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I know it is no business of mine to be
asking outsiders, but would you consider
assisting us with a hunt?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Some of our people sustained injuries
while out on the last one, leaving us
somewhat short-staffed.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Go down from here in the direction
of the lake and you'll arrive at Navvir
Highland.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]There you should find some Makna Eks.
We were able to lure them out with bait
not long ago.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Would it trouble you to defeat them
and collect some Eks Iron Hearts for us?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Once you've finished, be sure to lay some
bait to the west of Navvir Highland.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]They won't congregate if we don't coax
them out, and our hunters could do with
the assistance.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Eks are quite partial to Rainbow Carrots.
It would spare us a great deal of effort
if you were to find some for us.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
[XENO:qst qst=1022 ] |
| 5 |
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126 |
I hope it's not too much trouble to ask all
this of you, but we'd greatly appreciate it
if you could find the time.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
I see.
I'm sure you have your own business to
attend to. I won't push the point.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Firstly, I'd like you to defeat some Makna
Eks and retrieve their Eks Iron Hearts.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Then you must gather the Eks' favourite
food, Rainbow Carrots, and place them in
preparation for the next hunt.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Best of luck.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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This appears to be the place.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 9 |
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126 |
Looks like this is the place.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 10 |
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126 |
This sure to be the spot![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
This look like place to put![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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So you've returned with the Eks Iron
Hearts. My thanks.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]These ought to revitalise
our injured warriors.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]They may be hard to stomach, but their
powerful medicinal properties are sure
to expedite the healing process.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And since you've laid out the bait,
our next round of hunting should
be relatively painless.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We're very much indebted
to you this day. Thank you.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I feel as if we've been asking you
constantly for help, but would you mind
helping us with a hunt?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Some of our people sustained injuries
while they were out on the last one,
leaving us somewhat short-staffed.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Head north from Companions' Cape
and you'll arrive at Navvir Highland.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]There you should find some Makna Eks.
We were able to lure them out with bait
not long ago.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Would it trouble you to defeat them
and collect some Eks Iron Hearts for us?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Need something?
If you do, well... I'm busy.
Can it wait?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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...Ah, no, wait. I spoke too soon.
Actually, I would like to ask you to
perform some tasks for me.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I would not normally reach out to
strangers such as yourselves, but there
is a limit to what I can achieve myself.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I've received requests for assistance
from some of the younger Companions,
and I'd like you to resolve their issues.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]They should not prove too difficult,
yet the volume of work was high, so
I was feeling quite harried.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
First, Gwinneath's request, which
pertains to gathering Plump Wildgrass.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It has gotten rarer lately, hence
the task of picking it is more
taxing than it once was.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Second, Phaedlus' job of winnowing
the Praying Caterpile population.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]These, in turn, grew more and more
numerous, until their numbers needed
culling.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Thirdly, the request from Loh'ban, who
was tasked with handling a number of
Noble Brogs.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Those critters have also been breeding
too much for our liking, and need a little
population control.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Gather 5 lots of Plump Wildgrass,
subdue 3 Praying Caterpiles, as well
as 2 Noble Brogs.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I would be grateful if you could undertake
those three jobs for me. If it's not too
much to ask, of course...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
[XENO:qst qst=1023 ] |
| 20 |
|
126 |
Very good then. I shall let you get
the details of each mission from the
concerned parties.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 21 |
|
126 |
So I've nobody to count on but myself...
I could have expected it. Please, forget
I said anything.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 22 |
|
126 |
How are you finding those jobs
I asked you to do?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If you need more details, you should ask
Gwinneath and the others directly.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 23 |
|
126 |
Ah, you again.
I've heard back from Gwinneath and the
rest. I'm glad their issues were resolved.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 24 |
|
126 |
While I have your ear, here's
something I realised earlier...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's quite possible that the Caterpiles
gathered to eat the Plump Wildgrass,
and the Brogs to eat the Caterpiles.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Seeing as how you've taken out the
Caterpiles and Brogs, the wildgrass
might come back sometime soon.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We'll have some food shortages to
grapple with until then, but that is
my problem.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Lucky for everyone, then, that you've
won me some breathing room here, eh?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Thank you for the help.
We're all in your debt.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And... Sorry for looking down my nose
at you all. That wasn't exactly gracious.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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You are interested in Plump Wildgrass?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's quite delicious, to be sure,
but we haven't been finding it
in large numbers lately.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Before, you could gather them by the
handful on the way to the Purifying Falls,
coming from Navvir Highland.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Just talking about it has given me a
powerful craving... It would be a great
help if you could find some for us![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 27 |
|
126 |
You're the ones helping us thin out
the Praying Caterpiles?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]They tend to roam between Navvir
Highland and the Purifying Falls.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Stick to the road and you should see them
by the time you're at Navvir Crossroads.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'd do it myself, but seeing those kinds of
creepy crawlies really makes me uneasy...
You're lifesavers, to be sure.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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So, I hear you've offered to help us
with the Noble Brog problem?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]They live around the Purifying Falls.
Big great lunking things.
Cannot miss them.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]They haven't always been there, though.
Only started gathering recently...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Well, either way. Sorry for the bother,
and thanks for the help![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 29 |
|
126 |
Ho there! Are you not the fellows
who were aboard that vessel?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 30 |
|
126 |
Ever since that blasted thing came down,
the fish just haven't been biting![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I suspect it's upset the monsters too.
They've been getting very tetchy lately.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We can hardly sit back and wait for
the fish to come to us, can we?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Poor Haemlin is practically wasting
away thanks to this fine mess![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]At least in Gran Dell, we had the
luxury of having a lake nearby...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 31 |
|
126 |
What I'm trying to say is that your arrival
has made our lives miserable, and I'd like
you to take some responsibility.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's the Paguls that are the problem.
Be a sport and hunt down a few of them
for me. Three, let's say.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]That should at least give me a bit
of breathing room to fish![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 32 |
|
126 |
[XENO:qst qst=1034 ] |
| 33 |
|
126 |
Well then, get to it![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 34 |
|
126 |
Ngh... You realise you're the reason we're
in this predicament, don't you? Come and
talk to me if you have a change of heart.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 35 |
|
126 |
Hunt down 3 Pagul for me, will you?
I can hardly get to fishing while the
things are being so damn aggressive.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...Still, hard to believe such a heavily
armoured vessel went down so easily...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]What in blazes is going on over in
Alcamoth? I do worry for the place...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 36 |
|
126 |
Ho there!
So you've defeated the Paguls,
have you? Good work![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 37 |
|
126 |
At long last, I can cast my
mind back to fishing![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'd better come back with a good
haul so that Haemlin won't have to
sleep on an empty stomach![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 38 |
|
126 |
Ho there! Well, look who it is!
You couldn't have come at a better time![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 39 |
|
126 |
I came over this way to fish, but the
Paguls are being a right pain in the neck.
They've been chasing all the fish away.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 40 |
|
126 |
Haemlin's been wanting to try a certain
fish that only lives in these waters, so I've
my mind set on catching the blighter.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I imagine poor Haemlin is practically
wasting away waiting for his dinner![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's the Paguls that are the problem.
Be a sport and hunt down a few of them
for me. Three, let's say.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]That should at least give me a bit of
breathing room to fish![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 41 |
|
126 |
That so?
Well, if you change your mind,
you know where to look, eh?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 42 |
|
126 |
Hunt down 3 Paguls for me, will you?
I can hardly get to fishing while the
things are being so damn aggressive.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's not just for Haemlin. Bringing back
these fish is for the benefit of everyone
in Gran Dell.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I've been angling to get a good haul
like this. So please, give me a hand![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 43 |
|
126 |
Listen, there's something else I might
need your help with. Think you could
stand guard while I finish up fishing?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'd be very grateful.
This won't take long, I promise![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 44 |
|
126 |
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Managed to catch the blighters
in the end, so I did![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You can't get much fresher than
this, eh? Well, mustn't delay. I'll be
on my way back to Gran Dell now.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Be seeing you![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 45 |
|
126 |
[XENO:type type=think ]Ugh, this is the worst.
Maybe Gran Dell just doesn't have any...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 46 |
|
126 |
...Oh, it's you...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Ah! Can I...
Can I ask you a really,
really big favour?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 47 |
|
126 |
I've got Selene and the gang helping
me pick flowers for a grave, but we can't
find the right kind anywhere...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's the Dawn Smile I'm looking for. It's
a really pretty colour, and it actually
does look like the sky at dawn.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]They say it grows in high-up places with
a lot of sun. I thought Lamentation Ridge
would be a good bet...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But the guards warned me not to go
outside the Gran Dell ramparts because
it's too dangerous, so now I'm stumped...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's the only flower that'll do for the grave![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Oh, please could you look for some
Dawn Smiles for me, please?![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 48 |
|
126 |
[XENO:qst qst=1037 ] |
| 49 |
|
126 |
Thank you so, so much![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'll go ahead and make things look nice
around the grave so it's all ready.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 50 |
|
126 |
Sorry. I didn't mean to be annoying.
I'll keep looking then.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 51 |
|
126 |
Did you find any Dawn Smiles?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's a flower that grows in high-up places
with a lot of sun. I was thinking you might
find some around Lamentation Ridge...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We really need to place those flowers
at the grave. Please help us out![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 52 |
|
126 |
Wow! Those must be the Dawn Smiles,
huh...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Thanks so much for finding them![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 53 |
|
126 |
...A lot of people died trying to get the
capital back. One guy was someone
I really looked up to.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]He was strong, and kind...
Sort of like the brother I never had.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 54 |
|
126 |
I actually wanted to find the flowers by
myself...but I guess I can always do that
next time.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Really though, thank you.
I'm sure this made him happy.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 55 |
|
126 |
Thanks for helping out Nestinor,
everyone.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We've been running around for ages
trying to find those flowers, but there's
been no sign of them.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I guess they really do only
grow outside the walls...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 56 |
|
126 |
Oh, wonderful!
You found the Dawn Smiles![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You should hurry up and give them to
Nestinor while he's still at the grave.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 57 |
|
126 |
We're...looking for flowers.
They're called Dawn Smiles...but we
couldn't find any in Gran Dell anywhere.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Nesty looked really disappointed.
Wish I could help him somehow...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 58 |
|
126 |
Uh, um... W-We're uh...
looking for flowers...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]B-but we can't find any...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 59 |
|
126 |
Yay! You found the flowers!
Oooh, they're pretty...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Nesty's gonna be so happy![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 60 |
|
126 |
Ah! Those flowers...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Nesty was looking for those...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 61 |
|
126 |
Meh?
Not know of Dawn Smile flower?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We help Nestinor with looking, but only
thing that turn up is big disappoint.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 62 |
|
126 |
*sniff sniff*
Rudodo smell scent of nice![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Meh-meh! That Dawn Smile![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Friends should be giving to Nestinor!
Though Rudodo start to want one too...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 63 |
|
126 |
This is so strange...
Where could it have gone?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 64 |
|
126 |
I've been tending to these wheat fields,
but for some reason the growth stimulant
has mysteriously disappeared...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We're struggling enough with the poor
harvest as it is. Without that stimulant,
I don't know what we'll do...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 65 |
|
126 |
It used to be Laennar who was in charge
of managing the stimulant.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But he's moved away from Gran Dell now.
