It didn't take tifa very long to ‘convince them' to speak; tifa had her ways and honestly even cloud had to cringe at the idea of being the direct target of one of the girls punches or kicks.
To his friends; his home; tifa; everyone and everything he held precious to him. he couldn't stay locked away here.
cloud's eyes pinched tighter together as he searched his mind for something; anything that could lead him to freedom.