The question had been almost casual in the way it was asked and yes, it'd been something to maybe distract Tifa from looking too closely into what he'd been up to. But her hesitation gives him pause.

Perhaps he'd been too cold. He did regret it; Vincent of all people knows how terrible it feels.

The former Turk closes the distance between them. In the darkness, the subtle glow in his ruby eyes is prominent and he seems to be looking to meet her gaze.

"Becoming less human... For me, it began a long time ago," he answers quietly. It's softer. There's a trace of tone which could be considered empathy and perhaps apologetic.

"I don't think anything I could say about it would be comforting. Except maybe... it's possible to live with it."

To live, to keep moving forward... to choose to retain one's humanity, regardless of their biological state.