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Zonekeeper
Oct 27, 2007



Quantum Toast posted:

As far as I can remember, you can only add, not replace or remove? I remember there being one vendor who only sells equipment with four empty slots, just so you can build them up however you like.

You are correct. Unlocking said vendor has a few odd steps that aren't obvious and he's located in a weird place for an endgame vendor. You can also find 4 empty slot gear as random encounter drops in an optional dungeon with a superboss in it.

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Dareon
Apr 6, 2009

by vyelkin

Black Robe posted:

Oh joy. Wakka using obvious racial slurs followed by near-nude shots of a sixteen year old girl. What a classy game this is.

You're not wrong, Wakka is clearly being racist, but grease monkey is an occupational slur. Let us be precise in our pejoratives.

kaosdrachen
Aug 15, 2011
Ik Wakka's defense, I'd like to point out that he's very clearly being racist here because he was brought up to be racist and his main flaw is that he doesn't spend much time questioning the authorities in his life.

He's a simple boy, with all the good and bad points that implies.

Falconier111
Jul 18, 2012

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Dareon posted:

You're not wrong, Wakka is clearly being racist, but grease monkey is an occupational slur. Let us be precise in our pejoratives.

Pretty sure “sand-blasted” counts, though.

By the way, I’ve been using ellipses to mark scene breaks up to this point, but they’re kind of easy to miss and just not the best way to do that. Should I change it up?

Black Robe
Sep 12, 2017

Generic Magic User


kaosdrachen posted:

Ik Wakka's defense, I'd like to point out that he's very clearly being racist here because he was brought up to be racist and his main flaw is that he doesn't spend much time questioning the authorities in his life.

He's a simple boy, with all the good and bad points that implies.

True, and understandable. But that's already been made extremely clear and his language adds nothing except the audience having to read it. It's not a great writing choice, particularly when none of the other characters tell him to knock it off or even react.

FeyerbrandX
Oct 9, 2012

Black Robe posted:

It's not a great writing choice, particularly when none of the other characters tell him to knock it off or even react.

If they aren't going to bitch out Tidus for being an oblivious idiot about [Redacted] you think they're going to tell Wakka to knock off his church endorsed racism?

Bifauxnen
Aug 12, 2010

Curses! Foiled again!


Black Robe posted:

True, and understandable. But that's already been made extremely clear and his language adds nothing except the audience having to read it. It's not a great writing choice, particularly when none of the other characters tell him to knock it off or even react.

Tidus and Yuna reacted, in a sadly common realistic way. Tidus just tried to distract the guy spouting racist stuff to change the topic rather than confronting him openly, and Yuna was visibly grateful that he did even that much.

Rabbi Raccoon
Mar 31, 2009

I stabbed you dude!
Wakka is the racist uncle you avoid at Thanksgiving

Falconier111
Jul 18, 2012

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I will say one thing in Wakka’s defense here: he literally just watched the objects of his hatred assault his surrogate little sister and drag her off to a fate multiple others have failed to return from, forcing him to risk his and his surrogate little brother’s lives against a force he believes nearly destroyed humanity in order to get her back. It’s kind of understandable that he’s completely furious. The fact that they’re actually pretty benign is irrelevant because there’s no way he could have known that. Doesn’t actually excuse his racism, but there’s a reason no one pushed back very hard beyond “don’t draw the racist’s attention”.

Bifauxnen posted:

Hehe, noice.

Don't want to get too into details yet in case of spoilers, but I'm really liking how the religion and history discussion is fleshed out more in this update.

That said, I am SO HAPPY I finally have Rikku in the party. I desperately needed somebody to be the voice of rational materialism so I can have do worldbuilding through debate without forcing infodumps, so expect more of this.

Falconier111
Jul 18, 2012

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Update 26: A Great Loss For All Of Spira



It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a fantasy setting in possession of self-respect, must be in want of elves. Unfortunately, these days, nobody really likes traditional elves: they’re too pretty, too pure, too generally superior to everybody else to be anything other than grating. Even Tolkien’s elves, flawed individuals that ended up screwing over reality, were just flat out better on average than humans, and we are jealous creatures. So these days most settings either paint elves as victims or assholes.

Final Fantasy X takes the second route.

Final Fantasy X HD Remaster OST 49. Guadosalam







??? Welcome to Guadosalam. This way, my lady. This way.

