[She lets out a small laugh, more of an amused breath out than anything else.]

Alfie is who he is. There's good and bad there, but I'm not going to pretend he's a hero. [She's had enough of that at home. The self-sacrifice, martyr thing...which John seems to like doing, too.] But by all means, I don't think he tries to be a bad boy. [He's too old for that, John. It's not bravado; it's just the way he is.]

Yeah, I've talked to Emily a little. She's a sweet girl. And with Tifa too, but it was like pulling teeth.