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Who: Rinoa and you!
What: Visits while she's recovering in the medical clinic
Where: Clinic
When: The 7th and 8th of this month
Style: I'll match you!
Status: Open to all!

[Although the monitors and wires and needles still scared Rinoa, the care she has been receiving counter-balanced the uneasiness the place made her feel. And really, the doctors and nurses had been doing a good job of taking care of her, to the point where she was likely ready to go home in another day or two.

All in all, she was lucky. She wasn't as drugged as the other victims (although it was going to make for some bad nightmares for awhile). The needlemarks on her arms were covered with band-aids, and the tears in her back were stitched and bandaged. The only other visible injury was her eye. The swelling had gone down, leaving a nice black and blue bruise in its wake. That would heal on its own.

But until she was clear to leave, she was stuck in there, with only her SFC and a small television to keep her occupied. Now that the drugs had been flushed out of her system, she was coherent. And she could really use some company.]

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It's okay, really. I like company more than stuff. [If Tifa looks behind her, she'll see the five baskets of stuff Selphie brought.]

My friend, Selphie. It'll be nice to have a snuggle buddy at night.

Oh, uh, it's a chocobo. [She assumes most people don't know what they are, although there are some here.]

Hm. It does look like you've had plenty of both. [Those baskets are from several different people, right?]

Well, of course it is.

[Tifa hasn't yet had one of those what's-a-chocobo conversations, so she assumes most everyone knows. She reaches over to give the plushy a little pat on the head.]

[Ahahahahaha... nope.]

Oh, sorry. I didn't realize you'd seen one here already. They come from my world, but somehow they made their way here, too.

Here? No, we have them where I come from, too.

...I take it that's not the norm here.

Really? Um, no, it's not the norm. Most people don't know outside of this place, anyway.

A shame, too. They're such cuties.

That is too bad. They're really good listeners, too.

Huh. I never thought of that, but I guess they would be. Most animals are, though.

Hmm, maybe. But I guess I have a soft spot for them.

Oh? [That gets a raised eyebrow.]

[Tifa shrugs.]

I don't really know why.

[It may have something to do with their resemblance to a certain spikey-headed friend of hers. Possibly. But she'd rather keep that to herself.]

Well, they are pretty cute.

[That's reason enough for her.]

So, how have things been on the outside? Aside from the SFC, I have no idea what's happening.

You're not missing a lot. Things've really quieted down the past couple days.

[Since the murderer turned himself in and people stopped spreading rumors.]

It's really raining up above. I guess it makes people reflective.

I'm glad for that. Everyone can use some peace and quiet around here.

[She looks up at the ceiling, as if she can see the island. The rain does have a tendency to make people introspect.] Rain, huh. Guess it's a good time then to be stuck in here.

Yeah.

[Tifa glances up for a moment, too.]

I don't really mind it myself. Midgar--where I used to live, was one city right on top of another one. Living down below, you never got any rain or snow. I missed it.

A city on top of another...

[She tries to picture it. It was an odd image, to be sure.]

That sounds awful, never seeing the weather. I think I'd go a little crazy after awhile.

Some people do, I think.

I'm glad it's so easy to get up top here. I think I'd've gone a little crazy myself by now if I couldn't.

Oh, so you can go up top at least? That's a relief then.

How long have you lived there?

I meant here. It's... not easy, in Midgar.

I lived there for about five years. I don't know if I'll go back.

Oh... [Her smile falls at that. It sounded like a pretty awful place, and she's seen her share of those.]

I wouldn't, if I had the choice.

I know it sounds awful, but it was home, for a while.

It still is for a lot of people, and they deserve better.

Definitely. The government is responsible for the conditions there, right? [Most are, in her experience.] Is anyone standing up against them?

They might as well be.

[Shinra isn't technically the government, but they have what's left of Midgar's actual government under their thumb.]

We've been trying. There's a lot else going on right now, though.

Yeah, I remember you saying something about that. Craters collapsing and whatnot. I hope everything turns out okay.

[Tifa has doubts about that. She has a lot of doubts about it. Everything going right? Maybe some things will, maybe enough will that they'll survive. That's probably the best she can hope for.

But she smiles, because Rinoa doesn't need all that right now.]

We'll figure something out.

I hope so. I know what it's like, to struggle against something so much larger than yourself. Don't give up though.

[That battle seemed so far away now. And in some ways, so much easier than what she had just gone through.]

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