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Special Episode of Reno, Mission Two
oh man...this is SO much easier when i actually know who the hell is talking. this episode is exciting!!! as usual, please don't redistribute, i stake no claims on the original dialogue, don't sue me, blah blah blah, i cannot ascertain the exact accuracy and so on... and enjoy! ^_^
Special Episode of Reno: Mission 2
ShinRa HQ, Science Dept. 45th Floor
[As far as I'm aware, this conversation between Reno, Rude, and Veld is all still taking place on the PHS.]
Veld: You're both all right?
Reno: Yeah, we kicked those mechs' asses, yo.
[Meanwhile, in Turk HQ...Shuriken Girl is present for this part of the mission. Even though her name in Crisis Core is listed as Cissnei, she'll always be Tegwin to me...]
Veld: All of the 45th floor, huh...
Tseng: The sudden abnormal behavior of the security robots occurred simultaneously over the whole building.
Veld: So what's the damage report?
Tegwin: The 1st Class SOLDIERs are dealing with the disturbance; there should be no issues.
Veld: Sephiroth?
Tegwin: No, actually, a new guy who was just promoted to 1st Class today--Zack.
Veld: Zack... Then there will be no problem. What is the source of the [mech] malfunction?
Tseng: It's going to take some time to identify the origin. It seems it's not just the mechs, either; the whole building is suffering from a malfunction.
Veld: *musing* Hm...the system failure and subsequent attack on the building were simultaneous...
Tegwin: You think the two are related, don't you?
Veld: Well, figuring that out is our job as Turks, now isn't it?
[Back to the phone conversation...]
Veld: The building has been attacked.
Reno: (So that's what those alarms were all about...)
Veld: We have yet to identify the perpetrator.
Reno: So we're to go kick ass, right?
Veld: No, we're leaving the suppression of the attack to the SOLDIERs.
Reno: >/ The SOLDIERs get all the cool jobs, yo...
Veld: Effective today we have newly promoted 1st Class SOLDIERs. We're...taking them for a test drive, if you will.
Reno: Oh everyone's fuckin' getting promoted lately...
Veld: There have been a lot of vacancies lately. It's not even just the 1st Class SOLDIERs, there have been reductions all over the department.
Rude: The SOLDIER mass exodus, huh?
Reno: *impatient* So what do we do about the crazy robots?
[As you deftly change the subject. Good job, Reno...]
[At this point, they're shown security feed from all over the building where the mechs are running wild and attacking people.]
Veld: At the same time there was an attack on the building, all of the security robots started running wild. And that isn't all. It seems the entire security system has been hacked and toyed with.
Rude: Think there's a connection to the attack?
Veld: We'll have to investigate; this is our specialty as Turks.
Reno: All right, right away, we're on it...
[Don't sound so enthusiastic, dear...]
Veld: Actually, we've entrusted that assignment to Cissnei.
[Dangit...why couldn't you just leave it as 手裏剣(女)? >/ I like calling her Tegwin...]
Reno: To Cissnei? Then what the hell are we here for?
Veld: You two are to continue trying to determine what documentation is missing.
Reno: ..........[You've gotta be fuckin' kidding me, right?]
[Poor dear. He's heartbroken. No cool job for Reno. D: ]
Veld: In this situation, your cooperation here is imperative. We're counting on you.
Reno: .......Understood, yo. ; ;
[It seems a little odd that all of that happened on the phone, because it says here that Reno hangs up his phone and sighs dejectedly and grumbles to himself. mrr mrr mrr... ...not sure how they were shown security feed on the phone in the first place, but...either way.]
Reno: Back to the staring contest with the paperwork, huh...? Can't be helped, I guess...the SOLDIERs were made for stuff like suppressing raids. We don't get to do anything cool...
Rude: Indeed; it seems like all the good jobs are taken...
Reno: *irritated* Bah! And Cissnei's apparently so fuckin' special...
Rude: Naturally. [I can't tell how sarcastic this is all supposed to be, but it feels like the boys are a little jealous of Cissnei and her position...]
Reno: Come to think of it, her entire existence is supposed to be kept secret from the noobs, yo.
