[A stranger? Yeah, sort of. Except...well, okay, yeah they'd still been strangers, even back in the village; he'd made friends with Rinoa, but Squall had vanished before he'd had a chance to get to know the guy. Even so...well, Rinoa might be back home now, but that didn't mean he could just pretend that Squall wasn't hurt and that he didn't know exactly who he was.

Billy at least has the grace to stop moving, lifting his hands into the air, the expression on his face a little hesitant, more than a little concerned, and even more rueful.]

Yeah. People bleed all the time. It's nothing to worry about, I'm sure. But if I don't at least offer to take a look, your friends are gonna kick my ass.

[Not to mention his girlfriend, even if she is in another dimension.]

I know who you are. Not in a creepy way, I swear--I'm friends with Seifer and Nida. My name's Billy?

[Maybe he's run into one of the others by now? Maybe they've mentioned him. Maybe not. But hell, it's worth a shot.]