Barret Wallace looks around angrily...

Barret Wallace says, "god damn it... I swear I passed dat tree a few minutes ago..."

Barret Wallace walks on, looking around. Stops... looks over his shoulder

Scarlett clicks her gun

Barret Wallace says, "?"

Barret Wallace straightens up

Scarlett stands there, pointing her gun at him

Barret Wallace starts to sweat...

Barret Wallace says, "what da hell?"

Scarlett says, "well well, first Tifa... now you"

Barret Wallace says, "SCARLETT?"

Barret Wallace points

Barret Wallace says, "didn't you DIE?"

Scarlett has a few scars ... lines across her face

Scarlett says, "almost... at least Heidegger's dead, Kyaa haa haa"

Barret Wallace cringes....

Scarlett says, "ok, you're coming with me"

Barret Wallace says, "goddamn... still got that laugh..."

Barret Wallace raises an eyebrow....

Scarlett motions with her gun

Scarlett says, "walk"

Barret Wallace walks slowly

Scarlett leads him to a camp

Barret Wallace looks around

Barret Wallace says, "wut's dis?"

Scarlett the camp is set up around the pit where the temple was

Barret Wallace blinks

Barret Wallace says, "hey..."

Barret Wallace spots the pit...

Scarlett says, "Yeah, odd, you showed up soon after Tifa. She's asleep now"

Barret Wallace says, "...."

Barret Wallace spots the white coat....

Barret Wallace says, "? Naw..."

Barret Wallace shakes his head

Barret Wallace says, "can't be..."

Scarlett looks at Barret

Barret Wallace says, "he bit da dust..."

Scarlett says, "oh ... he almost. Everyone thought he was dead"

Barret Wallace 's jaw drops

Scarlett says, "he showed up and lead us off here"

Barret Wallace says, "DAT'S REALLY HIM DEN?"

Scarlett suddenly sighs

Scarlett says, "yeah..."

Barret Wallace looks paranoid

Scarlett says, "He's different though"

Barret Wallace says, "eh? Wut you mean?"

Scarlett says, "*whispers* I told Tifa this... he talks to the air some times... "

Barret Wallace scratches his head

Barret Wallace says, "*whispers back* you mean he got nutty?"

Scarlett says, "and he's saying we have to rebuild here ... but we don't know what we are doing"

Barret Wallace looks again

Barret Wallace says, "here?"

Scarlett says, "yeah"

Rufus Shinra Turns around

Barret Wallace makes a strange, disbelieving face

Barret Wallace's eye widen

Rufus Shinra flicks his hair back. Is face is still hard set

Scarlett has a 'I'm very worried about him' look in her eyes as she looks at Rufus

Barret Wallace o O (other den dat scar... nothin changed... not dat I can see anyway...)

Barret Wallace keeps his mouth shut tight...

Rufus Shinra tilts his head to one side, as if hearing something. Turns around. Moves his arm for a second, as if he's talking to something

Scarlett sighs, that look still in her eyes

Barret Wallace looks at Rufus queerly

Rufus Shinra fold his arms again, back to the world

Barret Wallace scratches his head. Leans over to Scarlet

Barret Wallace says, "*whispers* I see wut you mean"

Scarlett looks at Barret and nods

Scarlett says, "Tifa was talking to him for a while"

Barret Wallace says, "uh huh?"

Scarlett says, "yes... I talked to her before that, after catching her in the jungle"

Scarlett motions to one of the tents

Barret Wallace looks over

Scarlett says, "come, let's sit down. It's hot out here"

Barret Wallace nods

Barret Wallace says, "ok..."

Rufus Shinra nods his head, as if listening to something

Scarlett goes into the tent and sits down

Barret Wallace follows, still looking around

Scarlett saw Rufus, and gets a look of despair on her face... her mask having cracked

Barret Wallace enters and stands still

Scarlett says, "sit"

Barret Wallace sits quickly. Glances over his shoulder at Rufus

Scarlett looks almost as if she is about to burst into tears

Barret Wallace looks back at Scarlett

Barret Wallace says, "awe…"

Rufus Shinra looks as if he's talking to the air

Barret Wallace scratches his head

Barret Wallace says, "wut's wrong?"

