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

[zodiac_brave]

"I...think so?" Ramza was still uncertain about the whole affair with the Rift and the girl they had spoken with there. But he had a feeling she knew more than she had been willing to part with before. The plan was flimsy at best, and likely more dangerous than it was worth, but it was the only way Ramza figured they even had a chance.

"Well, we certainly cannot give up searching for some sort of solution. But we can do it, all of us together." Without doing something like 'becoming a God' or destroying all of existence.

[neverfirstclass]

Cloud was more referring to the incident in the lab with the crystal creatures that had killed Sephiroth and Vincent. He didn't know everything about what was going on there and what caused it felt like a simple jump of logic to put the two points together based on what he remembered seeing.

That was of course assuming any of the vision can be trusted.

But he had faith in Ramza, and he gave the other Hero a tight smile and a short nod. There wasn't much more to be said on the matter without them going around in circles.