Cloud's question

[Quexinos]

A'right, let's try this.

So something I've always wondered... at the end of the game when he and Tifa are hanging onto the ledge, Cloud says "An answer from the planet... I think I can meet her there.."

... what exactly was the question? Was he wondering if Aerith was okay or if he'd see her again?

For that matter, when and how did the planet answer him? When Aerith pulled him back into reality?... but wasn't that her doing and not so much the planet's?

What are your thoughts?

[belakkaleb88]

i thought he just meant the lifestream was the answer to helping holy defeat meteor and that when he said i think i can meet her there he was just talking about when he died that he would see her again. but ive never really thought too much about it considering i had just made sephiroth look like my cellmate wife hahaha

[Quexinos]

I have a theory that might work if you take the compilation into account.

maybe the question was about forgiveness. He sees Aerith, feels terrible he let her die and now she's helping him escape so he asks "Will I ever be forgiven?"

The answer, you'll meet her in the Promised Land and find out. Cloud was the only one who wanted forgiveness right? This makes perfect sense when you think about where his Promised land in ACC was. He had met Aerith and he had redeemed himself and can now live happily with his family and friends without guilt.

[markandrewkinzett]

Not sure about the answer from the planet either but knowing Cloud it is probably something only he understands he is a bit weird like that (but dont' get me wrong when I say that because Cloud is just too cool to knock!!!)

[Pete]

Ummm, the planet and Aeris answered when they had that whole cutscene at the end where Lifestream and the white materia combined to destroy the meteor. I'm pretty sure they had shown Aeris's plain ole self superimposed onto Lifestream, along with the white materia, signifying that she was playing a role.

Cloud's referring to Lifestream when he says he can meet her there... since all people return to it when they die... and Aeris is dead as disco. But, Cloud decided to hang on, since he realized he had himself a lifetime of double D's, provided he survived everything.