On the Way to a Smile/The Case of Shinra

READ THIS!

xcomprandomness.co.uk/ff7novels/caseofshinra/ 

Not only is it made of awesomeness but it's absolutely and completely canon. It was written by on of the game's original writers. Basically it fills in the blanks leading up to the events of AC, including but not limited to:

-How Rufus really escaped death.
-Ditto with Tseng.
-A much clearer definition of geostigma.
-The early construction efforts of Edge.
-What Healin(g) really was before becoming a hospital for those suffering under geostigma (although it wasn't real clear where it was although I presume around Midgar or somewhere between Midgar and Kalm).

Other Kickassery:
-Dear dumbfuck fanbrats that tried to tell me my Rufus was "too nice": ORLY? Guess what, my characterization is more canon than any sadistic!bastard!Rufus! personality rape. (Yes I'm having an immaturity moment but it's soooo good to have it validated.)

-My last post has become completely and utterly moot as I have been now proven that I was right all along! At the end of FF7, Rufus isn't 21. He's actually 26.  So now I don't have to do so much tap-dancing around "age issues" should I write any Renoru fic set circa BC.

-Might I still add that Rufus Shinra is a badass? Cos he is. <3

-HOT!TURKS!ACTION!

One thing that sucks: I may have to consider deleting "Road to Recovery" because it has now been rendered AU. I'd consider the same thing for "Strange Bedfellows" but it is award-winning and considered one of the better RenoxCloud offerings out there. We'll see.

Note: The translation is kinda meh, but there is an official version packaged in a massive AC box set of doom--->dvd.ign.com/articles/765/765583p1.html