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Welcome back to hell...

Characters: Siira

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Setting: Room 1-09, 39th Floor Gymnasium, 3rd Floor Library
Format: Action
Summary: Siira’s back in the tower and not happy.
Warnings: Swearing, her mouth is rather foul.

Room 1-09

[Waking up from sleep paralysis was a thing she had almost forgotten about. Happily, forgotten about, she‘d add. Waking up in the tower was more welcome than she‘d thought it would be. The remaining screams of the dead Planet still ringing in her ears. She was furious and feeling sick. And when it finally wore off, those in the room would be welcomed to the sound of an enraged yet equally agonized scream.]

FUCK!

[She coughs and gasps, already working on yanking off the white suit somewhat erratically and not caring about who is seeing her strip down to get it off. It‘s too confining. She hates being confined. A fear she‘d had since she was a child. Coughing and breathing heavily, calming down quickly as she can, she yanks open her trunk to grab one of her suits. There’s less in it this time but that‘s fine. She‘s only disappointed in the lack of a hand gun and she doesn‘t need one. That‘s why she was called Fist Fighter or Martial Arts among the Turks.]

39th Floor Gymnasium

[It was cold but she didn’t care. She grew up in Icicle and spent a lot of time there during the Geostigma Outbreak up there. Stripping off the jacket of her suit, she shivered and went into a few martial arts movements, warming her body up and relieving some of her anger before she lost her temper with someone. It doesn’t help so she moved on to the weights, swearing as she discovered that they were unmarked.]

Screw it.

[She just grabs one of the nearest weights and swears again as she nearly dislocates her shoulder in trying to lift it. Not that one then. She searches again until she finds a few that are acceptable, setting them up on a bar bell and proceeding to lift weights until her rage has subsided, she’s covered in sweat,]

3rd Floor Library

[Pulling a pair of oval shaped glasses from the pocket of her suit, Siira look over the covers of several books until settling on one from Gaia, published by Bugenhagen no less. She had time to kill, let’s read.]

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[Tohko was cleaning up the library and gathering books that she could use in this new school that someone was setting up. Teaching Romeo was one thing-teaching lots of people was another. As she wandered around, she saw a patron looking at the shelves and holding a book. Curious, Tohko wandered over to her, smiling.]

Oh, good morning! Need help finding anything?

[Hojo adjusts his own glasses. He sees her across the room and recognizes her. Well, she's not particularly interesting, but a little. He supposes. He doesn't expect he can sneak up on a Turk, so he doesn't try.]

A questionable choice of reading material.

[Well, it's better than reading something by Hollander, he supposes.

Mornin'.

[By now, her temper was abated and she was as calm as she could be for being back in the tower. She did give a grin to Tohko though, lifting the book to show her.]

Nah, found somethin' from home. Not somethin' I'd normally read but it's home.

[Tohko looked at the book as she spoke, interested. It looked like an interesting volume!]

Ah, alright then! That's pretty good. We must be from different universes then..I've never seen this book back at home!

[Oh, Ifrit's Flaming Balls. He's still here? She resists the urge to cringe at the sound of his voice and looks up, pulling off her reading glasses.]

Think so? He was still pretty well respected by my time.

[Even Siira thinks Hollander sucked.]

You read a lot then?

[Only possible explanation. Although, she couldn't imagine Tohko being the sort to like reading something like this. She didn't look it. Normally, Siira wouldn't even give it a second glance if it hadn't been for the fact that the Lifestream had resurrected the old man before she first came here. That alone caught her interest, curiosity getting the best of her as she wondered why this was happening despite how poor her education in the Slums had been. She was definitely not on par with any of ShinRa's or the WRO's scientists.]

Depends on where's you're from though. What's Gaia mean to you or Materia?

Of course! I am the book girl for a reason!

[Tohko scratched her head and sighed.]

In my world, Materia is Latin for 'material'..and Gaia is an old Greek goddess for the Earth. But they probably mean different things to you, since you're from a different universe.

