This section of the story takes place after you have taken Zell and his team through the Lunatic Pandora and not the first time you visit the Lunar Base outside of Esthar. Navigate back to the previous section if you are not inside the Lunar Base controlling Squall.
As Squall, talk to the people surrounding him and Rinoa in the entry area of the Lunar Base. You will need to talk to Piet, the Lunar Base worker wearing white, and then walk towards the camera near where Rinoa was laying. Squall will pick Rinoa up off the floor of the base and begin carrying her around.
Follow Piet and save your game at the Save Point before you continue.
There are a few cards that you can win from Triple Triad players while onboard the Lunar Base. The only problem is that every crackpot Triple Triad rule that exists is in effect while you’re out here on the Base. It is possible to skip the attempts at winning the two cards listed below, as they are extremely difficult to win, but you can win them here if you are persistent and are prepared to potentially have to reset your game a number of times.
The Alexander Card is a one-of-a-kind rare card. You can win the card by challenging Piet to a game of Triple Triad as soon as you arrive on the Lunar Base. The additional rules that are in place at the Lunar Base make this an exceptionally difficult challenge.
The best approach to winning this card (and the next one coming up shortly) is to fully study up on the rules of Triple Triad. Up until this point, we have been able to prevent most of the more challenging rules from spreading from location to location, but in this particular instance, you are going to need to at least be aware of how the “Plus”, “Same” and “Combo” rules work so you can do your best to prevent Triple Triad opponents from using them against you.
Check out the Triple Triad Rules section for more information, and be prepared to reset your game a few times if you end up losing your important cards instead of winning the new ones.
Make sure that you save your game again at the Save Point if you opted to challenge Piet to cards and won the Alexander Card. Talk to Piet and follow him up the stairs and down the hall to meet up with Ellone.
The Laguna Card is a one-of-a-kind rare card. Not only that, but its one of the best cards available in the game, which certainly makes it a prize worth winning.
Similar to the strategies mentioned above, to win this card you should consider refreshing your understanding of the rules in the Triple Triad rules section and be prepared to reset your game a few times.
Just talk to Ellone to get the story rolling again.
A short cutscene will take place involving Rinoa. Head back down towards the room that she was being kept in and make an attempt to stop her movement.
Just follow her from location to location, starting with the Control Room, and then out of the airlock into outer space, and finally back again when Squall gets cut off from following her.
While now wearing the spacesuit, travel back to the Control Room to observe Rinoa releasing the seal on Adel’s Tomb. Once she has completed her task she will be blown out into the expanses of space. Consider saving your game one more time at the Save Point on your way to the escape pod.
There are a few more conversations and flashbacks involving Squall and Ellone in the escape pod before Squall will decide to go out into space on his own to track down and save Rinoa.
After he exits the escape pod you will be given control of him again in outer space. All you have to do is keep Rinoa centered in your screen while you float towards her and the timer ticks down. You can use the Button to aim quicker.
Squall and Rinoa will notice a spaceship floating closer and closer to them which they latch on to as it passes. Once they find their way inside, its time to move on to the next section of the game…