[Just staring, now, Cloud's... honestly not sure if he's being made fun of or not. He seems serious enough, but the choice of words is just baffling. With a grimace, he shakes his head.]

They're enhanced, but casting magic without materia isn't really possible. Though I guess... there might be a materia that could give you an ability like that...

[Even focusing on this, it's really hard to let go of the 'hunky nerd' comment. Just... what.]