Draco: Alright, last one. Let's do this. Fair warning - no, Celes did not recite all 48 chapters between 1 and 50, the tale told was really more... abbreviated. And she doesn't even know everything that happened in there.

Characters, weapons, origins, locations © Square Enix. Monsters © Akihisa Ikeda.


Ending Suite

"It's been... three years since then."

The seaside town of New Bodhum was a small community, with a small number of people who enjoyed what it had to offer. NORA House was a small business for that small community, and everyone knew what it had to offer.

But when surrounded by people who know not what you really are, it can be relieving to spend some time with someone from outside of such a close-knit community - and as such, with night having fallen and the beach empty, Lebreau and Sazh sat on the deck of NORA House with Lady Frost and her friends from Starlet's Seven, as they told a story of monsters much like themselves.

"That's kinda crazy," Lebreau observed. "How often do you talk with Terra?"

"I don't," Celes admitted. "Not in person, anyways. She writes me letters now and then, and sometimes I'll get back to her, but I haven't actually spoken with her since then. I've been meaning to, but... I never got around to it."

Setzer finished off his sixth glass of Angel Feathers. "I bring her a few things now and then," he admitted. "Fresh candles. Renovation supplies. Oxyale."

"Oxyale?" Sazh exclaimed. "You mean that Coronet-era mineral water?"

"I'm not really sure what she wants with it, either," Setzer admitted.

Sabin and Edgar were both blitzed and half-conscious in their seats. Lebreau got to her feet and picked up their empty bottles of Judgement Bolt, taking them back inside as Sazh leaned forward. "So," he mused, "I never did ask what brings you guys here."

Celes shrugged. "Setzer's got a little something he wants to check out," she admitted. "We were asked to meet here to get some papers."

"Papers?" Sazh inquired. Turning to the gambler; "Something sneaky, then?"

"I guess you could say that," Setzer admitted.

Lebreau came back out in time to hear someone across the beach yelling her name, and everyone turned to see a muscled figure charging towards NORA House. Setzer's hand went for his cards before Sazh stayed him, and Lebreau sighed, getting to her feet. "Gadot," she reprimanded as the bruiser neared the bar, "you're being loud again."

"I found a kid wandering around just north," Gadot mused, not responding to Lebreau's reprimand. "Said she was asking for some kinda Falco."

The bartender turned to Setzer.

Setzer rolled his eyes. "Falcon," he insisted. "Falcon Flyer, Setzer Gabbiani. That's me."

"Yeah, he wasn't listening."

Gadot whirled around, nearly backhanding the girl who had appeared behind him. Setzer chuckled as he got to his feet. "Gadot, Lebreau, Sazh," he mused, "may I introduce Angel Brush, Relm Arrowny."

The bruiser raised an eyebrow. "Angel Brush?" he demanded. "What the hell?"

"Hey," Celes reprimanded, "if she can threaten me with a paintbrush, she can call herself whatever she wants."

Relm rolled her eyes, reaching back under her cape and drawing out a folder. "Got your papers, Setzer," she admitted. "You're all set."

"Right, then," Setzer mused, getting to his feet. "We'd best be off. Blue bring you?"

"Yeah," Relm replied. "We got a ride, don't worry about us."

"Very well." The gambler turned to Celes. "Let's get these two to the Blackjack," he mused, beckoning to the Figaro brothers, "we'll drop them off at the castle. Where are you headed? I can't well bring you."

Celes hummed, thoughtful. "Drop me off at Maranda," she replied. "I'm gonna pay Terra a visit. I don't have anything to distract me this time."

Setzer nodded, understanding her choice of location. "Right then."

The gambler grabbed Sabin, and the knight grabbed Edgar, and they started away from NORA House. Sazh waited until they were down the stairs before asking, "So, where are you doing your espionage?"

Setzer turned to him with a smirk.

"Yokai Acadaemy."