He reaches out to take her hand.



Whoa, whoa, whoa, hands off.



Tromell: I am in the direct service of our leader, the great Seymour Guado. Lord Seymour has very important business with Lady Yuna.

… We have business?

Tromell: Please, come inside the manor. All will be explained. Of course, your friends are also welcome.



Of course, we have a new town to explore, so he can hold his birdhorses while we have a look-see. I may not be the biggest fan of the Guado as a concept, but I gotta admit, they really went all out in building their city.



They also have the most interesting side dialogue we’ve run into yet. Most NPCs we’ve accosted up to this point talk about their personal lives, interests, or immediate circumstances, but everybody in Guadosalam seems to have something specific in mind: us. Or rather, humans, and how they used to call themselves fundamentally superior…



… But seem to be trying to change their ways. It’s kind of hard to tell how genuine they are about it: most of them immediately start talking about their relationship with humans the moment they see a human, and you could follow up like one in three of their dialogue lines with “not that there’s anything wrong with that” without it feeling out of place. But many of them just want to talk about their leader or local events.



O’aka XXIII: Rippin’ off the pilgrims that come to visit the Farplane! Listen, you watch that they don’t get you, too! Me, ye can trust! More than the Guado, at least. What do ye say?

Or maybe they’re just trying to scam us.



Guadosalam is the first place we can run into an actual team hanging around. If you’re looking to game the system to pick up a particularly valuable player (coughNimrookcough), you can seek them out, scout them, check their contract length, play a few games until it’s about to expire, then start savescumming until the AI chooses to fire them and snap them up for yourself. To subtly make that clear, if you talk to members of the Glories like regular NPCs, many of them will imply they’d happily jump teams under the right circumstances.

And speaking of people we can talk to!



Ahem! The Farplane’s the place where pyreflies born from a sending gather. They appear in the shape of people who’ve died and gone to the Farplane. Quite the phenomenon; how I wish I understood it more fully! The Al Bhed have a theory, you know. They say the pyreflies are just reacting to visitors’ thoughts and dreams. But only the dead appear on the Farplane. No image of the living has ever been seen. It’s a great mystery! But maybe…Maybe the dead leave a bit of themselves in the hearts of the living. And that little bit borrows the pyreflies’ power for their paranormal performance! Or maybe not. Who knows? And that, as they say, is that. Now, would you care to hear about the pyreflies?

No, thanks.

Ahem! They may be called “pyreflies” but they aren’t really “flies,” you see. They’re those lights you see whenever a fiend dies. The little fellows are responsible for a few fantastic phenomena. Visions of the past, spheres, fiends– these are all the pyreflies’ doing. In fact… pyreflies have something to do with aeons, too. The dreams of the fayth reach through the spirit of the summoner… And that which is unreal becomes real for all to see! Or maybe not. Who knows? And that, as they say, is that. Can’t get enough? Like to hear it one more time?

:negative:



It seems that Maester Seymour has returned to Guadosalam. He’s young, but he deserves our respect. The maester is also the high priest of Macalania temple. So he administers both the temple and Guado affairs. I hope to get an audience with Maester Seymour, myself; there might be an opening for a healer up north. I don’t want to be near where Operation Mi’ihen happened any more.

All right, enough of that.





Our party will spend most of its time in Guadosalam split up into its component parts, mostly so you can talk to them one-on-one and get in some character development. Granted, that doesn’t mean that they have much to say.

Stay close to Yuna.

Why does he want to see me?

Kimahri not like Maester Seymour.

Aa! Shhh!

Kimahri speak no more.

I don’t like the look of this one, eh?

Well, except for Lulu.



Maester Seymour doesn’t look like them, though.

Really? I thought you knew.





Tromell: This way, please.





Time to mill around some more. This time, more people have dialogue, and we have to talk to everyone to proceed.



:munch:



Summoners usually just pass through on their way elsewhere. …What?

I didn’t even ask a question and you’re explaining things.

You’d rather I say nothing, then?

No, no! It’s just… Maybe you finally believe I don’t know anything about Spira. And maybe that means you believe me about Zanarkand, too?

Well… There are many things I do not know. Auron seems to know you, and he certainly isn’t trying to correct you. I’ve also heard that, once in a while, strangers show up on Spira’s shores claiming to be from somewhere else; they say Jecht was one, and maybe Lord Mi’ihen too. So you might be one of them, and they might truly be from Zanarkand. I suppose I can’t say what I think either way. Still, be careful. You shouldn’t tell other people.

