Strange doesn't come close to cutting it. I can't stop thinking this is just some screwed-up dream.

[He pauses again, scratching the back of his head while he thinks things over. While Cid has done some pretty shitty things, he's still the same man who convinced Rygdea to stay in the military, and who he followed almost blindly there. That and he knows the reasons behind all of that now. It doesn't really make knowing he had to kill him any easier.]

Real or not, I got something useful out of it. I have a chance of some proper goodbyes. Can't say I'm not thankful for that. You're a good friend, Raines. It was nice knowing you.