Kind of left us in the lurch here...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 66 |
|
126 |
Obviously we need enough food if our
community here is going to thrive.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 67 |
|
126 |
It'd be great if you could help us out,
if you're thinking of volunteering.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'd need you to collect High Leaves and
Thick Nectar for me. We can then process
them into growth stimulant.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 68 |
|
126 |
I've heard that High Leaves grow all over
the Bionis' Shoulder, so those shouldn't
be an issue.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]As for Thick Nectar, you can probably get
some from the Skeeters around Xen's
Thoroughfare when the weather's nice.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 69 |
|
126 |
[XENO:qst qst=1040 ] |
| 70 |
|
126 |
So you'll help? Thanks a bunch![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 71 |
|
126 |
Oof. I was really hoping you were
going to volunteer, too...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 72 |
|
126 |
Any luck finding the ingredients?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I've heard that High Leaves grow all over
the Bionis' Shoulder, so those shouldn't
be an issue.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]As for Thick Nectar, you can probably get
some from the Skeeters around Xen's
Thoroughfare when the weather's nice.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 73 |
|
126 |
So you found the ingredients.
Thank you.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 74 |
|
126 |
Whether you apply the stimulant to
the wheat or not makes an enormous
difference.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]These fields produce Cream Wheat,
you see. They're packed to bursting with
deliciousness come harvest time.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But that's only if they've been
carefully tended to.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I don't want you walking off with fistfuls
of the stuff, but if you find any that are
ripe for harvest, you can have them.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Think of it as my thanks for helping
out. You have been a fantastic help,
after all![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 75 |
|
126 |
Hmm, I'm hesitant to ask Laennar for
help again after all the hard work he
did balancing the components...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]There's also the matter of the Fogbeasts,
and I was hoping to have him keep watch
over the field...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If possible, I'd like you to prepare the next
batch of growth stimulant in his stead.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'll need you to collect High Leaves and
Thick Nectar. Think you could do that?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 76 |
|
126 |
You're the ones that helped
Ines out, aren't you?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 77 |
|
126 |
I make basic necessities for the folks
here, but to tell you the truth, we have
a slight issue at the moment...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 78 |
|
126 |
I'm working with Bartholomew to make
a tool for catching fish that he dreamt up,
but we still lack some resources.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If we had some Half Parts and Snare Wire,
though, we'd be laughing. I don't suppose
you could help us out?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 79 |
|
126 |
[XENO:qst qst=1041 ] |
| 80 |
|
126 |
Both of them should be relatively easy
to find on the Bionis' Shoulder, but
sadly not in the immediate vicinity...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You might find them outside of the walls
though. If you find any, please bring them
to me.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 81 |
|
126 |
Great! Well then, I'll be waiting![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 82 |
|
126 |
That's a no, then?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 83 |
|
126 |
...I understand. But I hope that we might
persuade you later. You'd be doing us
all a good deed.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 84 |
|
126 |
Any progress on the Half Parts
and Snare Wire?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]They should both be relatively easy
to find on the Bionis' Shoulder.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 85 |
|
126 |
I see you've managed to find the
Half Parts and Snare Wire. Wonderful.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I think I can implement these straight
away, actually. Won't be a moment.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 86 |
|
126 |
...There we have it. Here, have one
for your troubles.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Just before you go, could I also bother
you to deliver one to Bartholomew?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I expect you'll find him at Tranquil Tarn.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 87 |
|
126 |
He should be able to explain to you
how the contraption is operated.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]All right, then. Safe travels![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 88 |
|
126 |
If it's not a problem for you, could
you deliver the device I gave you
to Bartholomew?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I expect you'll find him at Tranquil Tarn.
He should be able to teach you how the
contraption works, too.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 89 |
|
126 |
[XENO:type type=think ]Not long now... Soon my Katchafish DX
will be complete...and then even I'll be
able to fish my heart out![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 90 |
|
126 |
Hm? Are you here to fish too?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 91 |
|
126 |
...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 92 |
|
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Sorry, I must have been mistaken.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Me? Well, I thought I could be of some
help to the camp. Catch a few fish, feed
a few mouths... I thought wrong.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'm not sure how or why, but my fishing
equipment just up and left. I suspect that
it was stolen, but who knows.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 93 |
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It's typical, isn't it? Mithril was kind
enough to lend me his fishing trap,
and now look what's happened...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 94 |
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There's only one solution I can see
here, and that's to complete my
Katchafish DX![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It was too tough trying to get to grips
with Mithril's trap anyway.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]My new invention's going to revolutionise
fishing as we know it! Even total amateurs
will be returning with impressive hauls![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Ooh, I really can't wait...![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 95 |
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126 |
Hold on... Isn't that the Katchafish DX
I asked Vredda to make? [XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You brought it all this way for me?
Oh, how wonderful![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 96 |
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126 |
Hm? You seem to have double the
number... One is for your own personal
use? And you want me to teach you...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Say no more. I hear you loud and clear!
In fact, let me give you a live
demonstration right this moment![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 97 |
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126 |
Ahh... Is that not glorious? Now do you
see how easy it is to fish? Opens up a
vast ocean of possibilities, doesn't it?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Why, you could even fish up Angel Bream
and Gentleclams here if you so desired!
That is, if you're lucky...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 98 |
|
126 |
I can't believe I lost Mithril's fishing trap...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 99 |
|
126 |
H-hello...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 100 |
|
126 |
Hm? Uh, um... [XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 101 |
|
126 |
...Oh!
Friend is...shy too?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 102 |
|
126 |
Huh?
I, uh, um, uh...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 103 |
|
126 |
Must be shy like Kino!
You have same smell as Kino
so is matter of facts![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 104 |
|
126 |
Yeah... I...
I get kinda nervous easily.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But it's no fun playing on my own...[XENO:wait wait=wait ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 105 |
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126 |
M-meh-meh!
Then what if...?![XENO:wait wait=wait ][System:PageBreak ]What if Kino found friend for
friend to play with?![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 106 |
|
126 |
...R-really?
I...I'd love that...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 107 |
|
126 |
Leave everything to Kino![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Will search town for bestest possible
friend, make sure everyone happy![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...Any possible friendings already in mind?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 108 |
|
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U-um, well... T-there is...one person...
I saw Selene looking out at the capital
once. She looked awfully lonely...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Also, there's a boy called Nestinor.
I only ever talked to him once...but he
lives near a lake, I think?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Oh, and there's this super cute Nopon,
Rudodo...? I always wanted to talk to her...
She seems to like ruins and stuff...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 109 |
|
126 |
[XENO:qst qst=1043 ] |
| 110 |
|
126 |
Understandings!
Kino will have done in time of record![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 111 |
|
126 |
T-that actually sound like quite lot
of work... Kino not mentally prepare
for that yet...but soon![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 112 |
|
126 |
U-uh, umm...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I...I don't really know how to talk to
grown-ups, s-sorry! It's easier talking
to kids, though...a little bit...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 113 |
|
126 |
You...really think you can find me a friend?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Maybe Selene would be nice...
Or Nestinor, or Rudodo...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Selene was staring at the capital, looking
really sad, Nestinor was by the lake, and
Rudodo's probably exploring some ruins...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 114 |
|
126 |
K-Kino said that...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]he was...going to find a friend for me...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 115 |
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I...I finally have friends! E-everyone
says they're gonna play with me![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'm so happy! Thank you, Kino!
Thank you so much![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 116 |
|
126 |
A-aww, it nothing!
Was all piece of pollen cake for Kino![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Just ask Kino for second
helping of help anytime![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 117 |
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126 |
Tee-hee, maybe I will![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Here, have this! And let's play
together sometime, OK?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 118 |
|
126 |
Ah, um... Can I...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]C-can I speak to Kino, please?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 119 |
|
126 |
H-hey, you...! Please to go
become friend of Angela![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Should be much more fun
with more than alone![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 120 |
|
126 |
Hmm? You want me to be
friends with Angela?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Yeah, all right. I was getting bored of
playing on my own anyway. Tell her I'll
come and play![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 121 |
|
126 |
I'm so bored of playing on my own
all the time. Wish there was someone
who'd play with me...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 122 |
|
126 |
G-Good morrowings![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Kino in process of look for
new friends for Angela![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]What friend think? Know who Angela is?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 123 |
|
126 |
Angela? Yeah, I know her.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We only talked once, I think, but I've
been wanting to hang out with her.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 124 |
|
126 |
Man, I wish there were someone around
to play soldiers with. Wonder if there's
anyone I could recruit...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 125 |
|
126 |
RA-RAWWR!
Rudodo is fearsome dinobeast! Please
to play or Rudodo will eat off face![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 126 |
|
126 |
Uh, question before eating of face!
Friend know Angela?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Because so happen Angela is looking
for new friend! How about go talk to?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 127 |
|
126 |
Rudodo know Angela! Is Hom Hom girl,
not wrong? Rudodo enrol Hom Hom in
dinowar! RA-RA-RAWWR![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 128 |
|
126 |
RA-RAWWR!
Rudodo is hungry dinobeast! Hungry for
friend who join Rudodo in dinowar![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 129 |
|
126 |
Hey, what kind of game are we
going to play, anyways?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 130 |
|
126 |
Soldiers? Yeah, that sounds like
loads of fun! I'm in![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 131 |
|
126 |
OK, who's up for playing soldiers?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 132 |
|
126 |
Rudodo, you're gonna be the dinobeast
again, I guess?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 133 |
|
126 |
Rudodo does best dinobeast impression,
so is natural role for Rudodo. Must try
perfect for when Angela join in![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 134 |
|
126 |
RA-RA-RA-RAWWWWR!
GRR-OOOAAAWRRR![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 135 |
|
126 |
Hey, Kino! You've helped me make so
many friends, so I wanted to get us
something special to bring us closer...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Like a matching set of items we could
all wear. Do you have any good ideas?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 136 |
|
126 |
[XENO:qst qst=1044 ] |
| 137 |
|
126 |
Kino have just the ticket. Will make
Angela and friends traditional Nopon-style
friendship bracelets![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 138 |
|
126 |
Friendship bracelets!
And you can make them, Kino?!
That's an amazing idea! I love it![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 139 |
|
126 |
For starter, need some Elastic Ivy.
Angela know where to find maybe?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 140 |
|
126 |
Elastic Ivy...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Right, hmm... I think my dad was using
it when clearing away some rubble...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]He was always going off into the woods
along Thulles Way, so maybe that's where
the vines grow?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 141 |
|
126 |
Good-good! Must find there![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 142 |
|
126 |
Kino go there at once![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 143 |
|
126 |
But now is kind of not great time,
busy-busy-busy. Kino come later,
then talk![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 144 |
|
126 |
Um, I'd like to talk to Kino, if that's OK...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 145 |
|
126 |
Do you think you'll be able to find the
Elastic Ivy you need? We said it'd be
in the woods along Thulles Way.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 146 |
|
126 |
Um, Kino said he'd come back
with the Elastic Ivy...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 147 |
|
126 |
Kino discover motherlode of Elastic Ivy!
Here, Angela can hold on to for now.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 148 |
|
126 |
A-ah, OK! Understood!
I'll be sure to keep them safe.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 149 |
|
126 |
Next is Sparkle Stones! Kino saw
stones that look similar near lake
where Junks landed![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Should be no problemo to find
Sparkle Stones if look there![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 150 |
|
126 |
Did you find the Sparkle Stones like
you wanted? Among the rocks near
the lake where the Junks fell, right?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 151 |
|
126 |
I'm waiting for Kino to come back
with the Sparkle Stones...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 152 |
|
126 |
Kino, you're back! Did you find
the Sparkle Stones?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 153 |
|
126 |
You're making us friendship bracelets?
Wow, I'm so looking forward to that![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 154 |
|
126 |
Eh? Friendship bracelets?
For all of us?![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Whoa, that's cool! What'll they look like?
