something that's stuck with me in Intergrade is that they kept showing Wutaian culture through the da-chao beans, characterizing them by saying only Wutaian's can bite them. it's how Yuffie and Sonon bond, with her finally feeling like she's with a piece of her home, the place she's fighting for.
but when Sonon dies...
he can't chew the beans anymore. because he's not Wutaian anymore.
he's just an older brother now, finally reuniting with his sister.
does it ever hurt you that zack's parting words to cloud were "you've gotta live for the both us", sonon's parting words to yuffie were "you gotta keep going for us" and dyne's last words to barret were "you carry that guilt, that weight " and yuffie, cloud, and barret let out the most pained scream after they pass?