You finally reach the city

Aerith walks close to you.

Aerith: I don't trust her

Aiden: Good, we would be fools too, we're using Scarlet to get into the city and the castle if needed

Aerith: She'll betray us

Aiden: Not if she knows what's good for her, but she has an idea where the prisoners are being kept

Aerith: She does

Aiden: So she claims, it's better than nothing. We can't risk going in blind

Aerith: I still don't like it

Aiden: Aerith listen to me

I put my hand on her cheek, which immediately makes her blush

Aiden: you trust me right

Aerith: Of course I do, without question

Aiden: Then trust in my vision; I'll get us through this, but that will only work if you have faith in me

Aerith: I do, I have more faith in you than the goddess

I start to laugh

Aerith: Did I really just say that

Aiden: you sure did

You give her a kiss

Tifa: You sure you're okay, even when they do it in front of us

Jessie: I'm fine, I'm happy for those two

Tifa: How mature, and totally out of character for you

Jessie giggles

Tifa: What's so funny

Jessie: You are Tifa, you dare lecture me about relationships

Jessie: You would still be fucking that loser Cloud if we never met Aiden

Tifa: Careful Jessie, you're about to cross a line

Jessie: It must be nice to get fucked by Aiden

Tifa: H-how do you know about that

Jessie: You're quite loud when he fucks you, but know this, you'll never be anything more than a fuckbuddy for him, You will always be second place to Aerith, no matter how much you would love to be his girlfriend

Tifa: t-that's

Jessie: Well you can forget about it, as long as Aerith is around anyway

Tifa doesn't know what to say as she looks at Aerith and you

Tifa: Jessie is right, I'll never be Aiden's girlfriend, not as long as Aerith is around, but all kinds of things can happen once we enter the city

Tifa: No, I can't think like that Aerith is my friend, my best friend, and she even shares Aiden with me

Jessie smiles knowing her words have had an effect

Jessie: Just as master wanted, let's see which of those two deserves to stand next to master

You travel for days when you finally see the city in the distance

Aiden: So that's the capital, how are we gonna get in without being noticed

Scarlet: You're not gonna like it

Aerith: big surprise there

Scarlet points at the lake in front of them

Aiden: a lake?

Scarlet: Not the lake itself, more what's at the bottom of it

Tifa: Quit the guessing game and just tell us

Scarlet: The sewers of the entire city are connected to this lake, this is where everything goes after they went to the bathroom

Byleth: That explains the smell

Aerith: Oh by the goddess, you're not suggesting what I think you are

Scarlet: you wanted a safe space into the city

Aiden: is it far down

Scarlet: Not really, but it won't be nice

Aiden: Alright then, let's go for a swim

All the girls beside Scarlet and Byleth groan

Aiden: Ladies first?

Mash: hell no, the leader should go first

Aiden: very well

I jump into the disgusting lake and swim to the sewer pipe