At least that. Something that belongs to people you loved was important. Zack had wished he'd had something of hers when he was away.

"You're a laugh riot," Zack chuckles as the Bandersnatch claws at him. He raises his sword as a shield and is knocked back a bit.

"Nah, Soldier supplies are sythnesized materia. So a thunder materia only does thunder spells. They do grow, but only in how they modify your other ability levels. And you can fuse them."