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[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

[Cloud sighs before speaking, obviously not enjoying his stay in Memoria, the same with everyone.]

Tifa, I've got to do something with Queen Garnet. I might be here a while...

Denzel, Marlene, you guys okay? Shelke... I know you can handle yourself.

[A pause for a moment.]

Nanaki, are you... okay? I know this can't be good on you... [He sighs again, ending the transmission.]

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[flameguardian.livejournal.com]

I'm still alive.

[ His voice is hoarse from a combination of Memoria and the effects of Cid's experiments. ]

I'm not alone; Selphie and Fran are here... I doubt they'll leave me to my fate, if it gets worse.

[ ...Well, he doubts Selphie would. ]

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[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

Good...

Selphie and Fran? [He remembers Selphie, but vaguely knows of Fran.]

Have you had a hard time so far?

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[flameguardian.livejournal.com]

The SeeD and Mjrn's sister.

[ He likes them; Selphie reminds him of Yuffie, but with less kleptomania, and Fran reminds him of a mix of Vincent and Mjrn. ]

It's...

Have you?

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[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

Ah.

[A small pause and he sighs.]

Yeah, but I expected it once I knew what this place was.

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[flameguardian.livejournal.com]

[ Quietly: ] To see the past and what the future could have been, or could be...

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[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

Mm... that was...

[He sighs again, pausing for a moment.] Are you okay?

[voice]

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

I'm okay! I'm waiting at the castle like I promised!

[voice]

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

Okay. Good girl. I'll se you soon, alright?

[voice]

[littleprotector.livejournal.com]

Okay!

[voice]

[heartofheaven.livejournal.com]

Do what?

[voice]

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

Protect something.

It... it's my reason now. I need to do this.

[voice]

[heartofheaven.livejournal.com]

I don't understand. What is there to protect in Memoria?

[voice-locked]

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

Eiko said there's a Crystal. If it's destroyed, it destroys everything.

Not just Gaia, everything. Everyone, every planet.

[voice-locked]

[heartofheaven.livejournal.com]

A crystal? So, what, you're going to find this crystal and then just sit down next to it for who knows how long on the off chance that somebody might come along to destroy it?

[voice-locked]

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

[That only served to irritate him further, his annoyance shown in his tense sigh.]

No. I'm going to see if I can find it and then see about what our options are.

Eiko knows more about it. Talk to her.

[voice-locked]

[heartofheaven.livejournal.com]

[Tifa has just been through her worst nightmare. She's not in the best of moods now either.]

I hope you can't. If this crystal is really as important as you say, then I hope nobody can find it.

I will. Keep in touch, okay?

[voice-locked]

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

I hope nobody finds it either. Eiko thinks it can be found, though, which leaves it vulnerable.

I'm almost certain of who is bringing us to Gaia. If he gets his hands on that Crystal...

[voice-locked]

[heartofheaven.livejournal.com]

You mean Garland?

[voice-locked]

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

Yeah. He's the one who made Memoria. He's not a good guy. He was in the Void but everyone keeps saying he's dead.

[voice-locked]

[heartofheaven.livejournal.com]

If he made Memoria and Memoria is the way to this crystal... Don't you think he would already have found it?

[voice-locked]

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. That's why I need to find out. If only to put Eiko at ease.

[voice-locked]

[heartofheaven.livejournal.com]

I see...

Cloud... In Memoria, did you... Did you see things that aren't memories?

[voice-locked]

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

...yeah, I did. What about you?

[voice-locked]

[heartofheaven.livejournal.com]

I saw something terrible.

[voice-locked]

[loveandstrife.livejournal.com]

What did you see?