Barret was surely hoping that perhaps some food would ease his troubled mind. Cloud was right in the sense he just shouldn't let it bother him. That's how the opposition won. Then again, Shin-Ra wasn't the opposition this time. Made him wonder if Rufus truly meant it or he was trying to break down his sanity. Either case, seeing Rufus brought back that discomfort. However, this time, he was going to face it head on.

With his tray of grilled cheese and cole slaw, he took a seat in front of the President, quietly starting in on his sandwich as he stared squarely at him with a slight glare. Bastard.