[apparently nobody is allowed to know about Cissnei, but i can't figure why. O_o even though this is after the first mission of BC and your playable turk rookie should have already met all their coworkers, it seems Cissnei is kept secret from the noobs?]
Rude: Well, we can't have them getting confused by her calm and collected demeanor. After all, it's so different from...the way someone else behaves...
Reno: Hey, Rude...you mean someone who wears sunglasses?
Rude: Nope. Goggles.
Reno: *snort* I had a feeling things would come to a head today. ...Huh?
[Reno's spidey sense detects someone in the hallway and he goes to investigate.]
Reno: A person?
Rude: Impossible.
Reno: We've sealed this floor off...
Rude: And yet, there's a suspicious person.
Reno: I'll bet it's the document thief! Those alarms before meant the building was under security alert level S.
Rude: That means only Turks, execs, and SOLDIER can even access the stairwells...
Reno: And so the only way this guy can get out...is through the main lobby entrance.
Rude: Meaning, the location of the suspicious person will most likely be...
Reno: The elevator!
Rude: So we'll just have to apprehend him.
Reno: To the roof!
Rude: No, to the lobby! [You ninny!]
Reno: We're Turks, yo. We do our job no matter what!
Rude: You know it.
Reno: And for that reason, we can't afford...
Both: ...to act any differently.
[This is a little awkward in English, but I think the general idea is that they can't let their personal squabbling get in the way of the mission right now. The boys separate to cover more ground, Rude heading off southeast down an adjacent corridor.]
Rude: (The intruder is almost certainly going to head for the entrance. So it's probably best to try and head him off. An ambush will probably be our best bet. I just hope that Reno gets over himself and doesn't try anything stupid... But this is the best plan.)
Reno: Our best bet will be to overtake the guy quickly.
[And...so he charges the door, swinging his mag rod, and he...apparently busts a hole in the sealed elevator door with it? what the hell is that EMR made of, anyway? O_o]
Reno: All right, that'll do, yo. Sorry, Rude, but...this guy is mine.
[Reno jumps into the hole he busted in the elevator doors and down the elevator shaft. What a badass...]
Reno: The target is right below me, all I have to do is apprehend him. If I have to worry about avoiding risks, I'll never get my job done.
[And he...lands on top of the descending elevator. XD WHAT A BADASS.]
Reno: Mission: Open the Elevator Hatch...complete. *tug...tug* Well shit. The hatch won't open...it has a code, huh? No problem, yo...
[Reno breaks out his phone.]
Reno: Yah, Captain? It's Reno. I found the guy who broke into the documents room; currently in pursuit. I'm on top of Elevator A108 right now, yo.
Veld: Reno, strike immediately. (Like always...?) Tseng!
Tseng: Yessir.
Veld: Check the security feeds from the elevators.
Tseng: ....!? Captain, the security cameras aren't working!
Veld: Dammit...the whole system's malfunctioning.
Reno: In order to open the hatch on top of the elevator I need the PIN code. Could you get the code for me?
Veld: Understood. I'll get right on it.
Reno: Now then...that's the spirit, yo. I'll definitely catch this guy; all I need is that PIN code, yo.
[Suddenly,NINJAS! Reno's spidey sense flips out again, and he looks up to see something falling toward him from above. He quickly attacks with his EMR, destroying the assailants...]
Reno: Security bots!?
[More come falling, and Reno beats them away one by one, and eventually begins to tire.]
Reno: Dammit, is there no end to these things? Guess I have no choice, yo... Nothing less from ShinRa security; they really dunno how to give up.
[Reno defeats them all, then takes a breather. Then the elevator stops moving.]
Reno: Hm? It stopped...? This is the 20th floor...odd, yo... I figured this guy would be headed for the lobby...
[Suddenly, the elevator jerks--]
Reno: What the-- Shit! The elevator is going back up!?
[In Turk HQ, Tseng flips out.]
Tseng: Captain! The elevator Reno was trying to get into has started ascending again! At this rate, he could be in real trouble...
Veld: Do we have that PIN code yet?
Tseng: Not yet. When the security alert hit Level S earlier, it locked everything down; it's going to take some time to decipher the code.
