Sephiroth walks into the town... then pauses

Sephiroth says, "how does it feel? This is the first time back in your home town for a while... so how does it feel?"

Cloud Strife says, "Feels weird... it's been so long"

Sephiroth nods slowly then waves them forward. Walks to the inn, then pauses again

Sephiroth says, "We only need one guard for the night"

Sephiroth turns to Cloud

Sephiroth says, "you may go about town and visit with family and friends if you wish"

Cloud Strife says, "Guess its gonna be me..."

Sephiroth turns to Zack

Sephiroth says, "the rest of you get to bed... we need to start early in the morning"

Sephiroth heads into the inn

Zack shrugs and wanders into the inn

Sephiroth stares out the window on the second floor

Cloud Strife goes off to visit his mother

Zack watches Sephiroth for a moment then moves over to break his brooding

Zack says, "Hey... what's eating ya?"

Sephiroth looks at Zack

Sephiroth says, "I feel like I know this place some how"

Zack says, "Oh... ever been through here before? Its a rather backwater lil town..."

Sephiroth says, "I do not remember... but I've been all over the world..."

Zack says, "Must be interesting..."

Sephiroth says, "what? I had no family... no parents...I got teased about my hair until I started to beat people up for it..."

Zack says, "Oh well that sounds... not fun"

Sephiroth nods

Zack says, "Anyway... who we stuffing on guard duty?"

Sephiroth looks back out the window

Sephiroth says, "I'm not sleeping..."

Zack says, "Oh... okay... we'll we're short a bed anyway"

Sephiroth nods

Zack wanders off to set up for nappies

Sephiroth continues to stare out the window... as if transfixed

Cloud Strife Talks to his mom for a while... and finds her questions about girls somewhat annoying. Sighs and goes to check out Tifa's house... hoping she will be home. Goes through Tifa's drawers and finds a pair of orthopedic underwear.... And decides to keep em

Sephiroth sighs after a time and looks in on those sleeping in the inn

Cloud Strife comes back to the inn rather late... as the underwear were quite amusing

Sephiroth looks at Cloud as he enters

Sephiroth says, "get your rest Trooper... "

Cloud Strife says, "Yes sir!"

Sephiroth says, "you'll be needing it for tomorrows trip to the reactor"

Cloud Strife runs into the room and puts the underwear in his pack... for later... dresses down and crawls into bed.... Passing out almost immediately

Sephiroth goes back to look out the window

Sephiroth wakes them up

Sephiroth says, "time to get going"

Sephiroth heads out of the inn

Cloud Strife says, "Ohh.... I don't wanna...."

Cloud Strife gets dressed begrudgingly... but remembers the underwear in his pack and grins

Zack scratches his head and goes outside to await departure

Sephiroth turns to Zack

Sephiroth says, "I hired a guide... I heard she's young... I hope she can be trusted"

Cloud Strife wanders groggily out of the inn and towards the others

Zack says, "kewl"

Sephiroth walks up passed the Mansion... waiting for their guide

Zack says, "I didn't even get breakfast..."

Zack follows Sephiroth

Sephiroth says, "now... where is she?"

Sephiroth sighs

Sephiroth says, "I guess we cannot wait"

Sephiroth turns round and heads up into the mountains

Tifa Lockheart says, "Wait! I'm coming!"

Tifa Lockheart runs up to Sephiroth and the others

Tifa Lockheart says, "sorry I'm late... I some how lost my underwear..."

Sephiroth gives Tifa a strange look

Sephiroth says, "very well then"

Cloud Strife Grins stupidly

Sephiroth says, "lead us through the mountains"

Tifa Lockheart says, "I'm the best guide around... sure I'll lead you"

Cloud Strife giggles to himself

Zack says, "What's so funny Strife?"

Cloud Strife says, "nothin Zack... heh heh"

Zack says, "You know Sephiroth doesn't like horseplay.... Cool it.... Before you get hurt"

Sephiroth starts to walk

Tifa Lockheart says, "ok... we go this way..."

