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Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice Fair

The sun is shining, the Mognet is working again, and the summer solstice fair is here! The WRO hopes to makes this an annual thing, but this is the first year they're doing it. Everything you could ever want from a fair is here and open to the public.

*Fair Rides: Ferris wheels, a mini rollercoaster, that thing that looks like an octopus and spins around--the WRO spared no expense to make sure everyone would have fun here today. There's even a gravity ride that takes you up to the top of a pole and then drops you!

*Food: So much food. So much unhealthy food. Funnel cakes, hot dogs, burgers, ice cream, you name it. And it's all fairly cheap too, since the WRO promised to pay for half of what the merchants sell!

*Carnival Games: And most of them aren't even rigged! The Gold Saucer donated games for the fair and there are so many games. There's your standard shooting games, some basketball games, a dunk tank, hoop tosses, you name it. A few are rigged, though, so buy beware! There's also a few card tables set up in a tent for those who like their games a little less wild.

*Speed Dating: ...yeah, the WRO has no idea. This came with the Gold Saucer stuff, along with a Cait Sith and Moogle mascot pair that will coax anyone they can into sitting down and participating.

*Job Fair: With the influx of new arrivals, both native and Streamers, some employers see a golden opportunity to get some jobs filled! In one corner of the fair is another, mini-fair fill with tables and presentations on various workplaces: the WRO, ShinRa Tech, the volunteer emergency services of Edge, and the Highwind Air Taxi Service, just to name a few. Anyone of working age is welcome to wander in and have a look around.

Of course, the fair is taking up the entire center of Edge, so there's lots more to see and do!

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"Pointed ears?" That got Reno's attention. Vincent wasn't one to lie or joke around, at least not with the Turks. There had been a lot of strange people coming out of Mideel who qualified as "Streamers" -- and if there really were two Clouds and two Zacks, it meant the Lifestream was accessing other universes or something else weird. Doubles of people didn't exist normally. And people with pointed ears weren't usually from Gaia.

"Who was that?" he asked.

"Liadrin, she said her name was."

There was a distinct disinterest in his tone. He didn't think the pointed ear girl was a threat. There were bigger potential risks that could crawl out of the Lifestream that he was more concerned with.

"What have you all figured out about Mideel so far?"

He kept the question casual. Just two people discussing current events.

Liadrin... No, Reno wasn't immediately jumping to threat conclusion. But he was intrigued.

He smirked, though, and chuckled at Vincent's question. "You think I can just tell you that, Valentine? With an investigation still ongoing?" He shook his head and shoved his hands in his pockets.

"Then again, yer Team Cloud, so -- guess you might be a little special."

Reno was always smarter than he looked. Vincent found it disappointing he put out such a flippant attitude. He could put of a better image, but perhaps it was part of it. The unexpected weapon of the Turks.

Sort of. This was Reno...

"Team Cloud." His voice was a bit flat. Vincent was hardly a team player, though Cloud was an exception. "I would appreciate any information."

It seemed to serve Reno well. Either people feared him, or underestimated him in their expectation of his incompetence. Both worked in his favor.

And he'd done just fine until... well. It wasn't entirely Cloud's fault. But it didn't help. Still, now that the world was not in immediate crisis again, Reno could give Cloud the respect the younger man deserved. Neither of them were in a good position back then; Cloud and his friends had still managed to save the world. Reno, and everyone at Shinra, knew it.

He rubbed the back of his neck as he looked Vincent over. "Just between us," he began with a look that made it clear it wasn't a request. "As you might've already guessed, not all these Streamers are from Gaia -- not even, like, way in the past or way in the future. They can't be."

Vincent slowly turned his head to look at Reno. He was silent for a long... long few moments before finally answering.

"Just between us." He leans in slightly closer, to commit to the idea that this was just one big secret. "Its very obvious not all of these Streamers are from Gaia."

He leans back, looking back out over the crowd.

"I've seen pointed ears and earlier an ape wearing glasses. I believe its very fair to say some are not from Gaia. The more pressing concern I have outside of that is that there are people who were dead before walking around as well."

