Downstairs, we're given the PHS, which gives us the ability to change party members on the world map or at a save point. What the heck does PHS stand for anyway? "Personal Handheld Service...?" Whatever. If you go back up to the second floor of the inn and examine the dresser in the corner of the room, you'll notice an item that's just too far out of reach. If you examine it five times, Cloud will express his frustration at being unable to reach it by kicking the dresser, which will cause it to fall down onto his head! And good thing for us, too, 'cause it's a Megalixir!
If you talk to the people of Kalm, a couple of them will mention seeing a dude with a black cloak and a huge sword heading east. Wonder who that could be...! Something that's pretty interesting is if you talk to some of the people, they'll ask you questions about what you think about Shinra and the convenience they provide, and you can choose to agree or disagree about how good life is because of it. That's kind of one of the interesting subplots the Shinra Company provides and one of the reasons I like them as villains. It makes you think about the price and consequences of convenience. How much is too much to pay for us to have an easier, more comfortable to life? Makes you think.
You can find plenty of items around Kalm before you go, including a Peacemaker, a weapon for Vincent that you have no use for until much later. Come on, we'll take a shotgun nobody can use, but we won't take a megaphone? Bah. After you leave Kalm, you can head for the Chocobo Stables so you can try to cross the swamp, but we'll save that for another day.
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