[Cid nods in understanding and agreement. To forget it all--what a dream that would be!

At his next comment, though, Hope gets rewarded with a genuine moment of surprise. Brief it might be, but it's there. When it disappears, Cid smiles.]

I hope you continue to like it then. I've rather enjoyed putting my skills to other uses and passing on what I've learned over the years to others. [He chuckles softly and gestures at one of the textbooks on the table.] Even if I must stay within the bounds of a book while doing so.