They've talked about her vision, the details and harsh realities therein, but they didn't touch on his. Vanille hadn't felt it the right time to poke at him then. Once other things seem to have been spoken into the air, once she thinks it might be a better time, she approaches Seifer again.

"Are you okay?" she asks quietly, fully expecting the usual brush-off from people like him. She's prepared to rebuff and poke further, but she'll give him the option to come clean about it first.