"One does," Nida confirms, and that's the awkward one. "The other? Well, I suppose it depends on you two. But don't worry, you'll be welcomed with open arms. There have been instances of this, before. Trust me. Him and I, the guy that met the other you? He knows this happens."

And they set themselves up for disappointment. Nida had just hoped things were that easy. And they weren't. But the other thing, the 'tell me what I've missed'? That makes him laugh lightly and shake his head. That really isn't going to happen.

"I hate time loops, Rinoa. I'm not propagating any by saying anything."

Even if it could fix some of the problems of the past. Hadn't Squall learned that didn't work. "But I can tell you about the place I spend the last ten months before I came here. And I can introduce you to some people you'd get on well with."