*When he hugs her, she's glad, and more than happy to hold him as close as she can. Selphie isn't very sure of what to say, and less sure of what she can do, so perhaps hugging for now will have to be enough. But then he starts talking about her enjoying it, about smiling, and it proves to be all too much for her.

Selphie thinks of these past few months, of what she went through at the hands of that witch, dying and loathing herself in a cell, returning only to find that the person she though loved her was disgusted by her, and she knows that no one has ever hated her as hard as Ikki has. Months of just trying not to be miserable, trying not to hate herself. So he's right, this place has offered her the most peace she has had in a long time.

She nods her head, agreeing that she should maybe just use this opportunity to be happy, but she's choking up herself, and her eyes are glazed with tears. It's only when he pokes at her nose that she finds herself smile, but the threat of crying is still there*

Oh-okay. Just...come find me if you need another hug.

*It's pretty lame, and she knows that, but it's all she can think to say right then, wondering if knowing things about phoenixes is something she is ready for or not. But that can wait, her main concern is that Marco isn't so terrified, or so lost, in this island*