Hidden Truth [Log]

[theendiswherewestartfrom]

What: A log for everyone to gain the information in the Hidden Truth video tape.
Where: The Observatory.

There had been a flurry of letters sent out from Jack and Chiaki, first to Zelda to ask to borrow the Observatory, and then to every Hero of Light, alerting them that they had uncovered some intelligence received in the Heran Empire before the Capital had fallen to Crystal, and that everyone needed to see it immediately.

Jack, Chiaki, and a few others brought in a screen connected to a machine that some would recognize as a VCR. "With our peace mission to the Imperial Capital over Christmas, we returned with a recording made on 20th-century Earth technology, the kind that doesn't have an analogue on Crystallis. It took us time to build a machine to be able to play it. This information comes from Kalki, recorded what appears to be years ago. We obtained it from the Imperial Spy, Jenni. As of right now, we still have no reason to believe that Kalki is alive. But this comes from her, and I apologize to everyone who might be upset by seeing her again."

With that, Jack plays the recording. He stands by the screen and repeats the words for everyone to hear, for those who cannot understand English. Since Kalki's first words are to explain why she is recording it this way, it makes sense why he has to do this. He keeps his own emotions in check throughout, until the explanation of the Bard song that everyone gets to hear. That seems to upset Jack.

Once the recording is over, Jack pauses. "We will need some help from any other English speakers to create a written transcript of the recording so that anyone can access this information at any time. The tape and player will remain here for any Heroes to review. We ask that you please be careful with the machine."

Finally, Jack sits down to let the room descend into the inevitable chaos.

Comments

[confidentia]

There was something admirable about stopping to consider the well-being of who were ultimately their adversaries, not to mention hopelessly optimistic. "Watching so many generations fail, she must have lost any hope that the solution could be anything different."

Following a longer pause, he returned to a question that the mention of the Guardian had sparked in his mind. As much as Cloud might have hoped to distance himself from the subject, it seemed like too important of a clue to be pushed aside.

"... When you spoke with Garland, what else did he tell you?"

[neverfirstclass]

Cloud thought back to that brief encounter, and as he did the memory came back with all the emotion of the moment. Chuckling, he rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment. "I had tried to approach him sneakily but he saw right through my lies. He didn't even seem surprised about who I was or that I was from the future. If anything he seemed annoyed at me for doing it."

Cloud looked at the floor as he thought about that day. He could have approached him directly. Or at least tried to push the point further instead of letting him walk away....not that there was much he could have done to stop him, he was sure.

"So it was just that, really; that he wouldn't be the same person in our time. I think he was trying to tell me that I shouldn't try to give him any sympathy. Or not to expect any from him. He was resigned to it."