Reno rolled his eyes. "You don't think, with what Hojo's done, we couldn't have apes in glasses in a few centuries?"

Still, it was weird. He shook his head.

"Look, obviously the Lifestream has greater potential than anyone thought. I mean, linking worlds? Parallel universes? That's huge!" His shoulders sagged. "The dead people, I'll admit, are kinda weird. I dunno if it's purging or..."

Or what?

"I dunno," he said again. "But if yer thinkin' about Sephiroth, trust me, you ain't the only one considerin' that possibility. I'll take the ape in glasses over that, thanks."

Vincent wondered if Reno listened to his own words when he spoke them since the ginger Turk acknowledged the ape in glasses would most likely not be a thing for a few centuries though....

"I suppose you're right, considering Rude..."

He glances side long at Reno, brow furrowing slightly. Yes, it was a shock that the Lifestream was as far reaching as this. It brought along many risks, including strange beasts from other worlds that could possibly be worse than the ones living in their own.

"I am thinking about Sephiroth, but also about the ape in glasses possibly tearing the heads off of innocent people, or someone that looks innocent and normal turning out to be worse than the Meteor."

It was all a risk. In fact...

He turns, facing away from the crowd so he can look Reno more solidly in the face.

"What if Rufus ShinRa walks out of that Lifestream, but he's not your's. How easily could he assume his identity? Or another one of you or Tseng or Reeve? Anyone in a position of power?"

Especially Reeve, considering the man was overseeing the WRO and the issue with the Lifestream.

"Every Streamer I see is a potential danger, regardless of who's face they have. What if Aerith was the problem in another world and not Sephiroth?"

"Memories? Mannerisms? I think I'd know who the hell Rufus is, an' I sure as hell would think my people would know me!"

Reno's eyes narrowed. "If yer so worried about everyone bein' a threat, why don't you do something about it? Because no matter what Shinra is tryna' do to help, we get shit on, right?" He scoffed and shook his head. "So unless you got any real suggestions, Vincent, you can keep the obvious to yerself."

"Naive thinking." Vincent thought the worst of every situation. It wasn't safe, they shouldn't expect it to be. Someone could act exactly the same but have a different moral compass.

"Be cautious. And I would quite enjoy doing something about it, but the WRO has a lock on the Lifestream. I need access."

He reaches out, poking Reno's shoulder with a sharp gold finger.

"Talk to your boss. Get me access to the Lifestream. Get me access to what files you have on the Lifestream. Your company mined Mako, you should have data. Even if its scraps."

Vincent leans in slightly, red eyes narrowing. "I will be glad to speak highly of ShinRa Technologies for their efforts in discovering the solution to the Lifestream problem. As an anonymous employee."

He didn't need credit. He just needed a solution.

Reno crossed his arms. "No one gets access to the leak in Mideel unless you're WRO or Shinra Tech -- not even Team Cloud. Unless you're workin' with us in an official capacity..."

He paused, looking at Vincent skeptically. "If you think you can do that, I'll talk t' Rufus."

Rufus was already talking to Cloud, whether or not Vincent knew it. It wouldn't be a bad thing to have Vincent working on the problem, too. But Reno didn't want to be blindsided. Shinra would know everyone who went in and out of that area.

"I'll present it to him as well. If things go poorly then you are welcome to point the finger at me."

ShinRa Tech was a public face. Vincent was hardly seen, but people were already nervous about him. He was a stranger who came in and out of Edge from time to time and unsettled people. Easy enough to blame.

"You should get back to your table. Get your hands on some of these Streamers. they could be useful and you can keep a better eye on them."

"That's the idea." Ironically, since Vincent distrusted them all... Reno resisted the urge to roll his eyes. That was just one of the benefits of being one of the heroes who saved the world, he supposed -- you could make ridiculous, contradictory demands such as see everyone as a threat while hiring them. Right.

Well, keep your friends close and your enemies closer. At least that Laguna character seemed promising.

Reno gestured toward the center of the festivities. "Rufus is gonna be at the pavilion. I'm sure security'll let you pass."

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