Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or settings. If I did, I would have the money to deal with being sued. As Square Enix owns them, I'm apparently broke.
Notes: Jessie talks "like a sailor;" no offense to sailors.
The Secretary
Episode 10: Kalm
Jessie trekked through the slums. She turned left, left, right, and began to climb up a pile of debris. Jessie had taken this route so often she knew which parts were drier and which would cause her to sink in.
Her business dress had been replaced by her "casual" wear: her hair was in a ponytail; a headband kept her long bangs from falling into her amber eyes; a navy body suit was covered by mythril plates; a pair of olive green peddles pushers sat laxly; and a pair of brown combat boots dressed her.
She preferred to look like she was going to a battle. No one could say when it would be necessary. Seeing as she was usually responsible for these confrontations was beside the point.
At the Sector 5 gate, Jessie flashed her Shinra badge. The guard waved her through. On the other side she had arranged for a chocobo to be waiting. The yellow chocobo narrowed its eyes. Can chocobos give dirty looks? Jessie swung a brown bag over the bird. She nimbly lifted her body up. And I told Mom I'd never use those gymnastics lessons…
She leaned close to the chocobo's neck and kicked it to get it galloping. The rush of wind beside her body; the sound of the air passing her ears. Exhilarating.
Suddenly, the chocobo swung the front of its body upwards. Jessie fell towards the ground with enough time to see the chocobo run in the opposite directions. Jessie began to lift herself up only to match eyes with an oversized lizard.
It hissed at the petite woman as she stood up. She grabbed her bag, and stuck a hand in. "Man, did you pick the wrong bitch…" Jessie pulled out a grenade and hurled it towards the beast. It roared in response and charged her. It sunk teeth in and backed away.
Jessie began to notice she had become green and seemed to release lime-colored bubbles when she exhaled. "… Bastard." Jessie grabbed her twin quicksilver guns from her belt. And fired severally rounds into the scaly hide.
As the beast dissolved into mako—lifestream—Jessie began to wipe gunk off of herself. Stupid chocobo… Should have turned it into dinner. Jessie used her hand to block the sun as she gazed towards the north. She still had twenty miles to her destination. Great. Just #$# great.
Jessie arrived safely at Kalm. The environment was not so lucky. Shortly after fighting her third or fourth monster, she had equipped her bazooka. Indentations littered the land between Midgar and the tiny town.
Jessie swung the bag as she walked. Anyone seeing her would have mistaken her for a child playing "dress up" and "pretend" games. No one would think this little girl caused the Great Sephiroth to tremble in fear.
Jessie entered the inn. A young woman was working by the desk. She lifted her head at the sound of a bell rigged to the door. "Can I help—oh, are you lost, Little Girl?"
Jessie gritted her teeth. You are so lucky you're not RSL right now… "I am not a 'little girl'." Bitch.
The blonde woman tilted her head. "Of course you're not, Dear. Now, what did—" She froze as the brunette pointed one of her quicksilvers at the woman's head.
"I am not going to ask you to stop being rude. That does not mean I will not kill you for it… Now, could you tell me if anyone has left a memo addressed to 'Pyro'?"
The blonde shook her head slowly. Her eyes had become wide. Jessie turned and walked out. She bothered to mumble a "thank you" as the door closed.
Jessie walked and entered a small house. She walked up the stairs and stopped before a chest. She reached under her headband and pulled out a "mini-keycard." She slid it through the reader on the trunk, and opened it up. Inside, various notebooks and papers sat. A few miscellaneous disks were strewn haphazardly.
Jessie opened her brown bag, and began to toss documents and photographs inside. She finished it with a green notebook that was falling apart. She closed the trunk making sure the "click" sounded.
"Du-di-di-du-du." Jessie jumped from the wooden floor. She patted herself searching for her cell phone.
"Yes? Oh, hi Seph—why the hell would I—I'm a secretary, not a mind reader……. Fine, I'll come in." Jessie hung up the phone. He's such a little bitch.
Jessie glanced out the window. The sun was setting already. She reopened her flip-phone and began to dial. "Hey, it's Jessie… Could you get me a 'copter? … Kalm… See ya soon."
Jessie walked back down the stairs, and exited the town. She sat down atop a bolder and waited for her ride.
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Bunny points to anyone who remembered quicksilver is Vincent's initial equip.
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