[There's maybe the tiniest bit of recognition within his response, but it's not the kind she would need to fear. At most, it might be slight curiosity, which is what she feels. She's beginning to wonder if they can change his fate if they can just change the circumstances. Didn't everyone deserve a chance to start over? Or, almost everyone.]

Mm, I thought it couldn't hurt to check, just in case.

[She conjours up a polite smile.] I'm Aerith, Zack's girlfriend. You must be Sephiroth. He's spoken very higly of you. [Harmless conversation, right?]