Veld: We don't have time. We're going to have to give Reno what we've got.
Tseng: Yessir.
Veld: Get in touch with Rude.
Tseng: I can't, sir.
Veld: Shit--at a time like this?
[Meanwhile, back on top of the speeding elevator...Reno is still waiting for word. His phone rings...]
Tseng: Reno, at your current speed, you'll reach the 59th floor in approximately 50 seconds.
Reno: Heh, yeah, and if I'm not inside the elevator by then I'll be flattened like a bug, yo.
Tseng: We're still working on the code--we...just wanted to make sure you were aware of the situation.
Reno: Let me try and crack the code from here, too, yo.
Tseng: All we know for certain at this point is that the code has 8 digits.
Reno: Roger that, yo.
[And so now that everything is horrible and Reno really has to concentrate...he gets attacked from above by more bots. Of course.]
Reno: Oh for cryin' out loud! I ain't got time for this! I'll have to take care of you quickly, yo!
Veld: (Reno is the type to just run after his goals. He relies on his speed to get him through even the toughest of situations. However, right now, I bet he's really wishing Rude were around to lend a hand...)
Tseng: Captain! There's a call from Cissnei.
Cissnei: The entire system has been altered, and the backups all erased. We're still working on restoration.
Veld: Dammit--I knew this was more than a mere malfunction, Tseng...
Tseng: Yessir.
Veld: Can we at least override the elevator controls?
Tseng: It's possible, but I don't know if we've got time...
Veld: We've got to stop that elevator somehow.
[Meanwhile, back where Reno is fighting a million robots, he gets correspondence from Tseng with more information about the PIN code.]
Tseng: Reno, we've got some news for you. The 8-digit code should be related to the date the [ShinRa] company discovered that mako could be used as an energy source. You'll only have two chances to get the code right before the system will lock you out. You'll have to be careful.
Reno: So I only get two shots, eh?
[I hope you're good at history, Reno, dear...]
Reno: I'm out of time; I've gotta put the code in. Let's see...the day the company discovered Mako...?
[the three choices given are:
1. 19590923
2. 19680109
3. 19760624
the first one is the correct input... it's also coincidentally Kitase Yoshinori's birthday (tho he was born in..1966 i believe). XD the second date is the date of the establishment of ShinRa Company's first Mako Reactor in Nibelheim. the third date listed is actually the date of Midgar's establishment. yay fun trivia!]
Reno: I got it, yo! The date is 19530923, yo!
[He inputs the code, and then is prompted to enter code #2.]
Reno: What the--code #2!? What the hell is that?
[...ruserious. in HQ, Veld is getting an ulcer.]
Veld: So it's a dual-level code, huh? I...wonder if he'll make it in time...?
Tseng: Sir! More correspondence from Cissnei.
Cissnei: Zack has cleared all the floors and Sephiroth has secured the safety of the president.
Veld: Nothing less from a couple of First Class SOLDIERs...
Cissnei: But we've got a new problem. The malfucntioning security bots have somehow escaped from the tower and are headed into town. There's a strong likelihood they'll end up attacking the civilians.
Veld: You've got to be joking... This is unacceptable. I will not have the people of this city sacrificed because of an internal scandal within the company.
Cissnei: I'll have the SOLDIERs respond, sir...but...
Veld: There aren't enough of them to cover the entire city of Midgar...
[Meanwhile, just in case you forgot Reno was speeding toward a horrible crushing doom...]
Reno: Boss, I still ain't got the second code yet, yo... If we dont' figure out something soon I'm gonna get pissed off...
Tseng: Reno! This code is more difficult. Code 2 changes with every floor. It automatically resets with each floor.
Reno: You have got to be shitting me.
Tseng: You've still got five floors 'til you reach the shaft ceiling. That said, the second code will be ------
Reno: ...Boss? ...Boss? I...can't hear you, yo... Dammit. No good. I got the message though. So if it changes by the story, and there are five floors left...
[Input 54, because that's what floor we're at right now. =D]
Reno: VICTORY! It opened!
[Back in Turk HQ]
Tseng: Captain! The lock on the hatch has been opened.