I can't wait to see![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 155 |
|
126 |
I can't wait to see those friendship
bracelets! I hope they look cool![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 156 |
|
126 |
Friends making bracelets like Nopon
make for friends? Rudodo always wanted
one! *sniff*[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 157 |
|
126 |
Ah! Miss Melia![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 158 |
|
126 |
Hm? Is something the matter?
Or do you have business with me?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 159 |
|
126 |
I just got this! I was asked to please give it
to Miss Melia! So, here! It's for you![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 160 |
|
126 |
Huh... Some kind of message...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 161 |
|
126 |
*gasp* Impossible...![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 162 |
|
126 |
What is it? What is it?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 163 |
|
126 |
...I'm sorry, I'm afraid I've quite forgotten
my manners. Thank you for delivering
the note. I hereby confirm its receipt.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Now, if you would be so kind to excuse me.
It seems there is somewhere I must go
at my earliest convenience...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 164 |
|
126 |
[XENO:qst qst=1048 ] |
| 165 |
|
126 |
[XENO:type type=think ]Hmmm... Is it really fine to give
this to Miss Melia...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Using little kids to deliver your post...
Grownups can be so lazy, I swear.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 166 |
|
126 |
How was the letter?
You should really write back, you know![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 167 |
|
126 |
[XENO:qst qst=1003 ] |
| 168 |
|
126 |
A High Ether Crystal, eh?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Well, it's the first I've heard of it.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 169 |
|
126 |
But now that I think about it, I might
actually have a rough idea about where
to find one.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I hope it's what you're looking for.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...Blast. You know what, I can't recall.
It was a long time ago, so my memory's
a little hazy...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Sorry, your best bet might be asking a
fellow squadsman of mine. He's on the
ramparts, and bound to know more.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 170 |
|
126 |
Your best bet might be to ask the
squadsman I mentioned, on the ramparts.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I believe he'll know something about
this High Ether Crystal business.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 171 |
|
126 |
Well? Any progress on your High Ether
Crystal investigation?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 172 |
|
126 |
...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 173 |
|
126 |
...Doesn't seem like the sort of thing
you can just stumble upon, does it?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Seems like it's important to you, though.
Well, I wish you luck.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 174 |
|
126 |
A High Ether Crystal?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 175 |
|
126 |
Ahh. I think I know what you're
getting at here.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'm not entirely sure on the location,
but I do know there's supposed to be a
very rare ether deposit near here.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]An old lady called Sarja told me about it.
You might be better off talking to her for
more details.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I got interested myself, and even tried
searching around Nerthis Necropolis,
but couldn't find a thing.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]From what Sarja told me, there's a good
chance it's inside of a cave, so that's why
I thought it was a place to start... Alas.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If it really is in a cave, and it's not there,
then I'm stumped. Still, that doesn't mean
much. There'll be other places to check...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 176 |
|
126 |
I can't say for certain, of course...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But I do think that we're talking about
the same thing here.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 177 |
|
126 |
I expect you'll find Sarja at Heroes' Rest,
down at the south end of Gran Dell.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]She's a kind old bird. Always worrying
about our welfare and that.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 178 |
|
126 |
...Anyhow, better get back to my shift.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Hope I was able to help a little![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 179 |
|
126 |
You're really better off asking
Sarja directly.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I do think we're talking about this High
Ether Crystal you're looking for, though.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I expect Sarja will be at Heroes' Rest.
You should pay her a visit![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 180 |
|
126 |
Aha. Looks like you talked to Sarja.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]That crystal her late friend found...
Wonder if I'll ever get to see it for
myself?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 181 |
|
126 |
Yes? ...Ah. The guard at the ramparts
told you, didn't he?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]He and my late friend were on good
terms. Naturally I had to regale the man
with tales of my friend's escapades.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I believe the one that may be of particular
interest to you is the time this friend,
a High Entia man, discovered a crystal.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]He was a real go-getter, that man.
Always traipsing around exploring from
the day he set foot on the Shoulder.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]He would tell me all sorts of stories from
his adventures to entertain little old me.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 182 |
|
126 |
I remember it like yesterday. The sky
was a brilliant blue. Birds were singing...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'd come to pay my respects at the
graveyard, like any other day.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And then along he came with the biggest
smile on his face, and took out an object
wrapped in cloth.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Said he'd found a strange crystal
alongside an ether deposit.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And what a light it gave off! The cloth it
was wrapped in wasn't enough to stop it
shining through.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Ahh, it was a sight to behold...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 183 |
|
126 |
The core was translucent, yet it gave off
a pale glow, warm yet somehow ice-cold. It
was like being bathed in turquoise sunlight.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'd never seen anything more beautiful,
and I don't believe I ever will.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Sadly, it dwindled to nothing
in a matter of minutes.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If there'd been anything left of it, I would
have kept it as a memento, I'm sure.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 184 |
|
126 |
I remember him telling me how incredibly
large the deposit was, drooping down
from the ceiling above.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]From his description, I imagine it might
have looked something like a stalactite.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Which is why I'm convinced that it must
have been in some sort of cavern...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And despite the deposit's size, the crystal
he'd retrieved fit comfortably in the palm.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It must have been formed over
a long period of time.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 185 |
|
126 |
Ideally, he could have told you exactly
where it was located...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But I'm afraid that's not possible, because
he's sleeping here quite peacefully now,
and cannot really be disturbed.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'm sorry I wasn't able to show you the
exact location, my dears.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Still, I hope that my little anecdote
was of some use to you.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I pray that you, too, will be able
to find what you seek.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 186 |
|
126 |
Lady Sarja, we are grateful
for your confiding in us.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We will have to report these
findings back to Radzam.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 187 |
|
126 |
Thank you, Sarja. This is going
to be of great help to us.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We'd better report back to Radzam.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 188 |
|
126 |
Thankings, old lady![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Seem about time to tell
learnings to Radzam![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 189 |
|
126 |
Thanking for advice morsels, Ms Sarja![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Now seem like good time to report
news to Mister Radzam...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 190 |
|
126 |
The High Ether Crystal you speak of
is surely the one my friend found
that time.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]None of it seemed real back then. It felt
as if I were in a waking dream...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But looking back, it is curious how
rapidly the crystal vanished. I wonder
why that was...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 191 |
|
126 |
What fortune to have happened
upon the eminent Lady Melia in this
desolate land...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Surely this reunion is but a part
of fate's grand design![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 192 |
|
126 |
Do forgive me. Our attendants are few,
and I fear we have not provided you with
the proper courtesy.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You must be tired, Lady Melia.
Please, feel free to rest your wings
before setting forth.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 193 |
|
126 |
...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]As I cannot accompany her, I trust
you will see to it that no harm comes
to Lady Melia.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 194 |
|
126 |
It is considered a tremendous honour to
be in the entourage of Empress Melia.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I pray you will not forget that.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 195 |
|
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Have you had opportunity
to visit the capital?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Was it as bad as they say?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I fear that it is so changed, it may no
longer be the place we once knew as
home...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:type type=think ]How dare these reprobates lead
Empress Melia astray... Something will
have to be done about this...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Ohh, Lady Melia![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]How mortifying! To think that I could be
so self-absorbed as to blind myself to
your radiant presence...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You have my deepest apologies, truly.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:type type=think ]But why...? This was supposed to be
our time... We of commingled blood were
meant to rule![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The purebloods were supposed to be
no more... We cannot usher in a new age
so long as the Fog King still stands...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:type type=think ]Do they not realise how grievous
a sin it is they wish to commit?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It is an affront to those of mingled blood!
Their actions are anything but rational...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Again, I really appreciate your
helping us with the hunt.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The Eks Iron Hearts you kindly gathered
for us are nutritional, but incredibly tough.
They take quite some time to ingest.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Though that in itself should be a good
exercise to train the mandibular muscles
and tone up the jawline...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I'm stationed here for the night watch,
but the darkness has a habit of beckoning
loneliness.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's surprising the difference even
a sliver of light makes.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But then again, light makes the darkness
thicker, and my night vision's not great,
so perhaps I shouldn't complain.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I'm a hardy person, so rarely
if ever do I get worn down.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Also, you could say I'm blessed with a lot
of luck. I was badly wounded once, but
even then I healed without repercussion.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Sometimes I wish the others here
had a similar fortitude.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I know I shouldn't work myself to the
bone, but there's nobody else to plug
the gaps left by my injured comrades.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'm just going to have to fill in
for them all by myself...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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It takes courage to face any enemy,
but fighting an entity you can't even
comprehend? That's on another level.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Defeating the Fog King will not be an
easy task, but I have faith in you. You're
sure to do what we couldn't.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I owe my excellent immune system and
natural healing ability to Mithril.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]He was always very picky about what
I ate, so it wouldn't be a lie to say that
he made me what I am today.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I've seen your battle capabilities, and I
believe that they'll get us through all this.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It pains me that I have to see you off like
this, but my prayers are with you. Now go
and take back the capital![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Mithril is my mentor. He taught me
everything I know about the blade.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Not a single motion can be wasted...
I couldn't even dream of besting him
as I am now.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I need to train much, much harder...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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The Bionis' Shoulder is home to many
creatures, and those of us who washed
up here have also made it our new home.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But if we truly want to be part of this land,
we have to understand that all things
are connected...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Now, regarding the immediate
food shortage...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The nutrients in vegetables are important,
yes, but the body also needs some pep to
draw strength from and to keep it going.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I don't mind being a rock for all the
people here, but on the other hand,
I know I need to recognise my limits...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]For, should the shepherd himself collapse
under strain, his flock will be all but lost...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I was rather competitive in my youth,
always seeking to further my talents and
come out on top one way or another.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I've mellowed out since then, but
I imagine I must have been quite a
handful in those days...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I had a lot of regrets about
leaving Gran Dell, these fields
being one of them.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]With a lot of time and effort, we nurtured
them into the fields you see today, but
their yield is still poor at best.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Others used to rely upon us, but our
leaving for Companions' Cape meant
we had to abandon all that.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But even then, nobody blamed us for
our recourse. On the contrary, they
accepted our choice, such as it was...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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A way for us to help? For starters, we
must change our old way of thinking.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]So that we may tear down our
prejudices, for the happiness of all...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Sometimes being there to let someone
get things off their chest can be enough
to lighten their load.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]While I may not be able to do much
personally, I'd like to be able to lend
a shoulder to anyone who needs it.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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'Earn your own keep and
fight your own battles.'[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Until now, that has always
been our doctrine.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We must never forget that many lost
their lives for us, and all that we are was
built upon their sacrifices...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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What do you do when you encounter
something that's so unsettling, you just
can't hack it?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'm a soldier. I've always thought it best
not to allow yourself even the possibility
of weakness, but...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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It seems trauma has a way of binding us
in some way or other.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's not the sort of thing you can just
wish away at the snap of a finger...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Thank you for taking out those Caterpiles.
It's such a load off my shoulders.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]This will sound peculiar, but I once
dreamt that I was a Caterpile, a long
time ago...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It felt so disconcertingly real, crawling
along the ground... Since then, I haven't
really been able to deal with them.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Ever since I came to the Bionis' Shoulder,
I've had a lot of dreams where I'm some
kind of creepy crawly.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Spiders, caterpillars, you name it.
Asleep or awake, I can't seem to catch
a break.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's a horrid thought, but...if I become an
insect in a dream, does that insect have
my face? ...Ew.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The mere thought of it sends shivers
down my spine! Oh, woe... Will I ever
get a good night's sleep?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Everyone's allowed to be weird about
something or other, aren't they?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I may be bad with Caterpiles, but I'd like
to remind you that I'm not some spineless
milksop who flees at the sight of blood.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But nor am I the insufferable veteran
who'll take any opportunity to regale
you with his war stories.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I find it far more mysterious and alluring
to omit the finer details, don't you?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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The Giants' ruins, eh...?
