[It's surprising that she doesn't call it insipid and even more surprising that she's willing to acknowledge it as a possibility. For the longest time Mondo has refused to even consider that there's more to Celes than what little he's seen of her, but she's just like the rest of them. She's a person too, no matter the reason for what she did.]

Yeah. It's definitely possible. I'm sure of it.

[He grins, though this time there's nothing awkward about it.]

I'm glad to be here, to get some distance from everything that happened - or will happen - there. It's really nice to be able to sort myself out. It's really nice to get to see more of everyone else as well.

[...Even you, if today's any indication.]