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[Horst is in his supah fine Victorian clothes, twirling his hat idly] Right. I guess I'll get this started.

[Throat clear. Kneel in front of the PCD.] The holidays are upon us and I have a parade to run. Cloud Strife, I'm on my knees asking you to come and have fun. If you're really good, I can see to it that Santa tosses a candy cane in your direction. It just won't be the same if you're not there, so please, come.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Mm. That and money. I don't suppose you've ever had any of that, either, though.

[You wouldn't think it'd be hard work to appear shallow, but man it is a full time job.]

[Voice]

[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

I was mercenary back home.

[Boy owns a villa in a beach side down, okay?]

[Voice]

[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Which means you also had loads of opportunity to meet beautiful women, but...nothing? Are you sure you know which way you swing?

[Voice]

[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

I had someone I was interested in.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[Horst blinks, and then laughs--but it's not his usual very obnoxious meant-to-piss-you-off way] You are an old man in a young man's body, you know that?

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

You have no idea how wrong you are.

[Voice]

[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Oh? Young men don't tend to take commitment seriously. Especially not when they stand a good chance of not getting caught misbehaving.

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

Guess I was brought up differently then.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Yes. As an old man rather than a young one. It's nice when we agree, isn't it?

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

No, I was taught to be respectful to women. There's nothing wrong with that.

[Voice]

[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

...So was I, that's not what I meant. You can be with several people without commitment, and still respect them.

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

I never said I hadn't been.

[Voice]

[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Oh? You do have a player's past, then? You must have started young.

[Voice]

[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

I went into the army at fourteen. [Then kind of... lost five years.]

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[You can't tell, but he nods softly] That...sounds like how my homeland is.

[Voice]

[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure you're army's not like ours.

[Voice]

[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

...I hope not. When did you get out?

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

I didn't. I was... taken by a scientist and used as an experiment.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Experiment...the mako?

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

Along with cells from a two thousand year old calamity.

[Why in the bloody hell is he telling you this, Horst?]

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[He's not sure but he's not complaining. Because he actually LIKES YOU it's a secret though.]

A calamity...? As in a tragic, huge event? The embodiment of it?

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

Closest thing to it.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Why would they do that? I understand demented, inhuman people do terrible things but--scientists usually have some sort of logic. However twisted.

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[mirroredecho.livejournal.com]

The company I worked for... wanted power. They generically altered human cells, adding mako and Jenova cells to them to make them stronger, faster, have more endurance.

They wanted to create the perfect SOLDIER.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[It's a common goal. It's one that Horst hates.]

I can't imagine that worked in their favor. ...Were you the only one they did this to...?