INTRODUCTION

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I've been watching,
I've been waiting,
In the shadows,
For my time
I've been searching,
I've been living,
For tomorrows,
All my life

In the shadows


All the while she listened to this in the earpieces of her portable CD player, she sang along. Everyone always knew when she was coming down the halls - they could hear her far off. And her voice was not all that bad. Neither were her dance moves. Yes, she sang and danced.
"I've been watchii-ing! I've been waitii-ing! In the shadooows…! For my tiiime…! I've been searchii-ing! I've been livii-ing! For tomorrooows…! All my liiife…! Whoo-o-o-ooh! Whoo-o-o-ooh! In the shadooows!"
And, you know what the funny thing was? OK, the funnier thing, then. There was actually no one laughing. Not a single person. She sang and danced through the halls and corridors, but no one ever laughed at her. OK, there was one. You know the guy. And his ridiculous posse, or whatever they call themselves. But they actually had no business laughing at her – they were the real laughing stock of Balamb Garden, if anyone. "The Sorceress' Knight" – now, that's a joke that'll never grow old.
Somebody once asked her why – and she simply responded:
"Happiness."
Then nobody ever asked her again. Her response to that question is most likely the reason to why nobody laughs at her. Who can laugh at someone who seems truly happy? Why should they?
But nobody is completely indifferent towards her, either. As she makes her morning entrance in the Cafeteria – often by doing some sort of gymnastic move –, there is always someone clapping their hands and waving her over to their table.
And when she cracks a joke, there is not a dull face in the entire Cafeteria.
"What d'you call a guy who's been ditched since birth? 'Seifer Almasy'!"
Yes, most of her jokes are really bad ones. That is why everyone laughs at them. They are so dumb that they are actually funny. And when she told that joke, she obviously had not seen the guy sitting at the table behind her. But he made her pretty aware of his presence pretty soon – as his identity was indeed unmistakable when he chased after her out of the Cafeteria shouting obscenities. No, not sexual obscenities – that is not the style of Mr Almasy. He usually aims for insulting your (or, in the case of this example, Zell's) ego;
"That is the ugliest-looking fucking hairdo I've ever fucking seen!"
Don't you just love that vocabulary? That is the sign of a truly intelligent person. Or not.

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This is the story of how this girl came to Balamb Garden. And take my word for it:
She is not from around there.
Perhaps you find it a bit strange that she listens to The Rasmus (the group performing In the Shadows)? You never came across their music in the game, now did you?
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