'Uncomfortable journey don't you think, Lucrecia?' Vincent asked. The were travelling to Nibelheim in a chocobo carriage. It was very rough.
Lucrecia, who had been staring at the floor, looked up when she was addressed.
'Why yes,' she said and smiled, 'most uncomfortable. It gives me the feeling of being in a boat in a strong wind. ROcking from side to side continuousy.'
'I know, I can hardly concertrate!' came Hojo's agitated voice from behind his wall of science books. he was studying for some kind of experiment-again.
Vincent and Lucrecia's eyes met. Vincent put a hand over his mouth to stop himself laughing and Lucrecia bit her lip. Hojo was so absorbed in science you could tell by just looking at him. He always wore his lab coat. Vincent and Lucrecia suspected that he slept in it, but that was just one of their, what they thought, hilarious idea. Another thing tha made Hojo look like a scientist was his round glasses and long hair (long for a man anyway). Vincent couldn't really imagine a scientist without glasses of some kind, and the length of his hair indicated to Vincent that he was so absorbed in science that he never bothered to have it cut. Lucrecia, however, had other ideas about his hair. She insisted that a hair growing potion had fallen from one of his many shelves onto his head.
'Aw, poor you.' said Lucrecia in response to Hojo's complaint.
'I know, now please don't disturb me again. I've got alot of work to do.' and saying that, Hojo became absorbed in his science once again.
Vincent was tempted to say 'Who asked you the question in the first place?' but gave in as Hojo wasn't very nice when he was angry. Lucrecia was obviously thinking the same thing because Vincent could see her trying not to laugh, her eyes gleaming in the way they always did when she was happy.
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Finally, the carriage stopped with a sudden jolt. Lucrecia was lunged forward and automatically grabbed hold of Vincent's arm for support, resulting in both of them toppling off their seats. Hojo's wall of book's collapsed and scattered along with his research and paperwork. He leapt up as if he was sitting on something very hot and began to gather up his paperwork as fast as he could, muttering very angrilly to himself under his breath.
A piece of Hojo's paperwork had landed right in front of Vincent. The heading was the only part of it Vincent understood: The Sephiroth project. The rest of it was complicated calculations and names of chemicals Vincent had never heard of. He only a got short glance of it before it was snatched violently away from him.
'Do not repeat what you saw to NO ONE!!' Hojo snarled, his facial expression dangerous and fuming.
'What did you see?' Lucrecia whispered in a playful, sarcastic whisper.
'Some words that meant nothing to me.' Vincent replied, truthfully.
Lucrecia looked disappointed at the plain answer, but didn't complain. Even if Vincent had seen the whole of the paper he wouldn't have told Lucrecia, knowing what he was capable of.
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Lucrecia, who had been staring at the floor, looked up when she was addressed.
'Why yes,' she said and smiled, 'most uncomfortable. It gives me the feeling of being in a boat in a strong wind. ROcking from side to side continuousy.'
'I know, I can hardly concertrate!' came Hojo's agitated voice from behind his wall of science books. he was studying for some kind of experiment-again.
Vincent and Lucrecia's eyes met. Vincent put a hand over his mouth to stop himself laughing and Lucrecia bit her lip. Hojo was so absorbed in science you could tell by just looking at him. He always wore his lab coat. Vincent and Lucrecia suspected that he slept in it, but that was just one of their, what they thought, hilarious idea. Another thing tha made Hojo look like a scientist was his round glasses and long hair (long for a man anyway). Vincent couldn't really imagine a scientist without glasses of some kind, and the length of his hair indicated to Vincent that he was so absorbed in science that he never bothered to have it cut. Lucrecia, however, had other ideas about his hair. She insisted that a hair growing potion had fallen from one of his many shelves onto his head.
'Aw, poor you.' said Lucrecia in response to Hojo's complaint.
'I know, now please don't disturb me again. I've got alot of work to do.' and saying that, Hojo became absorbed in his science once again.
Vincent was tempted to say 'Who asked you the question in the first place?' but gave in as Hojo wasn't very nice when he was angry. Lucrecia was obviously thinking the same thing because Vincent could see her trying not to laugh, her eyes gleaming in the way they always did when she was happy.
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Finally, the carriage stopped with a sudden jolt. Lucrecia was lunged forward and automatically grabbed hold of Vincent's arm for support, resulting in both of them toppling off their seats. Hojo's wall of book's collapsed and scattered along with his research and paperwork. He leapt up as if he was sitting on something very hot and began to gather up his paperwork as fast as he could, muttering very angrilly to himself under his breath.
A piece of Hojo's paperwork had landed right in front of Vincent. The heading was the only part of it Vincent understood: The Sephiroth project. The rest of it was complicated calculations and names of chemicals Vincent had never heard of. He only a got short glance of it before it was snatched violently away from him.
'Do not repeat what you saw to NO ONE!!' Hojo snarled, his facial expression dangerous and fuming.
'What did you see?' Lucrecia whispered in a playful, sarcastic whisper.
'Some words that meant nothing to me.' Vincent replied, truthfully.
Lucrecia looked disappointed at the plain answer, but didn't complain. Even if Vincent had seen the whole of the paper he wouldn't have told Lucrecia, knowing what he was capable of.
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