Tifa Lockheart shows them the way to the bridge

Sephiroth eyes the bridge

Cloud Strife says, "I hate this bridge"

Sephiroth says, "hmm... come on... we have to cross it"

Zack nods

Sephiroth leads them across... then starts to hear it crack when he's half way

Tifa Lockheart says, "uh oh!"

Tifa Lockheart starts to run ahead of them

Zack clings to the side of the bridge instinctively

Cloud Strife says, "Eep!"

Sephiroth clings to the bridge as well as it breaks... sending the 2nd trooper to his doom. Winds up tumbling off with Cloud... falling onto a ledge with a sickening thud... Cloud on top of him

Tifa Lockheart gets to the other side and helps Zack up

Zack says, "Shit... "

Sephiroth is knocked out

Cloud Strife blinks and rolls off of sephiroth quickly

Tifa Lockheart pulls Zack onto the ledge she's on

Zack says, "Hey hey... thanks girly girl"

Tifa Lockheart giggles

Tifa Lockheart says, "what happened to the others?"

Cloud Strife pokes at Sephiroth after he doesn't move for a few moments

Tifa Lockheart looks down and can't see them

Sephiroth is still out cold... his skull having struck the ground rather hard in landing

Zack says, "I hope they didn't get killed...."

Tifa Lockheart says, "I think one trooper did... I heard him scream"

Zack frowns

Cloud Strife moves over to Sephiroth's side and pokes him again

Cloud Strife picks up Sephiroth's head and examines him

Tifa Lockheart looks at Zack

Tifa Lockheart says, "I don't know about the other two..."

Cloud Strife uses the underwear from his pack.... To make a suitable bandage for Sephiroth's head

Sephiroth says, "uhh...."

Cloud Strife says, "You awake?"

Sephiroth says, "yeah... what happened?"

Cloud Strife says, "The Bridge broke and we fell...."

Sephiroth says, "where are we now?"

Sephiroth struggles to his feet

Cloud Strife says, "On a ledge. No no... Rest... you cracked your head open"

Sephiroth says, "I've got no time to rest... we must get to the reactor"

Sephiroth closes his eyes and teeters on his feet

Sephiroth says, "uhhhh"

Cloud Strife pulls Sephiroth back down

Sephiroth goes back down to the ground

Cloud Strife says, "Lie still... you're gonna be dizzy and we cant have you falling again"

Sephiroth says, "hmmm... how true. Where are the others"

Tifa Lockheart looks at Zack

Tifa Lockheart says, "um... who fell?"

Zack says, "Sephiroth ... Strife... and Fluffy... don't ask on the last one"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Strife?"

Tifa Lockheart looks at Zack

Cloud Strife points up

Cloud Strife says, "Up there somewhere"

Sephiroth says, "We need to get moving..."

Zack says, "His first name's crud... or Claude... or squall.... Or something like that"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Cloud maybe?"

Zack says, "Maybe"

Tifa Lockheart says, "What's he look like?"

Zack says, "Short... spikey... sickeningly cute"

Tifa Lockheart says, "and he didn't say hi to me?"

Tifa Lockheart frowns

Zack says, "Oh... you grew up with him I guess?"

Tifa Lockheart says, "maybe that's why my underwear was missing... yeah... Cloudy"

Zack says, "Your underwear?"

Tifa Lockheart says, "yeah... my room looked touched too"

Cloud Strife cant help but laugh at Sephiroth

Sephiroth tries to get up again. Takes the bandage off

Zack says, "Ooh he's a kinky little bugger then..."

Tifa Lockheart giggles

Zack says, "Hmm... Were they leopard spotted?"

Tifa Lockheart says, "why do you ask?"

Zack says, "Oh... nothin... heh"

Cloud Strife says, "Aww you're cute with that on your head.... "

Cloud Strife blinks and puts a hand over his mouth

Sephiroth stands up and puts a hand on his blood-clotted hair

Cloud Strife says, "Wish I had a proper medical kit to take care of that"

Cloud Strife puts the bloody and now rather stretched out underwear in his pack

Sephiroth says, "I can't worry about this now..."

