Vivian Ninetales?

[DeadSilent]

Spoilers ahead.

I've just gotten to the 5 year time jump and made it back to the new hideaway. The game introduces Vivian Ninetales like she's the 2nd coming of Christ. Clive walks up to her and starts chatting like they're old college buddies, but....

I have no ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ clue who she is. Did I miss some side/main story quests before the time jump where I meet her and we go do some crazy shiz, before the other crazy shiz, on the way to do even crazier shiz? This game is all over the damn place and 60% of the time I feel like I'm just watching cinematic cut-scenes with a few button presses sprinkled in here and there.

[Uzkniso o.o]

Yea, there definetly should have been either a cinematic sequence or something akin to that, concerning the introduction of Vivian.

Clive and original Cids daugher Midadol saves Vivian from an assassination attempt. And so, she decides to join Clive in the new hideaway, to help him, on where to strike next, concerning mothercrystals. She is capable of making educated guesses on the warring nations movements. Based on the info she provides, Clive will plan his next move(s).

Also, go talk to Tomes (the old guy, in the archives/library). He will tell you more, about all characters, or rather, you can read about them.

[DeadSilent]

Originally posted by Uzkniso o.o:

Yea, there definetly should have been either a cinematic sequence or something akin to that, concerning the introduction of Vivian.

Clive and original Cids daugher Midadol saves Vivian from an assassination attempt. And so, she decides to join Clive in the new hideaway, to help him, on where to strike next, concerning mothercrystals. She is capable of making educated guesses on the warring nations movements. Based on the info she provides, Clive will plan his next move(s).

Also, go talk to Tomes (the old guy, in the archives/library). He will tell you more, about all characters, or rather, you can read about them.

I didn't get any of that. I'm not sure what I did or didn't do that caused the story to move forward before I meet either of them, but when they both show up after the 5 year jump, I was like "Who are you people?" I remember Cid's daughter being mentioned in a side quest when the guy loses a letter to Cid from her, but that's all I knew. Vivian, I never saw or heard any mention of prior to the 5 year jump, so it was a little confusing when Clive starts talking to her like they were old friends.

I'm tempted to start over since I've obviously missed a few things and wondering how much more I've missed. Why did the game skip past Clive meeting them and why is something that important missable in the first place?