What a dumb way to give the code! In reverse order, starting from the ones place...
The guard lets us in, but Rinoa stops us before entering. She asks if our contract is still on, which it is. She then asks us not to leave her in the house. The whole group will be in a meeting room, waiting for the general. We've been waiting for a long time, and everyone's getting antsy, except for Irvine. He's being annoying by sitting in the general's chair with his feet on the desk. Great houseguest, fella. Rinoa ends up getting fed up and goes to look for someone. Before leaving, she tells us this is her house. The rest of the team is now concerned we've gotten involved in a family squabble.
Just as Rinoa leaves, General Calloway enters. Did they not pass each other in the hall? He informs us his daughter is, indeed, an anti imperialist. Regardless, he doesn't want her involved in this because she doesn't have the training SeeDs do. As clients, Squall is fine with this. At this point, we all leave the building to confirm the plan without Rinoa.
En route, Calloway tells us things, but I kept wondering why he's saying all of this in public. I'm pretty sure Squall thought to himself if it's okay to question his employer. For example, why is the general trying to overthrow his government! We'll walk to the Presidential Palace, and Deling City suddenly stops for him. The plan is: Edea, the Sorceress, has a parade planned. Her float will take her under the Arc de Triumph, which is when our strategy begins. One team will lower the gates of the Arc, trapping the target. At this point, Sniper Team will shoot her. There are several holes here, but I'll get to them later. At this point, we separate and have free time until we want to begin. I used this time to learn a few refine and junction skills for Siren, Diablos, and Brothers. The beach near Dollet has three fish for nine AP! I now have a lot of Meltdowns and Tornados!
Back at the manor, we'll start. Squall splits up the team, with him going with Irvine as the Sniper Team. The others will be Arc Team, which Q is in charge of. Sniper Team heads out, but Arc Team tarries. Suddenly, Rinoa enters the room with a thing. It's an Odine brand anti magic armlet. Rinoa wants to give it to Edea to weaken her, but Q yells because Rinoa has no actual plan to get it to her. Rinoa gets upset because she's left out, and Arc Team catches up to Fury. Everyone takes their spots, but Q is feeling remorseful. Was she too harsh? The answer is no, but she wants to apologize anyway. Arc Team leaves their mark.
Fury tells his daughter this is for the best, and she blows him off. Rinoa hears a beeping, which means he's locking the door. What a stupid door mechanic. Rinoa rushes out just as Arc enters. Did they not pass each other in the hall? The door closes, and we're locked in. They see the parade start, so they assume this is a spy movie and there's a secret exit. There is! Pick up a glass off the shelve near the door and put it in the statue's hand. We're now in the sewer!
We cut to Rinoa, beginning her plan. She slowly climbs a makeshift scaffolding made from boxes and crates to break time and space. How'd she get behind Edea? How'd she enter the grounds anyway! Rinoa speaks to Edea and tells her she's Calloway's daughter and has a gift for her as a welcome to the government present. Edea doesn't care. She telepathically lifts Rinoa and causes her to pass out. Edea walks to a pedestal to speak to the crowd. She calls them vermin and dumb, and everyone loves her. She then kills Deling to prove she's in charge now. Rinoa is behind her for all this, but she moves like a zombie now. Edea walks away and says she's going to end this with a sacrifice. An iguana statue on the Arc becomes real, runs towards the palace, and two of them attack Rinoa. Squall and Irvine want to help, but how do they get in? The parade starts, and they can now enter the grounds. They try to keep a low profile, and they're totally, 100 percent inconspicuous. I knew they were there, but I couldn't see them. Great plan! *wink wink* As they ninja walk passed the float, we see Seifer is alive and well, working for Edea. Sniper Team climbs the same way as Rinoa and finds her being attacked! Draw Carbuncle before killing them. I don't know their attack patterns, but I get that new GF. Summoning Carbuncle will give your team the Reflect status, so I might use him occasionally. Maybe.
Rinoa is fine but scared. A fact she repeats a lot. Squall promises he'll stay next to her, and they proceed to the sniper point. Irvine picks up the gun and goes to take his place. He got quiet all of a sudden. Squall tells Rinoa Seifer is alive, but they might have to fight him if Irvine fails. Rinoa is conflicted but understands. Squall walks to Irvine, and he's freaking out. Irvine suddenly has self doubt. He says he always chokes and doesn't think he can do it. Oh boy...
We jump to Arc Team, and they have to walk through the sewers. With Enc-None on, it's fast and simple. Without it, this is the second worst dungeon in the game. Remember that you can climb on waterwheels, and several bars are actually doors. They'll climb a ladder that takes them inside the Arc. Happenstance! It's just in time, too, as Edea is in position. Q flips the switch, and now it's up to Irvine.
Squall manages to encourage the terrible cowboy by telling him to think it's a signal. It works, but Irvine's bullet is easily blocked. Why did they think this would work? For starters, Irvine is shooting into the back of the float? He has no shot. Who designed this crap?
Anyway, Squall jumps into action. There's fighting happening on the roads for some reason, so Squall steals a car. He climbs the back of the float, but we're warped to the front of it. How did this get passed QA? Seifer is waiting for us, but my Tornado junctioned strength attack one shot him. I'm glad he's the Sorceress's Knight, though. Irvine and Rinoa catch up to fight Edea, who's only slightly tougher. Carbuncle would have been wise. In a CGI scene, Edea summons a giant ice spike and throws it at Squall, piercing his chest. He falls to the ground, and Rinoa lets out an ear shattering scream as we're asked to insert disk two.
The worst part of this game happens tomorrow.
What is space in this world? What's the deal with teleporting around to set up a scene. Add a door and learn the layout of buildings!
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