“I’ll tell you now that even though this marriage is legally binding and good for us both politically, I have no intention of being an attentive husband,” Rufus says to you, his face impassive as he sorts through papers at his desk. There’s a long list of things he has to do in order to reform the Shinra Company and control Midgar, and being your dutiful husband isn’t one of them.

“As long as we keep up our public image, you are free to do as you please,” he continues in a dismissive tone. The populace can’t know that this was a political marriage for the sake of strengthening your images.