Perhaps in the distant past, this place
was home to many of the Giant race.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Our bodies are but fleeting things, yet...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Though little remains of the original
structures, it tells us so much about
the past. It's so fascinating...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I wonder what relationship we would
have with the Giants if they were still
alive today...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]In one sense, our being different species
can be a barrier to understanding on an
individual level.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But despite that, I find it intriguing how
we each developed such strikingly unique
traits. And I think that's beautiful.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I've had many dreams in which I was an
insect since I came to the Shoulder. Most
recently, I was a pupa in a dormant state.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Perhaps it's the beginning of something
wonderful, something new and exciting
burgeoning deep within me...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I can't speak for all of them, but it seems
to me that people and insects alike gather
wherever there is light.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Though I don't suppose they gather
around fire, do they...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I do enjoy staring at the flames of a
bonfire. It's very soothing, watching
them flicker...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Why is it that things look cooler
when they get strong? It's even
true for monsters...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Still, I don't fancy ending up below them
on the food chain, so I'd better get back
to my crunches...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I can only make myself look so imposing,
though. Seems the only way is by putting
some meat on these bones.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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It's such a relief that you rid us of
those Noble Brogs. Thank you![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You've no idea how much we struggled
just to take one of those brutes down...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I had this terrifying moment the other
day where a Brog was on the verge of
swallowing me whole![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Imagine, I could have kicked the
bucket inside that big pot-belly...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Phaedlus does go on about
these dreams of his.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The stuff he comes out with can be
enough to give people lasting trauma...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I think he needs it as some kind of outlet.
He'd probably go mad if there were
no one around to talk to about them...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Don't tell him I told you this...but I actually
kind of enjoy hearing about his dreams...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I feel I'm having some sort of dreams
myself, but by the time I wake, I can't for
the life of me remember what they were...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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It'll take time, but I intend to dispel
my past prejudices.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]After that Machina spoke to me, I realised
I should never have been so conceited,
always distancing myself from them.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The time for hiding away in our shells
is over. Especially now, when they too are
willing to overlook our differences.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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The sound of laughter... That's something
I never heard back at Companions' Cape.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We're not alone here, and it's not as if
there's a language barrier stopping us.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]What we lacked was empathy. The
heart to treat others as equals...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Has Phaedlus told you about his dreams?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'm starting to think there's a meaning
behind them. Like he's starting to see
the world in a new light...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Though it seems they've been giving him
some sleepless nights. I hope he gets a
good night's rest soon...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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The stories the Machina tell are almost
as entertaining as Phaedlus' dreams![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Except replace the dreams with
fantastic flights of fancy. That one's
got a rich imagination, I can tell you...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I suspect that it's not just us
who have been overharvesting
the Plump Wildgrass...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If we end up running out, it's not going
to be easy to find an alternative...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I'm sure you're aware that certain
ingredients are used as a garnish to
stimulate appetite?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]That's one of the uses of
Plump Wildgrass. Of course, it's
very delicious on its own too![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I see... So the Caterpiles were eating
the Plump Wildgrass. I don't blame them![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But we can't have them devouring
the whole lot, and neither should we be
overharvesting it...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...Sorry, where are my manners?
I very much appreciate your collecting
the wildgrass for us. Thank you![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Ideally, we'd be able to cultivate Plump
Wildgrass for ourselves, but it seems the
soil here isn't suited for it.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I suspect that even if we did grow some,
the flavour would be much poorer...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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For Plump Wildgrass, freshness is key.
It's best to always eat it the same day
it's picked.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]There's a pleasant crunch when you bite
into it, which I find immensely satisfying.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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You can enjoy Plump Wildgrass raw, or
you can simmer it until it softens up.
It's exquisite either way.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And of course, if you do simmer it, don't
throw away the broth, either! Not only is
it delicious, it's also highly nourishing.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I think we might just be able to use this
patch here to grow Plump Wildgrass.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I should discuss this with Laen- No...
that would be Ines now, wouldn't it?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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It really is astounding how much of
the land here has been ploughed.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It must have taken real tenacity to
expand the fields to this size.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]This is a fine example of what good,
honest labour can achieve.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I wonder which will have the better
flavour, Plump Wildgrass found in the
wild, or the variety raised by our hand.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]In any case, if we succeed in growing it,
we'll be able to harvest it whenever we
want, without fear of monster attack.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]A thought... Would home-grown Plump
Wildgrass even be 'wild' any more? I think
a new appellation may well be in order...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Balanced nutrition is vital for
maintaining a healthy body.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]An unbalanced diet can lead to illness,
and it can become easy to forget what
is truly delicious.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'd like to sure make sure the soldiers
who work to protect us get to eat a
particularly healthy, balanced diet.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Now then, if I'm going to catch anything,
my mind must be as still as the surface
of the lake.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]They haven't been biting as I'd hoped
since I drew the attention of those rabid
beasts. Just can't seem to focus now.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You've done your part and rid us of the
the threat, so it looks like it's a game of
patience from here on out.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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A more reliable way to catch fish
would be nice, indeed...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But I pride myself in my ability!
That said, I'm not fishing only for
my own sustenance here, am I?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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It's a small miracle your ship's still in
one piece after the way it came down.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Still, I worry whether that thing's doing
harm to the waters somehow or other.
Leaking toxic fluids or what have you...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I heard the fish Haemlin was wanting had
absorbed harmful toxins. I don't like the
sound of that one bit.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Not that the Cape has to worry, though.
None of my cooking's landing on anyone's
plates before I've had a thorough taste.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I wonder what happened to the fishing
trap I put down here before moving to
the Cape...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Bartholomew must've had his work
cut out for him, poor chap.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Eh, he's a stubborn one. He won't
let something like that stop him.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You'll never get anywhere if you give up
just because one of your tools doesn't
work the way you want it to![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I'm not really keen on fish themselves.
It's the act of catching them that
appeals to me.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Bartholomew and I are as different as
chalk and cheese, but that's one thing
we can both appreciate.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]For me, it's a test of concentration.
Out on the lake, there's no one around.
It's just you and the fish.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Focusing solely on them allows me to
still my mind and helps sharpen my senses.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Don't expect I'll ever be in a position
to pick up a sword and do combat again.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Nowadays I only do battle with the
creatures of the deep, but Haemlin
still risks his neck fighting monsters.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Sometimes he takes it too far, though.
I'd better make sure he reins himself in...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I suppose you're wondering why I'm
so worried about Haemlin, aren't you?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Well, there's a simple answer for that:
the man's my cousin![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I come here for walks a lot.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You've gotta be careful of monsters,
but the atmosphere is really nice.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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There's a lot of graves over by the cliff
on the other side of this lake.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The people who fought against the
Fog King sleep there. They fought to
save themselves...to save all of us...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Reporting in, roger roger!
The Rudododon and Angelasaurus
are storing up power![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Right flank is secure for now!
Nothing to report!
Over and out![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Prepare yourselves!
The Rudododon and Angelasaurus have
powers beyond our wildest imaginings![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:type type=anger ]Grrr...
They're trying to break down the walls?![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We can't let them do that![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:type type=anger ]Squaddie Selene![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Don't throw away your life for nothing!
We need you alive, soldier![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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This is where they sleep...
The people who fought for us...
and for themselves.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I wish I could've fought together
with them... It's hard when all you can do
is wait and pray they'll come back.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I wanted to join the militia too.
I even applied with the guardsmen,
but they turned me down...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But they promised to call on me
when the time comes and I'm ready.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]They said I should enjoy my time
as a kid while I still can...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I close my eyes when I pray, and then
I see my brother before me and I can
kind of talk to him through my heart.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]He never answers, so it feels even more
like he's listening carefully to what I'm
telling him...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Can pretty much all Nopon make
these friendship bracelets, then?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's so cool that their culture values
personal bonds so much![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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When I'm talking to someone, if it's
someone I don't know that well yet,
I get a bit tongue-tied too...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But without talking to someone,
you can't really know what they're
about, right? So I try to be brave.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]That's how I do my part in changing
the world a little bit at a time.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Actually, it's something my brother
taught me when I said I didn't like
talking to people very much....[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Now, though, I can talk to
pretty much anyone![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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There's a great view of Alcamoth
from here![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Until we came to the Shoulder, I'd always
lived inside Alcamoth. It was really weird
seeing the outside for the first time![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I think about life in Alcamoth every day.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]My mum and dad were there...
They'd pack us lunches and we'd eat them
on a bench by the fountain... I miss that.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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All right, come at us!
Rudododon, Angelasaurus!
We're not afraid of you![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Come taste the steel of the mighty
Gran Dell militia![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Left flank is secure!
Nothing to report!
Yessir![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:type type=anger ]Reporting in, yessir yessir!
Things are looking grim![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The Rudododon and Angelasaurus
got powered up somehow! Can the
ramparts really hold them at bay?![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:type type=anger ]Commander Nestinor![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Our duty is to protect Gran Dell!
Let us join the fray![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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We're all out looking for this one flower.
But what if it doesn't even grow anywhere
in Gran Dell...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Oh, yeah! If you have time, could you
maybe talk to Nestinor about it?
I think he'd appreciate the help...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I'm so glad you found the Dawn Smiles![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I like flowers so I remembered reading all
about it in an encyclopaedia in Alcamoth.
But it didn't feel real until I saw it![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Do you know about flower symbolism?
People say giving different flowers as
gifts can mean different things![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]For the Dawn Smiles, apparently they can
mean 'departure', or 'nobleness', or
sometimes 'I'm proud of you'...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I heard Angela say there was something
she wanted to talk to Kino about.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Just wearing matching bracelets
with all my friends makes me feel
like walking on sunshine![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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The Sparkle Stones shine with a soft glow
even when it's dark out. So pretty![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The colour's very soothing too. It makes
me feel all calm and peaceful every time.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Angela and Kino both said they were shy,
but I never really noticed it at all...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Especially because they're the reason
we all became such close friends![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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My favourite time is playtime
with my friends![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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When you grow your own food from seed,
it makes it all that much more delicious.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]This field hasn't achieved its full potential
yet, but once we enrich the soil, we should
be able to secure ourselves a tidy harvest.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Upon arriving here, we had no
clue how to go about starting to
construct our lives.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But little by little, with everybody
chipping in, our efforts added up
over time to build all this.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Farming is a tough life...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Once you realise you're working so your
family and neighbours can live, it makes
you feel more alive than ever before.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Maybe we should put more effort into
management and oversight, huh...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I don't want to cast aspersions on any
of Gran Dell's residents, but still...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Why in the world would the growth
stimulant go missing...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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So, one of the ingredients in the growth
stimulant is the High Leaf, but actually,
we also use it to fight the sniffles.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]That's why I always make sure to keep
some aside to make tea from later.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's a bit bitter, but once you think of it
as medicine, it doesn't seem to bother
people as much...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Laennar has been giving me advice
on tending to the fields.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I almost feel like we're better friends now
than we were before he left Gran Dell...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's completely understandable why
everyone relies on him so much.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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[XENO:type type=think ]I've got some room to grow myself...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I can't always be relying on Laennar's
kindness, or I'll never become his equal.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]First, I'll have to make him recognise my
potential... Only then will I be able to work
alongside him with pride.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Back in Alcamoth, everything around
us was pristine and beautiful...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Out here though, it's all trial and error.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]By the time each day is over, I'm
smeared in dirt from head to toe.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The past me couldn't have dreamed
of becoming so tough.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Every day I work from sun-up till
sun-down, share a table with people
from all walks of life...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Mark my words, one day soon we'll all
think of ourselves as family, no matter
our race or beliefs.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Hmm...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Hmmmmmmmm...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Guh...
