Bluerock Cliffs – 2.10 p.m. (Timber Time)

Seifer and Selphie were by themselves in the gondola. Selphie sat on the seat opposite Seifer's, and although they were face to face between each other, both of them just turned to the window beside them staring at the view.

Seifer jolted forward as the gondola screeched to a halt.

"Oh my god, what's going on?" Selphie panicked, looking at all directions. From the window she saw the other gondolas had stopped moving 300 feet above the valley. The station on the summit behind them was completely shrouded by mist.

A male voice started to sound from the intercom.

"There's been a technical error in the cable car system. We had to stop all gondola but it won't be long. Do not panic. We guarantee that you will not fall and crash into the mountains and die. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your consideration."

"What the hell," Zell cursed as the intercom informed about the temporary halt of the gondolas. He was waiting for one at the summit station along with Irvine, Edea and Kadowaki. The gondolas that had just arrived at the platform were now stationary. The platform guard attempted to calm the complaining crowd down.

"Hope it doesn't take long…" Kadowaki sighed.

"Hmm... I wonder if Selphie made her move if she and Seifer were trapped in the gondola," Irvine wondered, having graphical thoughts of Seifer taking advantage of Selphie, if they were alone in the gondola.

The gondola had stopped for ten minutes now. Seifer was frustrated, looking down at the menacing jutting rocks of the bare, rocky mountain slope, from the gondola's window. Seifer and Selphie felt the gondola swayed slightly to the wind. Feeling nauseous, Seifer fell back to his seat, while Selphie held onto a steel pillar next to the door.

"Seifer," Selphie said, left the pillar and leaned her body towards Seifer, his head sunk beneath his arms. Selphie then tried to sound flirtatious.

"This is the best time we should explore each other!"

Seifer looked up at Selphie, grinning from ear to ear. He gaped.

"What are you trying to do?"

There was nobody else but Selphie and him. The girl that Seifer thought to be childish, naïve and a virgin especially, stroked gently across his chest.

At 3.15 in the evening, Fujin and Raijin were the last team to receive their clue. They took their final chance to gaze at the beauty of Timber from the summit viewpoint.

"RUN," Fujin ordered Raijin to dash to the walk path ahead of them. Tourists began to leave the viewpoints, heading the same direction as Fujin and Raijin; to the gondola station. At the station, it was packed, the crowd in whispering complaints as they waited impatiently to get to the departure platform. Fujin and Raijin spotted Zell, denoted by his face tattoo, buying popcorn from a vendor near the entrance.

"Hey guys," Raijin greeted. Fujin jabbed him, telling him indirectly not to be too friendly with Zell. "Why are you guys waiting here?" Raijin assumed that Irvine, and hopefully Seifer and Selphie, were also around.

"The freakin' gondola just got shut down. Irvine, Matron, Dr. Kadowaki and I waited for more than an hour now," Zell explained. He still called Edea 'Matron', besides Squall, Quistis and Selphie.

"SEIFER, WHERE?" Fujin asked.

"Let's just assume two possibilities, either that Seifer is on his way to Lake Obel or stuck in the gondola, with Selphie," Irvine said, emerging from the crowd for his snack. He turned his attention to Fujin, stroking her silver hair, and Raijin, that red-skinned, muscular, but dim-witted companion of hers. "Wanna take a bet?"

Raijin raised his hand.

"Ugh, help me!"

Seifer laughed, lying on the steel floor as Selphie tickled his chest, trying to pull off his black T-shirt with a skull in the middle. She pulled up the T-shirt until Seifer's six-pack and chest was revealed. She then continued to unbuckle Seifer's belt. Seifer reacted by kicking Selphie lightly in torso. Selphie tumbled to the floor away from Seifer. Seifer got up, adjusting his belt and pulled back his shirt down.

"What are you trying to do to me, you bitch?" Seifer barked at her while putting on his sweater that was strewn on the floor. He then approached Selphie kneeling on the floor, sniffling. At that moment, Seifer and Selphie neared each other, eventually kissed each other, mouth to mouth. After a few seconds, Seifer departed from her lips and whispered, "Are you heterosexual, bitch?"

Selphie shook her head shyly. "Hey let's do that again!" she beamed shamelessly.

Seifer and Selphie felt the gondola motioned. Selphie got up and wore back her yellow cardigan.

"I enjoyed that Seifer," Selphie said to Seifer. "I didn't know you're a lioness tamer."

"Well, let's just say I've got…" Seifer faltered. The gondola finally moved.