Missing in action? [That is preferable to death, although it is very puzzling. She has never received so much as a minor injury in combat. A mysterious disappearance, a day of mourning...] Was there another war?

I believe I must come from an earlier time. In my time period, I am not yet a general, and the Wutai War is still ongoing. You are older than the Reeve I am familiar with. He is the designer of the Mako reactors and highly influential in the construction of Midgar, but he does not yet possess that title. I have no doubt that he will, just as I will most likely be promoted to general.

Yes, these alternate realities are a fascinating discovery, aren't they? I have met people from so many different worlds here. I never thought such travel was possible. Though I too wish we'd made this discovery under better circumstances.