Rinoa's index finger.

[TasteyPies]

I always thought she was pointing at the star, and she used it again in the ending as sort of a nostalgic thing for Squall since couples do sappy crap like that.

Or she could have meant wait, and she used it again in the ending as sort of a nostalgic thing for Squall since couples do sappy crap like that.

[Optium]

Or she could have meant wait, and she used it again in the ending as sort of a nostalgic thing for Squall since couples do sappy crap like that.

Seeing as she looks at a shooting star every single time she points up at
the sky it stands to reason that maybe she's pointing at a shooting star.

.opt

[TasteyPies]

Seeing as she looks at a shooting star every single time she points up at
the sky it stands to reason that maybe she's pointing at a shooting star.

.opt

I'll stand to YOUR reason bucko

[HunterFlamebrow]

The 'shooting star' theory doesn't really make any sense to me. She is looking up at the star, then sees Squall and holds her hand up. She does not seem to point it at anything.

I like the "one dance" theory, but I really think that it's just a little symbol for her . . . something memorable from that scene that (SPOILER) could be repeated in teh ending scene

[Optium]

She looks at the star. Squall looks at the star. THE CAMERA focuses on
the star. Rinoa looks at Squall. Squall looks away from the sky and at
Rinoa. Rinoa thinks "he saw that too." She points to the sky indicating that
she saw the same star as him.

(SPOILER)She looks at the star. Squall is out of camera view but probably looks at it
as well. THE CAMERA focuses on the star. Rinoa looks at Squall. Squall
looks at Rinoa. Rinoa points to the sky indicating that (a) there was
a shooting star and (b) she remembers the first time they met. Squall
walks over and kisses her.

If the camera didn't focus on the star and if there was only a star one of
the times then I'd accept the "one minute" or other theories, but they're
both looking at a shooting star and the developers found it important
enough to actually have the camera focused on it.

.opt

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

You're a horrible idiot if you think this has to do with anything but the shooting star.

[Del Murder]

She looks at the star. Squall looks at the star. THE CAMERA focuses on
the star. Rinoa looks at Squall. Squall looks away from the sky and at
Rinoa. Rinoa thinks "he saw that too." She points to the sky indicating that
she saw the same star as him.

Yes. When you wish upon a star and all that. I don't think she was telling Squall he was 'number 1'.

[Trumpet Thief]

chaos: Yes, I always thought it was the star.

Rubedo: In any case, it wasn't that large a matter.

[Loony BoB]

And here I was assuming that she wasn't actually pointing up but rather making the gesture for 'one', in other words asking for one dance. I've seen people use that gesture in other places for that reason, so I never thought to look into things a bit more and note that she might be pointing at the star.

I'm a horrible idiot, but we all knew that.

[Anaisa]

The horrible idiot is Rinoa for thinking that gesture would make any sense to Squall or anyone else.

[HunterFlamebrow]

Wait, I've got it! (woo)

She is pointing to her eyes, in referance to the lyrics of the song "Eyes on Me". ("I kind of liked it your way/How you shyly placed your eyes on me"). She is telling Squall in her own way that she is looking at him. And when (SPOILER)she does it again at the end , she is reminding him that " . . I had mine on you".

[Flashback007]

that could be, it could be anything. You what a discussion we re making about one finger

[Cloudane]

You know, I always wondered about this too but thought it was such a ridiculous thing to be wondering about that I didn't bother asking

Never thought of the shooting star, but now that it's been pointed out, it makes sense. I still think most people actually continue to *look* at what they're pointing at, but it's definitely the most plausible explanation.

Better than my theory that it meant "Single?" which made sense for the first fingering but not at the end (he does the same gesture back, and by that time neither of them are particularly classed as single)

As for Seifer's "come get some" gesture, I've seen that a few times since in Jet Lee films and the like, so I think that *is* some sort of common far-east battle gesture thing.

[Renzokuken_RedDragon]

Me and my mates were fouteen year old boys when we played ff8 so we naturally came to the disgusting conclusion that...

[Rinoa_Galatea]

Whatever it happens happens & Rinoa liked to say something a little bit stupid 4 some people, but it's charming!!!!! I'm 14, almost 15 (in oktober 30 !!!!) but I like the scene & all, everything, So I can't just say ''It su**s'', maybe cuz I'm a gothic girl & all that things touch my heart (cuz I don't have them T-T). Perhaps I'm just smoking (That I really don't) but it's so cute!!! Rinoa's index finger is so cool!!!