Veld: So he made it after all, huh... *phew*
Tseng: I lost signal with him before I had a chance to give him the final code. Looks like he figured it out on his own... [pause] Ah--! What the hell is--!?
Veld: What?
[dundunDUNNNN. Meanwhile, Reno has gotten the hatch open, however he's not out of the woods just yet. Two more robots attack the elevator, dropping down onto the top of the car and causing the whole thing to shake. Reno stumbles.]
Reno: Oh, gimme a fuckin' break, you guys. I ain't about to die here with a coupla robots...
[These robots are called Protogolems, level unknown. Reno defeats the robots quickly.]
Reno: Phew! Safe! And without a moment to spare.
Veld: Reno, hurry up and get inside the elevator!
Tseng: You're out of time--!
[Reno dashes for the open hatch, but I keep seeing this reference to his having injured himself, so maybe that's why he's flipping out here...]
Reno: I'm not gonna make it--!
[He won't reach the hatch in time, so he just hunkers down where he is and hopes he won't get squished...]
Reno: *hesitate* I'm...saved?
[Looking up, Reno sees that there are the remains of two more Protogolems wrenched into the cables, stopping the elevator car from crushing him into the ceiling. \o/]
Reno: *at the wrecked robots* Oh, so it's thanks to you guys...? (How in the world...?)
[Rude pops up out of the hatch.]
Rude: They looked like dangerous guys...
Reno: :o Rude!?
Rude: If those guys hadn't been up there to get tangled in the cables, you would have been flatter than a pancake right now.
Reno: Wha...what are you doing here? You didn't go to the lobby?
Rude: Seems there was a change of plans on the 20th floor. He used the rope in the emergency stairwell and rapelled down, so I got on the elevator.
Reno: And so the intruder...?
Rude: By the time I was able to follow, it seemed it was too late.
Reno: Dammit...I was so sure he'd be in the elevator. I should have known better; it even stopped on the 20th floor.
Rude: The intruder managed to completely vanish.
Reno: You don't mean...
Rude: I don't think he was ever on the elevator.
Reno: He only pretended to ride the elevator to throw me off. Shit! He pulled the wool over my eyes--I...I failed my mission...
[Sad Reno is sad. And then after a moment, something dawns on him and he looks at Rude.]
Reno: Hey, Rude... You said you got on the elevator at the 20th floor, yah?
Rude: I figured you'd be on top of the car.
Reno: And the 20th floor is when it started going back up again, yo... I was about to die, and you were in the damn elevator the entire time? D:<
Rude: >.>; I guess so.
Reno: Then why didn't you stop the damn car? Were you trying to get me killed??
Rude: ...
Reno: Do you deny it? I'm asking you a question!
Rude: The car wouldn't respond. I tried every button, but nothing worked.
Reno: *startled* Ah...the...system malfunction, huh...?
[Here Reno realizes that if the car hadn't stopped, Rude would have been in trouble, too. If the car crashed into the ceiling they both would have been crushed.]
Reno: ...So...how did you stop it?
Rude: I cut all the wires.
Reno: o_o How destructive of you. Heh, but I guess that's okay. I...don't think I wanna go down inside the car though.
Rude: You scared?
Reno: Bad for my reputation, I know...
Rude: You don't have to worry. This car won't move anymore. *grin*
Reno: ...Are you enjoying yourself or something?
Rude: Well that's your motto, isn't it? "You should have fun while getting your job done"...?
Reno: ...Man, you really are off your rocker today.
Rude: Ah, more importantly, Reno, we've got our next assignment.
Reno: Good grief...being a gofer is rough...
Rude: *gringrin* It's a flashy job, though. I'm sure you'll approve...
TO BE CONTINUED IN CHAPTER THREE
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i find it amusing that one of the initial character traits i gave my interpretation of Reno was that he hated elevators. and now i discover it's actually canon that he hates elevators. XDDD i feel so cool right now. you have no idea.
Special Episode of Reno: Mission 2
ShinRa HQ, Science Dept. 45th Floor
[As far as I'm aware, this conversation between Reno, Rude, and Veld is all still taking place on the PHS.]
Veld: You're both all right?
