Hojo stands in the main room... looking very grim

Jessie walks in

Hojo says, "Jessie...."

Jessie says, "Huh..?"

Jessie says, ".....What happened...?"

Hojo says, "........."

Hojo sits down

Hojo says, "I think you'll want to sit down for this one"

Jessie sits..

Hojo says, "we.... had a death last night"

Jessie says, "Wh..What?!?!"

Hojo nods slowly

Jessie says, "...W...Who..?"

Hojo says, "..... the one we feared ..."

Jessie says, "...oh...."

Hojo says, "and Cloud escaped during the confusion"

Jessie says, "Ack.."

Hojo says, "Hana wants to blame the death on him... but it was not Cloud's fault"

Jessie says, "Oh..."

Hojo says, "I check his blood chemistry... it was so far out of whack that... well...."

Jessie says, "....."

Hojo says, "Some one should have preformed those tests.... they would have known he was headed for a collapse...."

Jessie says, "Oh..."

Hojo says, "So... in my opinion... the blame rests with Alena"

Jessie says, "......"

Hojo says, "She was the nurse that should have run the tests on him. From the looks of it he was puking his guts out for a while"

Jessie says, "Eh..."

Hojo sighs and takes off his glasses

Hojo says, "This is still very bad"

Jessie nods

Hojo says, "And we need to find Cloud soon... so we now have the Turks out looking for him... he's still a danger to society"

Hojo wipes the sweat off his brow. sighs and closes his eyes

Hojo says, "Jessie... you should check on the remaining three"

Jessie nods. checks on Sephiroth, Zack and Cid

Sephiroth wakes up as Jessie passes his room

Sephiroth says, "Hello?"

Sephiroth goes to his door

Jessie stops

Sephiroth says, "can I please get let out now?"

Jessie says, "Uh...why?"

Sephiroth says, "I hate being cooped up in here all day"

Jessie says, "You were out last night"

Sephiroth says, "I know... but I need out every day... mother says so"

Jessie calls down to Hojo

Jessie says, "Is Sephiroth allowed out?"

Hojo says, "As long as he behaves"

Jessie lets Sephiroth out of his room

sephiroth says, "yeah!"

sephiroth walks out

Jessie says, "You better leave Zack alone"

sephiroth says, "cutie? why?"

Jessie says, "Ugh.. Just leave him alone"

Sephiroth says, "why?"

Jessie says, "......"

Hojo sighs

Sephiroth cocks his head

Sephiroth says, "mother wants to know why you object"

Jessie locks Seph back in his room

Sephiroth sniffles

Sephiroth says, "hey!"

Jessie says, "Don't start..."

Sephiroth says, "Please let me out"

Sephiroth sniffles some more

Jessie lets Sephiroth back out

Sephiroth says, "yeah!"

Sephiroth walks out

Jessie says, "God..."

Sephiroth says, "what?"

Jessie walks away and sits somewhere

sephiroth wanders around and notes that part of the 1st floor is now roped off... so goes back to Jessie

sephiroth says, "why is part of the 1st floor roped off now?"

Jessie says, "It's where Rufus died"

sephiroth says, "he died?"

Jessie says, "Yeah..."

sephiroth frowns

sephiroth says, "mother now upset. what happened?"

Jessie says, "I don't know, I wasn't here..."

Sephiroth says, "oh.... that sad. mother sad so I'm sad to"

Sephiroth starts to cry

Jessie says, "......."

Sephiroth leans on Jessie as he cries

Jessie blinks, leaned on

sephiroth puts his arms around her... sobbing

sephiroth says, "why he die?"

Jessie says, "He was sick.."

sephiroth says, "how sick?"

Jessie says, "Very sick"

sephiroth sniffles

sephiroth says, "we get sick too?"

Jessie says, "No.."

Sephiroth says, "how he get sick then?"

Jessie says, "There was a fire.."

Sephiroth says, "Cutie set it?"

Jessie says, "No.."

Sephiroth says, "I didn't know there was a fire"

Hojo gets up and goes to where Sephiroth and Jessie are

Jessie says, "You were sleeping..."

Sephiroth sniffles

Sephiroth says, "how did the fire happen then if cutie didn't set it?"

Jessie says, "Cloud set it...with a candle..."

Sephiroth says, "why he set it?"

Jessie says, "I don't remember..."

Sephiroth frowns

Jessie says, "Sorry..."

Sephiroth says, "this not good"

Sephiroth leans his head on Jessie's shoulder

Sephiroth says, "What is going to happen now?"

Jessie says, "I dunno..."

Hojo says, "Jessie?"

Jessie says, "Huh?"

Hojo says, "Why is he hugging you?"

Jessie says, "I don't know..."

Sephiroth says, "I'm sad cause mother is sad"

Hojo says, "Why is 'mother' sad?"

Sephiroth says, "cause Rufus died...."

Hojo looks to Jessie

Hojo says, "you told him?"

Jessie nods

Hojo says, "why?"

Jessie says, "He wanted to know.."

Hojo says, "oh... but it has upset him"

Hojo sighs and fixes his glasses

Sephiroth says, "me go back to sleep now"

Sephiroth stands up and heads back to his room

Hojo sits down next to Jessie

Hojo says, "did you make the rounds?"

Jessie says, "Uh huh"

Hojo says, "how is everyone else?"

Jessie says, "Good"

Hojo nods

Hojo says, "any problems you foresee?"

Jessie says, "Not really"

Hojo says, "that's good... I hope we can get Cloud back safely. We are not sure where he is... or if he's still here in Junon"

Jessie says, "Yeah"

Hojo says, "though... I have a feeling from his file.. that he's most likely in the woods"