Rufus Shinra woke up rather suddenly. He called softly to his panther, Dark
Nation. It didn't wake up. Rufus rolled about in his huge bed until he
found a comforter. He threw it at him, and the panther opened his eyes.
Rufus called to it, and it jumped onto his bed. He sat up, stroking its head. He searched for the clock on his bedside table. It was almost ten o'clock. He rubbed his eyes and slowly got out of the bed.
He was rather surprised to see that no one had tried to wake him up. Usually the secretary, or his father, was up in his face by seven. He slowly stepped into the shower.
By the time he got dressed and sat down in his office to work, it was almost eleven. He looked at the pile of paperwork and sighed. It seemed that it had almost doubled overnight. When he was seventeen he had felt overwhelmed. Three years later he was just feeling tired and frustrated. He stood up to look out the window. Midgar seemed so distant from where he stood. He felt that he was on top of everything, everyone. but also felt that he was away from them, never to experience a normal life. He was feeling this way a lot lately, yearning for something different.
There was a knock on the door. The secretary stepped in, carrying an inch- thick file that was labeled 'urgent'. That was the last straw.
"Get out!!" Rufus shouted, and the frightened secretary ran out. Rufus contemplated for a minute before he headed for the door. He slammed it shut and started out for the stairs.
'I need some air.' Rufus thought. He turned abruptly to the direction of the elevator. He pushed first floor and leaned back. He looked at himself in the mirrors that surrounded him. He was just wearing a white shirt and a pair of black pants. And a blue tie. He felt like choking himself with it.
Ding.. The door opened when he was only on the 52nd floor. He sighed as he was greeted by a surprised redhead. "Rufus? Where're you going?" He stepped in as the rest of the Turks followed. Rufus closed his eyes and didn't answer. The bell rang when he reached first floor. He stepped out and started walking toward the entrance. He had to get out of this suffocating building. just get out of this hell.
WHAM! He slammed into a person carrying a pile of papers that was so high that it had blocked her eyes. Papers flew everywhere and he sat on the floor, dazed. Across from him, but looking just as confused and dizzy, was a girl he hadn't seen before.
"Shit." he murmured and got up. He normally would have helped whoever the person was, but today he was just not in the mood for it.
"Hey!!" The person grabbed his hand and pulled him back as he started walking away. "Where do you think you're going??" She looked as if she fully expected him to help her. "YOU bumped into ME!" Rufus stared at the girl. 'O-kay. What does she think she's doing?'
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Aeris Gainsborough looked up at the ceiling of her room and sighed. It was now three months after her mother died. Ironically, today was exactly three years from her father's death. She was slowly becoming accustomed to the fact that when she came home there wouldn't be anyone to greet her. She was barely eighteen. but now she was forced to live on her own.
She looked down at her torn dress. She made some money selling the flowers that grew in her church. but lately it was becoming more and more dangerous. Today a drunken man had stopped her on her way back home. He had roughly pinned her on the wall and ran his hand through her hair. She only escaped by smashing the basket against his head when he tried to kiss her. He had grabbed at her angrily and the sleeve was ripped in the process.
She sighed. She remembered his touch and shuddered. She now didn't dare to wander in the narrow streets of Slums. it was simply too dangerous. She had to look for a new job. She remembered that Shinra, now that they had set up a brand new office in Junon, was hiring in the main building.
The next morning, she put on a white shirt with blue collars, and a matching skirt. She hoped she looked professional. 'This looks like a school uniform.' she sighed. Nevertheless, she headed for the Shinra building and filled out an application.
The interview was with a fat man who seemed to have lost the will to live. She answered every question politely and after checking her files she was hired.
On her first day of work, she was given a uniform. It was dark blue jacket over a white shirt. Her skirt was dark blue and white too. She looked like everybody there. like nobody. She didn't even have a title for her job. she was one of those lowly employees who did everything that was told.
She delivered letters and files. She stood on one of the greeting desks and checked the incoming people's badges. She again was assigned to deliver huge stacks of paper. Her superiors addressed her like she was a nothing. All over the place people bumped into her. She first tried to befriend others, but her smiles were never returned.
Aeris was beginning to get tired of these people who seemed so heartless. While she was making coffee for her superior, she felt someone grab her waist from behind. She jumped and saw a man in his twenties grinning at her, as people who seemed like his friends laughed from behind. She pushed his hands away from her and got out of the room. She was having such a bad day.
About eleven o'clock, she was told to deliver over twenty thick files. It was so heavy and was over her eyes, but there was no one she could ask for help. She wanted to leave some of the files and come get them later, but where would she put them? She sighed and headed for the elevator.
She was taking her step gingerly, trying hard not to run into someone. when she heard a man walking rapidly towards her and did exactly that.
The huge stack of paper was knocked from her hands and she fell down on the floor. Aeris looked up, but the man was already moving. She felt anger, frustration at these rude people. She grabbed his hand. "Where do you think you're going??" The nerve of some people.! "YOU bumped into ME!" The man with blue eyes just stared at her, like he couldn't believe what she was doing.
