Disclaimer: ff mine? Nuh, Square-Enix mine? nuh-uh, the six genomes from this story, Eith, Iken, Boltz and Shadow? MINE ALL MINE! ^_^

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'kay I reckon this chap is pretty damn good I wrote it at like 2 in the morning . . . I don't know how I did it . . . I cut out the Airship trip to Lindblaum, I had it drafted but not a lot happened and it had no revelence to the plot, so I cut it, By the way they are staying in the castle, Regent Cid put a few room up for them, and this chap is from Rose's POV

Spot the camo! Spot the camo!

And no, I don't hate Burmecia or Burmecia and in fact I am from Burmecia tail and all! So don't believe him ^o^

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Shortly after arriving in Lindblaum the Genomes went their separate ways looking around Lindblaum for . . . well they didn't quite know what, but felt sure that they'd know when they found it

Rose was in the Theater district observing the "culture" flowing around her, so many new things, it was nearly overwhelming, she sat down briefly on a seat overlooking the rest of the theater district and looked around her, the area was filled with couples and families walking around, obviously observing culture too.

An old man shuffled past her slowly and sat down he was rather overweight and balding with a gray cloak over him she observed, he was also muttering to himself, which Rose couldn't help but overhear

Old Man: bloody burmecian's . . . coming in here and ruining our country, spreading like filthy dirty rats, huh I dunno why Regent what's-his-name let 'em in, damn if I was 20 years younger I'd kill 'em all filth disgusting . . . hur, damn they're coming must move . .

And with that he stood up and shuffled off. Rose stared at his retreating back wide-eyed; surely this wasn't the friendly spirit Lindblaum was so famed for? Why would a person say such things? Hopefully no one else was like this!

She looked to the right and saw a burmecian's couple with a child walking towards her, why had that man hated Burmecian's so . . . Violently?

The child walked up to rose and stared into her eyes

Child: your pretty!

She said happily before skipping off with her parents who waved at her, she waved back unsure of what it meant, goodwill hopefully, as they left her vision she noticed that a young man, Burmecian was standing near her, she looked up at him, unsure of what to say he was fairly tall and wearing a dragoon knights hat with a Choboco feather stuck through it, he had piercing blue eyes but she felt sure that the color was changing while watched, he had short brown hair he looked tired his ears drooping slightly

Dragoon knight: may I sit here miss?

Rose paused confused, why was he asking her? She did not own the bench

Rose: well I suppose yes

He sat down balancing his lance against his leg and gazed out over the district for a while

Dragoon knight: lovely city this . . . .

Rose: yes isn't it

He sighed again

Sometimes after so long looking for the truth, looking for the reason why so many burmecian's died why 1000's of years of civilization were attacked . . . and after so many nights spent sleeping under the twilight sky looking at the stars . . you know what I realize?

Rose: what?

Dragoon knight: Ignorance is bliss . . . I realize I don't want to know . . . some nights I try, to look up . . to the stars . . but my eyes burn . .

He sighed again

Dragoon knight: I'm sorry my name is Soul and I've taken up enough of your time see you round

He pushed himself up on his lance up and staggered off, Rose meanwhile felt odd, like something hidden inside her was there, and it hadn't been before strange, what was it called? Pity? Grief? Sorrow? Anger? Depression? Sympathy? Yes that was it sympathy, yes, that's what she felt for Soul and the other burmecian's, she blinked, perhaps she'd better go talk to Mikoto, she would know, she headed for the Air-cab station