Chapter One.
"You find yourself a bit out of sorts, but you've crossed over with no harm. A sign catches your eye..."
April 24.
"Greetings, class!" Ah, instructor Trepe, how many times did you ride Squall until he reinstated you? "Now, I know some rumors have been circulating..." Let me guess. One of the Trepies knocked you up, didn't they? "Yes, the SeeD written exam is today." YEAH! Finally, I'll be able to prove my worth, show my studies weren't wasted. "Here are your tests..." okay. This will be quick. "Yes, No, Yes, Yes, Yes, No, No, Yes, No, No." Damn, that was easy. Are they TRYING to make anyone a SeeD? Eh, screw it. I'll be a SeeD, who gives a flying fuck who else is one? Let's see, I think I'm first done...
"Um, I'm finished."
"Okay, just hand it in up here. You're free until your next class." ZANG! What should I do....Hmmm. Let's check the board... "Garden Festival Committee Now looking for help...." Pass. "Join the Balamb Garden Cheerleading Squad!" Excuse me, you don't have a SPORTS team... "Twilight Zone episodes in library! Free coffee!" I am SO there...
Ah, just starting. Hmmm, not bad episode. Coffee's sub-par, but hey, it's free. What should I have expected? Looks like it's just ended.
"I see the first episode of this has done quite well. Hello, my name's Jossef Sure. I just transferred here from Trabia, where this was averaging 10-15 people a week. As a result, I think I can do very well here. At the very least, my old friend Selphie told me that everyone here joined up with her Garden Festival committee..." Yeah, because Squall made it a Commander's order to do so... "So, let me just get a few passages from my favorite of these books..." Is he pulling out the Bible? "Ah, are you familiar with the works?"
"My one question is, that if they allow all these things, why do you have to be in that religion? Why not just be good and they would follow?"
"Well, let's just say that a guy rapes your sister. The judge says 'Well, I'm a good person, he goes free.' Is that wrong?"
"Well, not as wrong as the Biblical punishment; then my sister would be forced to marry the scumbag."
"Hmmm. Well, I'm also trying to start up a Bible study here. You should come."
"I might. The quest for any knowledge is the purest route to take." If only I had listened to that advice...
May 11.
"Excellent! Today they announce the people who passed!" Oh, you haven't met the other guy? That's my bud Steve. He usually was just known as "Jogging Man" here, but ever since he joined me and Jossef, he's refused to answer to that.
"Let us pray for our names on the list...well, yours. I already recieved word a few weeks before I transferred here that I passed and am assured a spot on the list." We headed to the list.
"Oh, look! Irvine, Rinoa, and Seifer are at the top of the list! I WONDER how that happened?" I said.
"Didn't Irvine only get a 60 on the Level 1 test?" Steve asked.
"Yeah, but that's the rule. Irvine and Rinoa will be SeeDs because they're in the Six, Seifer will get in because he engages frequently in 'Original Sin' with Quistis."
"Ah, I see the Trepies all got through the written tests. Gee, is this the SeeD finalists or a list of the people Quistis Trepe has gotten Biblical with in the past year?" Jossef replied.
"I wouldn't be too sure..."
"Why?"
"We made the cut." I don't remember too much about that. Me and Steve taking a victory lap around the Garden. Next thing I knew, we were at the cafeteria celebrating with some other people who passed when we heard a scream.
"OH DEAR GOD NO!" I recognized the voice. One of the library girls. We ran to the library to check out the problem. "Come on, please be all right..." Zell rushed to the library.
"Jen? what's the problem?"
"Well, me, Jocelyn, and Sera were celebrating passing the written test. Sera tried to get some more experience with a GF....WHY??AREN'T GF'S SAFE?"Jen sobbed. We checked out the area. It was safe. She apparently went to her just reward. We saw Xu standing over the lifeless body doing some tests.
"Well? Do you see anything wrong?" Zell asked.
"Nope. No injuries, so the GF didn't suddenly turn on her. Have Dr.Kadowaki check her out and determine if she was using any drugs or anything..." Xu replied. One of a library girls burst into tears and left the room. "...although I sincerely doubt that possibility." We left the room quickly.
"Well, what do you think happened?" I asked.
"Typical GF accident. I hear that there are some cases where if a GF is completely incompatible, they'll actually siphon hit points from the person who's using it..." Steve replied.
"That's not how it occurs..." Jossef replied.
"What's the problem with it?" I asked.
"It should be obvious to us all. GF's may give you earthly strength, but they have their dark side; memory loss, and..."
"What?"
"Do you notice the appearance of some of them? Like demons. If you become too compatible with one, the GF will slowly take up more and more of your brain area until eventually, the GF eats your soul."
"Well, do you assume that this happened to Sera?" Steve asked.
"I think so. She's one of the people who I'm really close with on their staff, so I know she lived cleanly, worshipped the same route, that stuff." Jossef replied.
"Well, is she going to hell now? I mean, a GF did 'eat her soul', if your theory is correct..."
"No, she's been forgiven as per the main belief."
"But why not just Down her?"
"If you use Phoenix Downs, your soul is taken away piece by piece until they don't work anymore. It's because of this that I use a seperate form..." Jossef pulled out a flask. "This concoction, when drank, will make you completely revived without having to lose your soul. It's much weaker than a Phoenix Down, but still..."
"Why don't you use it?"
"Doesn't work in 'Soul Absorb' cases." We proceeded to walk toward our dorms.
