[ The brief tug on the fingercuff doesn't go unnoticed. Tseng, like Zack, had been thinking that maybe an admission of that magnitude would have successfully freed them... He sighs, wondering what else he'll have to share to free himself, and what Zack will have to share, too. ]

I'll start with your first question. [ Not that he wants to ] We've been together for the better part of four years. It's something neither he nor I spoke of, though I'm sure my Turks had their suspicions.

[ There's the smallest hint of a smile on Tseng's face as he says this. Blink and you'll miss it. ]

And for your second question... [ He pauses, sighing. ] The last thing I recall is Rufus becoming President after his father was killed, so I'm yet to experience the destruction of Midgar and the Geostigma crisis.

[ The difficult part was hearing everything that he hasn't experienced, that he'll experience should he ever find himself back on the Planet, back in Midgar. ]

I am aware of everything that has taken place that Rufus has experienced, however, including almost losing my own life after an encounter with Sephiroth.