Hm, being well respected doesn't necessary mean anything. Public opinion is worthless.

[But Hojo's a bit distracted, which is nothing new. He goes to a nearby shelf and begins to examine it.]

But by all means, read whatever rubbish you prefer.

[He seems to have found something of interest on the shelf, so it's a moment or two before he speaks again.]

Have you been here all this time? Or did you return to Gaia at any point?

The book girl, huh? So like a librarian or what?

[LOL, no idea really. And it's a shame too.]

Yeah, definitely different universes. Materia is concentrated Mako energy, formed from the Lifestream but ShinRa figured out how to make it themselves.

[She plucks a small orb from her bangle and tosses it, underhand, to Tohko.]

That one is Ice. Not Mastered yet but when it is, it'll form another Ice Materia. They're extremely valuable when Mastered.

The public is full of bullshit, always has been.

[Good, that's actually a relief for her. Siira never was comfortable around science types. Especially ShinRa science types.]

Thanks for that, really. [All the sarcasm.

Oh. But there goes her mood.]

I've been on the Planet, yeah. For awhile now.

[Tohko chuckled at that.]

Well, I am a librarian here, but I'm also a book girl! In my universe, I love and know more about books than anyone else!

[Tohko nodded at the explanation, burning the information onto her brain before managing to catch the Ice Materia.]

I see..why are they valuable? And how do you use them? Are they like magic?

So it is.

[On that point, Hojo agrees with her. He can't stand the public.]

You're quite welcome.

[He's happy to return sarcasm with sarcasm.]

As have I, or at least a simulation of it. For some months. The dead Planet. What a sight, ha ha. It was interesting, but as I was unable to manipulate any of it, I was unable to determine its authenticity.

[She grinned and offered the book.]

You're welcome to take along this one then. I can find another one from the Planet. I'm sure this one can't be the only one. Probably the only one from Bugenhagen but hey, I never was as clever as them science types.

[She fingers the Fire materia left in her bangle with a grin.]

Mastered Materia has more than one spell on 'em. That Ice one has two different Ice spells on it, one is stronger than the other but the stronger the spell, the more energy it burns up from ya. So, pretty much just like magic but nobody on Gaia can use it without the use of Materia. That's a gift that only the Cetra have. Apparently. Basically, you just have to have the will to use any type of Materia. I'd be glad t'teach you one'a these days, once it's Mastered.

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[Wow, something they can agree on! Not that she expected any different, really... Actually, she wasn't sure what she expected but okay.]

Simulation, huh? How can we know it was one? Felt real enough to me.

[If he detects any bitterness from that last bit, he's welcome to comment on it. She's no acknowledging it.]

[Tohko shook her head and threw up her hands.]

Oh, I couldn't, if you were interested in that book! Read it first and let me look at it when you're done, alright?

[A book from another universe would be wonderful to read..but she could wait. Tohko held the Ice Materia as she burned the information onto her brain..and smiled like a madman.]

If it's no trouble, I'd be happy if you could teach me! I'll to my best to learn. And..what are the Cetra?

[Tohko loved fantasy stories, to the idea of learning magic was wonderful to her.]

As I just said, as you would realize if you were paying attention, we can't know. I had no corporeal form, so I was unable to run tests.

[Being dead on Gaia, he had unfortunately been forced to exist as something like a spirit. And obviously, no one other than such a great genius could figure out the truth.]

I did wish to believe it was real, but a scientist cannot allow himself to be swayed when he has no data to support his theory.

I doubt I'll be able to understand much of it to be honest with you. High schools in the slums weren't well funded.

[She'd graduated though, with high grades. That she'd been able to do that on top of working as a mercenary was surprising. Maybe that was another reason that Veld had recruited her.]

I'll work at mastering it then and see if I can figure out how to craft another bangle.

[Well. How did one describe the Cetra without revealing intimate knowledge?]

