( colligo ¬ get collected ) → network.

Hola, dudes. This place is insane. (In case anyone was maybe unaware because of living under rocks or the shitloads of rubble that is everywhere. It looks like all the Sentinels in, like, EVER came here to party. We don't want that, dudes, it is an Unfun Party)

I'm building me a knight like the dudes in the library. He will do shopping for me. I have this aaaaaall worked out.

Oh, and I rebuilt my PDA. I was bored. Then I wasn't bored for a few minutes. Now I'm bored again. I need more parts for my Shopping Knight but I have run out of money. Sucks.

( Filtered to Leo Wyatt, Peter Petrelli, Bo Hess, Chris Halliwell and Paige Matthews )

Erik, Raven, as much as I appreciate what the you've done for me, and as much as I am impressed by your fine motor control regarding your mutation, I would suggest that in the future you might want to ask people before jabbing them in the neck with needles full of someone else's blood. It really is just a common courtesy.

That said, thank you both. I can't begin to I don't know how to It means a lot that you would do that for me </s>even after everything</s>.

And thank you, Claire. I was wondering if you might be willing to talk to Barbara with me, to extend a similar offer to her. With an actual offer involved this time.

[ the post begins with a few odd electronic noises and a clearing of the throat. ] Might I beg the indulgences of you good people for a moment? It seems I find myself at a loss. I know naught of where I currently reside nor by what means I came to be here. If it is at all possible, I would appreciate assistance in clearing up these matters.

A way to leave would be appreciated as well. I have business to attend to at home. After everything, my absence would be seriously detrimental.

Well, hardly the most dignified of entrances... Although after a thorough examination of this network I assume I am not the first person to have been man-handled into the street.

It's true, then? The newcomers post? I did think it was rather melodramatic for a straight forward kidnapping...

[FAILED Private Filter; Open to All]

So I don't usually write stuff down </s>except delivery schedules or shopping lists</s>, but I thought maybe I should start. Tifa's not here to keep me on track. </s>Or make sure I buy cucumbers instead of carrots when I can't tell the difference.</s> If there's anyone else who knows how bad my memory is sometimes, it's me.

</s>I feel like an idiot doing this.</s> In case something happens and I forget, my name's Cloud Strife. I'm 24. I grew up in Nibelheim. I left for Midgar when I was 14 and went to work for Shinra. I was an infantryman for 2 years. That's how I met Zack. Now I run a delivery service and help Tifa with her bar. Remember Tifa? We grew up together back in Nibelheim. She lived next door and made me promise before I left that I'd save her if she was ever in a bind. Now we share the space over the bar. We have 2 kids living with us, Denzel and Marlene.

Now I need to pay attention to this part. It's important. I am not a SOLDIER. I might think I am, but all of those missions and stories are Zack's. I'm not him. I'm not a SOLDIER First Class. Zack told me about all the things he'd seen and done before he died. Those memories are his. I have to remember that. I owe him that much. Whatever happens, don't forget that I promised to live out both our lives.

I'm not going to tell myself why my memories got a little confused before, because I don't know what made me forget this time, and I don't know how well I'll handle hearing the truth this time, either. But as long as I remember to separate me from Zack, everything else should make sense again eventually.

And if Sephiroth's here? Or any guy with Mako eyes and silver hair? Don't listen to him. Especially if he says anything about Jenova. Same goes for Hojo. I'll recognize him as soon as he opens his mouth and starts talking. He'll probably call me a specimen, and I'll probably want to punch him.

I'm leaving this on the PDA where there's a good chance I'll see it first thing if something does happen. I hope I won't need it, but it's not like there's anyone else around here who can put my head straight for me.