Tifa Lockheart wakes up

Tifa Lockheart says, "Umm... WHAT THE HELL!"

Aeris Gainsborough is still asleep, hugging Tifa

Red XIII yawns as well and stretches

Tifa Lockheart says, "Why is Aerith in my bed?"

Red XIII looks around

Tifa Lockheart wiggles and then pokes at Aeris to make her let go

Red XIII looks at Cait, wondering if the thing is awake or asleep

Aeris Gainsborough wakes, stretching

Aeris Gainsborough says, "oh, sorry"

Aeris Gainsborough tries to play innocent. Has let go of Tifa

Red XIII pads over to Barret

Tifa Lockheart says, "What the heck were you doing Aeris"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "um..."

Aeris Gainsborough sighs

Aeris Gainsborough says, "I was lonely"

Tifa Lockheart says, "I thought you had Cloud?"

Aeris Gainsborough shakes her head

Tifa Lockheart says, "By the way.... I had a really weird dream"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "no, he slept in my bed one night ... and I knew he belonged to some other. Oh?"

Tifa Lockheart says, "He belonged to another?"

Red XIII talks quietly to Barret

Aeris Gainsborough says, "yes. I'm not sure whom, or if he even remembered. I think something happened to make him forget, or block it out"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Speaking of ... I saw him in Sephiroth's arms in my dream... they were going to the Ancient temple or something.... Where is he anyway?"

Aeris Gainsborough bolts up

Aeris Gainsborough says, "Sephiroth? The Ancient Temple?"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "oh no, we have to get moving!"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Huh?"

Aeris Gainsborough slides off the bed

Tifa Lockheart says, "It was a dream"

Aeris Gainsborough shakes her head

Aeris Gainsborough says, "no, I saw you get up and go outside in the middle of the night... then come back in here and lay back down

Tifa Lockheart says, "God... Sephiroth and Cloud.... They... they were really cozy looking too..."

Aeris Gainsborough says, "That's when I ... well, realized I was very lonely...."

Tifa Lockheart is gonna faint again....

Aeris Gainsborough is ready to catch Tifa

Tifa Lockheart says, "They're... he's taken... by Sephiroth.... But is he willing?"

Aeris Gainsborough scratches her head

Aeris Gainsborough says, "I have no information"

Tifa Lockheart says, "I'm meaning... is Cloud just being screwed with... is he a willing uhh... captive?"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "I don't know at all Tifa"

Tifa Lockheart sighs

Tifa Lockheart says, "I don't see how he could have gone from wanting to kill Sephiroth.... To snuggling up in his arms... in one night"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "Maybe it has to do with his blocked memories"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Maybe... Why are you lonely Aeris?"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "I... don't have anyone...."

Tifa Lockheart says, "Neither do I now... it seems"

Aeris Gainsborough nods

Tifa Lockheart sighs

Tifa Lockheart says, "This is getting too weird"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "We must get to the temple before Sephiroth..."

Tifa Lockheart says, "So how we gonna get to this temple? And more importantly where is it?"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "I don't know ... both cases"

Aeris Gainsborough giggles

Aeris Gainsborough says, "It's rather lost"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Sephiroth probably already knows"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "If we had that Airship I saw back at Junon we could go there easily"

Tifa Lockheart says, "And he can't be doing anything bad.... Because... he... said he would never hurt cloud"

Aeris Gainsborough places her hand on Tifa's shoulder

Aeris Gainsborough says, "he might never hurt him, but that means nothing to anyone else"

Tifa Lockheart says, "So... "

Aeris Gainsborough says, "you saw what he did in ShinRa tower...."

Tifa Lockheart says, "He is nuts?"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "who do you reefer?"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Sephiroth"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "Why do you say that?"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Well... he'll hurt everybody but Cloud to get whatever it is he's after"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "That just makes him evil ... not nuts. If he didn't know what he was doing he'd be nuts"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Is there a difference?"

Tifa Lockheart scratches her head

Aeris Gainsborough says, "yes"

Tifa Lockheart says, "But... will Cloud let him hurt... other people?"

Aeris Gainsborough takes her hand off of Tifa's shoulder

Aeris Gainsborough says, "I don't know. We must get going. We have to find a way to get to the temple"

what was that I overheard? "

Aeris Gainsborough says, "We need to find the Temple ... and try to stop Sephiroth"

Hmm... That seems to be a popular Hobby...."

