"Big deal?" Cid arched an eyebrow. Sure, pilots were in kinda short supply in Gaia due to planes being one of the pinnacles of engineering (not that he minded; made him more awesome), but it sure as hell wasn't anything to be ashamed of. "Whoa, whoa, wait, you sayin' flying's illegal in your world? Because that's bullshit."

After Cid's immediate reaction, his thoughts started aligning, and a moment later, a couple of things Nathan had said came back to him.

"Oh, wait--y'mean he didn't want people to know he was a vet?"

Didn't make much sense, considering the guy was supposed to have been a politician, but hey, different world and all that.