There was a lot going on, it seemed. He really had to catch up. He'd read about the Calamity in Zelda's journal, so at least he wasn't entirely lost, and slowly, everyone had been giving him vital information. That was ... a start. "Chocobo ranch, huh? I ought to go looking for work, too. Ah, that is, after all of this. Whatever this is. And I met Zelda! She was a great help to me, actually!"

But he took pause when Cloud asked that last question. "Huh? Oh, my friend, Ib. I found out she's been here for an entire year. So strange, though--for me, it was just a few hours ago that I saw her."