"Everything I hoped it to be and more~" Shinra all but sang as he pranced on ahead to lead her to the quad, knowing that she would follow. He could tell that she was up to something, since the mood between them had changed slightly between him going into the infirmary and coming back out, but he didn't spare it much thought. Every girl deserved to have her secrets, after all, and he trusted Celty not to keep anything important from him.

...the reverse wasn't exactly true, which Shinra off and on felt guilty for, but he only did was was necessary to protect them. She was more his family than anyone else in this life, and one thing Shinra had developed which he hadn't inherited from his father was a strong sense of commitment to his family. He would protect what they had to whatever ends.

"Ah, here we are!" he exclaimed as they reached the quad, skipping on ahead to do a little spin as the walls gave away to open air. "Ahhh, this is every bit as nice as I imagined! Look, Celty! There's running water!"