Title: Financing the WRO

Description: To the question posed to Reeves, who writes the checks that run the WRO? One who feels he owes the planet a debt. None owe more than Rufus Shinra – but how does the former multimillionaire pay for the WRO's costly war against Deepground without his monopoly on mako energy?

AN~ This is strictly dialogue that occurred to me, inspired by the cutscene in Dirge of Cerberus where Reeve/Cait Sith give a vague explanation of where their funding comes from. What could possibly be more fun than mocking the Turks? Not one hell of a lot, to be honest. Rated for language.

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~Reno/Rufus~

"RENO!"

"God-fuck, what?"

"GET ANOTHER DAY JOB!"

"What?!"

"JUST DO IT!"

"I haven't slept in over a week!"

"THE WRO NEEDS ANOTHER THIRTEEN GRAND BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK – MAKE IT HAPPEN!"

"Wha – Thirteen what?! What in the nine hells for?"

"No idea, something about shoe-laces and toilet paper."

~Elena/Tseng~

"Christ, Elena, you look like shit."

"Oh please, I've looked worse."

"What's the boss got you doing? Hooking?"

"Pit-fighting Magic Pots, Master Tonberries, and Quactaurs. What about you, Tseng?"

"...Hooking."

~Rude/Reno~

"So Rude, how's telemarketing working out for you?"

"...hm."

"That good, huh? Thought they might have fired you by now."

"...hm."

"You're not working with the telemarketing firm anymore are you."

"..."

"Then where the hell are you getting all the cash from? He's got me doing six jobs simultaneously!"

"Scavenging."

"Scavenging?"

"Scavenging."

"...Right. Scavenging what, exactly?"

"Parts from decommissioned reactors, the carcasses of abandoned tank units, whatever framework is left from decimated settlements - "

"Yeah yeah, I get it."

"Filling containers from mako springs, selling fully leveled All materia's to select private collectors, brewing X Potions in spare time - "

"Alright, I get it!"

"Counterfeiting autographs of Heros of the Jenova War, souvenir stall in Kalm for Golden Saucer Chocobo Races, chop fire wood on weekends, growing herbs for X Potions in personal garden, audio books - "

"Wait, audio books?"

"...hm."