Damn, what a mess.

I'd pretty much given up on using this blog, since I'm not really the type to talk about my day or my feelings or whatever, but it seems that this is currently the only available form of long-distance communication, so I have no choice but to revive this old thing.

Status update for those of you who aren't already aware:

Mallboro Mall is gone. What's left is a pile of scorched metal. A massive star crashed into the planet, completely destroying everything. Odin and I managed to get a few of the mall shoppers out of the blast radius in time, but Odin has a very limited capacity, so... I couldn't save everyone...

After the attack, I went back to the mall, but it's not looking good. Orlandu from the Arena managed to protect a few people by hiding them in the Arena's basement. We're still sorting through the ruins, but we're not finding much of anything. Not even any bodies. The heat was just too intense. If you're in the area of the mall, then try to head over here. We're forming a rally point to get everyone together and try to figure out what the hell just happened. If anyone has any information, tell me. I'm completely in the dark here.

I can't talk much. I need backup. I don't know where I am, but I'm in some weird purple cave and all the monsters keep splitting into multiple monsters each time I attack them. They're swarming everywhere and forcing me deeper into the cave. Goddamn, they found me!

ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!!!!!!!

Next blitz tournament or league, Jecht. Your Sub-par Malignant Seven are going down. And every time we meet after that will bring the same result. 

Bet on it.

Jecht is a bastard. He's a moronic, ugly, sexist bastard. Apparently I was fired. I say "apparently," because I was fired on accident. You see, Jecht's tiny manhood hijacked his tinier brain and he hired more people than he could support (because they were pretty girls), inadvertently bumping me off the employee roster. Normally not a problem, right? Just apologize to the newest person and get everything sorted out. Well Jecht can't be seen going back on his word, even if it was a mistake, so he chose to keep the new people and let me go.

Also I suspect that there was a little more to this than just Jecht's pride. You see, I've been working at the Emporium and dodging his advances long enough for him to get the point that no, nothing is happening between us. Ever. Not sex. Not dinner and a movie. Not brunch and coffee. Not toaster crumbs and a knock-knock joke. Nothing. So he had the choice of keeping me, the ice queen, or hiring a new crop of potential mates who might be more willing to accept his advances (or more apt to leave their drinks unattended. I know that trick, Jecht, and it won't work on me). For him, the choice was simple.

But this isn't over. Jecht has foolishly hired two of my friends on his staff, and I've gotten them just as upset about all this as I am. They won't give up their jobs, and I wouldn't want them to. But they are more than willing to passive-aggressively make Jecht's life harder. Vanille will handle the "passive" part and Fang will handle the "aggressive" part.

One last note: Jecht, I'd tell you to go **** yourself, but I'm fairly certain that, if you could, you would.

OOC: Bonus points for anyone who gets the "toaster crumbs and a knock-knock joke" reference.

I've been through some boring classes before, but these are a new low. NORG has managed to break down "Do what you're told" into a two hour PowerPoint presentation, an hour-long video, a three hour lecture, and he's hired the worst improvisational comedy group ever to put on a "hilarious look at what happens to employees who don't do what they're told." The entire skit involved a fat actor dressed as NORG throwing pies at the other actors. Hilarious indeed.

And that was just in the first day. God knows how long NORG plans on dragging this out.

But they didn't confiscate my phone, so I can play games and cruise the internet. NORG and the other lecturers are too in love with the sound of their own voices to notice what I'm doing, so I haven't been bothered yet. Can't wait until this is over.

Genesis, being the whiny priss he is, stormed off after Loveless' tournament loss. He was heard muttering something about being surrounded by "useless ignorant failures," which is stupid of him to say, since he was probably the least valuable player in that final game. Asshole.

Anyway, he's gone now and no one can find him. Good riddance, I say. So I assumed control of Loveless as team captain and I've been reorganizing things. For one, we have far too much defense. Sabin, Cecil, and especially Vivi are the only defense we really need. We can't win every game 1-0; we need some offense to be able to strike back in case something slips through. So I booted Terra's useless ass to the curb and moved Sabin back to his old spot in Left Defense. Sabin's spot will be taken over by our newest recruit, Hope. Yeah, I know he sucks at a lot of things, but I've been re-teaching him. I made him forget all he knows about goalkeeping and instead I worked on making him an insane forward like me. With any luck he'll help round out our offense so that we don't lose every time we let a goal slip by.