What do I do to catch
lots of fish too?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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When Mithril went off to Companions'
Cape, he kindly left his fish trap behind for
me...but I can't seem to figure it out...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]There must be some knack to it...
or am I just doing it wrong somehow?![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Watching the lake, I can feel myself
getting more and more at peace.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The water's flowing, and then before
I know it, so are all my thoughts, and all
that's left is this lightness...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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The lake's beautiful in the daytime, when it
looks clear and transparent, and at night
it's so dark you can get lost in it...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...I figured if I try to seduce the lake with
sweet nothings, it'd cut me some slack
and make the fishing easier...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Oi! Don't laugh, OK?!
I'm really at wits' end here![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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The Katchafish DX is so good that I'm
a bit scared, frankly. What if someone
thinks I'm some kind of fishing savant?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Well, in any case, I'm incredibly lucky
to have asked Vredda for help.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And it's also thanks to you!
Now even I can fish up a storm!
You don't know what that means to me![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Have you had Gentleclams before?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Preparing them to eat is a whole process,
but it's absolutely worth it, in my opinion.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I don't find them often, and when I do,
I can't bear to hog them all for myself,
so I've only had a couple in my life so far...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Bah! Let's change the subject,
or I might drown in my own drool here.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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To be perfectly honest with you,
I'm more of a meat guy than a fish guy,
myself...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But on the other hand, personality-wise,
I'm much more suited to fishing than
hunting, and so, here we are.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Angel Bream are such beautiful critters,
it's almost a shame to eat one.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]However![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]That would also be a shame, because
they're drop-dead delicious as well.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You hold one of those works of art in
your hand in one second, then before
you know it, bam! It's in your belly.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Hunger is a powerful thing![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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It looks like Mithril's fish trap
is all busted up...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]That'll explain why it's tough
getting enough fish in now...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...Still, though, Mithril's still hooking them
left and right. How does he do it...?![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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All the people who'd gone away to
Companions' Cape are back now![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Well! I won't shy away from a challenge!
I used to play second fiddle to Mithril, but
this time we'll be fishing as equals![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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When I showed Mithril my fancy new
Katchafish DX, he was really full of praise![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Heheheh...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's got me feeling stoked!
I'll be sure to show him what I can do,
just see if I don't![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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We gotta keep the wee ones fed properly,
so they grow up nice and strong.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Well, that having been said...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I wanna eat my fill too, for once!!![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I need to be honest with myself!
Frank with everyone else! If I'm heavier,
I can fish better! Please understand![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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There's not much variation in what
we can catch hereabouts...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]So I want to become an expert in fish!
I want people to refer to me as
Bartholomew, the Fish-dude![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...I might work more on that name later.
In the meantime, I'm thinking of writing
a fish compendium of some sort.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
I'm so happy I get to be
friends with everyone...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We're playing soldiers right now.
Me and Rudodo are both monsters.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Heheh...
I like playing the monster!
Who knew...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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Gaarrrhooooou! Yarraagh![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Here comes the Angelasaurus!
You soldiers don't stand a chance![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Brrraaaaah![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Rrrraaaa-
Ack! Y-you're Kino's...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Um... I'm still...
A bit nervous... Sorry...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Oh, but...!
Thank you for speaking to me.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 303 |
|
126 |
I'm looking for a particular flower,
but I'm not having so much luck...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 304 |
|
126 |
The Dawn Smile...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Maybe Nesty's hero really liked
those flowers?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I wanted to ask him when we were looking,
but he looked a bit sad, so I didn't want to
bring it up...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
We've searched all over Gran Dell for
the flowers that Nesty needed.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I got to visit some places I haven't been
ever before, so it was super fun![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We're becoming better and better friends,
too, which I'm also happy about...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
Oh... Umm...
...Thank you for helping Nesty out...![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I don't think we could have found the
flowers by ourselves in a million years...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
This friendship bracelet is my most
important treasure.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'm so happy we met! Thanks to you,
I made all these new friends, and now we
have these lovely matching bracelets...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You're the bestest ever![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
I want to tell my mum about
the friendship bracelets.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I know she's watching over me
from high above...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I've already told her I've made
loads of new friends.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And you know what? The next night,
in my dreams, she was smiling at me
and hugged me real tight...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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|
126 |
Homs, High Entia, Nopon...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Just like with your little party, many races
are represented in our small community.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And each of them has their own little
habits, rituals, lifestyles... It's endlessly
fascinating, don't you think?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But of course, there are similarities too.
For example, even we Machina wash our
faces in the morning. Are you surprised?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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126 |
I've never had interactions with anyone
who wasn't a Machina before this.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]To tell you the truth, my first attempts
at cross-species relations were quite
tentative, halting...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But I've finally figured out what I can do.
I've...been making household goods for
everyone. I hope they'll prove useful...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 311 |
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126 |
I think there's a certain warmth to
objects made by hand.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Some people say you can tell a lot of the
maker's personality by their work...
I wonder what mine says about me...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 312 |
|
126 |
I make my tools carefully, with respect
and devotion, one by one. As I do, I like to
imagine the people who'll be using them.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I like to hope they'll be just as careful
and respectful using the things as I was
when making them...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 313 |
|
126 |
Thank you very much for delivering the
new fishing device to Bartholomew.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Bartholomew seemed extremely happy
with it, and I'm just as happy to have had
some small part in making it happen.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 314 |
|
126 |
I've been thinking... Maybe the most vital
thing for a tool is its ease of use.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]When I make my tools, I want everyone
to be able to work out how to use them
just after a short touch.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 315 |
|
126 |
As you use a tool for a long time,
it starts to feel like a part of you,
like it's an extra limb.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I hope Bartholomew's fish trap ends up
that way for him, and that it brings him
much fame and fortune.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 316 |
|
126 |
You know, it's extremely challenging to
craft a tool that literally anyone can use.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It would be great if I could always just
custom-make them individually for each
user, but that's not the most effective...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]From a business standpoint, you have to
compromise and mass-produce something
that will fit most people who need it.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's not really optimal, but that's life...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 317 |
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126 |
I actually have a sideline in tool repair,
and let me tell you, you can tell at a glance
how someone's been treating theirs.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 318 |
|
126 |
Everyone's been taking such good care
of the tools I'd made.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Anybody would be miffed to know
someone is handling their handiwork
in a rough manner, right?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Objects have feelings too... Well, that may
not be true. But there's no way to know,
and so I choose to believe it![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 319 |
|
126 |
Wood is a nice material, brimming with the
warmth of life... And that special smell![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Working in wood always soothes me.
There's nothing better than loving
one's work.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 320 |
|
126 |
Tools aid us in our work and make our
lives easier. We should all take time to
express our gratitude to them.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But it's not a given that making lives
easier also makes them richer...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]As our lives get more convenient,
we should be careful not to start
taking such things for granted.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We can't let technological progress blind
us and impoverish us spiritually. That way
lies danger...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 321 |
|
126 |
Ghwoarr! Rrrrrawooo!
Rudodo is monster, emerge from ruins!
Look wicked cool, or what?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Ruins super cool to begin with, so
when add monster, effect is super
wicked cool![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 322 |
|
126 |
Rudodo asked, and some ruins will be left
as-same for benefit of playtime.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Neat and tidy place also have merit,
but Rudodo like place where can feel
musty smell of history much more.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 323 |
|
126 |
Rrraaah! Bhwoooorgle!
Oh no, is Rudododon!
It bring ruin to Gran Dell![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Prepare to meet doom! Gawhoooooga![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 324 |
|
126 |
Mehmehmehmeh...!
MehmehmehMEH...!!![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Must charge up more power!
Rudododon will blow away soldiers
with single blast of breath![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 325 |
|
126 |
[XENO:type type=anger ]Vrraaaagh! Raw-raawr![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Those ramparts going down![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 326 |
|
126 |
Friends haven't seen half of full
fiercefulitude of Rudododon![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Phwwwaaaarrrroooo!
Rudododon so fierce, even scare self![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 327 |
|
126 |
Flowery-pops, flowery-pops, ooh, flowery-
flowery-flops! Rudodo and friends looking
for flowers! But right now taking break.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 328 |
|
126 |
Nestinor gave flowers to person's grave.
Rudodo sure hope person likes flowers![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]When we were searching for flowers,
Rudodo got very strong impression that
person was very-very special to Nestinor.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 329 |
|
126 |
Rudodo wonder why Dawn Smile
flower called that...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Because colour is same as sky at dawn?
Because is so pretty it make people smile?
Or maybe little bit of both?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Rudodo can only speculate![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 330 |
|
126 |
(Mehmehmeh...
Angela thinking right now,
so Rudodo being quiet...)[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ](Is because Rudodo is great friend!)[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 331 |
|
126 |
Mine, is mine! Bracelet is mine! Now world
of Rudodo all a-shine! Rudodo always
wanted to wear friendship bracelet![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Now everyone matching! Rudodo feel
happy-tingles! Will take good care and
never take off![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 332 |
|
126 |
This bracelet is of careful and
painstaking make by friend Kino![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Kino cram every fibre with full feeling of
sincere affection, so now whenever
Rudodo wear, feel fuzzy-warm inside![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 333 |
|
126 |
Meh-meh-meh-meh!
Wearing friendship bracelet make Rudodo
feel strong like Heropon...or maybe two![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Blood of Rudodo stir with brave!
Ghwaorrrrr![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 334 |
|
126 |
Rudodo have brilliant idea!
Should all think up way of transform![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Everyone say magic words into friendship
bracelets, and then...transform into
mighty monster form![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But in game like this, is important to
get details right, for maximum immersion...
...Friends know any good magic words?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 335 |
|
126 |
Homs, High Entia, Machina, and even
those adorable, round Nopon... We may all
look different, but inside, we're the same.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 336 |
|
126 |
When our lifestyles and ways of thinking
differ, it's little wonder that our opinions
sometimes clash.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But whatever the circumstance, we'll
never resolve anything if all we do is
blame each other. It will only alienate us.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We must acknowledge each other's truth,
discuss our needs, get to brass tacks...
Otherwise, we'll just feel alone forever.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 337 |
|
126 |
We all of us here know people who have
perished holding on to a single thought,
leaving behind unresolved regrets...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]All we can hope is that now at least
they can rest in peace.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 338 |
|
126 |
I'm sorry we couldn't build them proper
tombs. It's truly unfortunate. But at least,
we have a place and way to mourn now.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]At this point, all I can do for them is
keep the graves tidy. It will have to serve
as both consolation and encouragement...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 339 |
|
126 |
...Ah, I see. So you have a theory
on where a High Ether Crystal
might be found?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]My meeting him on that day...
And you talking to me like this,
hearing my story...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's quite the coincidence, isn't it?
Well, or perhaps it's more than that...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 340 |
|
126 |
Part of me feels that I would like to see
that crystal one more time, but really,
I think that the memory is quite enough.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The thing itself may have melted away
into nothing, but its light can still shine
forever within my heart.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 341 |
|
126 |
...Ah, you have discovered the High Ether
Crystal? How wonderful![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'm sure my friend would be overjoyed
to learn that he's been of help to you.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Especially since it means helping you
in the fight to reclaim our home...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 342 |
|
126 |
I don't know what the crystal
you found looked like exactly...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But if it was anything like the one I saw
that day, I'm sure its beauty must have
been mesmerising.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 343 |
|
126 |
You're our saviours. I mean it.
And as you venture forth to challenge the
Fog King, I would like you to remember...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You are shouldering the weight of
expectations not only from the current
villagers, but also from the fallen.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I can only look on and wish you well from
a distance, but my hopes are the same as
everyone else's.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I hope for Alcamoth to be free...
