[ No. She doesn't have materia, and for those first few seconds she hangs back to not get in Cloud's way. But with the "carrot" unoccupied it's only a matter of time before it takes a target and Aerith looks like the easier one. Not that she ever makes things completely easy for her enemies. She's actually just a little glad it's picking on her and leaving Cloud alone, but she's much more focused on timing herself so that right when it moves into reach -- there's a strong smack. She's agitated, her nerves on edge with the strangeness of everything. ]
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