Vivi's most memorable scenes: picked up by myself
Credits given to FF Worlds Apart (www.ffwa.org) for hosting the script to FF9
Disc 1, Alexandria
Ticketmaster
"What's this? There's something odd about this ticket..."
"Why, it's another fake! I've seen so many today."
Vivi (named "Pointy-Hat Boy")
"Nooooo!"
[A low piano chord is heard, while Vivi looks completely desperate]
Evil Forest
Zidane
"Well, Vivi, we're ready to go look for the princess."
Vivi
"Really!? That's great! Be careful, okay?"
Zidane
"Actually, we want you to come with us, too."
Vivi
"Huh!?"
"B-But I can't do anything."
Steiner
"Hardly, Master Vivi. Your magic was highly effective against that monster."
"In all honesty, I hold your power in greater esteem than I do this scoundrel's."
Vivi
"B-But...I'm scared. I couldn't even move last time."
Steiner
"Please, Master Vivi."
"For the sake of Princess Garnet, and all of Alexandria, I humbly request your assistance!"
Zidane
"Come on! You're a black mage, for crying out loud! Show us what you've got!"
"Alright, let's get going."
Vivi
"...Okay."
"I'll... try my best."
Dali
Vivi
"Gee whiz, a windmill!"
Zidane
"Vivi, the inn is this way!"
Vivi
"Aw, do we have to?"
"...But I wanna go see the windmill."
(Vivi walks into town, as a group of 3 kids run up to him. One of them exclaims "!")
Snot-nosed Gudo
"Ouch...! What's going on?"
"Hey, you're...!"
[They all run away]
Vivi
"......"
(Are they... avoiding me?)
"......"
Cargo ship, after the defeat of Black Waltz #3
Vivi
"...Zidane."
"Those...black mages and I..."
"Are we...the same...?"
Burmecia
Freya
"Vivi..."
"Do you really know what you're doing?"
"The answer you seek may forever change your life for the worse."
Vivi
"Um......"
"Y-Yeah... But..."
"But I have to... I have to find out who I am..."
"I'm scared... What if I'm not even human...?"
Disc 2, Lindblum after Brahne's attack
[Off screen, people speak]
"Hey, we got a live one here!"
"Watch out! It might attack!"
"Hey, this one's much smaller than the others."
"Ouch! Let me go! I'm not one of them!"
"Then why are you dressed like a black mage!?"
Zidane & Dagger
"!"
Zidane
"That must be..."
[The two guards walk up to Cid and company with Vivi]
Soldier
"We took an Alexandrian soldier into custody!"
Vivi
"I just said-"
Soldier
"Should we turn it over to Alexandria?"
Dagger
"Uncle Cid..."
Minister Artania
"Let him go. Master Vivi is not an Alexandrian soldier."
"It's only a disguise to deceive the enemy."
Soldier
"I-I see! My apologies."
Vivi
"......"
[The guards walk away]
Black Mage Village: Vivi learns about "death"
Vivi
"So... Um, what's this?"
Black Mage No. 56
"This is a...uh... What's the word...?"
Black Mage No. 288
"It's a cemetery."
Black Mage No. 56
"Right. A cemetery."
Vivi
"A cemetery...?"
"So... Underneath the ground-"
Black Mage No. 288
"Yes, our friends are buried under here."
Vivi
"But...why?"
Black Mage No. 288
"That's because..."
Black Mage No. 56
"I...I came here with Mr. 36. We escaped together."
"We had so many things to learn. It was really scary at first, but we helped each other."
"Then one day, Mr. 36 stopped moving. He just stopped... Wouldn't move or say anything."
"My friend who knows lots of things told me that this was what 'death' was, and we had to bury him."
"Mr. 36 is buried under the ground now. But I don't understand why."
"He's going to come out again one day, right? When he does, I'm going to wash him off in the pond."
Vivi
"Wh-What's he talking about...?"
Black Mage No. 288
"......"
Vivi
"Was it a disease? Or was he hurt?"
Black Mage No. 288
"......"
Vivi
"Tell me! Why?"
Black Mage No. 288
"That's because..."
Later...
Black Mage No. 288
"Hello. Nice to see you again."
Vivi
"Um... I wanted to ask you something."
Black Mage No. 288
"What is it?"
Vivi
"I was wondering how many people have...stopped...moving."
Black Mage No. 288
"You're very kind to use our words."
"But you already know what it means to live...and to die."
"You're asking about our friends who have 'died,' not 'stopped.'"
Vivi
"Um..."
Black Mage No. 288
"Seven of our friends stopped functioning recently..."
