A foreigner's journey

Midgar in 2007 was as peaceful as ever.

Today is Wednesday, Seventh Heaven’s day off.

In the bar hall of Seventh Heaven, the ceiling fan is turning slowly to keep the air flowing and a little cool in the room.

The decoration in the bar has changed a lot compared to a few years ago. First, the back kitchen was converted into a warehouse, and the new small stove was moved directly behind the bar. There is one less pinball machine in the lobby, replaced by a private slot machine that is not open to the public (it has a note prohibiting minors from approaching it). In fact, this slot machine is the entrance mechanism to the lower basement. Then the TV was replaced with a newer model, several memo notes were posted on the refrigerator, and there were many more vases filled with flowers as decorations in the hall and lounge.

Jesse sat on the bar stool in front of the bar, resting his hands on the bar to support his oval face, watching Tifa busy behind the bar in boredom.

Compared to her immature appearance five years ago, Tifa now possesses both the vitality of a girl and the gentleness of a mature woman. Her slender and strong waist and abdomen outline a clear vest line, and her strong, slender legs are exposed at the hem of her short skirt. Wrapped in black knee-high socks, the whole person exudes amazing charm every moment.

"Your bust gets bigger every year. Did Heather secretly give you some nutritional supplements?" Seeing no one around, Jesse asked Tifa in a low voice.

"Really, you have to ask this question so many times every year that nothing like this happens."

Tifa is not as easy to blush and shy as she was a few years ago. After adapting to Jesse's driving rhythm, she even has the time to retaliate and joke:

"Last month you said you wanted to find a handsome boyfriend. Do you have any idea? Biggs is stable and reliable, so why not choose him?"

Jesse waved his hand: "Forget it, I'm a good-looking person. If you're not the super handsome type, you won't be able to attract me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been an actor for so long without having a relationship."

Tifa smiled and shook her head slightly, placed the cleaned cups neatly in the cupboard, then picked up another clean rag and started wiping the bar: "Raise your arms."

"Oh." Jesse leaned back, folded his arms in front of him and continued to talk to himself:

"Biggs is indeed a very nice person, but there is always a slight difference in appearance. Sometimes there is just a slight difference between friendship and love."

While wiping the bar, Tifa looked at Jesse and asked with a smile: "Only looking good? No other requirements?"

Jesse shrugged his shoulders: "Appearance is the first priority, and of course other things should also be considered, such as character, strength, financial resources, etc. But if you think about it carefully, strength and financial resources don't actually matter. I am willing to start from scratch with my boyfriend. Let's work together to build a warm family from the beginning, and we don't mind protecting our future boyfriend. But after all, our character must be good, and our personality must be particularly reliable. Hmm... Thinking about it this way, Heather is actually a good fit? "

Tifa's movement of wiping the table froze, and she quickly said: "No, no, I can't impress you in terms of appearance, senior brother. Think about it differently. How about Weiji?"

A teasing smile appeared on Jesse's face: "Oh? Are you so eager to eliminate all risk factors? Don't worry, although Heather is indeed very reliable, powerful and rich, looks are a direct sentence of death, and I definitely don't I will compete with you for your boyfriend, don’t worry.”

"Boyfriend or something..." Tifa's face turned slightly red, then her expression dimmed, she lowered her head and continued to wipe the bar, muttering in a low voice: "They are not boyfriend and girlfriend at all..."

Seeing the look of his best friend, Jesse held Tifa's hand and asked with concern: "It's been five years, what are you two going to do?"

"...I don't know." Tifa slowly shook her head: "Senior brother only treats me as a junior sister who needs to be taken care of. I think... I want to wait a little longer."

"Idiot! If you wait any longer, it will be too late!"

Jesse angrily tapped Tifa's smooth forehead: "It's okay if there are no competitors. Biggs and I secretly followed Heather and saw the flower girl from a distance. She looked very cute and sweet. , the type that makes men involuntarily arouse the desire for protection. Do you want to give Heather up to someone else?"

In order to help Tifa check in, Jesse and Biggs risked being caught and beaten by Heather three years ago. They followed Tifa all the way to an abandoned church on the outskirts of the slums on Wufan Street, where they saw Tifa. France's rival - the flower girl named Alice.

It has to be said that Alice is not inferior to Tifa in terms of appearance. Although her figure is not on the same level, her slender figure coupled with her exquisite face can inspire men's protective and possessive desires. And the most important thing is that unlike Tifa, Alice is the cheerful and lively type who takes the initiative to attack.

That is to say, Heather, a pure-bred straight man with a cold style, would not take the fight at all. If it were another man, he would have been defeated by Alice's various combinations of punches.

I don't know if they are competing with each other, but Alice and Tifa know each other's existence, but they have never actually met each other, and they have never mentioned taking the initiative to meet.

Faced with Jesse's questioning, Tifa bit her lip and said nothing, just wiping the bar.

"Speaking of which, Heather went to the flower girl again?"

Seeing that Tifa was unwilling to talk about this matter, Jesse had no choice but to change the topic:

"Both Heather, Flower Girl, and you have been very mysterious in the past few years. What are you studying?"

Tifa clasped her hands together and apologized: "I'm sorry Jesse, my senior brother didn't let me say it, so I can't tell you."