Aeris Gainsborough says, "really?"

Yeah... ShinRa's got everyone after the keystone... including some very unhappy Turks who were supposed to be on Vacation this weekend..."

Aeris Gainsborough says, "oh"

C'mon ladies... we should start moving if we're gonna catch up with them"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "yes, come on Tifa"

Tifa Lockheart o O (What a Crew...)

Aeris Gainsborough follows after Cait

*bounces along on his Mog... heading for the Nibelheim plains... south of the town*"

Tifa Lockheart catches up to Aeris

Aeris Gainsborough walks onto the plains

Aeris Gainsborough says, "What are we doing out here and where are Barret and Red?"

Aeris Gainsborough looks around the plain

*Bounces up and down a bit, as if impatient*"

Rufus Shinra is there as well and flicks his hair back

Aeris Gainsborough raises her eyebrows

Tifa Lockheart says, "Shit... a trap?"

Rufus Shinra looks around

Rufus Shinra says, "Where are the other two? Barret and Red?"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Im not telling the likes of you!"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "I was wondering that myself...."

Rufus Shinra says, "hmm"

Rufus Shinra turns to Tifa

Rufus Shinra says, "You don't like me, and I don't blame you. Cloud must have remembered... "

Tifa Lockheart raises an eyebrow

Rufus Shinra sighs

Rufus Shinra says, "Not like I knew it was him at first when I saw him ... captured for my father's pleasure. I was never told the names of the survivors of.... Well, the small rebellion that happened here. Just that two of the rebels survived ... I let Hojo do what he wanted with them.... And he was testing out memory alteration"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Rebellion? Here in Nibelheim?"

Rufus Shinra nods

Rufus Shinra says, "ShinRa propaganda was written, saying that Sephiroth caused the death of the town. Indirectly, he did. He started the rebellion. So, I had ShinRa troops deployed, seeing that my father was too busy with some other stuff to notice, to put down the rebellion. The result, a lot of people died, and the town was burnt down"

Tifa Lockheart is confused

Tifa Lockheart says, "This meaning... YOU are responsible for my father's death"

Rufus Shinra says, "If word got out that there had been a rebellion, fighting would have started all over the world ... another war"

Rufus Shinra looks blankly at her

Rufus Shinra says, "do you have any idea what would have happened if even the truth had spread past Nibelheim? War's, chaos, disorder... many, many, more people would have died"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Might have been better than your killing of the planet"

Rufus Shinra says, "it was a choice between a town and the world. Oh, killing the planet?"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Yeah... Barret says the reactors are killing the planet... sucking the life outta it"

Rufus Shinra says, "hmmm, and your reaction to this was cause the deaths of innocent people by blowing them up? And getting that idiot to decide to drop the plate on you?"

Rufus Shinra chuckles lightly

Tifa Lockheart says, "..."

Aeris Gainsborough listens to the conversation

Rufus Shinra says, "It's too bad we can't find Hojo ... He's responsible for your and Cloud's memory blocks... and the altered memories of the new town of Nibelheim"

Tifa Lockheart says, "So... the few things I remember are true?"

Rufus Shinra flicks his hair back

Rufus Shinra says, "what do you remember?"

Tifa Lockheart says, "a Few flashes I get now and then..."

Rufus Shinra says, "hmm, I can't read you mind. What do you see?"

Tifa Lockheart says, "I thought they were just nightmares.... Or some unspoken fear... memories of seeing Cloud and Sephiroth sitting together in the Basement of the Mansion"

Aeris Gainsborough looks at Tifa

Tifa Lockheart says, "I swear... I fainted... something about the two being lovers...."

Rufus Shinra nods

Rufus Shinra says, "that is a true memory"

Aeris Gainsborough says, "ahh, now everything makes more sense"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Cloud seemed attracted to you"

Rufus Shinra says, "probably was...."

Tifa Lockheart says, "This is just too weird"

Rufus Shinra says, "well, we have to go to Gold Saucer, and get the keystone from DIO"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Looks like we're captives.... But at least we don't have to walk"

Rufus Shinra says, "hmmm"

Rufus Shinra starts to lead them off

Aeris Gainsborough turns to Tifa

Aeris Gainsborough says, "now what do you think is going on?"

Aeris Gainsborough follows Rufus, keeping in pace with Tifa though

Tifa Lockheart says, "No clue... but Cloud is safe... I think"

Aeris Gainsborough nods