This is like the fourth time I’ve heard that, I got it already. Anyway, back to –

Tidus. Come here.



Why? This guy’s just a priest, right?

Those with power use that power. Maesters have power.

Kinda cynical.

I lived a long time in Zanarkand.

Okay, that’s fair.



Tromell: Truly, it is good to have guests again. Since Lord Jyscal passed away, these halls have been too quiet.

The death of Lord Jyscal was a great loss for all of Spira.

Hey, Wakka?



People been trying that for centuries, and he did it by himself. Real big deal!


Tromell: Truly, a loss for us all. But now a new leader, Lord Seymour, has come before us. Lord Seymour is the child of a Guado and a human. He will be the tie that binds our two races together. But that is not all, I think.







As always, I appreciate the praise, but do try not to let it go to my head. Welcome, everyone!

You…wanted to see me?

There’s no rush. Please, take the time to enjoy yourselves before we get to business.

I’m sorry, Maester Seymour, but I’m afraid I couldn’t enjoy your hospitality without knowing why I’m here.

Direct, aren’t we? Very well. Come with me, everyone. I have something very important to show you.

(The following FMV is another one that’s really hard to represent in screenshots format. I encourage you to check it out here; it goes about until 12:24.)

20-Song of Prayer-FFX OST

The party walks into the next room, which appears pitch black until…



… The whole room transforms…





… Into a fantastic vista.

:aaa:

The music of the spheres…



As Yuna turns around, taking in the view, Seymour walks up behind her…



… And a city fades in.



They soar down along the waterway…



… Until suddenly a crowd – and a passageway – fade in.



The people appear real until they make contact with the party, who they phase through. The air is full of noise: conversation, machinery, even a muffled voice over speakers.

PA System: The blitzball stadium is experiencing technical difficulties. Tonight’s game will be…

Lulu! Lulu!

W-what?










The scene suddenly transitions to a high-speed walkway; they travel along a path past acceleration gates at astonishing speed.







Auron snorts dismissively.



The camera fades out…





… And in again on a sumptuous bedroom.



She was the first person to defeat Sin and save the world from its ravages. And you have inherited her name.

I – my father…

Lord Braska was entrusting you with a great task. He wanted you to face Sin, as Lady Yunalesca did.



To defeat the undefeatable Sin…it takes an unbreakable bond of love – of the kind that binds two hearts for eternity.



An armored figure enters and phases through a shivering Yuna…



… To gently embrace Yunalesca.



The camera grows more opaque. The recording is almost over.



He says something inaudible as the sphere shuts down…







… And Yuna runs into a nearby table, chugging down a glass of water.



Hey, Yuna. You okay?

I – I’m not…

GiantRockFromSpace
Mar 1, 2019

Just Cram It


Falconier111 posted:

Update 26: A Great Loss For All Of Spira

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a fantasy setting in possession of self-respect, must be in want of elves. Unfortunately, these days, nobody really likes traditional elves: they’re too pretty, too pure, too generally superior to everybody else to be anything other than grating. Even Tolkien’s elves, flawed individuals that ended up screwing over reality, were just flat out better on average than humans, and we are jealous creatures. So these days most settings either paint elves as victims or assholes.


Sometimes even both! You inmediately reminded me of Dragon Age elves with that senteced, who were introduced as an oppressed race who once was glorious and then it turns out they were as bad as the "blood sacrifices every day" mage empire.

I never thought of the Guado as elf-like, funnily enough. I guess it's because they don't seem so.. different? They have weird claws and lots of veins but are still human-like. Then again Seymour is the guado with the most screentime and he's a half-guado so I was just innattentive.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


The Guado have very long arms. Even Seymour shows it a bit.

Quackles
Aug 11, 2018

Pixels of Light.


The real question is, what is Seymour’s last name?

After this little performance, I am placing my bets on “Hiney”. :v:

Nissin Cup Nudist
Sep 3, 2011

Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land




Are the Guado the FFX elves? Guado don't seem that different from humies


Is Rikku the final party member we get?

Snorb
Nov 19, 2010
One of the Guado in the residence (the one standing behind the Guado saying "But that's an old story.") is one of the few NPCs to call Tidus by name. I think that makes a grand total of three people.

