001 - I hate Shinra
As of now, everybody knows about the Plate that fell on Sector 2. I think it's a load o' shit how everyone is blamin' terrorists. On second thought, they right. It is terrorists...ShinRa terrorists. They terrorize their own people ta get a rise out of civilization. What the hell does it prove? That they're better than the ones in the Slums? Only 'cuz they couldn't give a God damn about anyone besides themselves. They backstab their own high class kind--I've seen it happen, and ain't no remorse shins in their eyes.

To think I have to raise Marlene in a society like this. If I could put her somewhere better, to shield her from this black world and keep her innocence forever, I would... But I know life won't let me do it. Neither will my pride. The thought of her, and her presence is what keeps me from completely losin' my mind. She the reason I keep goin', the reason why vengeance against ShinRa is so important ta me. They not only destroyed my life, but they destroyed hers. That, I can never forgive.