging slightly. It wasn't a given that they'd be here, but there'd been so few of them to begin with that every friendship counted. Even though she'd been off of her own for much of the time, it'd been for those friendships that she'd fought.

It's hard to think about making new friends here, with everything she'd had to deal with already, but she manages to glance over at Squall and give him a small, guarded smile.

"Thanks, though."