[She doesn't expect much from him, really. Never has. Can't imagine she ever will. So what he has to say makes her ultimately pause and for several moments she just stares at him.

Did he just say 'courting'? Courting. Aerith has never used the word herself, but it's in books. A bit of an outdated term where she comes from. That's Somnus, though. Seriously outdated. But she's sort of assumed he's just from that kind of place.

She raises an eyebrow, trying hard not to laugh because the way he says it is so serious.]

First of all, I have a name. If you don't want to use it, I won't spend anymore time with you. [Except it's Aerith and it hardly comes out threatening at all. Besides, she knows better than anyone else that it really doesn't make her angry. It's just so impersonal. At least even Cloud could be bothered to call her by name.]

Second—

[And that's as far as she can go before she does start to finally laugh.]

Where you come from, do people only spend time with other people if they're... [Shit. What's the word they'd use?] ...paramours? Don't you have friends or something, Somnus? Maybe you really are all business.