It's a great Hail Mary play and I appreciate how well it works. I remember an LPer or reviewer (much the same honestly) was able to use L Mag-RF and Triple Triad to get Raise at that point, and that worked out pretty much the same. I do remember the first time I ever played it; I was honestly a little freaked out by that, "YounG LADY!?" line. For all the criticisms people level at FF8, there were several very well-scripted moments throughout the game that really got their intended mood across even in text.