[here sits a plain black spiral-bound notebook that, unusually enough for the tidy Leon, is left sitting open unattended. there's various quick notes jotted into the margins, and a few things are crossed out, but that's not the most prominent thing on the page.]

'My head for names hasn't changed with age, meaning... I'm not that good. I should probably try to keep track, so. Here we go.

Blond man - Need to get his name. Seems similar to Cid, with a love for technology. Interested in Gummi Ships. Seems like an overall approachable person.

Aerith - [there were things written here before, but it's been scratched out.] Not the Aerith I know, different from the one who was here before. Seems like she's been in a rough spot since she got here; hope things get better for her soon.

Kairi - Not mine either. Comes from another Template, still the same. Maybe I should talk to her more. [lightly crossed out.] Gone.

Riku - Sora's friend. Not a bad guy, so far. [lightly crossed out.] Gone.

[whatever was written here before has been blotted out by what seems to be an ink spill.]

Zell - [a scribbled out block of text.] Not my Zell. He's not bad, now that I'm older. Still the say energetic guy as mine was. ... I don't know if I can even tell him what happened to him. If only I ha

Reno - Not a bad guy. Knows a Cid too. Good for small talk. [added in at a later date, sloppily.] Never going drinking with him again. Ever.

Kira - Offered to help me program my laptop. Seemed friendly enough. A good guy in my book. [lightly crossed out.] Gone.

Tifa - Not the one who was chasing Cloud. She knows a Cid, though - probably the same one as Reno, since she knows him too. Still the same as well. It's all kind of really weird. [added in at a later date.] I wonder how she's been doing. We've only talked once, but... maybe I should try talking with her again.

Cloud - Another Cloud. [written in small text, next to the name.] Killed by Sephiroth? Is that what happened to the Cloud I knew? Like the others, same as the one I know, personality-wise. [added in at a later date.] I haven't seen him around in a while. Then again, it's Cloud... it's not too surprising. If he's not gone, I should try to talk with him more.

Selphie - Friend of Irvine's and Zell's. For once, I'm not the one recognizing someone who doesn't recognize me. Tentative [?] housemate. Living with Zell and Dante. Spunky, full of energy, talks really fast once she gets going. Also has an airship and likes to mess with tech. Reminds me of both Yuffie and Cid.

Zell - A different Zell. Living with me. Pretty much the same as the other one, although he seems a bit more... I don't know how to word it properly. He's active and outgoing enough, yet he always seems a bit lonely to me. I wonder what his story is.



Axel - Organization XIII. Doesn't seem to be causing trouble on a major scale here... but it does look like he's taken to making a past time out of bothering me. Just my luck.'