[And as suspected, there goes that theory. Whatever's going on here, there's clearly time fuckery of some sort going on and Zell doesn't appreciate it in the least.

He catches the inferences in Squall being listed last. It's something he'd agree with, were he not more keenly aware of what extended GF junctioning had done to them all and how much longer than any of them Squall had been training.

Either way, it doesn't matter. He wasn't lost, and that's all that matters to Zell.]

'Course. You think I'd say all of us and not include everyone in that?

[He'd spare more time to be indignant over that, except that his gaze then falls to his wrist again and other questions push themselves forward.]

They deck you out with one of these, too? Not sure what the deal with it is but I'm sure it's messin' with me.

[And much as he doesn't think either answer is good news, if it turns out it's just him then he is not going to be pleased.]