Sephiroth starts walking, using his Masamune as a balance

Cloud Strife says, "Hey... wait up"

Cloud Strife gets up and follows Sephiroth

Sephiroth manages to pick his way up to Zack and Tifa

Cloud Strife coughs

Tifa Lockheart says, "hey, wow... they're here"

Sephiroth says, "We're all here... now let's get moving"

Zack says, "Seph you look a little dazed...."

Sephiroth says, "It's nothing"

Sephiroth starts walking out in front of them... leading the party up the twisty path

Zack follows

Tifa Lockheart blinks as she looks at Sephiroth

Cloud Strife shrugs and follows Zack

Tifa Lockheart follows after them

Tifa Lockheart says, "hey! I'm supposed to be the guide here!"

Zack says, "Hey.... Seph... you're kinda bleeding there pal"

Sephiroth says, "I know... it's not important"

Sephiroth continues to the reactor. Turns to Cloud

Sephiroth says, "please watch Tifa while Zack and I check out the reactor"

Tifa Lockheart says, "awww... I never get to do anything fun"

Sephiroth says, "sorry Tifa... there are ShinRa industrial secretes in here"

Sephiroth walks in with Zack

Tifa Lockheart looks at Cloud and grins

Tifa Lockheart says, "is that you Cloudy?"

Cloud Strife says, "Aww don't call me that..."

Tifa Lockheart smiles

Tifa Lockheart says, "it is you!"

Tifa Lockheart pounces him

Cloud Strife says, "Erk!"

Tifa Lockheart takes his helmet off

Tifa Lockheart says, "Aww... and you're just as cute as Zack said"

Sephiroth looks around the inside of the reactor

Sephiroth says, "ahh... this is what went wrong... this faulty valve here. Zack... once it's fixed our job will be done"

Cloud Strife says, "Zack said I'm cute?"

Zack goes over and examines the valve

Tifa Lockheart says, "sickeningly cute"

Cloud Strife says, "Oh god...."

Tifa Lockheart says, "what?"

Sephiroth looks up at the reactor and reads 'Jenova' across it

Cloud Strife says, "Nothin... there's rumors about Zack"

Tifa Lockheart says, "What type?"

Cloud Strife says, "that he's gay... and stuff"

Sephiroth feels something odd... remembering that his mother... who he was told died giving birth to him... was named Jenova

Tifa Lockheart says, "ohh"

Tifa Lockheart gets this grin

Tifa Lockheart says, "does that upset you?"

Cloud Strife says, "Umm... why?"

Zack fixes the valve and looks at Sephiroth

Zack says, "All done"

Tifa Lockheart pins him to the ground and kisses him suddenly

Sephiroth blinks out of his thoughts

Sephiroth says, "alright"

Sephiroth walks over to one of the pods, deciding to have a look

Sephiroth says, ".... That fool..."

Sephiroth steps back from the pod, shaking his head

Sephiroth says, "doing this will never put you on the same level as professor Gast"

Cloud Strife says, "Tifa... C'mon! Im gonna get in deep shits.... If they walk outta there!"

Tifa Lockheart says, "oh... ok"

Zack says, "What's in there?"

Tifa Lockheart gets off of him

Sephiroth says, "take a look for yourself"

Cloud Strife stands and dusts himself off

Sephiroth looks at his Masamune

Cloud Strife says, "I never got to be a great soldier like sephiroth... im just a trooper... but don't tell my mom..."

Tifa Lockheart nods

Tifa Lockheart says, "well... you seem to know Sephiroth at least"

Cloud Strife says, "Yeah... kinda sorta"

Tifa Lockheart says, "oh?"

Sephiroth says, "Hojo... what a great fool he is... and he tells me not to use the term 'magic'"

Sephiroth laughs

Cloud Strife says, "I just sorta am along for the ride"

Tifa Lockheart says, "oh"

Zack peers into the pod

Cloud Strife says, "I suck"

Zack says, "What the heck?"

