"We actually had a surprising number of employees return, when the word went out. Mostly those who had no other skills or weren't hired by the WRO." Rufus shrugged. "But most did leave, yes. My company is blamed for much in the world today, and most of it was the fault of ShinRa Electric Power."

Even if it wasn't strictly his fault. He had just landed the presidency when the company and world was going to hell. Still, he would shoulder that blame if it made the Shinra name trusted again.