Scarlett says, ".... It hurts ... to see him like that"

Barret Wallace hates to see women cry... glances back at Rufus

Scarlett is usually the coldest bitch in the world

Rufus Shinra still seems to be talking to the air

Barret Wallace makes a humming sound. Turns his attention back to Scarlett

Barret Wallace says, "kinda scary"

Barret Wallace scratches his head

Scarlett keeps one hand on her gun and leans her head on the other

Barret Wallace says, "never saw a man talk like that ta air"

Scarlett still looks as if she is about to burst into tears

Barret Wallace winces

Barret Wallace o O (oops....)

Barret Wallace says, "er"

Barret Wallace scratches his head again

Barret Wallace says, "sorry..."

Scarlett says, "He acts as if nothing is wrong"

Barret Wallace says, "wonder wut he's talking to..."

Rufus Shinra falls quiet

Scarlett sighs, on the verge of tears

Barret Wallace says, "huh... why's everybody still following him?"

Scarlett says, "The are afraid of him"

Rufus Shinra tilts his head up as the sun starts to set

Barret Wallace tilts his head in agreement

Barret Wallace says, "I can see why... it's kinda scary to find someone who lead ya before talking to air... I'd be afraid, too..."

Barret Wallace glances back at Rufus...

Rufus Shinra is looking up at the sky now

Barret Wallace says, "hell, he could snap at any moment."

Scarlett sniffs, a tear rolling out of her eye

Barret Wallace says, "He could get all crazy and start killing people off"

Scarlett says, "yes... I know"

Barret Wallace looks back at her

Barret Wallace says, "did I say sumthin?"

Scarlett has the look that says 'I love someone who does not love me back, but I'm afraid for them still'

Scarlett says, "Rufus.... "

Barret Wallace notices the look on her face, then hangs his head

Scarlett says, "If people don't do what they are told..."

Scarlett closes her eyes a second

Scarlett says, "If people don't do what they are told..."

Scarlett closes her eyes a second

Scarlett says, "everyone is scared stiff of him"

Barret Wallace nods a bit...

Scarlett a few more tears leak from her eyes, traveling down around her cheeks and dripping off her chin

Barret Wallace frowns

Barret Wallace says, "so... wut you plan on doing 'bout it?"

Scarlett says, "Do what he tells us to do. Rebuild"

Barret Wallace nods in understanding

Barret Wallace says, "you scared of 'im?"

Scarlett says, "I more scared for him"

Barret Wallace nods

Barret Wallace says, "I wonder... you know what he's talking to?"

Scarlett says, "not at all"

Barret Wallace says, "huh..."

Barret Wallace looks outside the tent at the area...

Scarlett looks very pained

Barret Wallace says, "hmm... Aeris... Aeris used ta do that.... 'Specially 'round here."

Scarlett says, "oh"

Scarlett stands up

Barret Wallace looks at her

Scarlett says, "Barret... come with me a minute"

Barret Wallace says, "huh?"

Barret Wallace stands

Barret Wallace says, "ok"

Scarlett leads him off to a small section of jungle

Barret Wallace follows her

Barret Wallace looks down

Barret Wallace says, "huh?"

Barret Wallace wrinkles up his face

Barret Wallace says, "ugh"

Barret Wallace steps back some

Barret Wallace says, "wut da hell happened to them?"

Scarlett looks at Barret. Her face fills with pain again

Barret Wallace glances at Scarlett

Scarlett says, "it's why they are afraid of him..."

Barret Wallace says, "ohhhhh..."

Barret Wallace makes a loud gulping sound

Barret Wallace says, "damn...."

Scarlett says, "usually I like that sort of thing but..."

Barret Wallace shakes his head

Scarlett says, "but ... what I see in him these days...."

Barret Wallace says, "that's terrible... wut he do to them?"

Scarlett says, "well, there was this one guy who tried to shoot him. I mean, he stands with his back to everyone most of the time, so someone thought they could kill him"

Barret Wallace nods

Scarlett says, "He caught the guy single handedly and staked him to the ground out here"

Barret Wallace blinks

Barret Wallace says, "erg..."

Scarlett says, "he then ...*gulps* poured honey on the guy... The guy got eaten alive"

Barret Wallace makes a face

Scarlett says, "He didn't stop screaming for days. Everyone could hear it all over camp"

Barret Wallace shudders....

Barret Wallace says, "how long did it take for him ta die?"

