While the battle between Meteor and Holy wage on over Midgar, Reno and Rude are in the Shinra building. Rude takes the blame for being here, and the two talk about their partnership. As the building rocks, they trade sarcastic remarks about their predicament, and Rude walks over to a door. He kicks it at Reno and says it’s a gift: one more thrill. Apparently, they’re looking for a toolbox... Why?
Sometime later, all four Turks, including Reno and Rude, are with Rufus in Kalm. Rufus gives his men two orders. The first is to gather information, and the other is to find friends. Tseng and Elena go to Wall Market to gather info, and Reno and Rude go looking for whatever friends are in this scenario.
Reno and Rude wondered how they’d rebrand Shinra. If everyone blamed them for the world ending, what would happen to them? They came to Shinra HQ and saw it surrounded by civilians. Despite being blamed for everything, people still flocked to Shinra for help.
Tseng and Elena were harassed in the slums, so, to avoid confrontation, they got new clothes. They then went to where every good adventurer goes to start a quest, the bar. Most seats were taken, but they managed to find a few. Looking around the room, they saw a massive man taking an entire table for himself. Despite trying to do all she could, Elena couldn’t take her eyes off the man slumped over the table. Eventually, Tseng went to talk to the man. He remained silent. Tseng tried to shake the man, and, when he did, he felt a sticky black goo cling to his hand. The man was dead. It was the first known case of what would soon be called Geostigma.
Reno and Rude placed a sign telling people to go to the slums for aid outside Shinra HQ. I guess this is how the man who saved Denzel knew where to go.
Rufus is alone, injured, in Kalm. For the first time in a long time, he’s defenseless, with only a thin wall between him and those who wish to do him harm. As he lies there, the doorbell rings. It eventually becomes frantic before stopping, and the door begins to shake. Rude had reinforced it before leaving, and, whatever he did, it worked great. Sadly, windows are easy to break. Rufus then removes the safety of his concealed pistol.
Elena and Tseng are walking back to Kalm and notice how many people there are suddenly. They also discussed the bar and wondered about the sticky substance and panic it caused the patrons.
Reno and Rude talked about going to the Sector Five Plate tomorrow. That’s where Shinra employees live, as well as Miss Ruvi. It also contains a warehouse filled with Shinra weapons that, at the very least, they need to keep away from any potential mobs.
Rufus is talking to three men who forced their way into the house. One appears to be somewhat wealthy, in charge, and is thinking about killing Rufus. The President then tries to talk his way into living longer by telling the mob there are two types of people in this world: those who give orders and those who follow. Those who give orders are always blamed and killed. Those who follow always fail in their next plan, afterwards. Rufus then asks what they plan to do with the town and the influx of refugees they can’t help. The man in charge becomes rattled, and another, slightly more negotiable, takes the lead.
Reno and Rude are unable to get back into the house. There are too many people around and in the place. Many of whom are sick with Geostigma. When they got in, they found no sign of Rufus. Elena and Tseng show up and try to gain information on what happened. No one gives them anything of use.
Rufus thinks it’s been two weeks since he’s been in this room. He’s been fed and medically tended to, so it could be worse. The man who was the charge was named Mutton. Every now and then, Mutton would ask Rufus about his plan for rebuilding. Rufus told it line by line, for he feared being killed if he gave away his whole idea.
The Turks left Kalm and settled on the Sector Five Plate. One day, one of the warehouses storing Shinra goods was looted. The Turks managed to reach the building and questioned them, peacefully, about what’s going on. A young woman was in charge, and she said something to the effect that Shinra has started helping people rebuild and that she worked for a man known as Kylegate. Kylegate had to be a high ranking Shinra worker, probably military, as he knew the secret passcodes to get into the warehouses. I’m assuming he claimed to be the new Shinra or something to convince everyone. Regardless, Elena and Tseng allow them to take what they need, mostly construction equipment. The Turks asked them to leave behind some gas and cars for their use. The people did, and both aides parted mutually pleased.
That night, the Turks were woken up by Veld...
And when Veld shows up, I call it a night.
The story jumps around a lot, and it’s kinda annoying. Especially when Reno and Rude only get three lines. It all just seems too frantic and hard to follow. We’re about halfway through, and I’m sure everything will merge soon. I’ve never played Before Crisis, so I have no idea who Veld is. I wonder if Cissnei gets a cameo?
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