Squall decided not to worry about the explosion too much. He figured it was probably done at a science lab of some sort. It was then that he realized how tired he was. Yawning, he walked towards the building that had a sign on the roof, saying "Inn." 'Gee...there sure isn't much going on here,' he thought as he walked towards the counter.

"Hey there! Need a room?" the man behind the counter asked.

"...Yes, I do." Squall replied.

"Okay, that will be 100 gil."

'Gil...I must be somewhere similar to home!' he thought, slightly relieved.

"Just charge it to my SeeD account. My name is Squall Leonhart, SeeD ID #63028."

The man behind the counter blinked a few times, then started to laugh.

"Seed? Haha! That's a good one kid."

"..." Squall hated to be laughed at, especially in situations like these.

"But I don't have any money on me...it's all in my SeeD account..."

The man sighed.

"Sorry kid, but if I let you in for free, then all of Sector 7 Slums would be wanting in."

"Sigh...okay then...thanks anyways."

Squall turned and walked out of the inn.

'Where am I going to stay...? What am I going to do?' he thought to himself.

Walking with his head down, he wandered through the streets. Suddenly, he bumped into someone. Looking up slowly, he was facing a dark haired girl. She reminded him alot of Rinoa, somehow.

"I'm sorry...I didn't mean to..." he started to apologize.

"Oh! It's okay. I should have been watching where I was going!"

The girl hardly seemed upset. She studied him for awhile, and then extended her hand.

"You must be new around here. My name is Tifa, pleased to meet you!"