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Have a thing you'd like! [Action, the lobby]

[Snow had been lying low for a while, quite unlike the congenial martial arts instructor. If you know enough, 'why' is an easy question to answer.]

[But he'd let himself do that for too long. So during lunch he'd hared off to Balamb Town, hit a couple of shops, and come back...]

[Now Snow's hanging out by the directory in the lobby, leaning against as he watches people go by. To those people, he lobs something nice he'd picked up -- honing oil and a sharpening stone if he knows you're specialized in bladed weapons, for example, or a magic stone if you're a paramagic specialist. He has a pretty good stash, and keeps better tabs on the students than you'd think, so chances are he's got something you might like.]

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Heh, sorry I've been scarce lately. Sometimes even a hero needs a bit to get his head back together.

Here, catch. [Digging into his bag, he pulls out a book, then lobs it carefully over. It's a rather instructive treatise on the state of Galbadia leading up to and during the Sorceress War. Snow kinda thinks Cid might get something out of that.]

Considering what you've lost, I do not blame you for wanting to take a step back.

[His expression is not unkind, but he does not expand on that statement any further or offer any real sentiments of sympathy. Snow looks like he's trying to move past the disappearance of Serah, and what good would it be for him to drag the center of attention back to that very matter?

Besides, he has a book being tossed at him. He catches the thing easily and takes a quick look at the cover, lips quirking into a fleeting smile.]

Thank you. Is there a special gift-giving occasion that I am not aware of?

[Admittedly, Snow does seem the type to randomly give out gifts on a whim, but all the same, it can't hurt to ask in the rare case that something did slip manage to slip past him.]

I felt like it. I figured if I could make some people smile, improve their day, then I'd feel a little better too.

Besides, most of the people here are far from home and the people they care about. I'm sure they could use a random act of kindness, even if they have gotten through enough to keep going on.

A good enough reason, if I've ever heard one.

[He gestures briefly at bag Snow's carrying.]

How much did you bring back?

I got something for everyone in here. At least everyone who was on the roster when I left to get it, anyway. [He smiles a little.] The way things change around here, there could be five more people than there were.

[Or five less.]

A large haul then.

[A brief smile graces his features.]

Did you attempt to personalize everything, or--[He hefts the book up briefly.]--am I merely fortunate enough that you know me well-enough to choose something to my tastes?

Did as much customizing as I could. You were one of the easier ones, though. [Shared history and all... ]

Teaching here kind of reminds me of my days back in NORA.

I imagine that it is a more structured affair here than back home.

[The words are not spoken unkindly though, and then after a moment--]

Did you ever consider joining the military?

Not so much, just because we don't do as much here. I'm teaching more than I'm out punching things, so I don't notice it.

I considered it, once. Not my style, though... Being military, you're doing what you're told, not what you necessarily want to be doing. Don't get me wrong, there's room for both sorts. We got along just fine with the GC back home, before everything went wrong.

Amodar is a good man. I'd say that you were fortunate in that regard, but at the same time, I have no doubt you made his life easier as well. [A pause.] In some sense of the term.

[NORA strikes Cid as a paperwork nightmare just waiting to happen. He wonders if the lieutenant ever felt the same way.]

He gave us a couple warnings. You could tell he was just following the book doing it, though, and he knew we could tell. Good to Lightning, too, from what Serah told me.

Did you ever complete any joint operations together? Officially or not?

Once or twice he dropped a word our way when there was a monster that was definitely trouble, but something was holding the GC up. We didn't have rules or authority to answer to, so we could move a lot faster sometimes, or get stuff that was outside official jurisdictions.

I don't think he could've done much more.

[Cid nods and then goes quiet for a moment, as if considering something.]

You mention not having any rules. May I ask how you kept everyone in order then? While it's possible that everyone got along harmoniously, I have some trouble seeing an entire organization coming across that way.

It was easy. NORA wasn't big, and everyone there got along together, wanted to be there, and believed in what we were doing. Probably couldn't have gotten too much bigger and had all that be true, really.

I was under the impression that it was a larger group, but then again, perhaps it was your actions that spoke louder than the actual numbers. It seems to be less an actual organization and more a band of friends--a family.

Only five of us. But we were rowdy enough for twice that. [He grins.]

You're pretty much right, you know. Not much organization to it. They followed me because they thought the same way I did, and they kept doing it when I wasn't there to lead them.

[He gives Snow a curious look.]

Did you ever think to call upon them for help following the Purge?

Didn't need to. They showed up right when we needed them, when the Pulse monsters got dropped into Eden. Before that... didn't have the chance.

Did they now? Good timing on their part then.

Heroes always show up when the call to action goes out.

[He punches his palm with a grin, as convinced now of his words as he ever was. Whatever may have happened, he remained a hero, and so did his friends, and his family.]

[Cid chuckles quietly and then nods his head.]

I will accept your word on the matter, expert that you are. [A pause.] The citizens of Eden must have been thankful for the additional assistance.

[--what with the Sanctum forces trying to take care of the monsters and the l'Cie at once.]

I'd expect so... I don't know, though. We were heading into Orphan's Cradle at the time. I didn't see how that all fell out.

[Snow smiles softly at the memory.]

I think they helped us more than anyone. Or me, at least. They knew what I'd become, and they didn't care.

I can see no truer sign of friendship than that.

[Cid is, perhaps, a little envious of Snow, but what's done is done. Given another chance, he likely would've done the same thing and kept the matter a secret from his men.]

Guess it's a lot easier to believe someone doesn't change just because a fal'Cie told them to do something they wouldn't ever do... if you liked them before it happened.

[Guess who he's thinking of, Cid.]

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