No problem, glad I have someone to share them with!

I guess I just object to the idea of "weakness," because while maybe that's objectively true, I have a hard time really saying that his inability to deal is his own failing. I definitely agree with you about tragedy/victory. I think that both Cloud and Aeris are taking the hero's journey here. Cloud's is more traditional, I guess, and Aeris' is messianic.

Can I ask what you find interesting about Reeve? I tend to gloss over the talking cat.