Corel - Garbage Dump of a Town
Corel Mountains
North Corel
The Ropeway
Cloud the others make their way through the Corel Mountains. On the way up Mt. Corel, they run across an old man.
Old Man
Whew!!
Hey!
You're actually talking to me.
Cloud
What is it?
Old Man
I just passed a guy in a black cloak back there.
I just tried to tell him that it's dangerous up ahead, and he ignored me!
Cloud
Sephiroth...
Barret
............ahh.Aeris
There was a black-cloaked guy here, too?Tifa
Let's hurry on.Red XIII
Hmm...... I'm moving on ahead...Yuffie
Oh gawd, what a drag!!
Old Man
It's dangerous up ahead. Be careful on your way.
If any strangers should greet you warmly while traveling, make sure to greet them back.
Whew! I guess that's the fun of being on the road.
Cloud and his party continue up Mt. Corel and on past the Mako reactor. They follow the train tracks through the mountains and find the others gathered near a raised bridge.
Aeris
Cloud!!
I was just wishing you were here!
Unless someone lets down the bridge, we're stuck.
Cloud should be able to do something.
But let's take a breather first.Tifa
OH!! Cloud! That's it!
We can't go on until the bridge is let down.
I think there's a switch in that shack over there...
But there's too many monsters around and I'm beat...Red XIII
Wha? Oh, it's you.
There seems to be an instrument in that hut that manipulates this bridge.
Perhaps it's best if we rest a moment.
An arrow appears, pointing to the shack and proclaiming, "The shack is here!! (^^);"
Aeris
Come on, Cloud. Let's rest a minute.
Cloud
Ok, then...
- PHS
- Let's move on!
Barret
......whew!
Aeris
I'm sure glad I'm with you, Cloud!
Tifa
I'm beat...
Red XIII
What...?
Yuffie
I'm pooped!
Cloud heads for the shack. If Aeris or Tifa are not in the party, they start jumping up and down as Cloud passes on the track above.
Aeris
Oh, Cloud!! Good Luck!!
Tifa
Cloud!! Go Cloud!! Go!!
Further down, Cloud enters the tiny shack.
Cloud
OW!! Sure is tight in here...
Come on, Cloud, don't let it get to you. Let's see... this is it.
Maybe if I turn this...
...something should happen.
- Do it
- Leave it
Cloud turns the switch, and the others run across the bridge to go on ahead. Climbing up from near the shack, the party finds a bird's nest full of Phoenix Down.
Barret
Haaeyy!Aeris
How cute!!Tifa
Yes!! ...how cute.Yuffie
Yeow! What a rock!!Red XIII
huff... huff...
Cloud
What should we do?
- Take the damn treasure
- Leave it where it is
Take the damn treasure
Times are tough... I'm taking the treasure.
Barret
Haeey!! Baaeby!!Aeris
Cloud......Tifa
Oh! Cloud! Your hair looks like a Chocobo!Red XIII
Glu... glug...!Yuffie
Come to mommy!!
Cloud and the others fight the mother Cokatolis.
Received 10 "Phoenix Down"!
Leave it where it is
...it's got nothing to do with us. Just forget about it.
Barret
Haeey!! Baaeby!!Aeris
Cloud......Tifa
Right! That was admirable of you.Red XIII
Glu... glug...!Yuffie
You kiddin'?
They return to cross the bridge and move on. Inside a cave, there's a man lying in his bulldozer.
Man
Hey! How'd you ever wind up around here?
Look, I'm sorry but, I can't do a thing for you!
Oh boy!! Corel sure has gone to pot. It used to be a famous coal mining town!
They say there were more jobs than you could shake a...
Well, you get the picture!
Now, it's nothing but a miserable pit! Me, my bulldozer... everything's out of work.
Got no job... I can't even show my face. 'Bout all that's left for me is to just live in this hole all day.
The train tracks eventually dead-end into the camp of North Corel.
If Barret is in the party...
Man
You, you're...
Hey!! He's back!
He runs off.
Barret
Wait here...
Barret walks over to where a trio of men have gathered. One of them punches him.
Men
Well, lookey here! Never thought I'd ever see your face again.
Those people over there, they with you?
Well, I feel sorry for 'em! Hangin' around a walkin' death sentence like Barret.
If Barret is not in the party...
Cloud and the others find him already accosted by the three men. One of them punches him.
Men
Well, lookey here! Never thought I'd ever see your face again.
They kick you out of another town or somethin'?
You destroy everything you touch.
Men
You got a lot of balls comin' back here!
Look at this place! It's all your fault North Corel turned into a garbage heap!
Why doncha say something!?
Or did ya forget what you done here already?
Barret
...I'm sorry...
Man
^%$#! You ain't even worth the effort.
Don't waste your time talkin' to that Techno-freak!
The three men nod and disperse. Barret walks back to the others.
Barret
You heard 'em... It's my fault this town was... destroyed...
They let it be and continue through the town.
Big Man
YOU know who's responsible for North Corel winding up like this!
Man
Get out of the way!!
The only way we can make ends meet around here now is by collecting junk!
Inside a tent...
Old Man
The next train's coming in soon.
Black Woman
Grandpa used to be a Coal Train engineer.
He still can't kick his old habits from then.
Inside another tent...
Man
I want to leave this garbage dump of a town behind me, and start a new life.
If I had a buggy, I'd cross the southern desert, and go to that town across the river...
