Aerith was listening, really she was - she was just trying to keep herself from turning upside down as she did. It was a little unsettling, but she found shifting her weight the right way kept her relatively steady.

"This is an amazing ability!" Aerith said, beaming at Maxine. It was surprising that she had no fear of falling - but she'd already been through so much at that point, and coming as close to actual death as she had there seemed to be no reason to be afraid of much anymore. "I don't think I'd walk anywhere if I could fly."