Effloresce
Welcome! This is the second chapter of the story. I added it quick because its been raining here and I've just bought Muse CD so I've sat down and started writing. This will probably be a really short chapter, it all depends on how quickly the plot develops. Keep reading!
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The Quad was alive with colour and action. Many of the Senior SeeD's were holding workshops and demonstrations. There were a few rides set up and there was a stage.
Irvine was on the stage with his band 'Kinneas and The Killers'. They were terrible, even to the point that Selphie refused to have anything to do with the rest of the band, who were, like Irvine, a bunch of wannabe cowboys. Although nowhere near as attractive Selphie though quietly. As Irvine squealed his way through the fourth song in what seemed like an hour she spotted Rinoa.
Selphie-"Hey Rinnie, Over Here!"
Rinoa- "Hi"
Selphie-"Thank god I've found you, I really need to get outta here"
Rinoa-"Why?"
Selphie-"I don't think I can take any more of Irv's singing"
Rinoa-"Yeah me neither, lets go get something to eat before Squall's speech"
Selphie and Rinoa walked away holding their ears and laughing.
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Zell looked around the crowd. Most of them were in their mid-teens, nearly all of them male.
Zell-"Now when you are in a situation were you must fight, it is important to remember that your most effective weapons are you hands"
Zell smiled and went over to the SeeD that was squatting on the ground. He moved next to him and the SeeD swept his legs from underneath him, sending him flat on his ass. The crowd laughed and Zell got to his feet and shrugged the incident off
Zell-"He raises a good point, never lower your guard near an enemy…" Zell then tackled the SeeD, sending him hard to the ground.
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Squall was stood to the side of the stage, half listening to Cid. It amazed him how quickly the front of the stage turned from empty to jam-packed in mere seconds. He still doubted whether it was a good idea for him to give the speech to the graduates when he heard his name being called. He shuffled to the centre of the stage with his head bowed. He took the microphone from Cid and Cid just patted him on the back. Squall had chosen not to consult Cid when writing his speech, now he wished he had.
Squall-"Everyone today is here for one reason. Together we hold the future of the planet. With this great privilege comes great responsibility. There will be times in your future where you will have to follow strict instructions, laid out weeks before they are put into plan. There will be times when you will have to make decisions of your own in split-second life or death situations. But the important thing to remember is that you will never be alone. Look at the people around…you may share a dorm with one of these people, you may share a mission with one of these people. You hold a great burden on your shoulders, but this burden will be shared by the ones around you…"
Squall looked around at the people in front of him. There were people he had known for years, people he loved like family, people who had become family. He looked at the new batch of students about to leave their mark in the gardens heritage. He realised he had the undivided attention of every one in front of him, that every word he was saying was being taken in as gospel to those who hoped to follow in his footsteps. For a solitary second he was in perfect silence.
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Welcome! This is the second chapter of the story. I added it quick because its been raining here and I've just bought Muse CD so I've sat down and started writing. This will probably be a really short chapter, it all depends on how quickly the plot develops. Keep reading!
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The Quad was alive with colour and action. Many of the Senior SeeD's were holding workshops and demonstrations. There were a few rides set up and there was a stage.
Irvine was on the stage with his band 'Kinneas and The Killers'. They were terrible, even to the point that Selphie refused to have anything to do with the rest of the band, who were, like Irvine, a bunch of wannabe cowboys. Although nowhere near as attractive Selphie though quietly. As Irvine squealed his way through the fourth song in what seemed like an hour she spotted Rinoa.
Selphie-"Hey Rinnie, Over Here!"
Rinoa- "Hi"
Selphie-"Thank god I've found you, I really need to get outta here"
Rinoa-"Why?"
Selphie-"I don't think I can take any more of Irv's singing"
Rinoa-"Yeah me neither, lets go get something to eat before Squall's speech"
Selphie and Rinoa walked away holding their ears and laughing.
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Zell looked around the crowd. Most of them were in their mid-teens, nearly all of them male.
Zell-"Now when you are in a situation were you must fight, it is important to remember that your most effective weapons are you hands"
Zell smiled and went over to the SeeD that was squatting on the ground. He moved next to him and the SeeD swept his legs from underneath him, sending him flat on his ass. The crowd laughed and Zell got to his feet and shrugged the incident off
Zell-"He raises a good point, never lower your guard near an enemy…" Zell then tackled the SeeD, sending him hard to the ground.
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Squall was stood to the side of the stage, half listening to Cid. It amazed him how quickly the front of the stage turned from empty to jam-packed in mere seconds. He still doubted whether it was a good idea for him to give the speech to the graduates when he heard his name being called. He shuffled to the centre of the stage with his head bowed. He took the microphone from Cid and Cid just patted him on the back. Squall had chosen not to consult Cid when writing his speech, now he wished he had.
Squall-"Everyone today is here for one reason. Together we hold the future of the planet. With this great privilege comes great responsibility. There will be times in your future where you will have to follow strict instructions, laid out weeks before they are put into plan. There will be times when you will have to make decisions of your own in split-second life or death situations. But the important thing to remember is that you will never be alone. Look at the people around…you may share a dorm with one of these people, you may share a mission with one of these people. You hold a great burden on your shoulders, but this burden will be shared by the ones around you…"
Squall looked around at the people in front of him. There were people he had known for years, people he loved like family, people who had become family. He looked at the new batch of students about to leave their mark in the gardens heritage. He realised he had the undivided attention of every one in front of him, that every word he was saying was being taken in as gospel to those who hoped to follow in his footsteps. For a solitary second he was in perfect silence.
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