Reno: Yeah, we kicked those mechs' asses, yo.
[Meanwhile, in Turk HQ...Shuriken Girl is present for this part of the mission. Even though her name in Crisis Core is listed as Cissnei, she'll always be Tegwin to me...]
Veld: All of the 45th floor, huh...
Tseng: The sudden abnormal behavior of the security robots occurred simultaneously over the whole building.
Veld: So what's the damage report?
Tegwin: The 1st Class SOLDIERs are dealing with the disturbance; there should be no issues.
Veld: Sephiroth?
Tegwin: No, actually, a new guy who was just promoted to 1st Class today--Zack.
Veld: Zack... Then there will be no problem. What is the source of the [mech] malfunction?
Tseng: It's going to take some time to identify the origin. It seems it's not just the mechs, either; the whole building is suffering from a malfunction.
Veld: *musing* Hm...the system failure and subsequent attack on the building were simultaneous...
Tegwin: You think the two are related, don't you?
Veld: Well, figuring that out is our job as Turks, now isn't it?
[Back to the phone conversation...]
Veld: The building has been attacked.
Reno: (So that's what those alarms were all about...)
Veld: We have yet to identify the perpetrator.
Reno: So we're to go kick ass, right?
Veld: No, we're leaving the suppression of the attack to the SOLDIERs.
Reno: >/ The SOLDIERs get all the cool jobs, yo...
Veld: Effective today we have newly promoted 1st Class SOLDIERs. We're...taking them for a test drive, if you will.
Reno: Oh everyone's fuckin' getting promoted lately...
Veld: There have been a lot of vacancies lately. It's not even just the 1st Class SOLDIERs, there have been reductions all over the department.
Rude: The SOLDIER mass exodus, huh?
Reno: *impatient* So what do we do about the crazy robots?
[As you deftly change the subject. Good job, Reno...]
[At this point, they're shown security feed from all over the building where the mechs are running wild and attacking people.]
Veld: At the same time there was an attack on the building, all of the security robots started running wild. And that isn't all. It seems the entire security system has been hacked and toyed with.
Rude: Think there's a connection to the attack?
Veld: We'll have to investigate; this is our specialty as Turks.
Reno: All right, right away, we're on it...
[Don't sound so enthusiastic, dear...]
Veld: Actually, we've entrusted that assignment to Cissnei.
[Dangit...why couldn't you just leave it as 手裏剣(女)? >/ I like calling her Tegwin...]
Reno: To Cissnei? Then what the hell are we here for?
Veld: You two are to continue trying to determine what documentation is missing.
Reno: ..........[You've gotta be fuckin' kidding me, right?]
[Poor dear. He's heartbroken. No cool job for Reno. D: ]
Veld: In this situation, your cooperation here is imperative. We're counting on you.
Reno: .......Understood, yo. ; ;
[It seems a little odd that all of that happened on the phone, because it says here that Reno hangs up his phone and sighs dejectedly and grumbles to himself. mrr mrr mrr... ...not sure how they were shown security feed on the phone in the first place, but...either way.]
Reno: Back to the staring contest with the paperwork, huh...? Can't be helped, I guess...the SOLDIERs were made for stuff like suppressing raids. We don't get to do anything cool...
Rude: Indeed; it seems like all the good jobs are taken...
Reno: *irritated* Bah! And Cissnei's apparently so fuckin' special...
Rude: Naturally. [I can't tell how sarcastic this is all supposed to be, but it feels like the boys are a little jealous of Cissnei and her position...]
Reno: Come to think of it, her entire existence is supposed to be kept secret from the noobs, yo.
[apparently nobody is allowed to know about Cissnei, but i can't figure why. O_o even though this is after the first mission of BC and your playable turk rookie should have already met all their coworkers, it seems Cissnei is kept secret from the noobs?]
Rude: Well, we can't have them getting confused by her calm and collected demeanor. After all, it's so different from...the way someone else behaves...
Reno: Hey, Rude...you mean someone who wears sunglasses?
Rude: Nope. Goggles.
Reno: *snort* I had a feeling things would come to a head today. ...Huh?
[Reno's spidey sense detects someone in the hallway and he goes to investigate.]