I also think this game really needed a way for everyone else to dance around Tidus's name (a nickname like the Persona games used, or just omit his name from the voice acting like Dragon Quest VIII does.)

Explopyro
Mar 18, 2018

I have to say, I keep finding the costuming really makes this game hard to take seriously.

Procrastine
Mar 30, 2011


Snorb posted:

I also think this game really needed a way for everyone else to dance around Tidus's name (a nickname like the Persona games used, or just omit his name from the voice acting like Dragon Quest VIII does.)

Or, and this might sound crazy... just don't let you rename Tidus?

cant cook creole bream
Aug 15, 2011
I think Fahrenheit is better for weather

Quackles posted:

The real question is, what is Seymour’s last name?

After this little performance, I am placing my bets on “Hiney”. :v:

He's called Seymour Guado. It's basically their version of Nguyen, where everyone has just the last name of the ruling family.

Quackles
Aug 11, 2018

Pixels of Light.


Snorb posted:

I also think this game really needed a way for everyone else to dance around Tidus's name (a nickname like the Persona games used, or just omit his name from the voice acting like Dragon Quest VIII does.)

Looking cool, Tidus! :v:

kaosdrachen
Aug 15, 2011

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

Is Rikku the final party member we get?

Not counting Yuna's ever increasing stable of PokemonAeons, yes.

Falconier111
Jul 18, 2012

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Quackles posted:

Looking cool, Tidus! :v:

Tidus wishes he was as cool as Joker. Did you know they’re canonically the same age? That kinda wigged me out when I realized that.

GiantRockFromSpace posted:

Sometimes even both! You inmediately reminded me of Dragon Age elves with that senteced, who were introduced as an oppressed race who once was glorious and then it turns out they were as bad as the "blood sacrifices every day" mage empire.

I never thought of the Guado as elf-like, funnily enough. I guess it's because they don't seem so.. different? They have weird claws and lots of veins but are still human-like. Then again Seymour is the guado with the most screentime and he's a half-guado so I was just innattentive.

Visibly physiologically different from humans while still being pretty similar? Check. Have a special connection to the supernatural? Check. Live in trees? Check. Have a past antagonistic relationship with humanity? Check. Arrogant? Check. Have the power to back it up? Check. gently caress humans? Check. Produce half-elves with outsized narrative significance? Double check. It’s a testament to the strength of the narrative that you don’t notice the tropes it uses. It’s like... Well, let’s look at the Persona 5 party members:
  • A former track star
  • A literal cat burglar (:rimshot:)
  • A professional model
  • An artist who was nationally exhibited at 15
  • The student council president at an elite private school
  • One of the greatest hackers in the world
  • The heiress to a massive corporation
  • An aspiring Olympic athlete (if you count Royal)
  • An actual factual artificial intelligence (if you count Strikers)
But you never think about it because the game makes them all into genuine underdogs.

EggsAisle
Dec 17, 2013

I get it! You're, uh...

Explopyro posted:

I have to say, I keep finding the costuming really makes this game hard to take seriously.

100% agreed. There's a lot I like about this game, but some of the character design decisions are just exasperating. I liked the Zanarkand sim, it had some good atmosphere going... and then they introduce Yunalesca, and I just burst out laughing. Way to trebuchet me out of the moment, Square. What's the story here, did Sin attack while she was doing a porn shoot or something? This is stupid.

The perving on Rikku is worse, I think, but this poo poo holds the game back. Which is too bad, because again, there is a lot to like.

Bifauxnen
Aug 12, 2010

Curses! Foiled again!


EggsAisle posted:

I liked the Zanarkand sim, it had some good atmosphere going... and then they introduce Yunalesca, and I just burst out laughing. Way to trebuchet me out of the moment, Square. What's the story here, did Sin attack while she was doing a porn shoot or something? This is stupid.

Yeah and Zaon too, in walks some random armored fantasy warrior in the middle of all this modern-looking society... they both looked so out of place.

Falconier111
Jul 18, 2012

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Bifauxnen posted:

Yeah and Zaon too, in walks some random armored fantasy warrior in the middle of all this modern-looking society... they both looked so out of place.

