A 7'4" muscular man that was more akin to that of a bear than a human stands in a narrow dark pathway, creeping up to you and suddenly grabbing you by the shoulder—What would you do?
They said that you should stay calm and play dead when faced with a bear, but this bearded muscular man isn't exactly a beast, no.
But for Riley, he might as well be—and so, Riley suddenly dropped to the ground, pretending to be dead.
"I'm not a bear!"
"Oh," Riley quickly got up, patting his white clothes clean as he looked at Edward's hairy arms, "Of course, Aerith would not be sexually attracted to an animal. Forgive me."
"...Aerith?" Edward slightly loosened his grip on the metal bat as he looked Riley in the eyes,
"How… how do you know that name!?" He then said as his grip returned; his stance which was previously just for a threat, now completely resolute to actually do something.
"I'm her lover," Riley answered without any hesitation, "We—"
