"Oh fine, get down here. You're so useless!" Selphie stormed around the Quad. The Garden Festival would occur in four more days, at least if she didn't have to deal with incompetents like Irvine. Speaking of which, Irvine tried to gracefully jump down off the ladder. But of course couldn't.
"So how's my favorite little lady?" Irvine asked suavely. "Save it stud-boy," Selphie replied as she pointed up at the large GARDEN FESTIVAL banner.
"It's crooked..." Irvine mumbled.
"Seeee!?" Selphie groaned. Next she heard a rustling behind her and turned to see a flash of blue and red. Once Zell Dincht stopped flipping, she saw his trademark tattoo and flashing grin. "Hey Selph. What's up?" he asked.
"Nothing much, me and Irvine are trying to get ready for the Festival."
"Oh, well ya know that banner is crooked."
"Uh-oh," Irvine winced as he put his hand on his head. "See? Told you. He put it up there crooked," Selphie grumbled.
"Oh sorry Irvine man," Zell winced. No sooner had he said that when a girl in a white shirt and brown shorts and long, brown hair knocked into him.
"Owwww!" she said, "I'm gonna be late to class." She turned to face Selphie, Irvine and Zell with her hands on her hips.
"Hey hold on," Zell said, "you were the one who bumped into me." The girl was wearing leather gloves wrapped in metal. One of the gloves had ruby carved into a heart set into the metal.
And then Irvine was there. Selphie sighed, what could she say, he was such a ladies man. "Are you okay Miss?" he asked.
"Yeah, but I would also be on time to class if it wasn't for this dope," she pointed behind her at Zell.
"Hey sorry 'bout that - - OWWW!!!" Zell was on the floor seeing little chocobos dancing around his head. He had tapped her on the shoulder and she had turned around and punched him.
"Oh, I'm so sorry!" she said as she helped Zell to his feet, "It was all reflexes I didn't mean to."
"Hahaha! Hey Zell it looks like you may have met your match with ... oh right we don't know your name," Irvine laughed.
"Oh right," the girl said, "My name is Ali Lockheart."