Scarlett says, "I'm not sure. Days at least"

Barret Wallace says, "that's... that's sick..."

Barret Wallace shudders again...

Scarlett says, "We have orders to catch anyone we find wandering in the jungle and take them back to camp"

Barret Wallace's eyes widen as he hears her and looks over the pit of bodies. Swallows hard

Scarlett says, "some of the bodies here are from people who dropped from exhaustion. Or heat stroke"

Barret Wallace says, "err...."

Scarlett says, "Rufus keeps on saying it's necessary sacrifice and makes us keep going ... saying it's all for the greater good. No one knows what the hell he's talking about"

Barret Wallace says, "GREATER GOOD?"

Barret Wallace winces and lowers his voice

Barret Wallace says, "er... greater good? What good can come from dat?"

Scarlett says, "from what? I have no idea what he's talking about"

Barret Wallace says, "from working people ta death"

Barret Wallace shakes his head...

Barret Wallace says, "wut's he trying to build, anyway?"

Scarlett says, "We don't know. He just tells us what to do. Not why"

Barret Wallace scratches his head in complete incomprehension

Scarlett gets that really worried look in her eyes

Barret Wallace looks at Scarlett

Barret Wallace says, "wut?"

Scarlett starts to cry, the gun slipping out of her hand. Puts her hands to her face

Barret Wallace looks around quickly

Barret Wallace says, "wut's wrong?"

Barret Wallace frowns

Scarlett sobs into her hands

Barret Wallace isn't sure if he should run or stay... shakes his head and decides to stay. Looks at Scarlett

Barret Wallace says, "you ok?"

Scarlett says, "no"

Barret Wallace slaps himself

Barret Wallace o O (stupid question)

Scarlett says, "He must have flipped"

Scarlett sobs more

Barret Wallace puts his hand on the back of his head. Doesn't want to piss her off, but doesn't want to see her cry. Doesn't know what to do....

Barret Wallace says, "uhh"

Barret Wallace o O (this is freaking weird... never thought she'd break down!)

Scarlett continues to cry into her hands

Barret Wallace o O (she never had no feelings... 'Least what I saw of 'er, but now... aw hell... I gotta do something...)

Barret Wallace frowns... puts his hand on her shoulder carefully, not sure what she's going to do

Barret Wallace says, "uh..."

Scarlett collapses into him, a mixture of fear and sadness as she sobs

Barret Wallace catches her and blinks. Shakes his head...

Barret Wallace says, "er..."

Barret Wallace pats her on the back carefully

Scarlett hugs Barret cause she is so sad

Barret Wallace blinks oddly

Scarlett slowly stops crying

Barret Wallace looks at Scarlett, concerned... looks around again slowly

Scarlett looks at him, sniffing

Barret Wallace babbles and pulls out a handkerchief. Hands it to her

Scarlett blinks, suddenly releasing whom she's leaning on. Takes it

Scarlett says, "Thanks"

Barret Wallace says, "uh... you... feeling a little... better?"

Barret Wallace nods

Scarlett wipes her eyes

Scarlett says, "I'm worried about him... about how far he's gone. About what he might do"

Barret Wallace nods

Barret Wallace says, "I hear ya... uhh... well... since I'm gonna be here for a while anyway..."

Scarlett says, "yeah..."

Barret Wallace says, "'der anything I can do ta help ya?"

Scarlett says, "I don't know"

Barret Wallace looks strange saying that... like he's surrendering. Picks up the gun. Hands it to her

Barret Wallace says, "here"

Scarlett takes it

Scarlett says, "thanks"

Barret Wallace nods

Scarlett realizes she doesn't need to hold it on him any more

Barret Wallace stands up straight, helping her up. Glances back towards the campgrounds

Scarlett hands him back the handkerchief

Barret Wallace takes it and stuffs it in a pocket

Barret Wallace says, "thanks"

Scarlett walks back to the camp

Barret Wallace follows quickly

Scarlett Rufus is not there at the pit again

Barret Wallace looks around

Barret Wallace says, "where?"

Scarlett sighs

Scarlett says, "he must be...*sighs*"

Barret Wallace looks at Scarlett

Barret Wallace says, "wut?"

Scarlett looks down again

Barret Wallace scratches his head

Scarlett says, "I wonder who this time"

Barret Wallace gulps

Barret Wallace says, "oh"

Scarlett says, "why do I have to feel this way about him. Not only can he never love me.... But...."

