Thing is, younger Nida won't remember. He won't know to avoid the mission. He won't know that he'd be betrayed by the man he loves. But he sighs and nods at Squall.

"You really do try and make things better. Always. You're a good person and that makes life harder. Because you're not the quiet recluse you were before. You connect to people more, and I just... wish I was capable of being a good little soldier for you."

He tried. Hyne how he tried. And it didn't work.