Two years ago, she asked Heather if she could teach others to learn [Reading], but Heather voted down the idea.

At that time, Heather had not been able to prove to the planet the value and harmlessness of this new power system, and it was not suitable to bring in too many people. The specifics in this regard were not suitable to be explained to Tifa, so Heather was very domineering. It was rejected with [They don’t have that talent].

While Jesse and Tifa were chatting, the door of the bar was suddenly pushed open, and Heather, wearing a black trench coat, stepped in. His appearance has not changed at all compared to five years ago, except that his slightly curly black hair has become slightly longer.

"Let's talk about it for now, see you later~" Jesse was a little afraid of Heather for no reason, a little like the respect and fear a child has for a strict father or eldest brother in the family. Seeing that Heather was back, she was afraid that she would be accused of having nothing to do with Tifa, so she planned to take the opportunity to run away.

"Wait a minute."

Jesse said hello to Heather and wanted to slip away, but was stopped by Heather.

He handed the windbreaker that he took off to Tifa, and while adjusting the cuffs, he looked at Jesse and said, "Tell Barrett that those idiots from the Avalanche Club are looking for him, and they seem to have objections to your plan."

"Now that we've separated, what do those guys care about what we do?" Jesse shrugged nonchalantly, without the slightest reserve that a beautiful woman should have: "Our plan is the ultimate plan from [Original Xue Beng]. There is a plan that may impact and threaten Shinra Corporation."

"It doesn't matter, I've already brought it to you anyway. Also, don't always put your water purifier in the bar for sale. The style doesn't match the bar at all."

"I want you to take care of it! Tifa is willing to help me sell it on behalf of me. This is an important source of funds for our Avalanche branch! I'm leaving, Tifa!"

Jesse stuck out his tongue at Heather, waved to Tifa and quickly ran out of the bar hall.

Tifa smiled and waved her hand in the direction Jesse left, then looked at Heather with a worried tone: "Brother, are you talking about Barrett's plan..."

"It's a stupid plan, but it's also very straightforward."

Heather shook her head slightly: "It is indeed a plan obtained from [Original Avalanche]. The problem is that [Original Avalanche] had great strength at that time and was indeed capable of completing such a crazy plan. Barrett and the others How far can the [Avalanche Chapter] with two or three big cats and kittens complete this plan? Without Helmer as a brake, Barrett's Avalanche Chapter will only embark on a path of self-destruction."

Two years ago, the Avalanche organization in the Qifan Street slum was gradually growing and growing when it was raided by the Shinra Corporation. At that time, the meeting place was set up in the slums of Ichiban Street. Shinra Company sent helicopters and a large number of special forces troops to encircle and suppress the Avalanche members participating in the meeting at night. Helmer was shot several times and died during the raid to cover the members of the organization. He did not even have time to say his last words. Account.

Without the leader, the avalanche organization that had just improved once again collapsed. At this time, Barrett stepped forward to shoulder all the burdens and became the new Avalanche leader. With him as the center, the Avalanche organization gathered many talented people.

But gradually, two sounds appeared in the avalanche. One is Barrett's idea that the Shinra Company must pay its blood debt with blood. Only by hurting the Shinra Company can they stop harming the planet. In the process, even if there are casualties or even destroying Midgar, they will not hesitate; the other is One group plans to liberate Midgar from the hands of the Shinra Corporation. In the process, the safety of civilians and members of the organization must also be taken into consideration. For this reason, they hope to unite all trustworthy forces.

The differences between the two sides grew larger and larger, and the final result was that Barrett, Jesse, Biggs, and Weggie angrily left the Avalanche and called themselves the "Avalanche Chapter". Why a chapter? Because there are only a few of them, and there are many more members on the General Conference side.

Due to Heather's intervention, Tifa did not join Avalanche as she did in the original game. After all, she only longs for a stable and peaceful life. Even if she hates the Shinra Company in her heart, she does not want to participate in this kind of resistance war intertwined with blood and fire.

Heather didn't want Tifa to be too involved in this kind of thing, so she immediately changed the subject: "Stop cooking at noon, do you want to go to the station to buy something to eat?"

"Well, I haven't eaten Bafan steamed buns for a long time." Tifa nodded.

After Heather changed her coat, she and Tifa went out and walked towards the station. The place where he met Alice in the past few years was no longer the alley of Bafan Street, but the place recommended by Alice - an abandoned church on the outskirts of the slums on Wufan Street. There is Alice's secret base, where a lot of flowers are planted. Because there are occasionally Warcraft on the road, very few people go there.

In this way, Heather can go directly to and from Qifan Street and Wufan Street through the tunnel between the slums. She no longer has to take the train to the upper city and then spend a lot of time to transfer two trains to Wufan Street.

As the two were walking, they suddenly saw a crowd gathering near the station, seemingly watching.

"It's so pitiful. Is it because of Mozhu poisoning?"

"Shh, don't meddle in other people's business. Let's go."

"That sword looks dangerous..."

There were whispers among the crowd. Perhaps because the people being watched were dangerous, the gathered crowd began to disperse. Heather and Tifa glanced inside as they walked by, and Tifa suddenly screamed:

"Claude!?"

PS: The main story has officially begun. Can you guess what Aerith and Tifa's telekinesis abilities are?