Barret Wallace says, "hmmmmmmm..."

Scarlett sighs again

Barret Wallace says, "ya can't really help whatcha feel..."

Scarlett goes back to the tent. Sits down

Barret Wallace follows but stays standing

Barret Wallace says, "He's insane... wut's happened to him..."

Scarlett says, "..."

Barret Wallace folds his arms across his chest. Puts a hand on his chin and rubs it...

Barret Wallace says, "sure... he was a little screwy before...."

Scarlett says, "Was he?"

Barret Wallace blinks

Barret Wallace says, "err... from my PoV... ya know.... Rival stuff"

Barret Wallace shrugs helplessly...

Scarlett says, "I'm sad... cause he must be insane...."

Barret Wallace nods....

Scarlett says, "It might have been when he lost his eye. Did you see the scar?"

Barret Wallace says, "oh yea..."

Barret Wallace nods

Barret Wallace says, "wut happened to him?"

Scarlett says, "Weapon"

Barret Wallace says, "oooooooohhhhhhhhhh"

Barret Wallace nods

Scarlett says, "his entire office exploded"

Barret Wallace says, "I thought fer sure he died in dat...."

Scarlett says, "so did I..."

Barret Wallace says, "didn't think no one could have survived dat...."

Barret Wallace rubs his chin again...

Barret Wallace says, "maybe dat's why..."

Scarlett looks up at him

Barret Wallace says, "maybe dat's why he's like dat.... something dat had to do with dat...."

Scarlett says, "huh?"

Barret Wallace shakes his head...

Barret Wallace says, "thinking out loud..."

Scarlett says, "well, tell me"

Barret Wallace says, "is just a thing... der's a few thing dat could have happened..."

Scarlett says, "..."

Barret Wallace says, "da whole thing wit his office blowing could have made him buggy an wanna rebuild..."

Scarlett says, "maybe...."

Barret Wallace says, "or.... He did a Cloud number… Cloud fell into da life stream... but he became a vegetable... could have different' affects on different' people"

Scarlett says, "oh?"

Barret Wallace says, "Mako poisoning er sumthin"

Barret Wallace snaps his fingers

Barret Wallace says, "that could be it! He's got da same glow thing dat Cloud has in his eyes"

Scarlett says, "Rufus has always had that... but.... It's been brighter lately"

Barret Wallace nods

Scarlett says, "When I look at him... I know he's changed"

Barret Wallace says, "he could be poisoned... an maybe da Mako kinda.... Enhanced... his hostile nature...or sumthin..."

Scarlett says, "it's nothing to do with his scar"

Barret Wallace scratches his head

Scarlett sighs

Scarlett says, "It might have. Rufus has always been so cold...."

Barret Wallace nods again

Scarlett says, "but, he's turned to ice I think"

Barret Wallace says, "yea... seems like it... an'.... Now he's actin like.... Like Aeris... talking to air an all dat"

Scarlett says, "huh?"

Barret Wallace says, "Aeris... she used to... er... 'Talk to da planet' or sumthin..."

Scarlett blinks

Scarlett says, "..."

Scarlett scratches her head

Barret Wallace says, "er..."

Scarlett says, "well, that's cause she was an ancient"

Barret Wallace nods

Barret Wallace says, "yea... maybe..."

Scarlett says, "what?"

Barret Wallace says, "she'd know what's going on?"

Scarlett says, "huh? She died!"

Barret Wallace blinks and chuckles

Barret Wallace says, "dat's what I said"

Scarlett looks at him

Scarlett says, "?"

Barret Wallace takes a deep breath, considering if he should tell her or not

Barret Wallace says, "uhh... she's alive"

Barret Wallace blinks

Scarlett says, "She is?"

Barret Wallace nods

Barret Wallace says, "yup"

Barret Wallace wonders if that was wise

Scarlett says, "..."

Scarlett gets this odd look

Barret Wallace blinks

Barret Wallace says, "huh?"

Scarlett says, "odd, the other day, I heard Rufus muttering...'she's alive huh?' I didn't hear anything else, cause I hate hearing him talk to himself like that"

Barret Wallace says, "ooooooooohhhhhhh"

Scarlett looks into Barret's eyes, her eyes full of pain

Barret Wallace frowns...

