[Rikku is sympathetic, even if she can't directly relate to what he's talking about. She's always been very lucky, having her father and her brother and the other Al Bhed to have her back when the rest of the world wouldn't. Poor Ferran is talking like he didn't have that, or at least he wouldn't accept it if he did. And if he was being manipulated on top of it... of course he isn't proud of what he did in the aftermath. And moreso that he'd have no mechanism to deal with it here.]

Maybe... maybe having a bit of away time has been good for you.

[It's certainly given him time to think, if nothing else.]

I know I'm biased, but I like who you are now. And if we remember anything when we go back home, you'll have the chance to do better, you know? And even if we don't--maybe it'll stick with us subconsciously or something.

I believe in you.