Given what we learn later about how Bevelle and Zanarkand fought their war, I kind of thought it was hinting at the true nature of those cities’ relationship. The only time we see something we can say definitively happened in Zanarkand, it looks a lot more in line with the kind of society that would use semi-undead magical constructs in combat; the technologically advanced city we see elsewhere reflects the sort of machina city Bevelle used to be and wants Spirans to think Zanarkand was. But that’s an assumption based on assumptions, so :shrug:

cant cook creole bream
Aug 15, 2011
I think Fahrenheit is better for weather
[post indirectly referring to a spoiler removed --fedule]

Somebody fucked around with this message at 20:20 on Apr 2, 2021

Falconier111
Jul 18, 2012

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I know we’ve been playing fast and loose with it in this thread, but that’s definitely spoiler territory, dude.

Falconier111
Jul 18, 2012

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Update 27: But That’s All They Are



Of course. Lady Yuna – no, all summoners – are charged with bringing peace to Spira. But this means more than just defeating Sin. She must ease the suffering of all Spira. She must be a leader for the people. I proposed to Lady Yuna as a Maester of Yevon.

Spira is no playhouse. A moment’s diversion may amuse an audience, but it changes nothing.

Even so, the actors must play their parts.

:confused:

Lady Yuna, there’s no need to answer right away. Please, think it over.

I – I – ah…

We will do so, then. We leave.

Oh – before you go…





I beg your pardon. We Guado are keen to the scent of the Farplane. Think nothing of it.









Yuna, the high summoner’s daughter. Seymour, the leader of the Guado. Married in the name of Yevon, overcoming the barriers of race once again. It would give Spira something good to talk about, for a change.

Sounds like a waste of time, like Auron says.

Yeah, I mean, marriage? We gotta defeat Sin. Marriage can wait!

… Maybe it can’t.



… If it would make people happy… Maybe I should do what I can. I never imagined doing anything like this. I won’t answer till I know what’s right.

You could always just quit your pilgrimage and get married...

Whatever else happens, I will continue the pilgrimage. I’m sure that Lord Seymour will understand.

Oh.

I’m going to go to the Farplane now… I’m going to see my father and think on this.

Go on, we’ll be right behind you.

(I didn’t want to say it out loud, but I couldn’t help but wonder why no one asked Yuna…)



(I wasn’t sure what I was missing.)




After yet another brief break to wander around town…

Question!





When somebody dies, a summoner sends them to the Farplane, right? So their souls, or whatever they are, they go to the Farplane. But that’s the Farplane we’re going to, right? Do dead people live there or something?

It’s…

It’s complicated. You’ll see once we get there.

Wakka, Lulu, Kimahri, and Yuna continue up the steps.



I do not belong there.

What, are you scared?

Searching the past to find the future… This is all that is there. I need it not. You’d better be going.

And what about you, Rikku?

I’ll pass. I like to keep my memories inside.



Plus… C’mere! Was that really Zanarkand?

Yep! Right down to the AR stuff around Lulu.

The what?

Did you see those floating letters around Lulu? That was AR. Augmented Reality, that’s what it’s short for. People use it for advertisements and maps and stuff. I thought you had to have the right implants to see it, but I guess that didn’t really matter back there.

… You’re really not shook up about seeing your home again like that? Just… Put down in front of you and taken away?

Well… Auron said I might be able to go back there someday.

He said what?

I probably shouldn’t have told you that, but whatever. Don’t tell him, okay?

I’m not gonna tell him anything. He’s scary.

Eh, he’s not so bad. Though I guess I don’t know him as well as I thought I did… But I’m stuck here for now, so I just try not to think about it.

Man, it’s ALL I can think about. That’s… I always thought the “Farplane” in Guadosalam was just pyreflies reacting to people’s memories. They take on the form of the dead person – an illusion, nothing else. But… If that was really Zanarkand, where did they get that sphere from? Was it really made from Farplane memories that are hundreds of years old? I just can’t figure it out… I wanna at least get my head around the theory before I head in, you know?

I don’t know about hundreds of years old. I mean, I’m pretty sure I walked –


What are you waiting for? Hurry up!

Go on ahead. See ya!

Well, okay, I guess.



Tidus taps the barrier to the Farplane. It’s semipermeable; it resists his touch, but only for a moment. He experimentally reaches his arm past the barrier…



… And trips through.



The music stops.

:aaaaa:





Eerie voices echo out as the clouds clear…











… And reveal the shape and terrain of the next world.

(It took me a little while to get my bearings, but the first thing I focused on was Yuna, standing in front of her parents. They all looked so happy together.)



