"You're betting all your money!?" shouted the ticket seller in surprise.
There was nothing I could say. I clutched my ticket and headed for the track. But my legs wouldn't carry me any further. Why!? I can't see the race! And I won't be able to hear the announcements with all these people around!
Just then, Pippin, the son of the Good Luck Restaurant's owner, passed by.
'Hey, Pippin!' I shouted.
"Oh, it's you!" he answered. "You've got a red nose. You're funny."
'Yeah, thanks, kid. Listen, can you do something for me? Watch the race and tell me how it turns out, OK?'
"OK. But Daddy wants you to pay off your tab, all right?
And after a few minutes, the race was over.
'Pippin! Who won?'
"Uhhh... it was a white chocobo. I think. Maybe it was Heavy Kick. The payoff was 200 to 1!"
"Really!? That's a promise? Don't forget to pay off your tab too!"
Wow! That meant I had a "Myriad Chocobo" -- one that pays off over 100 times; you only see these a few times a year. And in my 20 years of chocobo racing fandom, I'd never had one... until today! Two hundred to one! That brought my holdings to... 10,000,000 gil!
"Congratulations, darling!" I looked around to see Lucilda!
'Honey... I was just... you see...'
"Tango, darling, of course I love you. Can you assure me that you love me too?"
1. A lot more than that jerk-noggin Lance!
2. Of course! I'll never gamble again!
3. I'll be loyal to you forever!
' I love you a lot more than that jerk-noggin Lance does!'
"Tango, darling... I don't want men fighting over me. I just want the pure feelings in your heart. That's all I ask for."
'But honey! Wait!' She was already lost in the crowd, and I couldn't catch sight of her.
Then the announcer came on again. "Ladies and gentlemen, the final race will begin shortly. Held just once a year, the race you've all been waiting for, it's the Great Race! If you haven't placed your bet yet, hurry up!"
Oh, no, they're gonna start! My other two wins won't mean squat if I don't win this one!
'OK, I'll never gamble again! Today is the last, I promise.'
"That's how you'll show that you love me? By quitting gambling? That's not love; that's something that's for your own good!"
'But, honey...!'
"Even then, I still love you..."
'Huh? Lucilda, wait!'
Then the announcer came on again. "Ladies and gentlemen, the final race will begin shortly. Held just once a year, the race you've all been waiting for, it's the Great Race! If you haven't placed your bet yet, hurry up!"
Oh, no, they're gonna start! My other two wins won't mean squat if I don't win this one!
3. I'll be loyal forever!
'Honey... Lucilda... I'll be loyal to you forever. I'll always support you and never betray you.
"Darling, I don't want one-sided support. We're equal. I help you, and you help me. That's how I want to love you."
'But... hey, Lucilda! Are you crying!?'
She ran off and was lost in the crowd.
Then the announcer came on again. "Ladies and gentlemen, the final race will begin shortly. Held just once a year, the race you've all been waiting for, it's the Great Race! If you haven't placed your bet yet, hurry up!"
Oh, no, they're gonna start! My other two wins won't mean squat if I don't win this one!