The day finally arrived , Tifa now found herself in a large white room with hundreds of other hopefuls. Before them a dark haired , built man with blue eyes stood at a podium . Once he spoke , the room went silent .
"Hello everyone and welcome . My name is Angeal Hewley - 1st Class SOLDIER. Under my guidance , each and every one of you will have your strength tested to the core . Together we are capable of protecting the world as we know it. There is a lot of training , hard work, and isolation ahead of you . If you can make it through training and testing, you will all become 3rd Class SOLDIER's. Ha- and if you work as hard as I have , one day you could become 1st Class SOLDIER members. You should have all been given a voucher upon entry, once your number is called you will step up and be escorted to your own personal orientation."
Tifa gulped - hoping she would be able to make it through without anyone discovering the truth. She still couldn't find eyes on Cloud and hoped she wasn't doing this for nothing. She looked down at her ticket , the number reading 056 . Her turn was quickly approaching . Anxiety overwhelmed her , she had never stepped out of her comfort zone this much before .
After a few agonizing moments , her number was finally called . She slowly made her way up to the stage , soon being escorted down the hall by a tall man with dark hair and piercing blue eyes . He wore the uniform of a 2nd Class SOLDIER . He turned to her before guiding her into a small room, "Hey this won't be so bad! You're really lucky you know, you got placed with me instead of some of these other jerks!"
Tifa couldn't help but chuckle at the remark , still a bit nervous once entering . They both took a seat adjacent to each other , he soon picked up a clipboard from his drawer . Tifa had been practicing this very moment in her head for days now - the false identity, background, everything. She lowered her eyes to the ground as he began his questioning .
"Name?"
"Zif Hart..."
"Zif , huh? Interesting name..."
"I was named after my father ..."
"Ah, alright ."
"Age?"
"17... "
"Where are you from?"
"Nibelheim ..."
"Looks like we have two new recruits from Nibelheim for a change!"
Her eyes grew wide , knowing who the other recruit had to be . Noticing your hesitance , he continued on.
"Any special skills that put you apart from the rest?"
"I have been practicing martial arts for most of my life ."
"Good... Your training will better your chances for sure ."
The man rose from his seat , placing the clipboard down .
"We just have to do a quick medical examination and then we'll head off to the training room for your first set of tests ."
"Great..."