Tick Tock
Fandom: FFVIII
Pairing: Trepie # 1/Quistis
Prompt: Precious
Rating: PG13
Word Count: 200
Note: You know when you win a battle with only one or two party members remaining? The body of the slain party member just kind of settles at the bottom of the screen while the other characters celebrate as if nothing happened. I always noticed, but it never bothered me until I played FFVIII and had Squall as default party leader. I can imagine all other party leaders at least trying to see to the bodies of their fallen comrades, but not him. So that's kind of what's up with Trepie # 1 in this one. Seems that there are two # 1 Trepies, a male in the cafeteria and a female in the classroom. The female Trepie # 1 is the one that asks, "Are you looking out for Instructor Trepe? I KNOW, you know!"
"Squall! God, I’m so glad to see you! It’s been insane! We’ve been working on a welcome home party for Instructor Trepe and thought you might like to…
Wait…
Wh-where is she?
Where is she?!
No…please no.
B-but I told you to watch out for her. I told you to take care of her.
And y-y-you just shrugged, like you always did when she so graciously acknowledged you in class, like you always did when she helped you over and over and over again!
I told you how much she meant to us…how precious she is.
Was.
No. Is.
How much she means to me…
Oh God, please no…
And you! You just crawl back here and you didn’t even bring her b-b-b... her b-bod…her with you! Where is she?! Where did you leave her?! Don’t try to push by me like that! I don’t fucking care about that bitch following you! I don’t care if she’s exhausted! Who is she anyway?!Where is Instructor Trepe?!
A marlboro? How?! B-b-but she’s been killing those since she was fourteen!
Oh God, she’s really gone.
All of us Trepies warned you before you left. I told you to watch out for her…"