Barret Wallace says, "maybe... I can get Aeris to help..."

Scarlett says, "Maybe, but, he will not let anyone leave"

Barret Wallace says, "damn... dat's right... have to get her here somehow..."

Scarlett looks down

Scarlett says, "If he's truly insane..."

Barret Wallace says, "hmm"

Scarlett looks back down

Barret Wallace says, "if he's truly insane then...?"

Scarlett says, "..."

Barret Wallace says, "then what?"

Scarlett says, "... you really think he's insane? Truly insane?"

Barret Wallace shrugs...

Barret Wallace says, "maybe...."

Scarlett says, "Just maybe?"

Barret Wallace says, "well.... If it is poisoning... he might get over it"

Scarlett says, "how would he get Mako poisoning?"

Barret Wallace shrugs a bit

Barret Wallace says, "Cloud fell in da life stream..."

Barret Wallace thinks to himself

Scarlett says, "Rufus didn't"

Barret Wallace says, "huh... nah... that's impossible."

Barret Wallace shakes his head

Scarlett says, "what is?"

Barret Wallace says, "I wuz thinking... somehow... oh it is stupid"

Barret Wallace shakes his head again

Scarlett says, "What? Just tell me!"

Barret Wallace falls back

Barret Wallace says, "uhh I was thinking maybe he DIDN'T make it really... but somehow during the release of da life stream after Seph's defeat he wuz brought back!"

Barret Wallace pants

Scarlett says, ".... Interesting"

Barret Wallace frowns

Barret Wallace says, "told' ya it wuz stupid"

Scarlett says, "Well, I don't think he would be scarred like that if that was true"

Barret Wallace shrugs

Barret Wallace says, "dunno den... it's just a possibility..."

Scarlett says, "yeah, still... why do you think he's insane?"

Barret Wallace says, "well... he's been cold before... but not DAT cold..."

Scarlett says, "I know. He just seemed heartless before ... but now he seems almost soulless"

Barret Wallace nods

Scarlett says, "anything else?"

Barret Wallace says, "he's... talking to air... an' not an Ancient..."

Scarlett says, "what else?"

Barret Wallace shrugs...

Barret Wallace says, "'am I missing something?"

Scarlett says, "what do you mean?"

Barret Wallace says, "you think he's insane?"

Scarlett says, "I'm worried that he is"

Barret Wallace nods

Barret Wallace says, "I understand"

Scarlett says, "I mean, the things he does"

Barret Wallace nods again

Scarlett says, "He has us do things without explanation. Things that make no sense"

Barret Wallace says, "yea.... It's strange."

Scarlett says, "He just stands there, looking out over where the temple was. He doesn't sleep"

Barret Wallace nods. Sighs and shakes his head

Barret Wallace says, "I dunno what to tell ya..."

Scarlett says, "You've never liked him"

Barret Wallace yawns a bit...

Barret Wallace says, "er..."

Barret Wallace blinks...

Barret Wallace says, "yea dat's true... but... it'd be nice ta find out wut's eating him"

Scarlett says, "why did you never like him? You seemed to hate him even before you saw him"

Barret Wallace says, "Son of a Shinra..."

Scarlett says, "He used to be nothing like his father.... "

Barret Wallace says, "dey wuz killing the planet... I figured dey wuz all da same"

Scarlett says, "no... He was different"

Barret Wallace rubs at his eyes

Scarlett says, "he's changed"

Barret Wallace says, "So I hear"

Scarlett sighs. Goes to the cot and lays down

Barret Wallace sits on the floor

Scarlett says, "if you're tired, you can sleep here"

Barret Wallace stretches his arms

Barret Wallace says, "hey... thanks..."

Barret Wallace leans his head back and starts to doze off

Scarlett says, "by the way, if you do run away in the night ... He'll probably kill some one to make an example... just thought I'd warn you, if you care"

Barret Wallace hears her and opens an eye

Barret Wallace says, "Ehh...."

Barret Wallace o O (he'll probably do in Tifa...)

Barret Wallace says, "I ain't going nowhere...."

Scarlett says, "thank you"

Barret Wallace says, "too tired anyway."

Barret Wallace nods and closes his eyes. Dozes off...

Scarlett falls asleep with her gun cradled in her arms