But it's more important still that you live.
Please, be careful.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 344 |
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We have to help each other in order
to survive in this place.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Of course, everyone is free to have their
foibles and hangups, but we mustn't
forget our compassion for each other.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If I do something for someone,
if others do work to benefit
not just themselves but also me...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It creates a warmer, kinder environment
in which to live. It creates a kinder, softer
world. It's something to aspire to, I think.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 345 |
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In all honesty, each of us guards
has to cover way too much ground
by ourselves...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Ever since the others left for the Cape,
we've really not been able to run this ship
as tightly as anyone'd like.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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I know, I know. I've made my own bed by
choosing to stay and not go. That's fine.
But let a man have a grumble, will you?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 347 |
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126 |
When the Armus turned all foggy before,
some townspeople didn't manage to get
out in time.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Us guards poured so much effort into
evacuating folks from the fields, we ran
out of time to evacuate the town.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It just goes to show how strapped we are,
I tell you.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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msg_2501t2am_NP260036_02_006 |
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Grh... There's no end to them![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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msg_2501t2am_NP260036_03_006 |
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msg_2501t2am_NP290008_04_001 |
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msg_2501t2am_NP290008_04_006 |
| 353 |
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Even if the Fogbeasts strike again,
we won't give them a single ruddy inch.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Put us out of your mind, and focus on
kicking the Fog King's arse![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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msg_2501t2am_NP260036_05_006 |
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I'd heard someone say that Bunnits were
springing up and nibbling on the crops, so
I came and chased them off...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But then, people in town were so happy
about it, they started treating me like
some kinda war hero saviour-type![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Obviously, a gross exaggeration...
Still, it felt nice, if a tad awkward.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
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It's a tough job, but I persevere.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Ain't just the fieldworkers countin' on me,
right? It's for everyone's sake! So, yeah.
Big responsibility. Yep.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 357 |
|
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Armus, turning into Fogbeasts?
While grazing inside the town walls?
Unprecedented! Unthinkable! Yet true![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Anyway, what're we supposed to do now?
Armu labour is the cornerstone of the
town's economy, after all.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But some of the Armus were OK, right?
Well, I say, let's keep doing what we've
been doing, just all watchful-like. Yep.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 358 |
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msg_2501t2am_NP260037_02_006 |
| 359 |
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Fogbeasts were sighted at the ramparts,
so the townspeople have been evacuated![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Me, I'm checking to see that nobody's
been left behind by accident. Yep.
An important job, and I'm doing it.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 360 |
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msg_2501t2am_NP260037_03_006 |
| 361 |
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Yep, I'm guarding this spot.
Nothing to report![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 362 |
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msg_2501t2am_NP260037_04_006 |
| 363 |
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msg_2501t2am_NP290007_05_001 |
| 364 |
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126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP290007_05_006 |
| 365 |
|
126 |
Since the Companions' Cape fellows have
come back, it's been feeling a whole lot
more relaxed over here, yes indeed...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 366 |
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126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260037_06_006 |
| 367 |
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Us residents of Gran Dell don't really like
going outside the city walls, as a rule.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You know, on account of all the wild,
bloodthirsty monsters out there?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But sometimes it's unavoidable and some
poor soul has to take the risk.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Every time that happens, I'm horribly
concerned they might fall prey to
something mad and toothy...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 368 |
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I wish we could afford to assign an armed
escort to anyone who goes out the walls,
but... Well, we can't. It's as simple as that.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 369 |
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126 |
I saw those Armus that turned into
Fogbeasts. I don't rightly know what it was
about them, but they looked unnerving.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Has that kind of thing been happening
all across the Bionis' Shoulder?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Some people haven't come back from the
last sally beyond the ramparts... I didn't
think a man could feel this concerned...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 370 |
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126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260038_02_006 |
| 371 |
|
126 |
More Fogbeasts? This must be some kind
of sick joke on Fate's part! Whatever will
become of us now...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 372 |
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126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260038_03_006 |
| 373 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP290009_04_001 |
| 374 |
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126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP290009_04_006 |
| 375 |
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126 |
The Fog King, the Fogbeasts, and that
rift to boot... They must be connected.
Please, you must get to the bottom of it![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 376 |
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126 |
Those Companion fighters are nothing to
sneeze at either, but, I have to give due
respect where respect is due.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's only thanks to you and Miss Tyrea
that the Fogbeasts were fought off
with this few injuries.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...So please! I beg you! Use that incredible
might of yours and defeat the Fog King,
once and for all![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 377 |
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Some monsters only come out during
a thunderstorm, or at night, and so on.
That's what I've heard, anyway...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If you want to challenge them all, you
might have to go out and look even in the
foulest weather. Sorry, but that's life.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 378 |
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126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260039_01_006 |
| 379 |
|
126 |
When the Armus turned on us, information
wasn't being relayed effectively between
the ramparts and the town.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's doubly annoying for me, since us
messenger guards were in charge of it,
and we blew it...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 380 |
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126 |
If you hadn't showed up when you did,
the damage would've been much greater.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 381 |
|
126 |
Don't you worry about us!
We've got this![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 382 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260039_03_006 |
| 383 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP290010_04_001 |
| 384 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP290010_04_006 |
| 385 |
|
126 |
We can handle things here ourselves.
The Fog King is yours to slay![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 386 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260039_05_006 |
| 387 |
|
126 |
Hoy! You've had a chance to visit
Teelan's laboratory, correct?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Then have you noticed the fog-shrouded
rocky area that spreads far below it?
Well, either way, steer clear of it, hear?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]That place is teeming with monsters
none of us are a match for. If you set foot
there, it'd be a death sentence for sure.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 388 |
|
126 |
I've heard that someone did wander into
those rocky badlands once, long ago.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Where are they now? Dead, supposedly.
Sleeping six feet under at Heroes' Rest.
Word to the wise, eh?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...Uhh...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...Hang on.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If there's a grave, doesn't it mean they...
came back alive...? Uh, now I'm confused.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 389 |
|
126 |
Did I hear something about the
town Armus running away, or some such?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We haven't had much contact since the
messenger guard traffic was interrupted...
Wish someone gave me the lowdown...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 390 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260040_02_006 |
| 391 |
|
126 |
I thought it might be a good idea to pass
everything we know about Fogbeasts on
to you all.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...Unfortunately, there's not that much.
Mostly that they have a way of roping in
nearby monsters to do their bidding.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Fighting a Fogbeast is already hard, but
when it's not alone, making a run for it
starts looking like a solid plan...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 392 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260040_03_006 |
| 393 |
|
126 |
The ramparts'll stop the monsters,
you'll see.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 394 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260040_04_006 |
| 395 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP290006_05_001 |
| 396 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP290006_05_006 |
| 397 |
|
126 |
I hear you're off to fight the Fog King?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]In normal circumstances, I'd have said
that job should belong to us High Entia
soldiers...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But let's be honest, there's no way we
could do what you're doing. So good luck.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 398 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260040_06_006 |
| 399 |
|
126 |
To get to the town centre, just follow
this road straight down, and you'll be in
the old capital of Gran Dell in no time.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Radzam lives in the farthest part, right
around the bottom of that tall tower.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 400 |
|
126 |
Teelan and Radzam seem to get on
like a house on fire.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Each time the kid's leaving, Radzam sees
him off right to the gates, then they stand
here debating stuff for another hour.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Not that I can make any sense of it, mind.
Good on Teelan for understanding it all at
his tender age. Talk about precocious![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...Gah![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Sorry, I really shouldn't make assumptions
about High Entia folk's age just going by
appearances, should I...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 401 |
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126 |
The town's in danger![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We've only heard snippets here,
but it sounded like some kind of
monster attack![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 402 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260041_02_006 |
| 403 |
|
126 |
Thank you ever so much for protecting
the town and its people from the darned
Fogbeasts![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 404 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260041_03_006 |
| 405 |
|
126 |
We can't hold out forever on our own.
Please! Get the Companions back to help![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 406 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260041_04_006 |
| 407 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP290012_05_001 |
| 408 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP290012_05_006 |
| 409 |
|
126 |
On the day the Companions left,
I watched them go from right here.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And now, I've watched them return...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Funny how life turns out.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 410 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260041_06_006 |
| 411 |
|
126 |
The guys fighting monsters on the walls
have it bad, sure, but maintaining order
here in town is no picnic either.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If it's not someone hating on how High
Entia talk, it's someone stubbing their toe
against a Machina, or Nopon overeating...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And don't get me started on the stupid
fights us Homs have between ourselves!
I fear for this community, I really do.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 412 |
|
126 |
We've got guards here, at the walls, and
patrolling the fields, sharing news as they
go... Lotta work for so few men.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 413 |
|
126 |
One moment the Armus are grazing
peacefully, then the next they're
rampaging and attacking the townsfolk![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I've only just finished getting the children
to safety here...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Please, lend us your aid! If you can fight,
you have to do what you can to help![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 414 |
|
126 |
Nobody could've foreseen this happening.
The other guards aren't coming
to help us, either...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]There's still a sizeable crowd in the Armus'
vicinity... What're we supposed to do?![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 415 |
|
126 |
In evacuating the stragglers, we've put
them in even greater danger, it seems...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I hate to say it, but we really don't have
enough soldiers on hand to deal with
any more emergencies right now.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 416 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260042_03_006 |
| 417 |
|
126 |
All right, all the residents should be safe.
I'm just making the rounds now to ensure
that we didn't overlook anyone.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 418 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260042_04_006 |
| 419 |
|
126 |
If any more monsters show up at the
ramparts, I'll have no choice but to join
the defenders there.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But if that happens, I won't be able to
protect the townspeople directly here...
Ugh, I hate being in this position.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 420 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260042_05_006 |
| 421 |
|
126 |
Once all the residents are safe, I'll head
for the ramparts myself.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 422 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260042_06_006 |
| 423 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP290042_07_001 |
| 424 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP290042_07_006 |
| 425 |
|
126 |
With the extra forces freshly in from the
Cape, we should have no problem holding
the town against the assault.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 426 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260042_08_006 |
| 427 |
|
126 |
We've got these thick ramparts to thank
for stopping wild monsters from entering
Gran Dell proper.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Well, that said, some of the littler ones
have made it inside and started breeding,
so keep your wits about you, all right?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 428 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260043_01_006 |
| 429 |
|
126 |
It sounds like there's some kind of
commotion over in the town.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's gnawing on me, but those of us
posted at the walls can't very well just
up and leave on a hunch, can we?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...Let's just wait for clearer information.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 430 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260043_02_006 |
| 431 |
|
126 |
So apparently, the Armus we'd been
rearing inside the walls have suddenly
upped and transformed into Fogbeasts...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's a minor miracle nobody died...
We should be giving thanks for that,
at least...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 432 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260043_03_006 |
| 433 |
|
126 |
We'll manage here somehow.
Don't you dare hang around when you
should be heading for the Cape![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 434 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260043_04_006 |
| 435 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP290013_05_001 |
| 436 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP290013_05_006 |
| 437 |
|
126 |
That was quite the battle earlier...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If you hadn't brought us more bodies
from the Cape, we'd have been pushing
up daisies by now...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 438 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260043_06_006 |
| 439 |
|
126 |
Have you come to listen
to Bama talk, too?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Everyone in this town works for the good
of others in some way, but between us,
I think Bama's the hardest worker of all.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]At the very least, you can see the desire
to sell people a good product radiating
off him in waves![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 440 |
|
126 |
I heard that back in his homeland, Bama
was chosen to be a 'Heropon'![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'm led to believe he spent his days
fighting crime and evil in its many guises...
