[Cloud gives a little shrug, though he still looks at the staff like it's some sort of gag he hasn't been let in on.]

Yeah. I mean some higher ranking troopers get Materia, and SOLDIER gets the good stuff, but troopers at my rank usually don't get to use magic. And here I am, them expecting me to use it without. [He just seems so casual talking about such fanciful things like magic.] Anyway, like I said this world seems similar to my own. If you have any questions I can try to help.