Rufus called to it, and it jumped onto his bed. He sat up, stroking its head. He searched for the clock on his bedside table. It was almost ten o'clock. He rubbed his eyes and slowly got out of the bed.
He was rather surprised to see that no one had tried to wake him up. Usually the secretary, or his father, was up in his face by seven. He slowly stepped into the shower.
By the time he got dressed and sat down in his office to work, it was almost eleven. He looked at the pile of paperwork and sighed. It seemed that it had almost doubled overnight. When he was seventeen he had felt overwhelmed. Three years later he was just feeling tired and frustrated. He stood up to look out the window. Midgar seemed so distant from where he stood. He felt that he was on top of everything, everyone. but also felt that he was away from them, never to experience a normal life. He was feeling this way a lot lately, yearning for something different.
There was a knock on the door. The secretary stepped in, carrying an inch- thick file that was labeled 'urgent'. That was the last straw.
"Get out!!" Rufus shouted, and the frightened secretary ran out. Rufus contemplated for a minute before he headed for the door. He slammed it shut and started out for the stairs.
'I need some air.' Rufus thought. He turned abruptly to the direction of the elevator. He pushed first floor and leaned back. He looked at himself in the mirrors that surrounded him. He was just wearing a white shirt and a pair of black pants. And a blue tie. He felt like choking himself with it.
Ding.. The door opened when he was only on the 52nd floor. He sighed as he was greeted by a surprised redhead. "Rufus? Where're you going?" He stepped in as the rest of the Turks followed. Rufus closed his eyes and didn't answer. The bell rang when he reached first floor. He stepped out and started walking toward the entrance. He had to get out of this suffocating building. just get out of this hell.
WHAM! He slammed into a person carrying a pile of papers that was so high that it had blocked her eyes. Papers flew everywhere and he sat on the floor, dazed. Across from him, but looking just as confused and dizzy, was a girl he hadn't seen before.
"Shit." he murmured and got up. He normally would have helped whoever the person was, but today he was just not in the mood for it.
"Hey!!" The person grabbed his hand and pulled him back as he started walking away. "Where do you think you're going??" She looked as if she fully expected him to help her. "YOU bumped into ME!" Rufus stared at the girl. 'O-kay. What does she think she's doing?'
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Aeris Gainsborough looked up at the ceiling of her room and sighed. It was now three months after her mother died. Ironically, today was exactly three years from her father's death. She was slowly becoming accustomed to the fact that when she came home there wouldn't be anyone to greet her. She was barely eighteen. but now she was forced to live on her own.
She looked down at her torn dress. She made some money selling the flowers that grew in her church. but lately it was becoming more and more dangerous. Today a drunken man had stopped her on her way back home. He had roughly pinned her on the wall and ran his hand through her hair. She only escaped by smashing the basket against his head when he tried to kiss her. He had grabbed at her angrily and the sleeve was ripped in the process.
She sighed. She remembered his touch and shuddered. She now didn't dare to wander in the narrow streets of Slums. it was simply too dangerous. She had to look for a new job. She remembered that Shinra, now that they had set up a brand new office in Junon, was hiring in the main building.
The next morning, she put on a white shirt with blue collars, and a matching skirt. She hoped she looked professional. 'This looks like a school uniform.' she sighed. Nevertheless, she headed for the Shinra building and filled out an application.
The interview was with a fat man who seemed to have lost the will to live. She answered every question politely and after checking her files she was hired.
On her first day of work, she was given a uniform. It was dark blue jacket over a white shirt. Her skirt was dark blue and white too. She looked like everybody there. like nobody. She didn't even have a title for her job. she was one of those lowly employees who did everything that was told.
She delivered letters and files. She stood on one of the greeting desks and checked the incoming people's badges. She again was assigned to deliver huge stacks of paper. Her superiors addressed her like she was a nothing. All over the place people bumped into her. She first tried to befriend others, but her smiles were never returned.
Aeris was beginning to get tired of these people who seemed so heartless. While she was making coffee for her superior, she felt someone grab her waist from behind. She jumped and saw a man in his twenties grinning at her, as people who seemed like his friends laughed from behind. She pushed his hands away from her and got out of the room. She was having such a bad day.
About eleven o'clock, she was told to deliver over twenty thick files. It was so heavy and was over her eyes, but there was no one she could ask for help. She wanted to leave some of the files and come get them later, but where would she put them? She sighed and headed for the elevator.
She was taking her step gingerly, trying hard not to run into someone. when she heard a man walking rapidly towards her and did exactly that.
The huge stack of paper was knocked from her hands and she fell down on the floor. Aeris looked up, but the man was already moving. She felt anger, frustration at these rude people. She grabbed his hand. "Where do you think you're going??" The nerve of some people.! "YOU bumped into ME!" The man with blue eyes just stared at her, like he couldn't believe what she was doing.
