WHO! God, I love this! Never seems to be enough Xu...

And I can imagine your version of Xu taking a baseball bat to her fax or copier in an Officespace-esque fit of rage...right after she has used it to crack a few noggins...

That was great, Chickie.

Ooh. This captured her bitterness perfectly. Xu's portrayal is so realistic. I've kinda (definitely) felt this way before too, but I know that I'm too afraid to go through with anything. As always continue with the wonderful job. :D

I agree with Lunatique; everything said in this fic rings quite true.

The thing is, the whole time that I was reading it, I could imagine Nida saying the exact same words. Seems like there's quite a few neglected characters in FF8; too bad there aren't more stories like this out there to shine the spotlight on them.

Dark, but the thing is that everyone's probably felt like that at least once in their lives. The reader can almost empathise with Xu, eventhough as you said, it's not a part of her you normally see. I thought it was riveting because of its realism.

Incidentally, I have much the same thoughts of Xu as you depict here. She seems way too overqualified to be a perennial assistant. "Every time I staple something together, or run down to the copy room, I die a little more inside." Man, that rings so very true. Excellent story, a moving tribute not only to an underappreciated character but also to a lot of talented young women out there who feel their lives have become a dead end.

Wow, Starlight...

That's good!:)

-Quis, (the other two aren't here, lol)

i said it before, i'll say it again, wonderful piece

Wow. . .really depressing but very good all the same! It's a good interpretation of Xu's 'dark side'. Good job! ~*Megs*~