En restant à distance de Gracelyn, Xerox pouvait entendre Duncan/Shecan derrière lui/elle appeler "X-Xerox, tu es un putain de génie!". Il/elle a répondu, "Merci!". Courir, il/elle a remarqué qu'une nana chauve sortait des toilettes. Très probablement Ramses. Pendant un moment, Xerox évitait beaucoup de gens.

Au cours du briefing, un certain nombre de personnes ont tiré sur des poignards à Xerox, qui ont essayé de rire. Rue a été jeté au début, avant de reconnaître son parfum. Secouant la tête, Rue a demandé pourquoi il ferait ça et l'a laissé aller aussi loin. Xerox n'avait aucun moyen de répondre. Duncan/Shecan a ensuite commencé à débriefer la mission. Trois équipes, et Xerox se dirigeait vers Deling City. Alors, c'est l'heure pour le grand, hein.
Il semblait qu'à travers que la radio craignait à la vie, et qu'il y avait un autre groupe qui allait venir les soutenir. Beaucoup de gens dans cette mission maintenant. Xerox remarque dans son esprit, Rue fait la même remarque, pas que les autres peuvent le comprendre. Il y avait une chose qui a été dit cependant, que Xerox ne permettrait pas vraiment de glisser. Il/elle devrait en parler à Duncan/Shecan plus tard. Pourquoi était-il le scientifique fou et non Xerox? Ça n'avait aucun sens pour lui. On lui a dit d'emballer, il n'y avait rien que Xerox ait besoin d'emballer. Il adorait la capacité que son GF lui a donnée, ce qui facilite le voyage.

Des promenades occasionnelles dans la ville, Xerox et Rue ont pris quelques-unes des attractions. C'était différent de ce à quoi il était habitué, puisqu'il n'est jamais allé dans aucune ville. Le début de sa vie a été à Shumi Village, et la plupart de sa vie a été à Garden. C'était donc une expérience intéressante. Avant d'être parti, il avait fait des réparations et des améliorations à sa travée. Après avoir remarqué la diffusion de la vidéosurveillance, Xerox a remarqué de nombreux visages familiers, ainsi que son visage original et son labo. Un certain nombre d'entre eux ont été touchés par ma dernière invention, le faisceau Transex, donc ils devraient être en sécurité. Oh, mon labo, je pense que je devrais le ranger pour l'instant. Il était difficile de penser à un bon nom pour elle, il a été soumis à changer à l'avenir. Enlevant le manteau du labo, il l'a déposé, et l'a laissé disparaître. Vraiment, c'était juste en train d'être stocké, dans son SSE.
Rue en a fait mention, que Xerox ne pouvait pas faire cela avant. Il avait besoin d'atteindre l'intérieur pour saisir et mettre des choses dans l'espace. Il a besoin d'un lien direct. Il semblait que l'espace où il pouvait décharger et charger des choses depuis et dans l'espace se développait.
Les gardes étaient incompétents, en enfer, ils ont même essayé de flirter avec lui. Dire qu'il avait un joli Moomba, et tout. Xerox a décidé de l'utiliser à son avantage, de demander de l'aide, et de chercher un peu impuissant. Après les avoir fait acheter beaucoup de nouveaux équipements pour lui, et le guidant à la gare. Remerciant les idiots incompétents, il a attendu qu'ils partent avant de ranger son nouvel équipement. Doux, nouveaux outils, et quelques pièces intéressantes. J'arrive pas à croire qu'ils aient cru que quelqu'un de fragile pouvait être mécanicien. Bien que, j'avais toutes les connaissances, donc cela a probablement aidé.
Alors qu'il était sur le point d'entrer dans la voiture C, Xerox a remarqué Duncan, fumant à l'entrée. "Hé, j'ai une question. Qu'est-ce que c'était que d'être un scientifique fou?" La hauteur plus élevée de Xerox femelle était encore inconfortable pour Xerox. Ce n'était pas bien quand on parlait. Néanmoins, il s'y habituait un peu. En regardant le nouveau corps de Duncan, il a remarqué que Duncan avait un rack assez grand. En regardant les siens, il a deviné, peut-être moyen? Il se demande ce qui a causé cette disparité. Quels sont les facteurs en jeu? Il ne se souciait pas vraiment de la taille, il s'intéressait à la science, et les raisons. Il n'a cependant pas laissé son esprit errer, ils devaient encore être en alerte pour l'instant. Rue recouvrait son nez, irrité par l'odeur du tabac.
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).