I assure you, you are so not alone--I thought she was the biggest flake and the way she talks drives me insane. She talks like a kid trying to be cute, and in totally fragments, like she can't manage a complete thought properly--I've met four-year-olds with more coherence. The only thing I could think every time she was onscreen was "God, she's such a mousy little FLAKE," and I couldn't for the life of me see what Zack saw in her. Which made me sad.
And also, thank you! This piece made me want to cry writing it, especially since I figure it takes place the last dawn before they reach the City of the Ancients. ;_;