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A/N: Thanks to all the nice, nice people who reviewed and told me to continue this! On with the show…

Memoirs of a Genius

Day II

I had a lovely, lovely dream where I was torturing Valentine… I think it was brought on by Lucrecia spending the night in the laboratory (read: sleeping with Valentine).

Jenova gets such brilliant ideas. When I talked to her this morning, with Gast looking at me oddly for some unfathomable reason, she told me that I could experiment with the spirits of monsters, and (this is the good part) inject them into Valentine! She didn't tell me specifics, though…

Let's think, which monsters will I use on the Turk? Something 'bad-ass'… though I am not entirely sure what that means, I heard it during an unfortunate trip down to the village, which I would rather not dwell upon, but it involved a big, black dog and blood. Lots of blood. Anyway… I know! Valentine, when angered, will become either a 'bad-ass' beast with a chainsaw, or some gargoyle-like 'bad-ass' creature! … And I'll think of more when the mood takes me.

All I need now is the chance and excuse to carry this experiment out.

…And no, Jenova, I did not read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde lately. Or watch the Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Wait a minute, there is something wrong with that. Precisely when did the specimen get to read or watch these modern sources of amusement?

She just told me she has her ways. For the first time in my life, I am not sure if I want to know.

I am almost convinced that the specimen is female. Judging from what she says, how she acts, or rather, blinks at me, since she isn't in a position to do anything else, (Her blinking is rather odd actually, since she is medically catatonic. On that matter should she even be communicating? Investigate) and her appearance, she certainly appears female. Or at least androgynous. Trust me, I can tell if something talks or acts like a female. I'm married, remember?

What if the specimen is a hermaphrodite?

…Jenova says to call her an 'it'. I'll call you whatever I want!

Lucrecia is done setting up the apparatus for today's experiment: to find out how the specimen reacts to certain metals. Not anything reactive of course, only caesium and potassium…

Jenova's telling me that the 'innocence' act isn't suiting me.

OoOoOoOoOo

Well, the experiment was a success. The specimen does not really react with the metals, but rather, it (happy now?) absorbs them and can then use the energy that would have been used for a reaction as a weapon. Amazing. And it was pretty amazing when Jenova demonstrated the above on Valentine. He is going to need a new suit; Turks can't go around with a big gaping hole in their shirts… as lovely as the view may be…

How infuriating. Lucrecia and Valentine have now gone somewhere for her to 'tend' to his 'injuries'. Humph. And it doesn't help that Jenova is giving me a running commentary of what's going on in there.

I can't help but feel somehow violated, with Jenova talking in my head about such things. It's like, the actual thing, but going on in my head.

…

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

Jenova is telling me not to be such a prude. No comment, for once.

Though she did share with me yet another brilliant idea. What would happen if the specimen's cells were injected into a developing foetus? I can imagine… a super being would be born! And I'll make sure Lucrecia is the mother… I know she wants children, and the illusion that all is alright with our marriage…

If she wants that illusion, I'll give it to her.

Now I must go see Gast, who appeared to have had a chat with Valentine earlier. I hope it has nothing to do with that.

A/N: Ok, that one turned out a little scary towards the end. Just for reference, the metals Hojo used on Jenova are amongst the highest in the Reactivity Series. Please review!