Disclaimer – I do not own the characters/settings/situations of Final Fantasy 8. Oh well…

This story, and the ones to be posted with it, are 'snapshots' of little scenes that I imagined while playing the game. I hope everyone likes my quirky interpretations of the characters. :)

Insane

Squall blinked and very seriously considered ignoring Zell in favor of collapsing for the night in his quarters. Between that crazy girl at the ball – who's name he didn't even know – and Quistis trying to force him into the mold of what she wanted… he just wanted the night to end. "What?" he said instead.

After all, if he could spare time for Selphie's Festival Committee then he could spare time to hear out the hyperactive blonde too.

"Now that we're SeeD, we get our own quarters. You've been assigned to the single across the hall from the room you've already got." Zell wrinkled his nose distastefully; "I have to move down an entire floor in order to take the room beside your new one."

"When do we have to be moved in by?"

"Nine tomorrow morning."

"What?!" Squall rolled his eyes. "This is ridiculous."

"I know. It's inhuman… insane… and proof that the faculty are both." Zell shadowboxed in frustration. "I need to go pack or I'll never be done in time."

"Do you know if Selphie has left the party yet?"

"Huh? I think so. Her room is down the hall from ours." Zell paused and then added, "but I don't know where she is currently. What if she doesn't know that she needs to move?"

The door to the two-person dorm Squall was sharing popped open. "There you are!" Selphie bounced out. "I've been looking all over for you, Squall. I was hoping that you and I could discuss times for Festival Committee meetings since you're… well… the only person who agreed to join. Unless… Zell…" Selphie turned to face her tattooed prey. "It'd be fun. Just the three of us planning parties and dictating the great social gatherings of Garden."

"You want us to be tyrants?" Zell glanced over at Squall and raised an eyebrow. "And you agreed to this?"

Squall shrugged. "Whatever…"

"See! That translates to 'it'll be awesome!' Join us, Zell." Selphie bounced over to stand in front of Squall, while facing Zell.

The brunette stared straight at Zell and mouthed 'don't make me suffer alone.'

"Fine. But you two have to help me finish moving when you're done getting into your new rooms, okay?"

"You betcha!" Selphie hopped up and down.

"Whatever."

"Wait!" Selphie suddenly froze. "What new rooms?"

A/N Selphie: an almighty force to be reckoned with. As for why she was in Squall's room… well, she was in there before he went to the party. It felt right for her to be there afterwards. Somehow, of course, they manage to get everything into their rooms before the deadline and get at least a small amount of sleep before being bundled off to Timber…