He's reminded, frustratingly, of that last day of lockdown when all he could focus on was finding that expanse of sand and sky, for reasons he couldn't explain - and if he thinks about it, that still resonates more with his concept of home than does Pride HQ, but he can't understand why that would be.

"Eorzea? Where's that? Okay, look, Vista City is on the west coast of Americana, does th - what are you looking at?" He leans away from her as she refocuses her gaze on him, leery of her sudden attention.