[Maybe a few months ago Cloud would've had a harder time taking all of this in; the idea of Zack being anything but the purest, strongest hero, high above reproach, would've rubbed him so wrong that he wouldn't have bothered even trying to listen to the explanation.

Not that he necessarily agrees with Zack now, but it's...easier to hear. Zack's a little closer to the ground, now, after everything.]

You really think you wouldn't have cared? [It's an honest question, but Cloud still knows the answer.] You can't blame yourself for bein' brainwashed, Zack, we all were. If you coulda known, you'd have cared. I know you would've.