A Conversation Between The FF8 Characters
6 characters talking. Mainly Rinoa, Squall and Irvine. Rinoa is the female main character while Squall is the male main character. In the end of the game, 2 main characters got together, but that's beside the point. It's the conversation that makes the point. I guess I learnt a lot of different life lessons thru RPG(Role Play Games). I'll explain some of the terms here, so you won't get lost along the way of the conversation.
SeeD - The name of the Special Elite Force, something like charlies angel.
Garden - The school that trains SeeDs.
Matron - Their elder friend that had turned into a evil soceress.
GF - GF stands for Guardian Force. It's a summoning spell that the SeeD uses. Somehow, by using GF it "deletes" some of their memories.
() - Squall likes to talk to himself very often. So whenever Squall talks with (), that means he's not voicing out his feeling but mumbling to himself.
Here goes...
Rinoa: Do we...have to fight? Isn't there another way? Y'know, to avoid any bloodshed?
Zell: Yo!? What the..!? What are you sayin' all of a sudden!?
Rinoa: Maybe someone really smart can come up with a way, so we wouldn't have to fight anymore...
Squall: (What are you getting at...? If someone can come up with something, that'd be great... But no one's doing anything... They're all scared, uneasy. All they do is complain. They just pretend to be thinking. They criticize others, but in the end, they can't do anything, either. Rinoa, why all this, all of a sudden? What do you expect from me? I grew up in Garden. I'm a SeeD. Do you understand?)
Rinoa: Squall? You have to voice your feelings, or else I won't understand.
Squall: You were...part of a resistance movement in Timber, right? Unlike others who were all talk, you took to your weapons and fought... And now you're saying all this? What happened to you?
Rinoa: I guess... I'm getting scared. Sometimes... When I'm with all of you... I..feel like we're on the same wavelength... you know? But when the battles start happening, it's different. Everyone's tempo seems to pick up and... ...I get left behind. I try to catch up, but it's no use... How far is everyone going? I can't hear anyone... Once I catch up, I wonder... Is everyone safe? Will they welcome me with open arms? ... ... Is everyone ok? Will we all make it back together? When I start thinking like that...
Irvine: Rinoa, I understand. Someone might not be there. Someone you love may disappear before your very eyes. It's tough when you live your life thinking that way. But that's why I fight... When I was a little kid... I was about 4 or so... I was in an orphanage.
(Memories)
Irvine: So like...this is what I wanted to say. Let's see... Oh yeah. I understand what Rinoa's saying. I understand, but I'm still gonna fight. I want to stay true to everything I've stood for. I'm sure it's the same for everyone. That's why I thought it'd be best if everyone knew we would have to face Matron. You've all heard this before. How life has infinite possibilities. I don't believe that one bit. There weren't many paths for me to choose. Sometimes, there would only be one. From the limited possibilities I faced, the choices I made have brought me this far. That's why I value the path I chose... I want to hold true to the path that HAD to be taken. I know our opponent is Matron, whom we all love very much. We might lose something very important on account of the GF. But I don't mind. It's not like I drifted here on the tides of fate. I'm here because I chose to be here. And more importantly... We all grew up together. But due to various circumstances, we were all separated. As a kid, you couldn't really go out on your own... There were no other paths to take... All I did was just cry. But... somehow, we're together again. Just like old times, though a lot's changed. We're not kids anymore... We're strong enough to take care of ourselves. Make our own decisions... We're confronting a big one right now. Do we fight Matron or not......? I say we fight... Shoot for a common goal... Hey, at least it'll keep us together a little longer.
Zell: ...Yeah. Let's do it. We can't run from her for the rest of our lives.
Selphie It's just such a bummer... I can't believe we have to fight Matron.
Quistis I know... But Zell's right. We can't run from her forever.
Squall: Rinoa... It's up to you. We're gonna fight... I think it's the only way we can move on with our lives. If that makes any sense at all, come with us. I'm sure that's what everybody wants.
(Snow coming down from the sky)
Quistis Look! Look! A gift from the faeries.
*Pause*
Zell: Wait. Let's go check out the orphanage.
Irvine: Yeah. We might find a clue.
Quistis Clue? You mean as to why Matron turned out like this?
Squall (It probaby has to do with something that happened in the past. But the past is the past... it's over, done with.)
Squall: Despite what truth we find, it's not going to change the present. But... I wanna see, too. I don't know what we'll find, but... Let's head for Edea's house.
*scene changed*
Rinoa: I guess that's it... We're fighting. ...You guys are fearless.
Squall (Fearless? I don't think that's quite right. If you think too hard, you becomes lost... I think that's what everyone's afraid of...)
Squall: I wish we didn't have to fight, either.
B0mb3r screamed @ 9:09 PM