Now, isn't that simply marvellous?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 441 |
|
126 |
All I need to do is dissolve it in water
and then drink it, and I'll become hale
and hearty? Sounds easy enough![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]They say if I hold my nose and gulp it down
quickly, I'll barely notice the taste.
I don't know if I can resist a purchase...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 442 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260055_02_006 |
| 443 |
|
126 |
So, I went and tried a sip![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The flavour was...
How shall I put it...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Well, you know how people say the best
medicine can be hard to swallow? If that's
true, I expect never to get sick ever again.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 444 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260055_03_006 |
| 445 |
|
126 |
My boyfriend said he drank a dose of
Bama's new formulation by himself.
Now, is that stingy, or what?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And ever since, he's been acting like he's
a bit drunk... You don't suppose Bama's
used alcohol in his new recipe, do you?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Well, whatever the case, I'm sure Bama
has tailored the concoction to elicit the
maximal benefit...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 446 |
|
126 |
Come to think of, didn't Angela's dad say
he was looking for a tasty drink?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Maybe I should point him in Bama's
direction? Heheheh...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 447 |
|
126 |
Oohoohoohoo...
That Bama's drink... So tasty!
I love the new flavour...![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It makes me feel...so good!
I'm having sooo much fun...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Gimme more of the stuff!
I haven't had...nearly enough...![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 448 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260090_05_006 |
| 449 |
|
126 |
I'll never forgive that Bama creep![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Hey, listen, will you?
His whole 'product' thing was nothing but
a sham! A swindle! A load of codswallop![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You wouldn't believe how much money
I wasted on that swill! I could as well have
tossed it in the lake for all the good it did![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And now as 'punishment' they've got him
running deliveries? Like that's sufficient?!
The nerve of the lot of them, I swear![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 450 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260055_06_006 |
| 451 |
|
126 |
I wouldn't say it to his face, but I think
there's something fishy about this whole
Bama character...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]He claims to just be selling some drink,
but I don't know... He just rubs me the
wrong way.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Wouldn't it be safer to run him out of town
*before* he gets around to mischief...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 452 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260056_01_006 |
| 453 |
|
126 |
All I need to do is dissolve it in water
and then drink it, and I'll become hale
and hearty...? Sounds like a scam...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]My girlfriend's totally in his thrall, though
I keep telling her not to swallow his lies...
I'm afraid she might drink it in secret...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 454 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260056_02_006 |
| 455 |
|
126 |
I'm almost sure my girlfriend's already
drunk what Bama's selling.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]She keeps saying she hasn't, but I don't
believe her. For one, her breath reeks of
raw fish, so that's a dead giveaway.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Bama's so fishy already, stands to reason
his drink would be too. I'll have to try it for
myself to get to the bottom of this thing...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 456 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260056_03_006 |
| 457 |
|
126 |
So, I, uh...
I tried it...! Just a sip...!
I just wanted to try...![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The Bama-something-or-other...!
Whatever that drink's called that
he's selling...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's, uh...
It's fine...! Mostly, it's...
It's inoffensive! I guess...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 458 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260091_04_006 |
| 459 |
|
126 |
You folks...!
You should...try the thing...!
The thing...that the guy sells...![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I feel...all floaty...!
So soft...! So dreamy...!
So blissfully detached from reality...![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I've got a bunch...
But I love it too much...!
Way too much...to share any with you...![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 460 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260091_05_006 |
| 461 |
|
126 |
Well, that was definitely something...
How could anyone suspect that drink
could be psychoactive?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]There's a lesson in it for all of us...
If a shady guy offers you a drink,
never take it, not even for a lark.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's a little something I like to call,
learning from my mistakes.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 462 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260056_06_006 |
| 463 |
|
126 |
A friend of mine has opened up an
Arts Manual shop at Companions' Cape.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]She says she wants to make it a place that
caters to advanced users, strong enough
to defeat unique monsters or Fogbeasts.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I guess that's why she's gone to
Companions' Cape? Those soldiers
train pretty hard...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 464 |
|
126 |
My friend with the Arts Manual shop
doesn't seem to be selling any of her
wares yet, no matter the offer price...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I remember the glimmer in her eyes when
she said, "I'd rather have proof of their
mighty achievements than their money!"[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It might not be the best business strategy,
but she doesn't care. That's so like her,
and I love it.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...And I miss her dearly.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 465 |
|
126 |
People simply won't shut up about Armus...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 466 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260057_02_006 |
| 467 |
|
126 |
These Fogbeast attacks have become
a daily occurrence lately...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 468 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260057_03_006 |
| 469 |
|
126 |
My friend, the Arts Manual vendor of
Companions' Cape, has returned![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And it seems she's going to keep selling
her Arts Manuals here in Gran Dell.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But she'll only give them away in return
for proof of defeating unique monsters
or Fogbeasts...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]That kind of fixation is SO like her.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 470 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260057_04_006 |
| 471 |
|
126 |
I fought as a soldier in the great war.
The worst of it was seeing my comrades
turn into Telethia one by one...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Eventually, when the Bionis crumbled, I put
down my sword and landed here... Just
ahead of those escaping the Fog King.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Shortly after, the war seemed to have
fizzled out on its own.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Now I think about it, I guess it's more
probable that someone out there put
a decisive end to it for us, huh...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 472 |
|
126 |
It wasn't just us fighting in the war.
Colony 9 and Frontier Village also
contributed many brave warriors.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Who can say what became of them after?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We all fought together, battled for a
shared goal. I hope they found happiness,
somewhere in this great wide world.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 473 |
|
126 |
We convinced ourselves the Fogbeasts
could not leave Alcamoth... Now we pay
the price for our folly.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 474 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260058_02_006 |
| 475 |
|
126 |
I make it my daily business to make sure
the ether lamps aren't broken.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Without illumination, everyone's spirits
would be broken by the incessant
Fogbeast assault...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 476 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260058_03_006 |
| 477 |
|
126 |
This is not only about the High Entia.
The fate of every creature alive in this
world rests on your shoulders...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You must topple the Fog King, or else.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 478 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260058_04_006 |
| 479 |
|
126 |
It was towards the end of the great war,
a year ago. The skies above Alcamoth
were dark with innumerable Telethia.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But we did not give up on it.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]The brave guards managed to claw back
one of the capital's districts from the
monsters, and that's where we lived.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 480 |
|
126 |
Though we lived in the shadow of death,
we were glad enough of it, because we
got to remain in Alcamoth, our home.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But it all changed with the Fog King's
arrival. We could no longer afford to stay,
so we left...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 481 |
|
126 |
This place is a far cry from Alcamoth...
Why won't the Fogbeasts leave us be...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 482 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260059_02_006 |
| 483 |
|
126 |
They say more Fogbeasts have appeared.
Even the lot on the Cape might be in peril...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 484 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260059_03_006 |
| 485 |
|
126 |
I'm thinking of the folk who came back
from the Cape... I'll need to work harder
on this wheat if I want everyone to eat![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 486 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260059_04_006 |
| 487 |
|
126 |
Us High Entia have a lot to learn![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's imperative that we do our fair share
of tilling the blessed earth![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 488 |
|
126 |
You need only look to Tyrea to see how
much a person can change![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Once upon a time, she was an
Inquisi-thingy of some secret order,
wasn't she?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]She might still have a bit of an attitude
problem, but she's vastly different from
when she first turned up here![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I expect it might be thanks to Teelan.
The child's a good influence on her,
there's no hiding that![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 489 |
|
126 |
Thanks for your hard work
protecting Gran Dell![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 490 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260060_02_006 |
| 491 |
|
126 |
There's no way we'll let some stinking
Fogbeasts get the best of us![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 492 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260060_03_006 |
| 493 |
|
126 |
I can feel it in my bones, you'll be the ones
to put an end to the Fog King's terror!
Believe in yourselves like I believe in you![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 494 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260060_04_006 |
| 495 |
|
126 |
Nothing's how it was, one year on...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Back then we could still live in Alcamoth,
courtesy of the guard regiment, but then
that whole Fog King thing happened...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Ugh, thinking about it makes me feel sick.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 496 |
|
126 |
Sorry, but I haven't the time or the
disposition for idle chatter.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 497 |
|
126 |
Damn it! Damn it all![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Fog Kings! Fogbeasts!
Fog this, fog that![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I've had it up to here with all the fog!
I wish they'd all just blow away![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 498 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260061_02_006 |
| 499 |
|
126 |
Now it's Fogbeasts attacking from outside
the walls?! I just can't deal with this![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]When will we finally catch a break?![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 500 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260061_03_006 |
| 501 |
|
126 |
Take the capital back from the
Fog King's clutches![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Please...
You're the only ones who can end this...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 502 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260061_04_006 |
| 503 |
|
126 |
Did you know that the Bionis' Shoulder
is riddled with ruins of Giant origin?
Gran Dell is one of them, in fact.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Another one is Agni's Skygarden Ruins, if
you go out the gates and to the right.
There's even meant to be treasure there![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But it's dangerous once you go outside
the ramparts so it's probably not the best
place for a picnic, if you catch my drift.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 504 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260062_01_006 |
| 505 |
|
126 |
If it was my Armu that got changed into
a Fogbeast, I most likely would be dead
at this moment.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'm still shaking just thinking about it...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 506 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260062_02_006 |
| 507 |
|
126 |
A guard on patrol told me there have
been more and more monsters turning
into Fogbeasts recently...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I hope it doesn't happen to my Armu...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 508 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260062_03_006 |
| 509 |
|
126 |
The town has regained its peace,
now that all those soldiers have come
back from Companions' Cape...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 510 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260062_04_006 |
| 511 |
|
126 |
Have you encountered any Nanoceroses
in your travels thus far?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]They used to live all over Alcamoth,
though admittedly not many knew it,
since they're as small as dust motes.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Most people only realised when one
floated across their line of sight, carried
by a gust of wind.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 512 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260063_01_006 |
| 513 |
|
126 |
I hear you've been protecting the town?
Allow me to add my thanks to the chorus.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 514 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260063_02_006 |
| 515 |
|
126 |
Fogbeasts are out in force these days...
And the settlement at Companions' Cape
is unfortified... Will they be all right...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 516 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260063_03_006 |
| 517 |
|
126 |
The Companions are back in Gran Dell...
I couldn't be happier.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 518 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260063_04_006 |
| 519 |
|
126 |
So you've come from Teelan's laboratory,
have you? You know, Teelan's about the
same age as my little boy.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Oh, can I tell you an anecdote?
Before, everyone knew Teelan
as a huge bug maniac![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Even now, whenever he visits Gran Dell,
him and my boy talk bugs for hours...
Isn't that nice?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 520 |
|
126 |
Somewhere in the confusion of the great
war, Teelan got his hands on some notes
of research about the Telethia...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]That must be how he came to shoulder
the responsibility for our race's future.
It must've been the work of fate![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I hope his research bears some fruit by
the time my son grows up... I'm looking
forward to finding out either way.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 521 |
|
126 |
We had that incident with the rampaging
Armus the other day, but thankfully my
boy was unharmed...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Oh! I hope Teelan was fine too, all the way
in his lab?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]My little boy loves hearing Teelan talk
about bugs and such, so I really hope
nothing happens to him.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 522 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260064_02_006 |
| 523 |
|
126 |
Even with the gates shut tight,
I don't think I can relax...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'll have to talk to Radzam about finding
a safer place to move my little boy.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 524 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260064_03_006 |
| 525 |
|
126 |
Seeing my son's beaming face makes me
feel extremely grateful for the return of
the Companions from the Cape.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 526 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260064_04_006 |
| 527 |
|
126 |
Oh, I see you've befriended a Ponspector!
