[Taken inside a limousine. Rufus is nursing a glass of Scotch; there's a briefcase open beside him. He looks rather exasperated.]

...What did they call it? Out of the frying pan and into the fire?

[Sighs.]Well, urgent business called me away for quite some time, but that is unimportant ( Read more... )

[Low with amusement and no small amount of disdain.]

Troublesome, really, receiving so many gifts this season.

How does one begin to deal with them all?

Furthermore, how does one begin to deal with the gifts given by less than favorable individuals?

Filtered; ShinRa Incorporated, Division Heads

[Coldly.]Have any of you read the newspaper ( Read more... )

[Feed comes on to reveal a young man sitting in a swanky office - his desk is backdropped against picture windows overlooking a busy part of the city. At the start of the feed, he's holding a file case, talking to a secretary. It takes him one moment to notice that the transmission's started; he hands her the file case and shoos her off. He then ( Read more... )