053 + Notice me. Take my hand. Why are we strangers when our love is strong?
I wonder if there's a place here to buy good wood.

Not that crap that makes up the houses in the lower level. I mean good, new wood. Like... I dunno... the kind of wood one would use to make, say, a shrine?

I digress.


I've solved my job dilemma. Lin, maybe you can come with me... unless you're staying with ShinRa. In which case, never speak to me again.



And so, my children, we arrive fast on the second most embarrassing day in the year: White Day (the first most embarrassing being, of course, Valentine's day).

Now, I don't ordinarily condone either of these so-called "holidays", but this place is designed for making changes in one's life.

So... I have gifts.

For some of you.

And... I'll be handing them out in four days or so...

...Yep.


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IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING, I JUST FELT LIKE DOING IT BECAUSE IT MEANS MOST OF YOU OWE ME, ALRIGHT?!

Sheesh! Sometimes you people are so dense!

Oh. Unless you're Suzaku. If you're Suzaku, my gift represents my undying love and loyalty to you, my dear.