I dunno, i'm pretty confident now that if Fox is Cid, and that is accurate, that I've figured out his role
I should have kept that all to myself now in hindsight to not out him.... but meh
it's been posted, can't edit it out or anything.
That is, if Fox is actually cid and cid is the old man referred to and the flavor text aligns with his role the way I'm thinking it does.
I mean, a knight as a protector? These roles fit their identities. It would make sense that Cid knows everyone but just has to "remember" it when using their action.