I didn't say she didn't know him at all. They grew up together in a small town. Of course they knew each other. I was saying they weren't close to each other. Not close enough for me to say they were friends. You're saying what would you do in that situation. Well, there are people I don't consider friends that I would trust. Meeting them at night wouldn't be too big a deal. Opening up and discovering them during a conversation at the town well woudln't be out of the question either. And if I were feeling particularly insecure, and even though we're not close I know I can trust this person. I may even be inclined to lean my securities on them a bit and ask if they'd be willing to be there for me in the future.But if she didn't know him at all when they were children, why would she even bother coming. Also, why would she then make that deal with Cloud about her hero?
As for DM's whole "infatuation is bad" and "obsession means stalker" issue... um. What? You're not paying attention because you think I'm putting his emotions in a bad light by not using the word love. Even though I'm arguing that he wasn't in love with her so I can't use the word love. He had deep feelings for her yes. That doesn't always mean love. And when its not love doesn't always imply it's something bad. People can be obsessed with someone without stalking them. An infatuation can be innocent and good. I'm not trying to say Cloud was a mentally unstable childhood stalker. I'm saying he was too young to know what love was. He didn't know her well enough to think he could have been in love with her. He had a crush on her, and he let that crush guide him.
