Soulagé, Xerox a eu une forte respiration. Quelques autres pouvaient être entendus parmi le silence.  C'est fini? était la première pensée. Xerox a appuyé ses lunettes, confirmant l'état des implants, n'est plus fonctionnel. Le silence a été brisé par Duncan. Ex... équipe de traction, donc... toi Xerox. Ramenez-le. Chargez les blessés et... les morts aussi. Kein est guérisseur, il les maintiendra. Sa voix devint lentement plus forte alors qu'il parlait, comme si donner des ordres rétablissait lentement son esprit confus. « Les autres, fouillez la zone, tout ce qui a de la valeur, tapez-la. Et Jake, fais ton truc, le bureau est à toi.
Xerox a répondu par un simple 'Oui monsieur'. Passons à l'Eika "Ça va? Tu n'as pas besoin de te pousser toi-même. Eika a dit : "Désolé de ne pas pouvoir venir plus tôt. Et euh. Personne ne sauve le médecin et peut-être que l'homme à la sortie sait que je suis parti. Qu'est-ce qui se passait exactement et... qu'est-ce qui est arrivé à tout le monde?...Est-ce que j'étais trop tard pour arrêter tout ça?...»
Je regarde autour de moi, Xerox soupira. « Eh bien, si vous parlez de ceux de la classe qui ont obtenu leur diplôme, les autres semblent avoir fait d'autres missions ou quelque chose, je n'ai pas été en mesure de les voir autour. Jusqu'ici, c'est toi, moi, Kein et Syrus. Mais Syrus a pris un gros coup, donc il pourrait être en dehors de ça pendant un moment. Si vous parlez de tout le monde dans cette équipe construite par Duncan, un certain nombre d'entre eux sont de retour au camp de base. Une petite équipe a été sélectionnée pour cette capture, mais... nous avons perdu quelques bonnes personnes, mais, néanmoins, vous n'étiez pas trop tard. Tu nous as vraiment sauvés là-bas pendant qu'on était dans le pétrin. J'ai pu trouver le point faible, et bien que je ne sois pas le leader, j'ai émis un ordre que vous avez écouté. Je suis reconnaissante que tu sois arrivé ici quand tu l'as fait. Tu as fait de ton mieux, tu devrais te reposer. Tu as vraiment aidé tout le monde. Il y a probablement moins de morts grâce à toi." Il lui a fait un discours, il n'était pas sûr de ce qu'elle voulait entendre, et il a fait de son mieux pour la réconforter. La meilleure personne pour cela serait Duncan, mais il semblait être en quelque sorte d'éviter Eika.
En passant par ses actions, il avait des Cures qu'il pouvait utiliser pour l'aider, au moins un peu. "Cure", a appelé Xerox, appelant son stock paramagique de Cure à utiliser. Une lueur verte entourait Eika, la laissant sentir le paramagique apaisant. "Pensez que vous pouvez rester debout? Tu devrais demander à Kein de te regarder pour t'aider. Duncan peut peut-être t'emmener, j'ai besoin d'avoir la cible et les blessés." Xerox a demandé, prêtant un coup de main à Eika pour l'aider à se tenir debout.
Peu importe si elle se tenait ou non, ou si elle prenait la main ou non, après un moment, il l'a laissée avec les mots : « Tu as fait de ton mieux, et tu as fait un excellent travail. Reposez-vous bien mérités." Partir, Xerox s'est approché du corps de Wiggs. En supposant la procédure appropriée pour soulever des objets lourds sans les forcer, il a essayé de soulever Wiggs.
- C'est quoi, ça?
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Après quelques instants, il était évident que Wiggs était trop lourd avec tous ces implants pour être déplacé par même un groupe de personnes, encore moins Xerox lui-même. Obtention d'un long poteau, Xerox a utilisé un certain levier pour obtenir Wiggs de lever légèrement du sol. Ensuite, il a monté un chariot en utilisant son ESS et a réussi à faire monter Wiggs dessus. Heureusement, c'était un chariot adapté aux mechas, donc il a pu supporter le poids de Wiggs. Une dernière fois, Xerox a pu confirmer que les implants n'étaient pas réparés. En toute honnêteté, il voulait extraire les implants et les vérifier, cependant, il y avait une chance de tuer Wiggs dans le processus. Ce serait un gaspillage, compte tenu de tous les efforts qu'ils ont déployés pour le capturer.
Une fois qu'il a eu Wiggs sur le chariot, il est allé et a obtenu le SeeD blessé, comme Syrus et Freya, sur un chariot à côté de Wiggs. En ce qui concerne la personne avec le faux qui les avait aidés lors de l'examen SeeD, Jéricho, Xerox a demandé de l'aide. "Pouvez-vous m'aider à rassembler le reste? Je vais commencer à me diriger vers qui j'ai maintenant. Espérant qu'il obtiendrait cette aide, Xerox a traîné les chariots vers le véhicule d'extraction. Bien que sur un chariot, Wiggs était encore assez difficile à transporter.
Kein et les autres avaient les yeux ouverts à la taille de l'homme, et le poids pur. L'équipe a eu du mal à l'amener dans le véhicule. "Woah, qu'est-ce qu'il est, un géant? C'est pas vrai. Syrus, Freya. Je ferais mieux de m'en occuper! Kein a parlé. Même s'il était frénétique, il était un bon guérisseur, Xerox le savait beaucoup au moins. "Je vais chercher l'autre blessé et... décédé. Nous déménagerons probablement après avoir pris quelque chose d'utile et Jake fait tout ce qu'il a besoin de faire. Xerox est retourné à l'endroit où se trouvaient les autres.
