Thirty-Five Years Before Meteorfall...

To: President Shin-Ra
From: Gast Faremis
Subject: Crater Excavation

Dear Sir,
My team and I have uncovered an organism buried deep with in the Northern Crater. It appears to be humanoid to an extent, but its molecular structure is like nothing I've ever seen before. Found faint signs of a memorial nearby-reads J-E-N-O-V-A. I request the means to transport Subject to Nibelheim Mansion for further research.

Gast Faremis

To: President Shin-Ra
From: Vincent Valentine
Subject: Banora Caves Search

Dear Sir,
I found our missing poet friend. It took a while, but he was under Banora as suspected, reading the various engravings on rocks. However when I found the subject, he kept circling what I originally mistook for a statue. It seems to be petrified remains or something along those lines. I myself have no idea what it is, but as I tried to take the Poet away he began repeating one word over and over: Minerva. My orders specified if I discovered anything strange to state it, so I have.

Vincent Valentine

To: Gast Faremis
From: Hojo
Subject: Jenova/Minerva

Gast
Request to take DNA samples from both. Wish to see if the same system we use to duplicate cats and dogs would work to show us what the beings would be like. Already taking Jenova cells for experiment with child. Just need access to Minerva.

Hojo

To: Hojo
From: Gast
Subject: Re-Jenova/Minerva

Granted. Passcode: 63091

Seven years before Meteorfall

To: Hojo
From: President Shin-Ra
Subject: Missing SOLDIER

Genesis Rhapsodos and Angeal Hewley were both part of the Jenova, project, correct? The project YOU were supposed to be monitoring? Exactly what went wrong that resulted in two of our best SOLDIER going AWOL? Could it be a flaw in the experiment? And should we expect similar of Sephiroth in the near future?

To: All Shin-Ra Employees
From: Security
Subject: Do not be alarmed

Despite the black out caused by the attack on the HQ building by Genesis and Angeal, the back up generators have kicked into gear. Nothing to be worried about.

To: Hojo
From: President Shin-Ra
Subject: Ten Minutes

The power can't reach the basement labs for ten mintues. Could the Project Flipside be a risk?