“Leave this place and come with me,” Rufus says to you, stroking your ring finger with his thumb. Wutai is falling apart at the seams, destined to lose all of the culture and individuality that makes it what it is. He can see it, from the self-imploding government to the failing businesses, that it won’t be long now before it completely falls. He wants you to leave with him before you can lose yourself; war doesn’t suit someone as lovely as you.

He’s well aware you’ll be leaving behind your family, your home, and everything you’ve ever known, but at least you’ll be with him; that’s all he cares about. “There’s nothing left for you here,” Rufus continues, “but in Midgar, I can promise you the world.”