They were surveying the Bionis' Shoulder,
as I recall.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'd wager the surveying equipment they
carry around could make for a hefty
weapon if push came to shove...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Certainly, fighting isn't a big part of their
work, but with enough of them together,
they could make a mighty force...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 528 |
|
126 |
Ponspector flags come in three colours,
don't they? I heard so from Wunwun near
the town entrance.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]He said Ponspectors of all three colours
working together have great powers, but
before I could ask more, away he went...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 529 |
|
126 |
I know it's just one Armu I have here,
but I'm relieved that it was unharmed
nevertheless.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Still, we never know when more creatures
may become transformed into Fogbeasts,
do we...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'm worried the townsfolk might make me
put this one down before it can happen...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 530 |
|
126 |
Finally I've become accustomed
to tending to the Armus.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I hope one day we can have whole
herds of them here, just like before...
I shall make it my mission![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 531 |
|
126 |
Each day I pray for the safety of the
brave men of our militia, guarding the
ramparts of our fair town...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 532 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260065_03_006 |
| 533 |
|
126 |
When I learned the Companions were all
right, I breathed a sigh of relief so loud, it
could be heard all the way to the Cape.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 534 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260065_04_006 |
| 535 |
|
126 |
Ooh! You're a Ponspector-friend![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I was gonna say I saw at least two of 'em
around here before, but maybe they're
both already with you?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Sorry... I'm still not great at telling Nopon
apart from one another...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Oh! But I do know about the three
different flag colours! That's helpful,
right?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 536 |
|
126 |
Those Ponspector flags are
totally the Brog's clogs.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I've decided! When I'm all grown up,
I'll become a Ponspector too![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]And you betcha I'll choose the
powerful red flag for myself![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 537 |
|
126 |
Urk!
I was so scared, my legs
wouldn't budge![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 538 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260066_02_006 |
| 539 |
|
126 |
Everything's so scary right now![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I wish the Ponspectors would come and
save me with a Union Strike...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 540 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260066_03_006 |
| 541 |
|
126 |
The people came back from the Cape!
This is the best day ever![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 542 |
|
126 |
I've decided! When I'm all grown up,
I'll become a powerful warrior, just like
the Companions![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 543 |
|
126 |
Bah...
Now, how am I supposed to
shore up our reserves...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I suppose with better tools, we'd get
better results... Maybe that's our ticket...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I'd better speak with Lott one day soon...
If we put our heads together, we might
be able to figure something out...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 544 |
|
126 |
Lott is the man who makes our workmen's
tools and tunes them up.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If you happen to have some tools you
want tinkered with, show them to Lott.
He might be able to give them an upgrade.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You'll probably find him looking for
materials up that tower in the back.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 545 |
|
126 |
We put a lot of time and resources into
raising those Armus, so this really hit us
hard. But at least nobody was hurt...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 546 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260067_02_006 |
| 547 |
|
126 |
There's no way around it - we'll simply
have to bolster our supplies and stabilise
the supply situation, or we're done for.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Fogbeasts could again
strike at any minute...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Frankly, this is all an awful lot for
one woman to have to grapple with...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 548 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260067_03_006 |
| 549 |
|
126 |
A man formerly of the Cape has offered
to help me with the administration tasks.
And not a minute too soon, too...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 550 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260067_04_006 |
| 551 |
|
126 |
Assuring a steady food supply is at the
top of the priority list for Gran Dell.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Maybe you've heard we're down some
armed personnel? It means I've got to
finish up here before dark...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 552 |
|
126 |
All right, time to knuckle down...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 553 |
|
126 |
Those Fogbeasts can count themselves
lucky they didn't try messing with my
wheat fields...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 554 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260068_02_006 |
| 555 |
|
126 |
Am I worried about the Fogbeasts?
'Course I am, but the fields ain't gonna
till themselves![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 556 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260068_03_006 |
| 557 |
|
126 |
The Companions have come back from
the Cape! It's great, now I can work here
all through the night.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 558 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260068_04_006 |
| 559 |
|
126 |
See this spot here? We're gonna build
a house here! Anyone'd get sick of living
in a tent for all this time...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]That's why I'm clearing away the rubble,
since the plan's to reuse local materials.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Then once the house is done, me and
my daughter can move in. That's the plan![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 560 |
|
126 |
My daughter's called Angela, by the way.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]She's a kind little darling, just like me.
Unlike me, though, she's got a lot of
trouble talking to strangers.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I've been a bit worried about her lately,
to tell you the truth. I'm afraid she'll always
be lonely if she doesn't get some friends...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]If you see any lonely-looking kids around
town, go ahead and chat with them awhile,
will you? Ta in advance![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 561 |
|
126 |
I hear you're the ones that took out
those Fogbeasts for us? Wow, thanks![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You'll have to let me treat you to dinner
for that, friends![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 562 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260069_02_006 |
| 563 |
|
126 |
They can say they're sealing the gates,
but even they're not pretending it means
everyone's safe, right?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I've been telling my daughter Angela that
she needs to have an escape route and
the bare essentials ready, just in case...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 564 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260069_03_006 |
| 565 |
|
126 |
Looks like the construction front's
about to get a whole lot busier![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 566 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260069_04_006 |
| 567 |
|
126 |
Mgh... I can...!
I can still drink...more...
Bring more...! Just bring me more...![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Hey... Angela...!
Bring daddy a drink...and quick...!
I'll build us a house...! See if I don't...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Then we can...live there together...
We'll make it a home...![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 568 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260092_05_006 |
| 569 |
|
126 |
I got Angela really furious with me
because of that whole thing earlier...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Anyway, I'm never touching alcohol again...
Although come to think of it, I don't think
that's what that stuff was, was it?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...Any case, better safe than sorry.
Let's just stay away from suspicious
liquids as a whole...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 570 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260069_06_006 |
| 571 |
|
126 |
I actually escaped here from Alcamoth.
My husband is High Entia, you see.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It was like a dream... I thought High Entia
were like a fairy tale, then one appeared
before my eyes and swept me off my feet.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It was a whirlwind romance, and before
too long we settled in the High Entia
capital.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It sounds a little like a dream,
when I tell it like that...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...And an old dream, at that...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 572 |
|
126 |
When the great war struck, my husband
turned into a Telethia. Even now, he soars
in the skies above Alcamoth...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's what makes me put so much hope in
Teelan's research. If it all works out, I may
be reunited with my husband...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 573 |
|
126 |
It's a bit lonely here without the Armus
you had to cull, but I'm still grateful to you.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I mean, if you hadn't shown up to
save us, we would most definitely have
lost much more than just livestock![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 574 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260070_02_006 |
| 575 |
|
126 |
They told me the town gates were sealed,
so I came back here... I wonder now if that
was the right thing to do...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 576 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260070_03_006 |
| 577 |
|
126 |
I can't remember if I've told you before,
but my husband was one of those that
turned into Telethia...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Should Teelan succeed in his work, one
day my husband and I may be reunited
and live together again in Alcamoth...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]That's why I need you to defeat the Fog
King and retake the capital! My marriage
hangs in the balance, friends.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 578 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260070_04_006 |
| 579 |
|
126 |
Notice, if you will, how there are members
of four diverse sentient races all living in
this one small town. I think it's fantastic.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]In particular we Machina, by dint of our
Mechonis provenance, would once be
thought of by the ignorant as enemies...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But here, I hope we can gain people's
trust by contributing our particular knack
for technology to our shared cause.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 580 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260071_01_006 |
| 581 |
|
126 |
Why did those quite ordinary
Armus suddenly take on the
aspect of Fogbeasts...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]There must be an explanation for it,
but personally, I am at a loss...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 582 |
|
126 |
The rift...did you say? I haven't observed
it directly before, either.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I can confirm that the rift in the sky above
Alcamoth has previously only been sighted
within the capital's halls.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Beyond a shadow of a doubt, we stand
at the cusp of a great change coming...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 583 |
|
126 |
When the gates were broken, even
temporarily, it compromised the safety
of all. That's cause for concern.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I hope Radzam is giving the matter his
full attention... Something must be done,
and urgently, else we are all doomed.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 584 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260071_03_006 |
| 585 |
|
126 |
I am told you have brought back the
prodigal sons and daughters from
Companions' Cape.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I am surprised you have managed to
parley them into it. Surprised...and
impressed.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 586 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260071_04_006 |
| 587 |
|
126 |
I have thought for a long time that it would
be a great boon if we could understand
and reproduce the speech of monsters.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Wouldn't it be helpful to comprehend the
motivations of the beasts who continue to
batter our defences?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Perhaps they are simply distraught, as we
so oft find ourselves. Maybe we could help
them instead of killing them...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]It's nice to dream, sometimes.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 588 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260071_05_006 |
| 589 |
|
126 |
If we were still in the Hidden Village![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I could have very easily developed![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]A high-powered mechanical tiller![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 590 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260072_01_006 |
| 591 |
|
126 |
If we were still in the Hidden Village![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I could have very easily developed![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]A technique to restore the Armus![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 592 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260072_02_006 |
| 593 |
|
126 |
If we were still in the Hidden Village![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I could have very easily developed![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Powerful anti-monster defence systems![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 594 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260072_03_006 |
| 595 |
|
126 |
If we were still in the Hidden Village![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]...No!
Enough moping about the past![XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I have to do my best for the present![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 596 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260072_04_006 |
| 597 |
|
126 |
Before I wound up in this land, I was
stationed in a safehouse on the Mechonis.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]You may not know this, but we Machina
used to monitor the Mechon because
we considered them a potential threat.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]When the war started going badly, I tried
to return home, but the fighting got too
heated... It was all I could do to land here.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 598 |
|
126 |
All rubble looks broadly similar, but these
particular ruins were apparently built by
the Giants, originally.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We've simply made some additions and
alterations to make them suitable for
people of our size to inhabit.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Those openings we use for doors might
have been plain windows for the Giants.
Makes you wonder, doesn't it?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 599 |
|
126 |
That was my first time seeing a Fogbeast
with my own eyes.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]I would sometimes use the town Armus to
shift rubble and such, but I've never seen
them act so violent. It was quite shocking.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]People tell me that Armus were widely
kept across Bionis, but it seems to me
deep down they still are just monsters...[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 600 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260073_02_006 |
| 601 |
|
126 |
Is it really safe for us to stay here...?[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 602 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260073_03_006 |
| 603 |
|
126 |
The time has come to put an end to
the Fog King's reign of terror...[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]We Machina don't have any particular
sentiments towards Alcamoth as a place.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But we've lived here for a year and have
come to know enough High Entia folks to
know what it means to them. Best of luck.[XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 604 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260073_04_006 |
| 605 |
|
126 |
All Nopon who come to Bionis' Shoulder
come for all many sorts of different
reasons.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Some for science, like Ponspectors.
Some for business, like Bama.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]But most common reason is this.[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]When Nopon enter battle as part of big
alliance of Bionis races, they fly on Pterix.
And some dumb Pterix drop here![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 606 |
|
126 |
Is true that Ponspectors can
call in Pterix air support?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]When combine all three colour?
With full gauge?[XENO:wait wait=key ][System:PageBreak ]Ugh, too much jargon!
Cannot wrap noggin around!
Answer is not worth nogginache![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 607 |
|
126 |
Fogbeasts mega scary!
Could not look less evil?![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 608 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260074_02_006 |
| 609 |
|
126 |
Fogbeasts coming to munch
on Nopon! Must be truth!
And truth is terrifying![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 610 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260074_03_006 |
| 611 |
|
126 |
Friends going to fight with King of Fog?
Much luck! Friends gonna need it![XENO:wait wait=key ][XENO:del del=this ] |
| 612 |
|
126 |
msg_2501t2am_NP260074_04_006 |