Yo, Chappu!





I know you won’t hold it against me. I gave up the game. I’m a guardian for Yuna now! This guy, Tidus – looks a lot like you – showed up a while back. He is too. A guardian, I mean. Travelling with him, I thought, maybe… You were still alive somewhere, ya? But, then again, here you are on the Farplane. Guess your place is here… So, that guy I just told you ’bout, I gave him your sword. He likes it.

…He is dead, and I am still alive. Coming here really makes that clear. I should focus more on what I have to do now.

Hey Lulu, did you say something?

:sigh: I’m not even sure what I’m talking about. Please ignore me for now.

Like, are you thinking you should move on? I’m sure Chappu was a great guy, but there’ll be others.

No one will ever be quite like Chappu… But I suppose that’s a possibility.

How about… Wakka?

What, me? With Wakka?

Yeah, you two get along great!

… Have you ever watched us interact?

Hey, look, I’m pretty sure there’s something there.

I think you’d best drop it now.

:shrug:

Goodbye, Chappu. You always said I looked grumpy, before and after. But those days after… Those were the happiest days of my life.



I’ve decided.

Yeah?

I remember… I remember when word first reached Bevelle. My father had defeated Sin, and the whole town was out in the streets. Everyone was laughing and singing. It was very loud. I was so worried they’d grab me and make me the center of attention that I hid down an alley. But when I saw all those people celebrating… I always worried about how people saw me, if I’d made them mad or uncomfortable, but… I’d never really considered what defeating Sin would do for them. How happy I could really, truly make people.



I have my answer now.

Then let’s go!

Before that… Call Sir Jecht?

Huh?

Don’t worry. He’s still alive, so he won’t come.

(Trying not to think about my old man made me think about him, of course.)



(He wasn’t there because he wasn’t dead. He’s Sin. You know, I considered telling Yuna that right there and then. I bet she would’ve believed me. Maybe… I don’t know. I pulled myself back at the last moment.)




… Why do you hate him so?

Well, let’s just start with what he and my mother –



Mom.

She’s very pretty.

But, nobody ever sent her, we didn’t have that in Zanarkand.

This happens sometimes. Not everybody needs to be sent.





I-I’m sorry, was that…

No, no, I just… I couldn’t put words to it, but I think I get it now.



… Looking back, I’m pretty sure my mom was just some groupie he knocked up and married to keep the scandal out of the press. Whenever my old man wasn’t around, she wouldn’t even look at me. Maybe that’s when I started to resent him, even hate him. She never seemed to care.



When he left us…Mom just lost her energy. I remember… The old lady next door told me once, that when a lovebird dies, the one left behind… It just gives up living so it can join its mate. It was just like that. I hated my old man even more, but…

… You said she wouldn’t look at you when he wasn’t around, but would she when he was?

Got it in one. He always made sure she was looking after me… Guess it’s complicated. It would be so much simpler if he just hit me and yelled at me! He’d do that, but then he’d go around trying to… He made it so I couldn’t hate him, so I hate him even more now? I know that doesn’t make sense.



What, not gonna stick up for him this time?

No. I don’t think the Jecht I knew would’ve done that, but I only knew him for a little while. Whatever else he did, he hurt you, and I won’t defend him doing that. I’m sorry for trying to make him look better to you than he really is.

Eh, nothing to apologize for, you didn’t know. I’ll save yelling at him until we run into him and just keep going till then.

… Thank you.

Thank me for what? I kinda just unloaded on you.

No, thank you for trusting me with that.

… And thanks for listening, Yuna.

:shobon:



No, I think we’re ready.

… Did I miss something?

Yuna doesn’t react, but Tidus laughs a little.





As the party walks down the stairs, Auron turns to face them and Rikku hops back off the ledge.

You guys have fun?

I’m ready to give my answer to Maester Seymour –

Several guado on the steps gasp.





L-Lord Jyscal!

Yuna, send him.

But –

Yuna, that ain’t Lord Jyscal! Send him now!



Yuna begins an abbreviated version of the sending ceremony…



… And Auron nearly collapses, though he catches himself at the last second.



The sending only takes seconds; she doesn’t even need to take her staff out. Soon enough, the specter vanishes.



:confused:









FUN SCREENSHOT OF THE DAY

When Tidus asks about the Farplane and they tell him it’s the land of the dead, he has a brief moment where he imagines what that might look like:



You’re thinking those funny thoughts again, ya?