I was about to recruit a new centerman when "Genesis" came back. I put his name in quotes because I'm pretty sure it's just a Genesis clone. He's acting weird, but he's got all the same stats and skills, so whatever. "Genesis" is taking his old spot at center. So for all you Loveless fans, here's Loveless 3.0.

Team Captain: Lightning
Left Forward: Lightning
Center: Genesis
Right Forward: Hope
Left Defense: Sabin
Right Defense: Cecil
Goal: Vivi

Mallboro is a surprisingly exclusive place. Previously, I'd only been here on my way to and from blitzball, and I initially thought that this place had a lot of opportunities, but overcrowding and cronyism have somewhat strangled this mall.

You see, while I still have my own place on Cocoon, I can't really stay there because [YUP, THIS AGAIN], so I figured I could get some work at the Mall and get an apartment no problem. Well it seems that most stores have their own little themes, and they only hire people who fit into those themes (if they're even hiring at all, which most places aren't). I ended up having to settle working part-time in the stockroom at The Garment Grid. They weren't technically hiring, but the old man in charge was more than willing to let go of GG's one remaining male employee when he found out that I was female (writing "Lightning" on an application is pretty gender ambiguous). Since I have no desire to be part of some dirty old man's employee harem, I'll continue looking for something better. I want to talk to the manager of Mallboro Security, since I feel I can really offer a lot of experience and training in that field, being ex-military myself--and from the Guardian Corps, no less.

In addition to making me feel like I need a shower, my job at GG doesn't pay well, and what few apartments were in my price range were already occupied, so Hope and I are staying at T.G.A.S. for now. I told Hope we could get something better if got a damn job already, but he seems thrilled by our current location.

Odin is displeased though. T.G.A.S. has no TV and therefore no Nickelodeon. So if you see a horse standing outside your window, looking despondent and trying to catch a glimpse of your TV, don't worry. He's harmless. Unless you're weak against thunder elementals.

So after we [section omitted by Mallboro staff due to EXTREME SPOILERS], we had to figure out what to do next. With the fal'Cie [also omitted for SPOILERS] we needed a new direction in life.

Edit: Wait, what the hell are spoilers and why do they keep mangling my post? Fine. Let's just say that there are a lot more construction jobs than there used to be. Is that a spoiler? No? Okay. I guess I can't talk about certain things.

Everyone's gone off on their own now. Snow and [SPOILERS!] down over where we had [CAN'T SAY THAT!] and is now in jail. Sazh and [NOT SO FAST!] with a chocobo, which is weird. So that leaves me and Hope. Hope said he was going to [YOU BETCHA!], but he left and is now hanging out with me and getting on my nerves. He copies me way too much. He said he was going to get stronger and more independent, but I suppose the best he can manage is following someone else who's stronger and more independent than himself.

I was going to get a job in construction, or maybe security or something, but now I have to look after Hope too. No one wanted him for any of the jobs on Cocoon, because he brings his damn boomerang everywhere and can't get through an interview without screwing it up somehow. So I brought him to Mallboro, because I heard that they'll hire crazy people and ex-convicts and murderers, so a crazy little boy will probably be one of the better workers. I guess I'll get a job around here too. Since Hope copies me so much, he might get a job just to imitate me.

In an interesting side note, Odin is still with me. I figured all the Eidolons would leave after [NOT IN FRONT OF THE CHILDREN!], but Odin stuck around, because I once gave him an apple. I know this is the reason he stayed because he told me. Oh, Odin still never talks, but Snow found out that Eidolons can communicate on computers. I was excited, since I expected Odin to be a fountain of wisdom and erudition. Turns out he's pretty much just a horse that can talk. A rather childish horse too. Right now he's watching some kid's show on TV at max volume. Why am I surrounded by idiots?