The Matrix in FF8 Part III-

The Matrix takes a turn for the yaoi. If you don't like that, it's not my fault.

'Leo' lays on a bed similar to the one in the infirmary, stuck with theraputic needles. various charachters ((you'll meet them later)) walk past and check him out, cuz he's mostly naked. soon, he finds himself in a room that looks like his SeeD Cadet dorm, minus the gunblade case.
He examines his arms. he has all sorts of odd metal circles with designs in them on his arms, and what looks like wires running between them. the once-dashingly handsome squall now looks like a calculator circutboard. he touches one on the back of his bald head, devoid of its once lavish chocolate hair, and the door opens. Rajin peers in.

"Finally, you're awake buddy! didja know that? come on, my ship wants to meet you. not that they havent already seen you... uh... nevermind that... just follow me ya know..."

Squall is led out into what looks like the dorm hallway. The crew pretty much presents themselves for inspection. Rajin introduces them one by one.

"This is Rinoa," at Rinoa, who blows Squall a kiss, "Seifer," who nods at Squall, "Sephie", at Selphie, "Quisty", at Quistis, "and you haven't met Zell," at Zell, who is the only one present without the circutboard stuff.

Squall feels someone touching his butt.

"Oh yeah, and the touchy-feely one behind you is Irvine." Rajin comments. Squall turns and Irvine looks sheepish.

"Now i'm gonna skip all of the important 'our world is this' because you're smart ya know and if you don't know now you'll figure it out and all that. so i'll just start with Zell loading your programs. go away everone!" and everyone looks annoyed but disperses. Rajin leads Squall to what looks like a chair out of the Ragnarok's passenger bay, with a red imac attatched.

"Hey, i'm Zell, and i'll be your operator. Since he won't tell you, your world wasn't real. it was a computer program, like a video game. you're in the real world now. we're fighting to destroy the video game." Squall nods like he accepts it all, because he does. "Okay, good. So now... this is part of your training... you have complete control of me right now. what do you do?"

Squall presses Zell down into the floor and kisses him harshly for about five minutes, when he lets Zell up.

"Ohkay, wasn't expecting that, but i can't say i'm not pleased..." he smiles to himself. "since i'm your operator and all, that means a LOT of one-on-one time..." Squall smiles. This guy is a lot hotter than that Rinoa whore... "So i guess i have to load the fight programs and stuff... Have a seat." Zell gestures to the chair. Squall sits down, pulling Zell in for another fierce kiss. Zell pulls back. "Baby, i can't say i don't love ya but we have to do this... work and all..."

Squall sighs, and lets Zell strap him in. Zell goes to the computer and messes with the keys for a few minutes.

"There! Now you know everything you'll ever need to know. Fighting, driving, piloting the Rag', pretty much... everything. There's a few other things that I loaded that you'll find out at SOME point... anway, I don't have to prove to our lovely audience that you can whoop Rajin's ass, because you already did that three times in the game. So now since we have all this extra time maybe you should roam around the 'Rag or whatever."
"Or stay here with you..."
"Look Leo, you're the one, and I'm nothing special. you're not supposed to pay attention to the operator. i'm an imaginary figment of the background. go... go hit on seifer or something..."
Zell has a breakdown. Squall shrugs and goes to find Seifer, who is drinking and watching bi porn. he gets Squall drunk and they do things that officially won't be described. rajin tells them to go to their own rooms, to sober off. Rinoa leaves a meal and a caffinated soft drink to help with the drunkeness (but it won't help the hangover).

~fin for this part- if you don't like the yaoi, find another author to do a perverted matrix parody~