Prologue: Appreciation
."Name: Ianthe Shinobua Mazola
Current Occupation: Gym Instructor at Myakka Fitness and Health Training, no. 164795, Midgar high road.
Reasons for leaving job: Wanting to expand my horizons
Qualifications: five years training, business degree"
Doesn't sound like much, does it? To be honest, it isn't much. But some how I managed to get that job, the prestigious title which is Shinra Gym Owner.
Why did I apply? There were three main reasons. One: The payroll. Everyone knows Shinra are very generous with their money, especially when you work above floor 59. Two: The People. They all go there to work out; Scarlet, the first woman ever to break into the male-dominated Shinra industry, Reeve, the man that designed my home, and of course the legendary Turks. And three? Well, I suppose curiosity is the best way to explain it. I always wanted to find out about the Shinra, ever since my old friend Zebu went to work as a lab assistant to the great Hojo. He'd come back, a little more reserved every day, until one day he just stopped talking to anyone. I had to know; what was it that made him like that? What was it that Shinra had to hide?
I was young and foolish, I realise that now. But then, I saw Shinra as my Yellow Brick Road, the path to my happiness and dreams. I look at the ruins of Midgar now and I want to spit. You ruined my life, Shinra. But I can have my vengeance…
That's why I'm here. I want to tell you the truths behind that façade. I want you to know what really hides in the darkness of this city.
Will you listen?