Tifa Lockheart says, "poor Cloudy"

Sephiroth says, "Hojo has done that... put people in the Mako condensers"

Zack says, "weird..."

Cloud Strife says, "Don't call me that Tifa..."

Sephiroth says, "You see Zack... normal members of SOLDIER are merely exposed to Mako in small doses... these people have been immersed in it"

Tifa Lockheart says, "What do you want me to call you then?"

Cloud Strife says, "Im not a kid anymore"

Sephiroth looks at his Masamune

Zack says, "Normal Members of Soldier?"

Sephiroth nods

Sephiroth says, "Like you Zack... boys who came from small towns to the big city... who joined and were infused..."

Zack cocks his head to one side

Tifa Lockheart suddenly kisses Cloud again

Tifa Lockheart says, "ahh... I feel better now"

Cloud Strife says, "Call me Cloud... or Strife... Grrr"

Tifa Lockheart says, "ok Strife"

Sephiroth chuckles to himself

Cloud Strife says, "Humph"

Sephiroth looks at Zack

Zack says, "Sephiroth?"

Sephiroth says, "yes?"

Zack says, "You're not normal?"

Sephiroth says, "Ever since I was small I felt different... and I was not infused when I joined... I was always like this..."

Tifa Lockheart runs her fingers through Cloud's hair

Cloud Strife says, "hey that feels good..."

Tifa Lockheart smiles

Zack says, "What...?"

Sephiroth says, "I've always been different... felt powerful..."

Sephiroth looks at the pods, raising his Masamune

Zack says, "Well you are a kick ass fighter"

Sephiroth says, "was I created this way to?"

Sephiroth starts to hack away at the pods

Zack backs off

Sephiroth says, "ARRGGGHHHHHHH"

Zack says, "Calm down!"

Sephiroth says, "Wha-what am I?"

Zack says, "You are Sephiroth"

Sephiroth cracks a few pods in two

Sephiroth says, "am I even human?"

Sephiroth collapses to the ground, shaking

Zack says, "whoa! Sephiroth.... Chill..."

Sephiroth says, "what am I?"

Sephiroth keeps repeating himself... twitching slightly and curling into a little ball

Zack kneels down and puts a hand on Sephiroth's back....

Cloud Strife rocks back and forth on his heels

Tifa Lockheart looks at Cloud

Tifa Lockheart says, "did you hear something?"

Cloud Strife says, "yeah"

Sephiroth continues to murmur under his breath

Cloud Strife says, "What do you suppose?"

Zack says, "C'mon Seph snap outta it"

Tifa Lockheart says, "It sounded like crashing"

Sephiroth passes out

Zack says, "Shit..."

Tifa Lockheart grabs Cloud and kisses him again cause she likes how he tastes

Cloud Strife kisses back and puts his arms around Tifa

Tifa Lockheart holds Cloud and smiles

Tifa Lockheart says, "so... you do like me"

Tifa Lockheart grins

Cloud Strife says, "Well yeah... I wouldn't have taken your underwear if I didn't... "

Tifa Lockheart says, "I knew it! Brat!"

Zack picks Sephiroth up and hefts him over his shoulder

Tifa Lockheart pinches him

Cloud Strife says, "Erk... well... Oww!"

Tifa Lockheart kisses him again

Cloud Strife gets them out of his pack

Cloud Strife says, "Here"

Tifa Lockheart says, "Gah... what happened to them? I don't want them... you're just gonna have to make it up to me"

Cloud Strife says, "Umm... how?"

Sephiroth lays over Zack's shoulder... rather limp

Tifa Lockheart says, "I'm taking you to be with me"

Zack heads out of the reactor

Cloud Strife says, "huh?"

Tifa Lockheart looks at Zack

Tifa Lockheart says, "oh my... what happened?"

