"Over a year, hm?" Cid scratched the fuzz along his jaw, one eye closing as he tried to recall just how old she would be now. She was likely around his Yuffie's age, now that he thought about it. Would her Cid be as old as he is?

"I told ya, we're from the same town: Hollow Bastion! Open yer ears already." He again used his cup to gesture, motioning it in her direction as he gave his order. "It went by a different name back then. Radiant Garden, it was called. It was gorgeous until the Heartless showed up."

His eyes grew hard as he recalled the day they came. It wasn't a difficult topic so much as it was an infuriating one. "I found you before they could get to ya. You were little then, about..." Leaning to the side, Cid held his free hand parallel to the ground at the height she would be at around seven years of age. "This short. I picked you up, put you in my ship with Leon and Aerith, and got the heck outta there. We've been together ever since."