Theo skips sleep pretty often, so when he does actually sleep he tends to sleep for a while. Kaede will probably wake up before he does.
"… I didn't realize guardians did multiple pilgrimages," says Theo, then biting his lip a bit.
"Most don't. My previous pilgrimages... weren't successful. Father Zuke abandoned it when we reached the Calm Lands, and Lady Ginnem... perished."
Nod. "– So with all the weird replay things there was also this interactive spirit thingy. I forget his name."
"I mean there was a – person? Probably? – who, oh, they said they were a fayth and they were being very mysterious and telling me I wasn't supposed to be there without a summoner. In Zanarkand."
"...so maybe we'll find the fayth in the Farplane."
Speaking of which, here's the portal Theo crossed earlier. They cross it.
… Theo has no idea why! Maybe it's the lack of religion, in Rikku's case. He makes a note to ask when they're back.
Portals: continue to be novel.
Wakka walks to the edge of the platform, folds his arms, and a red-haired boy who looks a bit like a younger version of Wakka with bits of Tidus appears, floating transparently there.