Zack says, "He passed out... let's get him back to town... Lead on guide... find a way past the fallen bridge"

Tifa Lockheart says, "ok"

Tifa Lockheart leads them back to town rather quickly

Sephiroth is still out cold when they reach town

Zack says, "I'm taking him back to the inn.... "

Tifa Lockheart says, "ok"

Zack says, "Strife... um... do something"

Tifa Lockheart looks at Cloud

Tifa Lockheart says, "Do you need him Zack?"

Zack says, "Not at the moment"

Tifa Lockheart says, "K"

Tifa Lockheart grabs Cloud's hand and drags him to her house

Zack snickers and carries Sephiroth into the inn... where he tucks him in and watches over him

Sephiroth wakes up, moving his head to one side

Tifa Lockheart drags him into her room and shuts the door

Sephiroth says, "whe-where am I?"

Zack says, "You're safe... what happened?"

Cloud Strife looks at Tifa nervously

Sephiroth says, "I-I... passed out?"

Tifa Lockheart kisses Cloud deeply

Sephiroth Opens his eyes and looks up at Zack

Cloud Strife puts his hands on Tifa's shoulders

Zack says, "Yeah you passed out.... I was afraid for ya"

Sephiroth says, "My head hurts..."

Tifa Lockheart looks at Cloud

Zack says, "You cracked it open I think"

Sephiroth says, "oh"

Cloud Strife says, "What's with this sudden wanting to be with me?"

Tifa Lockheart says, "I've had a crush on you for a while"

Sephiroth says, "I feel so dizzy"

Cloud Strife says, "You picked on me when I was little"

Zack says, "here... roll over Seph...I wanna check the back of your head"

Tifa Lockheart says, "I'm sorry... I wasn't acting like I should have been. But you are so cute Cloud... and you always wanted my attention"

Sephiroth roles over

Cloud Strife says, "Well true"

Zack brushes Sephiroth's bloody and matted hair out of the way and examines the wound

Tifa Lockheart says, "now you have my full attention"

Zack says, "Man..."

Sephiroth says, "what is it?"

Cloud Strife says, "You were just being a kid...."

Zack says, "You cracked it pretty good Seph"

Tifa Lockheart reaches behind her and takes off her shirt and bra

sephiroth says, "oh... how badly?"

Cloud Strife blinks and nearly passes out.. teetering on his feet

Zack says, "It's gonna sting bad"

Tifa Lockheart grins at Cloud

sephiroth says, "oh... and how is my hair?"

Zack says, "Bloody... "

sephiroth says, "I'll need to wash it then"

Tifa Lockheart steadies him with a hand

Tifa Lockheart says, "never seen these before?"

Zack says, "Here.... lemme take you into the bathroom and help you if you want"

Sephiroth says, "hmmm.... Fine"

Tifa Lockheart says, "You ok Cloud?"

Cloud Strife says, "Uhh..."

Tifa Lockheart says, "did I overload you?"

Cloud Strife says, "a lil"

Tifa Lockheart sits down on her bed

Tifa Lockheart says, "I'm sorry"

Zack says, "You cracked your head one good...."

Sephiroth says, "What does one expect? I fell far off a bridge..."

Zack says, "yeah but you're conscious"

Cloud Strife shakes his head

sephiroth says, "I wasn't when I struck ground... Cloud prodded me a few times before I woke"

Tifa Lockheart looks at Cloud

Zack says, "Lets get you cleaned up"

Sephiroth says, "fine... just do not harm my hair"

Zack says, "You and your hair"

Sephiroth says, "Do you have any idea how long it takes to grow it this length?"

Zack says, "Probably forever"

Sephiroth says, "My whole life up till this point.. yes"

Zack says, "Heh"

Sephiroth takes off his gloves... setting them on the sink. His hands are so soft... and look nothing like the hands of a warrior...

Zack says, "I never cared much about my hair or outward appearances"

Cloud Strife looks at Tifa nervously

Tifa Lockheart gets back up and walks to Cloud. wraps her arms around him and kisses him deeply

Cloud Strife puts his arms around Tifa and returns the kiss

Tifa Lockheart smiles and kisses him with greater passion... thrilled that he is kissing back

Cloud Strife says, "Are you obsessed with me?"

sephiroth looks down at his hands

Tifa Lockheart says, "sort of..."