Yep.

Also, quick question: are the ellipses enough to clearly demarcate scenes, or should I use some other method of visually splitting them up?

Falconier111 fucked around with this message at 12:35 on Apr 7, 2021

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


I think it would be better to mark the scene breaks with something more visually distinct. Maybe ------------------------------------------------------------?

Also, something has gone wrong with this exchange:

Falconier111 posted:

Hey Lulu, did you say something?

:sigh: I’m not even sure what I’m talking about. Please ignore me for now.

Like, are you thinking you should move on? I’m sure Chappu was a great guy, but there’ll be others.

No one will be quite like Chappu… But I suppose that’s a possibility.

How about… Wakka?

What, me? With Wakka?

Yeah, you two get along great!

… Have you ever watched us interact?

Hey, look, I’m pretty sure there’s something there.

I think you’d best drop it now.

:shrug:

Lulu:… Goodbye, Chappu. You always said I looked grumpy, before and after. But those days after… Those were the happiest days of my life.

Black Robe
Sep 12, 2017

Generic Magic User


ultrafilter posted:

Also, something has gone wrong with this exchange:

I see nothing wrong, Tidus is just very conflicted about his feelings for Wakka :v:

Falconier111
Jul 18, 2012

S T A R M E T A L C A S T E

ultrafilter posted:

I think it would be better to mark the scene breaks with something more visually distinct. Maybe ------------------------------------------------------------?

Also, something has gone wrong with this exchange:

You’re not loving kidding :negative:

Snorb
Nov 19, 2010
Now I'm just imagining Tidus having his side of the conversation, then turning around and imitating Lulu as best as he can.

Rabbi Raccoon
Mar 31, 2009

I stabbed you dude!
I love how everyone in the world has this absurd fashion sense and there's Tidus' mom, looking like she's picking him up after soccer practice

cant cook creole bream
Aug 15, 2011
I think Fahrenheit is better for weather

Falconier111 posted:

I know we’ve been playing fast and loose with it in this thread, but that’s definitely spoiler territory, dude.

Fair enough, sorry.

BlazetheInferno
Jun 6, 2015

Rabbi Raccoon posted:

I love how everyone in the world has this absurd fashion sense and there's Tidus' mom, looking like she's picking him up after soccer practice

See, now I'm just imagining some Junior Blitzball League for kids. I have no idea how that would even work. But I could totally see Kid!Tidus playing it.

Quackles
Aug 11, 2018

Pixels of Light.


Rabbi Raccoon posted:

I love how everyone in the world has this absurd fashion sense and there's Tidus' mom, looking like she's picking him up after soccer practice

Maybe that's why Zanarkand was destroyed: to get everyone to cosplay. :v:

GiantRockFromSpace
Mar 1, 2019

Just Cram It


Rabbi Raccoon posted:

I love how everyone in the world has this absurd fashion sense and there's Tidus' mom, looking like she's picking him up after soccer practice

I mean, there's Tidus. And some of the Zanakarnd people at the prologue/AR simulation. Fashion is in the eye of the ahriman as one would say.

Falconier111
Jul 18, 2012

S T A R M E T A L C A S T E

GiantRockFromSpace posted:

I mean, there's Tidus. And some of the Zanakarnd people at the prologue/AR simulation. Fashion is in the eye of the ahriman as one would say.

I’m pretty sure “the more important the character is to the story, the dumber their outfit looks” is in one of those old JRPG trope lists that went around a couple decades back.

Dareon
Apr 6, 2009

by vyelkin

Falconier111 posted:

I’m pretty sure “the more important the character is to the story, the dumber their outfit looks” is in one of those old JRPG trope lists that went around a couple decades back.

bewilderment
Nov 22, 2007
man what



It's from a page ago but the gimmick of the underwater battle is to teach you that you can interrupt the attack patterns of some bosses by using the Provoke move that Tidus is likely to learn. In this case, Provoking the boss immediately stops it from using its Depth Charges.

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Manic_Misanthrope
Jul 1, 2010


bewilderment posted:

It's from a page ago but the gimmick of the underwater battle is to teach you that you can interrupt the attack patterns of some bosses by using the Provoke move that Tidus is likely to learn. In this case, Provoking the boss immediately stops it from using its Depth Charges.

...What?

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