"You find yourself a bit out of sorts, but you've crossed over with no harm. A sign catches your eye..."
April 24.
"Greetings, class!" Ah, instructor Trepe, how many times did you ride Squall until he reinstated you? "Now, I know some rumors have been circulating..." Let me guess. One of the Trepies knocked you up, didn't they? "Yes, the SeeD written exam is today." YEAH! Finally, I'll be able to prove my worth, show my studies weren't wasted. "Here are your tests..." okay. This will be quick. "Yes, No, Yes, Yes, Yes, No, No, Yes, No, No." Damn, that was easy. Are they TRYING to make anyone a SeeD? Eh, screw it. I'll be a SeeD, who gives a flying fuck who else is one? Let's see, I think I'm first done...
"Um, I'm finished."
"Okay, just hand it in up here. You're free until your next class." ZANG! What should I do....Hmmm. Let's check the board... "Garden Festival Committee Now looking for help...." Pass. "Join the Balamb Garden Cheerleading Squad!" Excuse me, you don't have a SPORTS team... "Twilight Zone episodes in library! Free coffee!" I am SO there...
Ah, just starting. Hmmm, not bad episode. Coffee's sub-par, but hey, it's free. What should I have expected? Looks like it's just ended.
"I see the first episode of this has done quite well. Hello, my name's Jossef Sure. I just transferred here from Trabia, where this was averaging 10-15 people a week. As a result, I think I can do very well here. At the very least, my old friend Selphie told me that everyone here joined up with her Garden Festival committee..." Yeah, because Squall made it a Commander's order to do so... "So, let me just get a few passages from my favorite of these books..." Is he pulling out the Bible? "Ah, are you familiar with the works?"
"My one question is, that if they allow all these things, why do you have to be in that religion? Why not just be good and they would follow?"
"Well, let's just say that a guy rapes your sister. The judge says 'Well, I'm a good person, he goes free.' Is that wrong?"
"Well, not as wrong as the Biblical punishment; then my sister would be forced to marry the scumbag."
"Hmmm. Well, I'm also trying to start up a Bible study here. You should come."
"I might. The quest for any knowledge is the purest route to take." If only I had listened to that advice...
May 11.
"Excellent! Today they announce the people who passed!" Oh, you haven't met the other guy? That's my bud Steve. He usually was just known as "Jogging Man" here, but ever since he joined me and Jossef, he's refused to answer to that.
"Let us pray for our names on the list...well, yours. I already recieved word a few weeks before I transferred here that I passed and am assured a spot on the list." We headed to the list.
"Oh, look! Irvine, Rinoa, and Seifer are at the top of the list! I WONDER how that happened?" I said.
"Didn't Irvine only get a 60 on the Level 1 test?" Steve asked.
"Yeah, but that's the rule. Irvine and Rinoa will be SeeDs because they're in the Six, Seifer will get in because he engages frequently in 'Original Sin' with Quistis."
"Ah, I see the Trepies all got through the written tests. Gee, is this the SeeD finalists or a list of the people Quistis Trepe has gotten Biblical with in the past year?" Jossef replied.
"I wouldn't be too sure..."
"Why?"
"We made the cut." I don't remember too much about that. Me and Steve taking a victory lap around the Garden. Next thing I knew, we were at the cafeteria celebrating with some other people who passed when we heard a scream.
"OH DEAR GOD NO!" I recognized the voice. One of the library girls. We ran to the library to check out the problem. "Come on, please be all right..." Zell rushed to the library.
"Jen? what's the problem?"
"Well, me, Jocelyn, and Sera were celebrating passing the written test. Sera tried to get some more experience with a GF....WHY??AREN'T GF'S SAFE?"Jen sobbed. We checked out the area. It was safe. She apparently went to her just reward. We saw Xu standing over the lifeless body doing some tests.
"Well? Do you see anything wrong?" Zell asked.
"Nope. No injuries, so the GF didn't suddenly turn on her. Have Dr.Kadowaki check her out and determine if she was using any drugs or anything..." Xu replied. One of a library girls burst into tears and left the room. "...although I sincerely doubt that possibility." We left the room quickly.
"Well, what do you think happened?" I asked.
"Typical GF accident. I hear that there are some cases where if a GF is completely incompatible, they'll actually siphon hit points from the person who's using it..." Steve replied.
"That's not how it occurs..." Jossef replied.
"What's the problem with it?" I asked.
"It should be obvious to us all. GF's may give you earthly strength, but they have their dark side; memory loss, and..."
"What?"
"Do you notice the appearance of some of them? Like demons. If you become too compatible with one, the GF will slowly take up more and more of your brain area until eventually, the GF eats your soul."
"Well, do you assume that this happened to Sera?" Steve asked.
"I think so. She's one of the people who I'm really close with on their staff, so I know she lived cleanly, worshipped the same route, that stuff." Jossef replied.
"Well, is she going to hell now? I mean, a GF did 'eat her soul', if your theory is correct..."
"No, she's been forgiven as per the main belief."
"But why not just Down her?"
"If you use Phoenix Downs, your soul is taken away piece by piece until they don't work anymore. It's because of this that I use a seperate form..." Jossef pulled out a flask. "This concoction, when drank, will make you completely revived without having to lose your soul. It's much weaker than a Phoenix Down, but still..."
"Why don't you use it?"
"Doesn't work in 'Soul Absorb' cases." We proceeded to walk toward our dorms.