★1 Hit ☼ [Accidental Video] ☆

[premiumheaven]

-ou know what's dumb? That we're just now getting to Cherrygrove. I got her a week ago! [Hello, Route! Have a Tifa! The video is a bit wobbily and seems to be from down below, next to her.

She huffs and crosses her arms.]

I'm sure it didn't take me this long last time! But who knows. [She shakes her head] It's been six years for me! [She hums a bit.]

It still feels really surreal you know? I mean...when I left you were a Marowak. And I had a lot more pokémon. It feels like a dream. And then I woke up to flames and burning and---[She stops walking and cuts herself off, a small shuddering sigh escapes and she looks up at the sky]

I technically met Aerith here for the first time...I didn't know she was scared of the sky and now she's-- [Tifa shakes her head and keeps walking]

I wonder how long it's been for you. Not too long I hope! I remember time working differently over here! I turned sixteen here! [She laughs.] Turned sixteen again when I got back home, though.

Hey Johnny... [Tifa looks down at the 'gear, smiling. Soon enough though she furrows her eyebrows.] Johnny...I let you carry that thing because for whatever reason you really wanted to...don't tell me you wanted to record something... [The little Cubone makes a sounds and Tifa reaches down towards the 'gear] I told you not to turn this thing o--[Off it goes!!]

Comments

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[paladinlost]

In Goldenrod. Even the locals know about it by now; anyone there will be able to give you more precise directions.

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[premiumheaven]

I'll make sure to visit it when I get there. Wouldn't want to find out that one of my pokémon stayed there waiting for me and I never went.

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[paladinlost]

That would be rather sad. Besides, even the other Pokémon would surely be happy to have a visitor, and to see one of their comrades meet its trainer again.

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[premiumheaven]

Truthfully, I have a feeling I'd end up adopting one of them anyways! One that's willing to come with me, anyway.

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[paladinlost]

Finding one of those will be easy. Give them all a smile, and they'll fight for the privilege.

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[premiumheaven]

[She laughs.]

That or chase me away!

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[paladinlost]

That would more likely be the owner's reaction, should the fighting become too much.

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[premiumheaven]

[She shakes her head, still smiling]

Can't say all of the pokémon I've met liked me as much as you think.

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[paladinlost]

I've no doubt your own team would say that it's their loss. Unless they appreciated not having to share you with others.

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[premiumheaven]

Oh Cecil, you sure do know how to flatter a girl.

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[paladinlost]

When one of your childhood best friends is a girl, you learn to flatter or you suffer.

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[premiumheaven]

Too true! Growing up, that's something my friends had to learn, ha!

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[paladinlost]

They did so gladly and quickly, I'm sure.

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[premiumheaven]

Oh they did! They also learned very quickly that I don't tolerate bullying the weaker kids. Someone had to be the voice of reason and the fist to go with it! [She laughs]

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[paladinlost]

Truly? Why, I could almost feel bad for those poor bullies.

[Except no.]

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[premiumheaven]

They learned. Although, I don't know how they turned out. A lot of the boys in my village left as soon as they were old enough to enlist in the army. I managed to keep in contact with one of them, he grew up to be a fine young man.

And I was...recently reunited with another one. He... [She just smiles, after all... Cloud was Cloud]

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[paladinlost]

Ah, the army. There's often nothing more interesting to young men, especially if the community approves of that vocation. Still, having the chance to see two of them again is a good start. Surely the others will manifest themselves, too.

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[premiumheaven]

[She's hesitant for a moment and her smile drops slightly. It doesn't quite reach her eyes anymore and seems almost sad.]

I...would like to hope so.

[Mostly because she killed/helped kill so many ShinRa employees that she's worried she might've killed a few of them...]

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[paladinlost]

...Being a soldier is dangerous work, but I've no doubt they were well trained and managed to stay safe. They might even have been promoted to greater duties.

[Not quite the problem she has, but at least he's trying.]

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[premiumheaven]

[She smiles because, really. She appreciates you, Cecil.]

Yeah. Oh, but get this. Apparently there's someone here from back from my home. [She laughs] An...enemy of sorts, but he's nice.

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[paladinlost]

A nice enemy? That's not a particularly common combination.

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[premiumheaven]

I know! I was rather surprised, myself. Even more ironic, his name is Rude.

[She laughs] He's anything but.

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[paladinlost]

Names often include the wishes parents have for their children. You should be glad those particular wishes did not come true.

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[premiumheaven]

[She nods, grinning.]

You know, as selfish as it sounds, I'm pretty happy you're still around.

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[paladinlost]

Selfish or not, it'S quite a sweet thing for you to say. Thank you.