It... weighs heavily still. Knowing someone else might have been better off trapped in repeating nightmares as punishment does not at all alleviate the fact that it's what Vincent himself chose to do.

And things he missed. This was one thing more. Not that it was likely he would have done more than suggested a way to best escape.

These memories were so easy to get trapped in. The former Turk doesn't dare turn back to glance at the water. Zack may be aware of this... air of burden around Vincent for a while, because it takes him a long time to answer.

"Cloud spoke about it. And Tifa."

He crosses his arms.

"Well, the Tifa I met. I'm not sure why, but the one here remembers our meeting differently." He exhales a huff of air. "Hrmph. Probably the same reason we get to meet. And why Sephiroth isn't driven to madness."

Time, fate, alternate realities. It's all a curious twist.