Reno: A person?
Rude: Impossible.
Reno: We've sealed this floor off...
Rude: And yet, there's a suspicious person.
Reno: I'll bet it's the document thief! Those alarms before meant the building was under security alert level S.
Rude: That means only Turks, execs, and SOLDIER can even access the stairwells...
Reno: And so the only way this guy can get out...is through the main lobby entrance.
Rude: Meaning, the location of the suspicious person will most likely be...
Reno: The elevator!
Rude: So we'll just have to apprehend him.
Reno: To the roof!
Rude: No, to the lobby! [You ninny!]
Reno: We're Turks, yo. We do our job no matter what!
Rude: You know it.
Reno: And for that reason, we can't afford...
Both: ...to act any differently.
[This is a little awkward in English, but I think the general idea is that they can't let their personal squabbling get in the way of the mission right now. The boys separate to cover more ground, Rude heading off southeast down an adjacent corridor.]
Rude: (The intruder is almost certainly going to head for the entrance. So it's probably best to try and head him off. An ambush will probably be our best bet. I just hope that Reno gets over himself and doesn't try anything stupid... But this is the best plan.)
Reno: Our best bet will be to overtake the guy quickly.
[And...so he charges the door, swinging his mag rod, and he...apparently busts a hole in the sealed elevator door with it? what the hell is that EMR made of, anyway? O_o]
Reno: All right, that'll do, yo. Sorry, Rude, but...this guy is mine.
[Reno jumps into the hole he busted in the elevator doors and down the elevator shaft. What a badass...]
Reno: The target is right below me, all I have to do is apprehend him. If I have to worry about avoiding risks, I'll never get my job done.
[And he...lands on top of the descending elevator. XD WHAT A BADASS.]
Reno: Mission: Open the Elevator Hatch...complete. *tug...tug* Well shit. The hatch won't open...it has a code, huh? No problem, yo...
[Reno breaks out his phone.]
Reno: Yah, Captain? It's Reno. I found the guy who broke into the documents room; currently in pursuit. I'm on top of Elevator A108 right now, yo.
Veld: Reno, strike immediately. (Like always...?) Tseng!
Tseng: Yessir.
Veld: Check the security feeds from the elevators.
Tseng: ....!? Captain, the security cameras aren't working!
Veld: Dammit...the whole system's malfunctioning.
Reno: In order to open the hatch on top of the elevator I need the PIN code. Could you get the code for me?
Veld: Understood. I'll get right on it.
Reno: Now then...that's the spirit, yo. I'll definitely catch this guy; all I need is that PIN code, yo.
[Suddenly,
Reno: Security bots!?
[More come falling, and Reno beats them away one by one, and eventually begins to tire.]
Reno: Dammit, is there no end to these things? Guess I have no choice, yo... Nothing less from ShinRa security; they really dunno how to give up.
[Reno defeats them all, then takes a breather. Then the elevator stops moving.]
Reno: Hm? It stopped...? This is the 20th floor...odd, yo... I figured this guy would be headed for the lobby...
[Suddenly, the elevator jerks--]
Reno: What the-- Shit! The elevator is going back up!?
[In Turk HQ, Tseng flips out.]
Tseng: Captain! The elevator Reno was trying to get into has started ascending again! At this rate, he could be in real trouble...
Veld: Do we have that PIN code yet?
Tseng: Not yet. When the security alert hit Level S earlier, it locked everything down; it's going to take some time to decipher the code.
Veld: We don't have time. We're going to have to give Reno what we've got.
Tseng: Yessir.
Veld: Get in touch with Rude.
Tseng: I can't, sir.
Veld: Shit--at a time like this?
[Meanwhile, back on top of the speeding elevator...Reno is still waiting for word. His phone rings...]
Tseng: Reno, at your current speed, you'll reach the 59th floor in approximately 50 seconds.
Reno: Heh, yeah, and if I'm not inside the elevator by then I'll be flattened like a bug, yo.
Tseng: We're still working on the code--we...just wanted to make sure you were aware of the situation.
Reno: Let me try and crack the code from here, too, yo.
Tseng: All we know for certain at this point is that the code has 8 digits.
