I have Reno too, just been an age since I've played him.

I also headcanon that he doesn't put his actual name on it so it's... Not impacted by his history. Seifer's an actually smart guy who got screwed by Destiny and I will die on that hill.

They have a very weirdly exclusive club of "blond guys who's lives were hit with a wrecking ball by both a military socioeconomic complex and a silver haired asshole and don't know how to unpack that"

Cloud would just appreciate having someone he didn't have to explain his shit to who would join him in "hold my beer and watch this" antics with monsters.