Woman
Everyone knows that accident couldn't have been avoided.
But no one will be satisfied until someone takes the blame.
Kid
There was something glowing in that well over there.
If I can get my hands on it, I'm gonna sell it and go to the Gold Saucer!
Tool Shopkeeper
Please buy something! Anything will do!
General Store Shopkeeper
What do you want?
Cloud
- Buy
- Listen to your story
- Not interested
General Store Shopkeeper (when asked for a story)
Take that road on the left to the Ropeway station!
The Ropeway'll take you to the Gold Saucer.
It don't mean much to us poor folks though...
Weapon Shopkeeper
If you want to survive, then you're gonna need some of my weapons.
In the house made of scrap...
Man
How am I supposed to continue living in a town that's lost everything...?
To hell with the Mako reactor!
Woman
Because of them...... ugh. My husband got into that accident... He used to be such a strong man...
Little Girl
Yaaay!! What do you wanna play?
Back outside...
Man in Hardhat
I hear it's a big fad now in the city to get tattoos. Is that right?
Cloud
- I wouldn't know
- That's right
I wouldn't know
Man in Hardhat
Really...? I saw a big '1' on the arm of a young guy heading towards the Ropeway. That Black Cape he had on was really cool.
That's right
Man in Hardhat
I guess I should get a '0' tattoo! For a poor man like me, '0' oughtta be perfect.
Innkeeper
Welcome. It's 50 gil a night. Would you like a room?
Cloud
- Yes
- No
Yes
Innkeeper
Enjoy your stay.
No
Innkeeper
Please come again.
If Cloud leaves North Corel and attempts to cross the desert on foot...
Cloud
We're moving!?
This is bad!
Hoo boy... There's no way we can walk across now.
Not even a Chocobo could make it across... Isn't there a more powerful vehicle?
Cloud the others continue to the ropeway station.
Aeris
Barret, what happened?
Barret
Sorry.
Cloud
What happened?
Barret
My hometown used to be around here.
Red XIII
What do you mean 'used to'?
Barret
It ain't here no more. Heard it got buried... in just 4 years.
Aeris
But how could those people say those terrible things?
Barret
An' it's my fault. ALL my fault.
Flashback to the town of Corel. A Shinra soldier stands guard outside the Mayor's house as townspeople hurry inside.
Barret (narrating)
...My hometown, Corel's always been a coal mining town.
It's so dusty, but calm and so poor...... a real small town, this one.
That's the first time I ever heard the word "Mako Reactor" mentioned since that time...
Inside the house, a group of men are gathered. Scarlet and two Shinra employees stand before them.
Village Headman
What are we going to do? The only one against this is Dyne...
Dyne stands up.
Dyne
I am definitely against it, no matter what. There's nothing to talk about if you're thinking of throwing away our coal!
Our coal's been protected for generations. Our fathers, and theirs before them, risked their lives for it.
We have no right to throw it all away so easily!
Barret
But listen, Dyne. No one uses coal nowadays. It's the sign of the times.
Scarlet
Right, everything is Mako, now.
It'll be all right, Dyne. Shinra, Inc. will guarantee your livelihood once the Mako Reactor is completed.
Barret
Listen, Dyne. I don't want my wife, Myrna, to suffer anymore.
Dyne
I know how you feel! I feel the same way too, damn it!
But even so, I won't give away our coal mines!
Village Headman
Dyne... you've got to understand.
Barret (narrating)
That's how the Corel Reactor was built..... and completed.
We all thought it would bring us an easier life.
The scene changes to show Corel in flames.
Barret (narrating)
It happened when Dyne and I were out of town for a few days.
Corel was burned down by the Shinra troops.
All the townspeople... All my relatives...... Everyone... everything......
Cloud
Shinra troops? What for!?
Barret
There was an explosion at a reactor.
Shinra blamed the accident on the people. Said it was done by a rebel faction.
Tifa
That's so terrible!
Barret
Well, I guess that's true. But more than Shinra, I couldn't forgive myself.
Never should've gone along with the building of the reactor...
Tifa
Don't blame yourself. We were all fooled by the promises Shinra made back then.
Barret
That's why... that's why I get so pissed off!!
Not only did they take advantage of me...... But I lost my wife, Myrna, too...
Station Man
Hey everyone! If you want to go to the 'Gold Saucer', hurry and get on!
Ride the Ropeway?
Cloud
- Go on
- Don't go on
Go on
Cloud
Let's get on.
He gets on the ropeway.
Barret
Dyne was my best friend. We was close ever since we was kids...
He follows Cloud.
Tifa
I never knew. Barret never said a thing...
Aeris
.........
Red XIII
.........
Yuffie
I'm not sympathizing with Barret! He never should have trusted Shinra, Inc. ...
She gets on, and the others watch her.
Tifa
.........
We better go on!
She, Aeris, and Red XIII get on, and the ropeway leaves the station.
Don't go on
Barret
Dyne was my best friend. We was close ever since we was kids...
Yuffie
I'm waiting inside.
She gets on the ropeway.
Tifa
I never knew. Barret never said a thing...
Aeris
Everything Shinra does seem to make everyone miserable...
Red XIII
.........
Barret
It's all my fault...
Station Man
The Ropeway takes you to the 'Gold Saucer'. It's free, so don't worry about it.
They eventually get on the ropeway and it leaves the station.
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