meeting w/ luke again

Luke and Tear enter a cave and go along for a bit when they see Guy sitting down
waiting for Luke.

	   Guy: It's about time you showed up, Luke.
	  Luke: (!)

Guy stands up.

	   Guy: Hey, you cut your hair. Nice, clean-cut...Looks good.
	  Luke: (It's just like I saw when I was connected with Asch! Guy waited
		for me...)
	  Luke: Guy!
	  Luke: (...)
	   Guy: Huh? What is it?
	  Luke: I...I'm not Luke...
	   Guy: Jeez, I don't need you talking like Asch, too.
	  Luke: But...I'm a replica...
	   Guy: So? That guy doesn't like to be called Luke, anyway. I say take
		it.

	  Luke: "Take it" Heh heh, you haven't changed a bit.
	   Guy: You sure have, though. You don't have to put yourself down so
		much.
	  Luke: I'm not! It's just...
	   Guy: Sure you are. Who cares about names at this point? You could at
		least look happy to see me, after I went to the trouble of
		waiting here for you.
	  Luke: ...You're right. Thanks.
	   Guy: (!)
	   Guy: Luke said thanks?!
	  Tear: He says he's going to change.
   Luke & Tear: (...)
	  Tear: Looks like you never do...

Guy received the Friend for Life title.

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| Skit `Has Luke Changed?'                                               [SK141]
|
|	   Guy: Luke sure seems different.
|	  Tear: Yes. I suppose he's changed a bit.
|	   Guy: That must have been a tough experience for him... Akzeriuth's
|		collapse, and Van's betrayal...
|	  Tear: Well, we'll have to wait and see whether he can truly change or
|		not.
|	   Guy: I just hope he doesn't let everything get him down...
|	  Tear: I wouldn't worry. He's got you to depend on.
|	   Guy: And you as well.
|	  Tear: ...I suppose.
|	   Guy: Anyway, shall we get going?
|	  Tear: Yes, let's.
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The party goes further along and Luke strikes up another conversation with Guy.

	  Luke: Why did you wait for me?
	   Guy: We're friends, right? Oh, wait, I'm your servant. Sorry.
	  Luke: ...I'm a replica. I'm not your master.
	   Guy: It's not like I was acting friendly towards you just because you
		were my master.
	  Luke: ...What?
	   Guy: You're you, and Asch is Asch. Replica or whatever, you're real
		to me.

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| Skit `No Matter What the Score Says...'                                [SK142]
|
|	  Luke: Tear... Teodoro said the fall of Akzeriuth was written in the
|		Score, right?
|	  Tear: Yes, it seems Grandfather knew about it.
|	  Luke: Then shouldn't we have asked him about what's going to happen
|		next? It might have been helpful...
|	   Guy: You think so? I'm not really sure about that. If you can't
|		change it, it might be better not to know.
|	  Tear: Yes... Grandfather probably didn't tell me about Akzeriuth for
|		the same reason.
|	  Luke: Yeah, but...
|	  Tear: Besides, Grandfather was saying that according to the Score, St.
|		Binah is safe, so I doubt it would help us much anyway.
|	   Guy: Yeah. We won't know if it's going to fall or not until the time
|		comes. But if there's a chance it will, we can't just ignore it.
|	  Luke: Yeah. All right, let's go!
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The party goes further along and Guy strikes up conversation with Luke.

	   Guy: Do you remember? It was after the kidnapping, so I guess it was
		right after you were born.

	  Luke: What? Did something happen?
	   Guy: I asked you if it was hard not having your memory. You said "You
		can't go forward if you keep looking back." So you didn't need
		a past. That's what you told me.
	  Luke: Hah hah... Man, I was stupid. I didn't "not need" one-I didn't
		have one.
	   Guy: ...Actually, I thought it was pretty insightful.

The party comes to a cliff area and Guy strikes up another conversation.

	   Guy: All this must have been hard on you.
	  Luke: ...I'm in no position to talk. Everybody died because of me.
	   Guy: Part of that's my fault, though.
	  Luke: You didn't have anything to do with it.
	   Guy: I'm partly responsible for raising you from a blank slate to a
		selfish, spoiled kid.
	  Luke: ...Huh?
	   Guy: From the start, when you didn't remember how to walk-or didn't
		know, I guess-I was the one who looked after you. I've really
		learned my lesson.

The path winds back into the cave and the party strikes up another conversation.