Reno: Roger that, yo.
[And so now that everything is horrible and Reno really has to concentrate...he gets attacked from above by more bots. Of course.]
Reno: Oh for cryin' out loud! I ain't got time for this! I'll have to take care of you quickly, yo!
Veld: (Reno is the type to just run after his goals. He relies on his speed to get him through even the toughest of situations. However, right now, I bet he's really wishing Rude were around to lend a hand...)
Tseng: Captain! There's a call from Cissnei.
Cissnei: The entire system has been altered, and the backups all erased. We're still working on restoration.
Veld: Dammit--I knew this was more than a mere malfunction, Tseng...
Tseng: Yessir.
Veld: Can we at least override the elevator controls?
Tseng: It's possible, but I don't know if we've got time...
Veld: We've got to stop that elevator somehow.
[Meanwhile, back where Reno is fighting a million robots, he gets correspondence from Tseng with more information about the PIN code.]
Tseng: Reno, we've got some news for you. The 8-digit code should be related to the date the [ShinRa] company discovered that mako could be used as an energy source. You'll only have two chances to get the code right before the system will lock you out. You'll have to be careful.
Reno: So I only get two shots, eh?
[I hope you're good at history, Reno, dear...]
Reno: I'm out of time; I've gotta put the code in. Let's see...the day the company discovered Mako...?
[the three choices given are:
1. 19590923
2. 19680109
3. 19760624
the first one is the correct input... it's also coincidentally Kitase Yoshinori's birthday (tho he was born in..1966 i believe). XD the second date is the date of the establishment of ShinRa Company's first Mako Reactor in Nibelheim. the third date listed is actually the date of Midgar's establishment. yay fun trivia!]
Reno: I got it, yo! The date is 19530923, yo!
[He inputs the code, and then is prompted to enter code #2.]
Reno: What the--code #2!? What the hell is that?
[...ruserious. in HQ, Veld is getting an ulcer.]
Veld: So it's a dual-level code, huh? I...wonder if he'll make it in time...?
Tseng: Sir! More correspondence from Cissnei.
Cissnei: Zack has cleared all the floors and Sephiroth has secured the safety of the president.
Veld: Nothing less from a couple of First Class SOLDIERs...
Cissnei: But we've got a new problem. The malfucntioning security bots have somehow escaped from the tower and are headed into town. There's a strong likelihood they'll end up attacking the civilians.
Veld: You've got to be joking... This is unacceptable. I will not have the people of this city sacrificed because of an internal scandal within the company.
Cissnei: I'll have the SOLDIERs respond, sir...but...
Veld: There aren't enough of them to cover the entire city of Midgar...
[Meanwhile, just in case you forgot Reno was speeding toward a horrible crushing doom...]
Reno: Boss, I still ain't got the second code yet, yo... If we dont' figure out something soon I'm gonna get pissed off...
Tseng: Reno! This code is more difficult. Code 2 changes with every floor. It automatically resets with each floor.
Reno: You have got to be shitting me.
Tseng: You've still got five floors 'til you reach the shaft ceiling. That said, the second code will be ------
Reno: ...Boss? ...Boss? I...can't hear you, yo... Dammit. No good. I got the message though. So if it changes by the story, and there are five floors left...
[Input 54, because that's what floor we're at right now. =D]
Reno: VICTORY! It opened!
[Back in Turk HQ]
Tseng: Captain! The lock on the hatch has been opened.
Veld: So he made it after all, huh... *phew*
Tseng: I lost signal with him before I had a chance to give him the final code. Looks like he figured it out on his own... [pause] Ah--! What the hell is--!?
Veld: What?
[dundunDUNNNN. Meanwhile, Reno has gotten the hatch open, however he's not out of the woods just yet. Two more robots attack the elevator, dropping down onto the top of the car and causing the whole thing to shake. Reno stumbles.]
Reno: Oh, gimme a fuckin' break, you guys. I ain't about to die here with a coupla robots...
[These robots are called Protogolems, level unknown. Reno defeats the robots quickly.]
Reno: Phew! Safe! And without a moment to spare.
Veld: Reno, hurry up and get inside the elevator!
