When Tifa awakens, talk to Barret and follow the soldiers through Shinra's Junon Branch to the Press Room. When Weapon is detected, defeat the Attack Squad and try to open the door to the gas chamber. Talk to Cait Sith near the exit, head out into the corridor, and take the path to the right. Make your way to the Airport and find the HIGHWIND in the far right corner of the platform. Free Tifa from the chair, shut down the gas chamber, and attempt to exit*. When Weapon attacks, climb down the face of the building and break for the opposite end of the cannon. B-slap the bejeezus out of Scarlet if you can and make your escape in the Highwind. Follow Barret inside and head for the cockpit. Talk to your comrades and the crew, then head for Operations. Talk to the crewman in the near-left corner to form a party and return to the cockpit. Talk to the pilot to take control of the airship and begin your search for Cloud.



As you scour the planet, you'll notice almost every town has something new to offer. You'll find new weapons at the shop in Costa del Sol*; Materia previously unavailable by purchase at shops in Fort Condor, Costa del Sol and Rocket Town; and accessories previously unavailable by purchase at the shop in Rocket Town. Additionally, the Junon shops have been re-outfitted to carry nearly every single weapon unavailable by purchase prior to this point in the game. By talking to the right people, you'll learn about an island in the south that boasts an unusually close proximity to the Lifestream and an especially good doctor.

Pilot the Highwind to the 'three-taloned island' in the southeast and head for the village of Mideel located along the southern perimeter of the forest. Enter the Item Store to the right and talk to the Crazed Shopper*. Catch the White Chocobo and feed it some Samolen Greens (apparently a dialectal variation: as cilantro is to coriander, so are Samolen Greens to Mimmet Greens). If you spoke to Chole at the Chocobo Farm, you know it likes to be scratched behind the ears. Do so and you'll receive CONTAIN MATERIA. Exit, climb the steps, and enter the Weapon Store* on the first landing. Make sure you speak to the Crazed Shopper again and examine the door at the rear of the shop. Exit and head left toward the Accessory Store. Examine the planking where it creaks just behind the far-right corner of the building and you'll find a Beat-up Useless Old Key. Return to the Weapon Store and try it in the door at the back. When it breaks off in the lock, tell the truth and the shop owner will give you a CURSE RING. Go to ground level and visit the Materia Store to the right of the archway and talk to the Crazed Shopper one last time before heading into the main square. Approach the dog and you'll overhear a conversation about a 'pokey-headed young thing' being cared for at the Clinic.

*NOTES




Gas chamber:
Push [X] twice to grab the key with your feet and drag it closer. Push [T] to sit up and press [T] + [X] simultaneously to bring the keys to your mouth. Push [T] + [S] or [O] to free one arm. Push the button corresponding to Tifa's unfettered arm to release the other and examine the device on the far side of the chair to shut off the gas.

Costa del Sol (Disc 2) Shopping Guide:
Visit the man in the Bar if you wish to purchase the SOLID BAZOOKA @ 16000 Gil, the CENTCLIP @ 14000 Gil, the SPIRAL SHURIKEN @ 14000 Gil, the LONG BARREL R @ 13000 Gil and the GOLD M-PHONE @ 15000 Gil.

Crazed Shopper:
When the Item, Weapon, and Materia Stores become unavailable later in the game, you'll be able to buy the items from the Crazed Shopper (but only those corresponding to the shops in which you spoke to her).

Mideel Shopping Guide:
Visit the Weapon Store for your first chance to buy the CRYSTAL SWORD @ 18000 Gil, the CRYSTAL GLOVE @ 16000 Gil, the A-M CANNON @ 18000 Gil, the CRYSTAL COMB @ 17000 Gil, the CRYSTAL CROSS @ 18000 Gil, the CRYSTAL M-PHONE @ 18000 Gil, the PARTISAN @ 19000 Gil, the WINCHESTER @ 18000 Gil and a CRYSTAL BANGLE @ 4800 Gil. Go to the Accessory Store for your first chance to obtain the AMULET @ 10000 Gil.