	  Luke: How should I try to make up for Akzeriuth...?
	  Tear: That's a difficult question. It's not something you can just
		apologize for.
	   Guy: Yeah. Apologizing is important, but it can be hard on the one
		you apologize to.
	  Luke: Why?
	   Guy: The greater the loss, the more people need someone to hate for
		it, you know? You might feel better, but the ones you apologize
		to can't just say, "Okay! No problem!"
	  Tear: Perhaps you should spend your life bearing that responsibility,
		never forgetting... No, that's too vague.
	  Luke: Maybe I should never be happy...?
	   Guy: Now, I know that's not right.
	  Luke: Are you sure? I mean, I wasn't even supposed to be born. And
		then I destroyed Akzeriuth...
	   Guy: Okay, stop, stop, no more of that. Hearing you talk like that is
		just annoying.
	  Tear: Guy! Luke's thinking seriously about the issue...
	   Guy: Just help people. Use the rest of your life to make everyone in
		the world happy.
	  Luke: Th-there's no way I can do that!
	   Guy: I know that, you idiot. I mean you need to put that much effort
		into it.
	  Luke: ...Oh...right. I get it...I think...

The party gets to the exit, Jade runs up to the party.

	  Luke: Whoa!
	   Guy: Jade?!
	  Jade: Oh, good. I was afraid I might have missed you.
	  Tear: Colonel, what are you doing here...?
	  Jade: I have a favor to ask of Guy. He said he'd wait for Luke here,
		so I came looking for him.
	   Guy: Me?
	  Jade: Mohs has captured Ion and Natalia.
	  Luke: What?!
	  Jade: Oh, Luke, you're here, too?
	  Luke: ...You got a problem with that?
	  Jade: Not especially. Anyway, if we don't rescue them, there's going
		to be trouble. There aren't any Malkuth forces nearby, so I
		thought I'd ask for Guy's help...
	   Guy: What do you mean by "trouble"?
	  Jade: With the disappearance of Akzeriuth, Kimlasca has begun making
		preparations for war. They probably intend to use Natalia's
		death as justification.
	  Tear: That's right... The people of the Outer Lands don't know why
		Akzeriuth disappeared...
	  Jade: Ion was wary of this and returned to the Order to issue a
		decree. He was captured upon his arrival.
	   Guy: Okay, Luke. We're going to rescue them. There's no way we're
		letting a war happen. Right?
	  Luke: ...Yeah. Should we head to Daath?
	  Jade: Yes, that's the idea. In case you were unaware, Daath is
		southeast of here. I hope you won't get too lost or slow us
		down too much.
	  Tear: Luke, it's not easy to regain trust once you've lost it.
	  Luke: ...I know.

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| Skit `A Harsh Greeting'                                                [SK143]
|
|	  Jade: Well, well. I'd never imagined traveling with YOU again.
|	  Luke: ...I'm sorry about before. I won't do anything like that again.

|		At least I'll try not to...
|	  Jade: I certainly hope not.
|	   Guy: Come on, Jade. Remember when we all first met? Let's just take
|		it easy...
|	  Tear: ...But too much has changed since then.
|	  Luke: ...Yeah.
|	   Guy: Jade, surely you're not so warped as to enjoy teasing poor,
|		troubled children?
|	  Jade: ...Well, at least I don't have to be with him for long. I guess
|		I'll just have to manage.
|	   Guy: (...So much for taking it easy...)
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| Skit `Daath'                                                           [SK145]
|
|	   Guy: You know, Daath may actually be one of the safest places in the
|		world.
|	  Luke: What do you mean?
|	   Guy: Well, it's the center of a religion based on the Score. They
|		wouldn't build that here if it was destined to fall anyway.
|	  Jade: Indeed. Padamiya used to be considered dangerous because of the
|		Mt. Zaleho volcano, but if the Closed Score foretold any
|		danger, they would've undoubtedly chosen a different location.
|	  Tear: Come to think of it, how can volcanoes erupt in the Outer Lands,
|		anyway?
|	   Guy: I was wondering about that myself...
|	  Luke: Yeah... If the Outer Lands are just the crust lifted off the
|		surface of the planet, then volcanoes shouldn't exist at all.
|	  Jade: That might be related to the Sephiroth Trees. It may be that
|		they send not only fonons and memory particles, but also some
|		sort of planetary life force to the surface as well.
|	  Tear: ...That's some technology Yulia thought up.
|	  Jade: Not only Yulia, but her ten disciples and Dr. Southern-Cross as
|		well.
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| Skit `To Daath!'                                                       [SK144]
|
|	  Mieu: Oh no! Is there going to be a war?
|	  Luke: It hasn't started yet. We can still prevent it!
|	  Mieu: But, but, what about St. Binah?
|	  Luke: Oh yeah... We've got to do something about St. Binah too!
|	  Tear: Luke, calm down. First things first... We have to rescue Ion and
|		Natalia from Daath.
|	  Luke: But Mohs is in charge, right? Won't everyone be trying to stop
|		us? We don't have any time to waste dealing with them...
|	  Tear: Not everyone in the Order listens to Mohs. Some are on Ion's
|		side; some are neutral. Don't worry. We have to move quickly,
|		but calmly.
|	  Luke: ...Yeah, you're right. I understand. Let's hurry to Daath.
|	  Tear: Right.
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