Cetra, they're also called Ancients. They look and act like regular humans but they're spiritual. Very spiritual. They were practically wiped out a couple thousand years ago, the Calamity from the Sky, I think they called it. They're extinct now.

Aerith was the last one and she was killed. I saw the Lifestream resurrect her, and a lot more people, but the Planet is gone now. They're all gone.

Ah..I'm sorry to hear that you grew up there. But if you can't understand something, maybe there's someone from your universe that can help explain it to you.

[Tohko sighed and scratched her head.]

Alright then..are those bangles how you hold your Materia?

[Tohko then sighed and nodded at that last bit of information, looking rather..sad.]

I see..I'm sorry to hear that. I know my words don't mean much, but that is pretty horrible. Who killed Aerith?

That's right. You're dead in your timeline, aren't you?

[Smug.] Sucks, that. I wasn't though. It felt real, smelled real. Like death. Not sure a simulation can fake that.

[She never cared for those training sims the SOLDIER's always made use of.]

Wouldn't have it any other way, really. Doesn't seem very scientist like to just accept it.

Don't be. There was no high school in Icicle. We had no choice but to go to Midgar and we couldn't afford to live on the plates.

[And she doesn't seem bothered by it. If it wasn't for living there, she'd have never got into fights in the street, never have learned how to really fight, never would have become a mercenary and then she'd have never become a Turk. And she had enjoyed being a Turk.]

That's how I do, yeah. You can also get weapons with materia slots in them. I'm a martial artist though though it's really more convenient to wear a bangle than anything else.

[It was sad. It made her sad whenever she thought back to it.]

It's been a few years since she died, not a big deal. It's a shame that there are no Cetra left though, they're connection to the Planet could be really useful. Maybe even help resurrect it and the Lifestream.

[And then a scowl crosses her face because she can't help it.] The Silver General. Sephiroth.

Still..it must have been rough. But it's good to see that you made it out okay. And what do you mean by the plates?

[Tohko nodded at that explanation.]

Right..that makes sense. Since my daggers don't have slots for them, I guess I could put them on a bangle..thanks.

[Tohko sighed at that.]

Even if it has been a few years, I bet it still stings..and it is terrible that her death led to the deaths of countless more. It would be nice if you could resurrect it.

[And when Sephiroth's name was mentioned, Tohko just looked at the girl, shocked and stunned.]

Sephiroth?! Why on Earth did he do that? Did he think that by killing Aerith, he could be the new god of the planet?

Ah, death. Yes. [He doesn't seem too concerned.] I've made other arrangements. [You're not really dead when you've uploaded yourself onto a computer network, after all!]

There, you show a lack of imagination. A simulation might simulate many things, if it were advanced enough. You can't go by what the company engineers have managed to tack together.

On one hand, I did expect the world to be significantly altered, so it would be in keeping with my theory. But I had hoped for transformation, not mere destruction. [He isn't bothered in the least by the thought that Gaia might be dead.]

Midgar was made of two levels. The slums and the plates. The slums were underneath the plates, little funding, the worst of the worst made a living down there. People like Don Corneo and his whores.

[That sounds awful, actually. Her mom was one of them but her mom was a saint otherwise. And she never went out with strange men.]

Not her fault. It's no ones fault. The Lifestream was acting up anyway, it could have been a precursor to the end.

[So she knew the general.]

You know about him. Why he did it, I don't entirely know. I wasn't there but I was there during Meteorfall. And that was his doing, she hoped to stop it.

[She did stop it.]

I see..that sounds terrible. I'm sorry you had to grow up in a place like that.

[Tohko nodded.]

I see..and I know a little bit about Sephiroth, but not everything. And..what was the Meteorfall?

Other arrangements? Like what? [Ewwww, more Hojo.]

Never said I had much'a one. Except when it came to my kind of work, but that's something else entirely. And I'm sure you know that.

[That's a Turk for you, with the bonus of years of mercenary work.]

Transformation into what? A giant rock hurtling through space?

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