Leon had never been happier to see the older man: when the world shattered around him he was sure he lost everything again and even when he reached out for the crystal, even when he was saved and offered a purpose in this new world... he felt weak and lost. The fact that he was stuck with a moogle with Yuffie's personality only made things worse, it felt like fate was trying to tell him 'I know you will miss your sister so have a surrogate one'.

"See? You found one of your friends!"
"Tsk"
"I told you! Everything is going to be fine!"

Ignoring his companion he approached the older man with the ghost of a smile on his face. "Cid?"