Godo had been standing outside of the house when he heard Yuffie run up the steps, calling excitedly to him—about what, he didn't know. Lowering the paint brush he held in his hand, Godo turned around to face his daughter. "I can hear you just fine. What is it, Yuffie?"

Godo: 2 Yuffie: 0

Victorious once more, the aged Wutai leader opened his eyes and turned his head towards the direction of his daughter and spoke in a calm voice. "Sit with me, my daughter. It is time you channeled that restless energy of yours."

// Gonna have to pause on Godo for a little. This Wutai theme is making me sleepy.

Upon feeling the air reach his weathered visage, Godo inhaled a breath, chest rising and falling steadily with the movements as he exhaled through his nostrils. Try as she might, he wasn't going to move.

// Thinking maybe Yuffie got her short stature from Kasumi.

// Godo's thoughts on his daughter's latest crush (if he was aware):

// @wutaiwhiterose.bsky.social Godo be like:

// Yuffie thinking that she can manipulate her dad into avoiding doing chores is hilarious Like, no. Now, go clean up after the cats. Lmao 🤣

Godo inwardly sighed. Trying to teach her responsibility was like trying to teach a fish to fly... No matter how hard one tried, it was futile. A koi could grow wings no more than Yuffie could get over her aversion to doing chores.

// Gong Li — Hatsumomo face claim for Yuffie's mother and Godo's beloved wife, Kasumi. @wutaiwhiterose.bsky.social

"Cleanliness is next to godliness, Yuffie. How can you expect to rule a country, when you cannot even clean a mere room?" He was aware that her decision to step up and rule in his stead was still in question. However, she was still his daughter and his only heir.

"I thought you were up to the challenge? Or, was I mistaken?"

"The Cat House needs cleaning." Godo informed her, pleased that she was up to the task. "Be sure to clear away the clutter and organize the contents inside. When you are done, the Leviathan statue needs polishing."

// Still here. Making grilled cheese with this new European butter we got.

Godo: "Ohoho..." Yuffie: "Oho!" Shake: 😑 "Why am I surrounded by weirdos?"

// Godo's nickname for Yuffie is Xiǎohuā or "Little Bloom" in the tongue of foreigners, a nod to her honorific use of "the Single White Rose of Wutai".

Godo raised a dubious eyebrow at his daughter's boasting. "Oho... Would you like to put your skills to the test?" He asked, an idea forming.

Godo nodded with dignity. Despite his failures as a father, she had become a formidable young woman... and the pride of Wutai.

Having defeated his daughter in a battle of wits, Godo finally spoke—though his eyes never opened. "The mountain cannot bow no matter how much the wind howls." Godo fell silent once more before his voice was heard a second time. "Even if it is his persistent daughter..." He added with a—

Wisened to his daughter's antics, Godo remained silent, unbothered by her futile attempts to disturb his meditation.

"Remember, my daughter: know yourself, know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."

// I really need to start reading Sun Tzu's The Art of War. It's around here, somewhere lol

// Headcanon: Godo rarely speaks of his beloved late wife, Kasumi so deep was their bond and her death effects him still to this day.

"Your mother would be proud."

That had been the intention—until his daughter decided that it was the perfect opportunity to launch a stealth attack on her father from behind. Thinking that he was unaware of her presence, she crept forward, mindful of the pressure she impressed upon the old wooden surface as she drew closer.

The first rays of the dawn illuminated the eastern horizon. The aged Wutai sovereign rose to greet the day with solemn dignity, following his morning ritual before finally sitting down to meditate.

// Omg... Godo actually does have a pink futon.

ᴏꜰ ᴅᴜꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ʟɪꜰᴇꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴀ ᴄᴇᴛʀᴀɴ ᴏᴄ ᴘᴇɴɴᴇᴅ ʙʏ: #ᎠմąӀìʂէìçⱮօօղ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴘᴏꜱᴛ echoesofcetra.carrd.co #FF7RP #FFVIIRP #FFRP

// I'll see if I can get my brain to work enough to start him later.

// All images from Pinterest.

ɢᴏᴅᴏ ᴋɪꜱᴀʀᴀɢɪ • ꜰɪɴᴀʟ ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀꜱʏ ᴠɪɪ ❝ 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯. 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦! ❞

// Tired brain made me do it, but here's Godo.