There are, always and only, the bad people

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:35:39 GMT

I wouldn't have imagined it would keep snowing, but it seems that I was wrong. While we did get snow in Midgar, it was never this constant and rarely as picturesque. But it's certainly a nice change.

Provided we don't all get snowed in.

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:44:09 GMT

-Joined a company that took over my homeland
-Shot my mentor and his daughter to save the department
-Failed to retrieve and save a target
-Killed a great number of people
-Tortured some number of the above
-Didn't spill the company's secrets when tortured in turn
-Haven't yet killed co-workers
-Kidnapped the Ancient
-Helped drop the Sector 7 plate
-Helped orchestrate the 'rebuilding' of Nibelheim
-Generally ignored Prof. Hojo's insanity

I'll let you assign values to these as you see fit.

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:13:57 GMT

More months pass, and still no word from home. I'm not sure whether to take that as a good sign, or to worry all the more. The task ahead of us won't be an easy one and Reno is... well. There's no need to write that out here, I'm sure.

Similarly, while keeping things running at the racetrack is certainly enough to keep me busy it's not quite what I would have asked for. It's almost as if I should be doing something more, but I'm not quite sure what. It's... unsettling, to say the least.

Hard to believe here as long as I have. And even after all this time I can't help but wonder what's been going on in my stead. Am I being missed? A question I don't have the answer to.

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:22:16 GMT

Now that things are beginning to return to normal, allow me to pose a question. Was the reward worth the cost, or would it have been better to not have pushed that button in the first place?

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:00:32 GMT

I see the City's repeating its curses now. It would be a nightmare for any city planner trying to deal with such a violent influx, although fortunately we're spared that much. Provided it stays true to the last time, of course.

In the meantime, the chaos is almost like home.

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:42:36 GMT

A day full of bests. I'd imagine there's as many as there are people here. Unless there's some force judging the best of the bests? Perhaps the distraction we were warned of?

In which case, I suppose I should mention that the distractions that had Reno at their heart are some of the best I've ever seen.

((Threadjack away~))

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:58:17 GMT

I've seen my share of explosions over the years, but I'll admit that one was quite a display. But once the lasts of the shocks die down there's still a lingering question.

With the prison vanished, what will the effects on crime be? After all, there's no real place to keep those who might warrant such a thing anymore.

[accidental video]

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:17:47 GMT

[The video, like so many others today, clicks on to catch Tseng in a dimly-lit gray cell. He's seen better days, to judge by the wounds he's sporting, but they aren't life-threatening (yet). They are, however, both extensive and varied. Some look to be knife or gun wounds, others are burn wounds... or worse. But he seems to be holding up well enough.]

So this is your game, City? I've seen worse.

((Tseng's punishment? Good old fashioned eye-for-eye. One wound for every wound he's inflicted on people during his time as a Turk. And that number is fairly large.))

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:24:06 GMT

First the animals and now their stuffed counterparts? The City's nothing if not consistent, I see. Bothersome, yes, but consistent.

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:35:41 GMT

So this is how it goes, then? First one, then the other. I shouldn't be surprised. I shouldn't be. They've gone back to what we're supposed to do. It's better this way.

Or that's what I'd like to believe. What good am I if I can't keep them safe? I shouldn't be worrying, but I am. I... should have gone with them, forced them to stay, something. Anything but this. I'm no good to anyone here, and hoping that everything will work out... I know our work too well. ~~I was never supposed to be the last.~~

"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone."
Harriet Beecher Stowe

I found this while looking through one of the books in the library here, and was wondering what your thoughts on the matter might be.

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:30:47 GMT

I have to say, I have a new-found respect for dancers. But all the same, I would far prefer to have my own shoes back. These ones are... not entirely suited to anything normal.

[voice]

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:35:50 GMT

[For once, Tseng doesn't sound perfectly calm. There's a faint note of exhaustion there, although he's doing his best to hide it.]

I think I'll be glad when this is over. I can't imagine it being comfortable for anyone. All I can hope is that the lack of sleep doesn't cause too many ill effects.

[video]

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:30:03 GMT

[The city might be busy tearing itself apart with rival companies and assorted mayhem, but even admist that, there's calmness. Take Tseng, for example. He's somehow managed to find himself an office with a decently sized window and is looking out at the city below.]

A shame it won't last.

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:18:59 GMT

A sudden spike in the population? I hope the City's prepared to accommodate.

[video]

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:51:08 GMT

[Today, on this day that's either a blessing or a curse depending on who you ask, Tseng seems to be unaffected by the madness, choosing instead to work on organizing something just out of sight. And it could just be him trying to find something to do.

But to those who know him... there's something a little off about the whole thing. Not that he's here to talk about that...]

To those of you meeting your fathers today, I wish you luck and the best that can come of it. To those of you who aren't... some things are better left to memory, no matter what we wish.

[video]

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:05:33 GMT

[It's seems that Tseng is not quite as immune to the curse as he'd like to be. Or at least, so one would assume, since the first that shows up is a mess of black feathers. Eventually though, they pull back a bit to reveal themselves to be a black chocobo.

Which isn't what Tseng's stuck as today. Instead, he's done up in full samurai armor, and doesn't look entirely pleased about it, as he pulls the device gently away from the chocobo's questing beak. And since it's one anyway, well... may as well make use of it.]

Has anyone seen Misao today?

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:09:25 GMT

For those of you here who are unfamiliar with me, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Tseng. A newcomer to this city, its people, and its rules.

You may ask why a newcomer such as I is up for wardenship. The simple fact of the matter is that someone else nominated me. In the world I call home I was the head of an organization similar to the police force here. Not a day went by when I didn't worry for the sakes of my people, not a night when I didn't ask myself how best to arrange the variety of things that would need to be taken care for the next day. I gave them my best, because they were mine.

I took joy in their successes, worried when they were gone, wept when they went where I could not follow them. They were mine, and I did not dare fail them.

That same level of devotion is what I would bring to the job, if I am elected. I may not know the city or it's people, but I would bring to it the same level of commitment I brought to my job at home; Reno or Cissnei would be willing to tell you about the hours I tended to work if you'd prefer to hear from someone else. If not, suffice it to say that I am very used to late nights and odd hours.

I don't ask for you to trust me with this position, but if you do than I swear by Holy Leviathan's scales that I will give the position the time and care that it deserves.

Thank you.

[voice]

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:53:02 GMT

[There's a pause, and after a moment or so, a man's voice speaks up.]

An interesting place, although not what I would have expected. It could be worse, though.

Reno, I’d like to see you in my-- I suppose ‘office’ is no longer applicable, so I’ll settle for ‘my current location’ -- within the next 45 minutes. I would advise you to not be late, and ‘I didn’t hear you’ isn’t an acceptable excuse. I know you’re here.