Tseng: You're out of time--!
[Reno dashes for the open hatch, but I keep seeing this reference to his having injured himself, so maybe that's why he's flipping out here...]
Reno: I'm not gonna make it--!
[He won't reach the hatch in time, so he just hunkers down where he is and hopes he won't get squished...]
Reno: *hesitate* I'm...saved?
[Looking up, Reno sees that there are the remains of two more Protogolems wrenched into the cables, stopping the elevator car from crushing him into the ceiling. \o/]
Reno: *at the wrecked robots* Oh, so it's thanks to you guys...? (How in the world...?)
[Rude pops up out of the hatch.]
Rude: They looked like dangerous guys...
Reno: :o Rude!?
Rude: If those guys hadn't been up there to get tangled in the cables, you would have been flatter than a pancake right now.
Reno: Wha...what are you doing here? You didn't go to the lobby?
Rude: Seems there was a change of plans on the 20th floor. He used the rope in the emergency stairwell and rapelled down, so I got on the elevator.
Reno: And so the intruder...?
Rude: By the time I was able to follow, it seemed it was too late.
Reno: Dammit...I was so sure he'd be in the elevator. I should have known better; it even stopped on the 20th floor.
Rude: The intruder managed to completely vanish.
Reno: You don't mean...
Rude: I don't think he was ever on the elevator.
Reno: He only pretended to ride the elevator to throw me off. Shit! He pulled the wool over my eyes--I...I failed my mission...
[Sad Reno is sad. And then after a moment, something dawns on him and he looks at Rude.]
Reno: Hey, Rude... You said you got on the elevator at the 20th floor, yah?
Rude: I figured you'd be on top of the car.
Reno: And the 20th floor is when it started going back up again, yo... I was about to die, and you were in the damn elevator the entire time? D:<
Rude: >.>; I guess so.
Reno: Then why didn't you stop the damn car? Were you trying to get me killed??
Rude: ...
Reno: Do you deny it? I'm asking you a question!
Rude: The car wouldn't respond. I tried every button, but nothing worked.
Reno: *startled* Ah...the...system malfunction, huh...?
[Here Reno realizes that if the car hadn't stopped, Rude would have been in trouble, too. If the car crashed into the ceiling they both would have been crushed.]
Reno: ...So...how did you stop it?
Rude: I cut all the wires.
Reno: o_o How destructive of you. Heh, but I guess that's okay. I...don't think I wanna go down inside the car though.
Rude: You scared?
Reno: Bad for my reputation, I know...
Rude: You don't have to worry. This car won't move anymore. *grin*
Reno: ...Are you enjoying yourself or something?
Rude: Well that's your motto, isn't it? "You should have fun while getting your job done"...?
Reno: ...Man, you really are off your rocker today.
Rude: Ah, more importantly, Reno, we've got our next assignment.
Reno: Good grief...being a gofer is rough...
Rude: *gringrin* It's a flashy job, though. I'm sure you'll approve...
TO BE CONTINUED IN CHAPTER THREE
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i find it amusing that one of the initial character traits i gave my interpretation of Reno was that he hated elevators. and now i discover it's actually canon that he hates elevators. XDDD i feel so cool right now. you have no idea.
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That's weird about Tegwin...I know she's undercover with Zack at first, at least he doesn't find out she's a Turk for a little bit...so this means she's supposed to be operating undercover from the rookie Turks as well? It'll be interesting to find out what's going on.
And yes, I agree, Tegwin is so a better name...
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...Turks seem to go through a lot more than AVALANCHE. With Cloud's gang it's all "jump onto this swinging rope" but with Reno it's "figure out a code while fighting robots in 50 seconds or get squished to death".
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But does he really cuss like that? D: I think this is the first time I've canonly seen him do it other than the occasional "shit" or "damn". (I thought it was really interesting and said a lot about his character when he didn't :O)
(and I really hate the name Tegwin XD; it sounds like Hedwig)
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...did that even make sense? maybe it sounded better in my head... o_o
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He was being a very rude little boy, in other words XD
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;_;
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Thank you so very very much. Take as much time as yah need. School and work are a bit more important. ^^ <3