Nathan listened to Cid's animated explanation, actually somewhat amused by the engineer/pilot despite himself. Sure, he didn't understand what the Wutai War was, but he wasn't a moron; it actually seemed like he could relate to his loud, somewhat crude roommate after all.

"You have no idea," Nathan answered him finally, looking away as he thought, not about his time as a pilot in the service, but to something he'd just grown so accustomed to. To be able to fly... it had been like a black mark on his otherwise flawless image for so long, but to now have it taken away, reduced to just being able to hover... Well, if he was being honest with himself, it felt like being shackled to the ground.

"I was in the service as a pilot too." Clearly a better, easier explanation than the other option.