His smile lost a bit of its sincerity. He tried to sound even more chipper to make up for it. "Yeah, I was pretty famous. I'm a Blitzball player, and if you're a Blitzball player in Zanarkand and you're good at it, pretty much everyone knows you just by glancing at you."

"Huh. So you're from the mountains. You didn't strike me as the city type, so I can't say I'm surprised. Moving to the city must have been a big change. But what kind of army does your world need?" The only thing that came to mind for him was the Crusaders. It would explain why Cloud was such a good fighter.