Well, he did see visions of the dance, right? And Nida happened to be dancing with someone to the side of the couple Squall and Rinoa ran into. So yeah, maybe he was there in the background. Sometimes that's just how life plays out. It doesn't have to be grand circles within circles. Though if the idea was put to Nida he'd agree that it seemed entirely possible that things fit together in unexpected ways that should be considered.

"Honestly, from my point of view, I'm not. My father was a Galbadian deserter after the war against Esthar and Adel, my mother the younger daughter of some mid-level Galbadian major. From what little I remember, they weren't exactly treated the most friendly in Timber because of that, and when the military came in..."

Nida shrugs and then taps his head. "Thanks to the GFs I don't remember as much of them as I should. Probably for the best from what I understand. And no. I doubt he knows. Talking wasn't really something we did."

By which Nida means 'we didn't really know each other', but there were definitely ways that people could 'know' each other without much talking.