Name: Jake Firesong
Age: 19 (SeeD from the age of 18)
Gender:Male
Appearance: ![](
Jake does not typically have a very tidy appearance, shirts not fully buttoned, ties worn loosely. He has messy medium brown hair (as per the picture) and cat-like green eyes. His usual attire is similar to that pictured a scruffy suit under which is thin patches of leather to act as armour.
Nationality: Galbadian (Adopted)
Trained At: Galbadia
Weapon/Combat Style: Jake considers his fighting style a somewhat Jack-of-all-trades, even though to call him that would be a compliment. He has experience in using long swords, daggers and crossbows. Jake didn't adapt well with the evolution of weaponry and never got to grips with likes of gun-blades and rifles. Which weapon he takes on a mission would usually determine his style though he favours speed and accuracy over power and defensiveness. His lack of having a training partner is clearly reflected when fighting humanoid opponents as he lacks the ability to read his enemy, something he has grown adapted to whilst fighting monsters alone.
Biography: When Jake was sent to be enrolled and Boarded at Galbadia Garden it was a wake up call, he was sent there after being a persisting problem for the family that adopted him in order to 'teach' him 'to respect authority'. Beginning his studies at the age of 10 he showed average academic performance at best and was in no way seen as being a 'Star Pupil'. It was only when he started his training that he started to show a glimmer of hope and a spark of natural talent, his ability to strike targets with near-perfect (for his age) accuracy was a sight that was unexpected by the staff of Galbadia. His academics were adjusted accordingly and Jake spent more time training and studying combat and weapons allowing him to finally excel at something. His attitude towards had taken some work but they'd eventually got it out of him there was only one problem that persisted for years, Jake was unable to form a bond, or pact with a Guardian Force.
This was troubling for staff as it was seen almost a necessity for anyone seeking to go for SeeD candidacy. So they continued to try, and they continued to fail to find a Guardian Force that would bond with Jake. Thus came about a unique event that lead to Jake's first success summoning. Jake once had a training partner and due to his natural talent his partner was an older candidate, they were renowned for being well matched allowing them to go at it with their full potentials knowing when to draw the line. Just like the training arena in Balamb however, this too housed wild monsters and whilst training deep within the grounds to avoid alarming younger classmates the pair were ambushed. The older student was unable to hold everything back with his powers alone so without the aid of magic, or a GF to protect him Jake stood his ground.
Two weeks later, Jake regained stable conciousness, by the next day he was summoned to the headmaster office where he was 'de-briefed'. The official report would claim that Jake was badly injured in the fight and his training partner had taken him to the safety of the infirmary for treatment, this injury was sustained whilst training due to 'poor judgement'. Officially, Jake's training partner would be blamed but so long as he 'stayed silent' he'd remain on the SeeD candidacy to which he had agreed. They informed Jake that the injuries he sustained from the monsters had put him on the brink of conciousness when 'a cloaked figure appeared and cut down the creatures one by one before disappearing' Jake had been found in a comatose state following from it. Apparently this was a Guardian Force but, it hadn't bonded to Jake... more it had latched itself onto him. Jake was told that 'officially' he would still be classed as unable to use a Guardian Force due to this particular ones nature.
When Jake turned 17 he was recommended for SeeD candidacy which caused uproar amongst some students due to his inability to bond with a GF. The staff acknowledged their comments and advised that Jake was being put forward due to combat prowess and knowledge. Most students disagreed, and this didn't help Jake in making any friends in his run up to be a SeeD, he had no training partner and no one wanted to work with him. During the test Jake was forced to call on his GF to aid his squads withdrawal, when students made claims of what they saw it was met with strong denial from Galbadia Garden staff where they were reminded that Jake was unable to use one... (I'd write more but I have to stop somewhere, otherwise I'll just keep going >.<)
Personality: Jake began to come out of his shell when he attended Galbadia Garden, but quickly returned to his anti-social ways and he refuses to talk about his ability / inability to use a GF. Jake treats his friends in a strange manner in that if he feels a relationship is getting close he will push the other person away. He prefers to work alone and usually requests solo assignments, or assignments with minimal support members. Although he respects other SeeD's and the Garden Staff he has a general lack of appreciation for any other type of authority
GF: Kensei
Appearance: ![](
Kensei is very much humanoid in appearance a heavy long robe hangs over a figure, the opening in the hood where there'd usually be a face is nought but a hollow void. The cloak is very similar to the picture shown, but white in colour. Kensei wields a two handed blade but swings the weapon at a surprising flourished speed.
Elemental Affinity: Kensei is non-elemental and darkness affinity.
Additional information: Unlike traditional GF's Kensei does not diminish a persons memory over time. Instead Kensei takes payment in the form of the casters life force making them weaker dependent on how much power they wish for him to use. This dangerous effect is why Galbadia Garden works to keep its existence hidden. Not only is it a valuable asset but in the wrong hands could be used as a devastating weapon.
Limit Break: Jake has two limit breaks both of which are GF related. The unique qualities of his particular Guardian Force dictates whether he has access to both or only one. In health critical situations Jake is able to weaken his Guardian Force in order to strengthen himself this limit break is known as 'reimbursement' as it's the opposite effect to what the GF has which requires 'payment'.
The second limit break is known as 'Payment waived'. Jake does not know much about the effects himself or what triggers it but Kensei, in these situations will act with great power without the requirement of any sort of payment. Jake theorises that this is likely linked to a desperate situation, but doesn't necessarily mean it will happen during a life or death scenario.
Junctions: J-Atk, J-HP, AGI +20. Kensei's effects are determined by how much 'payment' he receives when called upon his nature is similar to that of a body guard in which, although harming them, his main focus is protecting the caster.
Abilities: Aside from the normal abilities Jake can use Mug/Steal & Darkness (Self damaging move to deal heavy damage to an opponent).