[ It seems like she's somehow found herself more serious than even Cloud Strife, and that's something that almost makes her laugh right then and there. But that would be rude for a first meeting, and so she settles for a broader smile as her fingers wrap around his palm. She's not experienced enough with weaponry to know how it could roughen the skin, but he with that knowledge will find hers to be perhaps less soft than he might have expected, the years of gardening and her own occasional need to wield a staff having toughened them up at least a little bit.

She nods in response to the question, gesturing with her free hand at the path laid out ahead of them. ]

Mmhmm. They said that at each one of the checkpoints we'll have to complete some kind of task... like, see? there's that couple over there eating dinner together while they hold hands. Stuff like that.

Let's give it a try! Right? [ A pause, and then she tilts her head, looking up at him with curiosity vivid in her eyes. ] Although you know, you didn't tell me your name yet.