"I think our life span is limited..."
"I've suspected this ever since the first one came to a stop."
"It varies a little, but most of us stop moving one year after production."
Vivi
"No..."
Black Mage No. 288
"I haven't told anyone else about this. If I did, they'd feel the same way I do."
Vivi
"What do you feel?"
Black Mage No. 288
"I don't know... Fear? I don't want to stop. And maybe I want to run away from it all."
"But living in this village with everyone fills me with joy."
"The joy of living with them far outweighs the fear of death."
"Isn't it the same for you? Traveling with your friends gives you life meaning."
Vivi
"I..."
Madain Sari, ATE
[Vivi is standing in a remote corner of Madain Sari, his arms on a rope railing, as you can hear the waves crashing below. A moogle flies overhead and off screen]
Vivi
"Mr. 288 told me that I understand what it means to live and to die..."
"But it's only because I thought stopping was different from dying..."
"I don't think I really understand what it means to live and to die."
"Where do we come from...? Do we go back there when we die...?"
"If that's what it means to live... I wonder where I came from...?"
"Where will I end up when I die...?"
"Why am I shaking...?"
"What is it that I'm feeling...?"
Later at night
Zidane
"Vivi..."
"You better get some sleep before we leave tomorrow."
Vivi
"I tried to stop worrying about things, but I just can't."
"I know you told me not to think too much, but..."
Zidane
"That's because we're different, Vivi."
"You don't have to do everything my way, you know?"
Vivi
"I want to stop... I don't wanna feel like this anymore."
"What if I keep feeling like this?"
Zidane
"Vivi..."
"Well... In the end, it boils down to two simple choices."
"Either you do or you don't."
"You'd think with all the problems in this world, there'd be more answers."
"It's not fair..."
"...but that's the way things are."
"The choice is yours."
Vivi
"Zidane..."
Zidane
"I just wanna protect the people I'm with."
"Doesn't matter whether I can or not. It's what I believe in."
Iifa Tree, before the boss fight against Soulcage
Vivi
"I won't let you make any more instruments of murder!"
Disc 3, Black Mage Village
Vivi
"Where is everyone!?"
Black Mage No. 288
"They went away with Kuja... Two other guys stayed behind. They're probably at the chocobo shack..."
Vivi
"Why!? Why did they go with him!?"
Black Mage No. 288
"They learned about our lifespan... We can live only for a given amount of time."
"Kuja said he knew how to extend our life spans, so everyone followed him..."
Vivi
"He's lying! I bet he's lying!"
"Look what he's done to us. He's been using us, treating us like puppets."
Black Mage No. 288
"...Maybe we are just puppets, created to serve humans."
Vivi
"!"
Later
Vivi
"...I was really confused when my grandpa died."
"He told me, 'Vivi, no need be sad.' So I told myself, I can't be sad."
"That's why I felt confused again when I heard that everyone was stopping around here."
"I didn't know what to do or what to feel..."
"But when I saw Dagger crying when her mom died, I wasn't confused anymore."
"I was sad..."
"If I were just a puppet, I never would've felt that way."
"Mr. 288... we aren't puppets. I know we aren't."
"...I hate him."
"I hate Kuja!!! He's turning everyone into puppets just to kill people!!!"
"If it weren't for him, I know everyone would understand someday."
"It's not fair..."
Upon the Wind Shrine
Vivi
"W-Wow, the wind is strong..."
Zidane
"It's the wind shrine, so it's protected by strong gusts..."
"Be careful not to get blown away!"
Steiner
"There is no need to worry! Master Vivi, just follow me."
Vivi
"O-Okay..."
[Vivi stands behind Steiner]
Steiner
"See? There is nothing to fear!"
Vivi
"Really?"
[Vivi steps beside Steiner and begins to get blown backwards]
Terra - Bran Bal
Vivi
"Hey, Zidane... What are you up to?"
Zidane
"What do you mean? What are you doing, Vivi?"
Vivi
"I'm trying to talk with the natives. This boy here seems to be my age and everything..."
Zidane
"You're wasting your time. They won't give you a decent answer."
Vivi
"Oh... But I think I can get through to them."
Zidane
"Huh. I'm surprised you feel that way."
Vivi
"I don't know why, but... I...I feel like we're similar."
Zidane
"Similar? What do you mean? I know they're similar to me, but..."
Vivi
"No, no... Not like that. They're a lot like the black mages we saw on the cargo ship, and in Cleyra..."
"Of course, we don't look alike at all. But I can see one thing. Their minds aren't hollow."
"I think that their minds are just out to lunch for a little while..."