Tifa Lockheart kisses him again and slips her hands under his shirt

Cloud Strife says, "Ohh.. geez....."

Zack says, "You got nice hands Seph"

sephiroth says, "That's why I wear gloves..."

sephiroth presses his hands together lightly

sephiroth says, "to keep them this way"

Zack says, "You're kinda vain aren't you"

sephiroth looks up at Zack... his Mako green eyes flashing. puts his gloves back on

Tifa Lockheart strokes her hands along Cloud's chest

Zack says, "I'm not picking on ya man...."

sephiroth says, "Then what are you saying?"

Zack says, "Just saying you're kinda vain... its odd for a man... let alone a soldier"

Cloud Strife shivers slightly at Tifa's touch

sephiroth stands up

Tifa Lockheart says, "do you like?"

sephiroth says, "I should go..."

Zack says, "Sit Seph... I just wanna bandage your damn head"

sephiroth gives Zack an icy look then sits back down

Zack o O ( its not like I wanna kiss you or hold your hand.. or ...... *sigh* )

sephiroth folds his arms... his mind seemingly elsewhere

Zack gets some gauze and starts to wrap Sephiroth's head.. making him look like he's wearing a headband

Cloud Strife blinks

Cloud Strife says, "Yeah I like.. its just a little much "

Tifa Lockheart says, "to much to soon?"

Cloud Strife says, "Kinda… I mean... "

sephiroth stands up when Zack is done

Tifa Lockheart sits back down on her bed

Zack says, "Seph where are you going?"

Cloud Strife sits down beside Tifa

sephiroth says, "I feel drawn some where"

Zack says, "You aren't in any shape to go anywhere"

sephiroth strolls out... his long black cape fluttering behind him

Tifa Lockheart kisses Cloud's cheek

Zack sighs

sephiroth disappears into the Mansion

Tifa Lockheart places her head on his shoulder

Cloud Strife strokes his fingers through Tifa's hair

Tifa Lockheart smiles

Zack wonders if he should follow Sephiroth

sephiroth makes his way to the secrete basement and into the library

Zack goes and follows Sephiroth

sephiroth stands in the library... looking through a book

Cloud Strife says, "You were mean to me when I was little... guess it doesn't matter now though... seeing as you want to crawl into my pants"

Tifa Lockheart says, "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to be mean... a always thought you were cute"

Tifa Lockheart slips her hand skillfully into his pants

Cloud Strife says, "Yi!!! you've done this before haven't you?"

Zack watches Sephiroth and wonders what he's up to

sephiroth says, ".... Jenova....... my mother....... Jenova project? Is this a coincidence?"

Tifa Lockheart smiles at Cloud as she feels around

sephiroth stands in the middle of the library.. the book nearly falling from his hand

sephiroth says, "Professor Gast... why didn't you tell me? Why did you die..."

sephiroth sighs, closing his eyes for a moment or so

Zack walks quietly into the library and approaches Sephiroth

Cloud Strife says, "Ohh... my... Tifa... that's....."

Tifa Lockheart strokes him gently

Tifa Lockheart says, "That's what Cloud?"

Cloud Strife says, "Mmmph.... "

Tifa Lockheart kisses him deeply again... her hand still in his pants

sephiroth hangs his head... letting the book drop to the floor

Zack walks over to Sephiroth and puts a hand on his shoulder

sephiroth blinks

sephiroth says, "....."

Cloud Strife pulls Tifa close and buries his face in her neck...

Zack takes his hand off of Sephiroth and backs off a little

Zack says, "Sorry man... didn't mean to break your silence"

Tifa Lockheart closes her eyes and purrs

sephiroth says, "I just want to be alone for now..."

sephiroth picks up another book and begins reading it avidly

Zack sighs and watches sephiroth for a while... then wanders off

sephiroth continues to read the books

Tifa Lockheart whispers in Cloud's ear

Tifa Lockheart says, "I love you"