SHINRA BUILDING: HOJO'S OFFICE

25 Years Ago

From the Voice Records of Dr. Hojo

"The date is January second; 1977; the time is thirteen-hundred hours. Begin recording.

"On March 11, the Jenova Project is set to begin. This all would have been happening much sooner, but Lucrecia is a stubborn woman, and I dare not test her when the balance of my project hangs on her as such. It's been two months since the other children were born, and Lucrecia spends much of her time with them, trying to understand – I suppose there can be no real harm in allowing her to behave as a mother for the time being. When our project comes to fruition, she will not have the opportunity, so I do hope she savors it while she has the chance.

"The girl, President Shinra has decided, he wants to adopt. That son of his, already one and disappointing him. His wife has fallen barren and taken a keen interest in the female child, so I think we can make an arrangement. To Lucrecia's credit, she has not named the children yet, referring to them only as 'Baby', 'She' and 'He'. I think I could kiss Vincent for how much of an open wound he left with Lucrecia; I brought the subject up to her yesterday and she seemed willing to accept it. I told her that the president was considering adoption of both of the children, not just the female, however, so I'm sure that will get brought back up at a later date.

"The male I'm not sure what to do with, yet. I believe he could be valuable for experimentation, just as his father was, but I don't know that I want to play Build-a-Monster with him. No, I think I'd rather make something a bit more refined. Perhaps a sleeper SOLDIER of some sort? I haven't decided, but when I do, I'm sure it will be brilliant."

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