Yep, the original creator called her Laura, and she wore a different suit. The game designers basically wrote him out, but kept the personality of the chara intact. You might be able to find a source of it online somewhere, I read it in a computers magazine a few years back.
Sephiroth: *nods* I think I can replicate it, yes… but if I hurt you due to my inexperience…. *scowls* I don’t want to do that. That is why it is better for you to manipulate me and do it, regardless of how much I hate it.
Seph: *splashes cold water in his face after he has rehydrated himself* Barely standable… *mutters* At least it isn’t searing heat, and humid. Now those conditions are quite bothersome and annoying to say the least.