Janitorial Fact: Don't mess with a countryboy's Coffee

When Cloud started his job, he was introduced to the Janitor's Office. Its a pretty huge wing for just ten people. Squeaky clean and well-organized. Shockingly.

This Janitor's Office in Shinra shattered his beliefs VERY MUCH.

'This huge space just for us?' Cloud choked in disbelief. 'If this is OUR Office, I hate to see the office of those hierarchal bigwigs!'

'Of course! Its what the late Lady Shinra did for us before she kicked it.' said his boss Mr. Andy Branfield. 'She nagged her husband to build good janitorial offices since he built a huge-ass tower he'd need a lot of janitorial staff to keep everything squeaky clean and they have to maintain public appearances to the people, and happy employers means good work ethics. Its a shame she died five years after giving birth to the Vice-Pres though. She built a quarter of the rules that's good for jobs people usually look down on. She made it clear that 'dirty jobs nobody likes to do' should be paid more out of appreciation and morale increase so we got her to thank for.'

'Oh, that's real nice!' Cloud exclaimed. 'I heard from Director Lazard the Janitors here are paid real well unlike in any city or town! How much?'

'It depends on what floor you clean kid. But our minimum salary is about 3rd Class SOLDIER pay if you're cleaning a boring office.'

'WHAT?!'

'We kid you not twerp!' said another janitor with a grin. His nametag was Ein Shields. 'Thanks to that money I can at least pay for the mortgage and utilities while my wife focuses on our kids' schooling.'

'Oooh...that means I get get my mom out of Nibelheim in a year?!'

'If you keep up yer grades, ye can.' said an elderly janitor, Mark Reeves. 'We heard yer here on Lazard's consideration so keep up yer grades, ye kin git yer mum outta Nibelheim but oblige this ol' coot. What's yer story?'

'Yeah, we'd like to hear that. Kids these days are ambitious but you're perfectly OK with being a mere janitor so we DO wonder.' said Brandfield and Cloud told them of his lament about his town. 'That's...harsh kid. You're only here for the money, not SOLDIER?'

'I'm practical boss, for my ma's sake.' Cloud snorted. 'Its easy to score this job if you applied in SOLDIER Program. But if I applied for the Ground Infantry, Heidegger will be a jackass about it and kick me out before I can even start Infantry Training. I did my homework before coming here.'

'That's smart kid. Nobody likes majority of the Department Heads.' said Reeves. 'If you liked one of them we'd question your sanity.' he snarked. 'So boss, what's his floor?'

'Considering the letter I got, let's start him with something small as he is still a first year. He needs to ace his grades if he is serious about keeping this job after all.'

So Cloud had to prove his mettle.

On his first break time, he was shivering from the air conditioning he wanted a good ol' coffee.

One sip...

He choked.

'What IS this shit?!' he choked out, teary-eyed. 'This can't be coffee!'

'Well, that's what's in everyone's Vendo Machines.' said Reeves.

'Its way too bitter with zero coffee taste in it, its disgusting!' Cloud spat, teary-eyed as he ran for the nearest water fountain, gagging. 'We better buy a new blend! There's no way that thing is fit for human consumption, seriously, just no! We mountain people take our coffee very seriously to call that thing coffee is an insult to all proud coffee junkies!'

He earned numerous snorts for that.

So he went to Midgar on his weekend student off to find a nice coffee blend to replace the crap in the Vendo Machines. He found a blend he liked by sampling the powder directly in small amounts with his country boy's sensitive tongue, and eagerly replaced the stock in the vendo machine in their office.

Its indeed, loads better. He even bought a creamer that in their new Coffee, the much-richer Janitors wanted to try out something new too.

Its been noted that the Janitors are working overtime in a jolly attitude lately.

Cloud revolutionized the Janitor life starting with Coffee. He also added sugar, creamer, even bought hot chocolate. Apparently his seniors sucked up since it was free, they could not complain so they put up with what Cloud called 'black shit'.