[On a borrowed radio]

[greennotgold]

Is somebody named Yuffie available? I have a message from Mr. Valentine.

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[optionalbadass.livejournal.com]

[ after a moment of static as she grabs the nearest radio ]

Huh? Hey, repeat that! From Vincent?

[greennotgold]

Uh-huh! Are you Yuffie? There's... someone here who's helping us communicate. Me and Mr. Valentine I mean.

[optionalbadass.livejournal.com]

So he's here? Can I talk to h-

- uh, I guess you have that message, dont'cha. Go on!

[greennotgold]

Well-- he wanted me to tell you he's okay. That... that's all. [Sounds kind of sheepish.]

I could bring the radio to him, though!

[optionalbadass.livejournal.com]

Y-you mean that's it? 'He's okay'? Oh, I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind. You bet I want to talk to him.

[greennotgold]

A-all right! I'll go get him right now.

[fff HERE VINCENT]

[optionalwangst.livejournal.com]

[a bit of fumbling as the radio's handed off]

...what else do you want me to say?

[optionalbadass.livejournal.com]

[ moment of silence, and then... ]

What else? You're kidding, right? I mean, that was the suckiest message from beyond the grave ever, you jerk. You, Vincent Valentine, fail as a zombie. There were thousands of things cooler than 'I'm okay'. Hundreds of thousands.

[ stops for breath ]

You are okay, though. Yeah?

[optionalwangst.livejournal.com]

I could have made a will declaring all of your stuff be handed off to the needy. But I'm too nice for that.

...

...for a level of 'okay', anyway. I don't have much time left, I think.

[optionalbadass.livejournal.com]

[ ... okay that was a little upsetting. WILL STAY STRONG B| ]

That is not how wills work, Vince. Not at all. Gawd, I don't even have any stuff here for you to steal, so your plan was fundamentally flawed.

Hey, uh. How long do you have left? I wouldn't want to keep you from the huge list of friends you still need to leave stupid messages for or anything, but-

[optionalwangst.livejournal.com]

[does he sound a little happy here?] I bet Sephiroth's still got your knife. It's a start.

...I never meant to die, alright? It just happened.

*has 'borrowed' a radio*

[godamongmortals.livejournal.com]

Actually, Tagruato seem to have taken the weapons I've acquired.

Vincent Valentine, what the hell is going on?

[optionalbadass.livejournal.com]

You! You lost my knife?

[godamongmortals.livejournal.com]

I said the company took it - and it was mine to begin with anyway. You think I would have lost it or given it to them willingly? All I had on me when I woke was my clothes and- [breaks off, not wanting to reveal he has Lucrecia's ribbon. Not that it's any of Yuffie's business.]

[optionalbadass.livejournal.com]

[ everything is Yuffie's business. EVERYTHING. Especially what items people have. 8| ]

That sucks. You suck. If I didn't have a weapon right now I'd come over th- waitasec. Your clothes and...? No holding out! We're all on the same side now.

[godamongmortals.livejournal.com]

[Sephiroth will never be convinced of that. Ever.]

It's none of business what I have. It is of little importance to you or anyone else on this ship. Except Valentine...

[optionalwangst.livejournal.com]

I've been dragged back from hell. Again.

yeah she's basically just talking over them.

[optionalbadass.livejournal.com]

- you've only got a few minutes to talk to people and you're wasting it making no sense? Stop that!

[optionalwangst.livejournal.com]

Fine.

Apparently, I'm being channeled by Maya Fey. I'm not sure how much time has passed since I was attacked, but you also owe me an explaination as to why I'm on a boat and what they're doing to you.

[godamongmortals.livejournal.com]

Valentine, you make no sense. How am I talking to you? I saw you die!

[optionalwangst.livejournal.com]

This is just a temporary state. I did die.

[optionalbadass.livejournal.com]

[ actually manages a jaunty laugh ] I guess if this is the moment of truth, I should probably own up about that being Sephiroth's knife, huh. Gotcha!

[ ... 'it just happened' ... ]

Is- is that meant to be comforting? You're so weird. Like I'd think you died on purpose or something. Because I didn't. I mean, um. I don't always get what you're going on about, and you're also really creepy sometimes, but you're not that dumb. I guess.

[optionalwangst.livejournal.com]

Everyone back home would be impressed, I'd give you that.

I'd figure I'd let you know before I left. And you started believing whatever Sephiroth said.

...are you calling me dumb, Yuffie?

[optionalbadass.livejournal.com]

Yeah, because I believed him all the time. Give- Give the Great Ninja Yuffie some credit, okay?

- Nyeheh, sure am. But that's okay, you have me to think for you. You don't need to worry about all that.

[optionalwangst.livejournal.com]

I suppose I'm not in a position to argue.