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6.55 II, Oh foods

"Ever since the Final Days I've been grinding drawing and breaking my back"

Oh no, G'raha is coded Chilchuck now

In regards to the universal language... I get that they're trying to justify why a different continent gets Eorzean, but it's so fucking weird to decide to frame it as centering of foreign communication? Yeah Eorzea isn't the Anglo world but given the cultural codings its weird. It would have made more sense if they pulled languages from local language varieties being realistic... but language barriers would definitely be too much for a MMO I gotta concede. I understood Turali is different and unique at least given the letter

"que paso Erenville? Te gringueaste?"

NOOOOO NOT ZERO'S 1000 HELLFIRE CURRY

Erenville why are you complaining about grabbing chicken legs with hands... that's how you eat it... Not him also saying he merely knows her while she calls him friend wholeheartedly. What's wrong with him

On what Wuk Lamat next tells us of her land... since Eorzea was as uneven as fucked until the WoL intervened recently, makes sense Tural was in a similar situation. A throne candidate still carrying those attitudes I can see even if it's, stupid. Like there is ceruleum in the continent already? I also wonder if the unification was very willful, but given stories like Vrtra's it likely is.

Nemi would agree with her assesment on preventing this candidate, citing what King Theodoric did to her country and how that instability was exploited by the Garlean Empire and inflicted for 25 years. The bitterness in Nemi's tone would make her ask more carefully about Garlemald as she canonically does later lol

She wants to say yes, but she has her doubts

I want to make a separate post about the library information on Tural, but this is what Nemi was most intrigued by

I don't feel strongly about the twins' deciding to join because of cultural research, but something about fantasy latam being taken as an example of diversity in harmony is very funny. Like it is true I guess but still very funny

She is undecided cause, as much as she wants to know the land where her mother is from and its not in any dire straits, she worries her motivations mismatch the important mission, and she has a bad feeling from being far more distanced than Lyse was. But to that? G'raha's advice is just as solid.

"Just do as you always do and you'll be okay. You don't have to hide anymore, nor you or I."

Honestly this whole dialogue was so real for a mids 20s to 30 person

"are you trying to troll me?"

i didn't get screenshots of next part. but Thancred spying is puzzling cause what side is he commissioned by? How is Graha going to Tural like in the trailer if he's supporting Krile? Estinien just going on vacay is funny.

And of course, that cringe forced Mop hair flashback did not happen

#enw #story #dwt #/ #/// #graha #wuk lamat #krile #erenville

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6.55 Wuk Lamat Strikes!

I know what I'm referencing and I mean it.

HER HOME!!!

This is pretty much a summary of my feelings lol

I'm really moved by how you can tell Wuk Lamat's VA talks spanish. Casting really landed with Sena and I'm grateful we have her in Final Fantasy XIV. I can't wait for more in Dawntrail!!

But on actual plot, I did laugh going "Tsk tsk" but I do have to concede it is kind of odd with him refering to Lyna at the end? It's true Krile could have been better as the well meaning ignorant one

Though this would be harder to animate on a lalafel jaja

Interesting to reframe the Golden City myth as a local legend only teased for royal sucession activities... might they have read up on the myth being born from Conquistadores hearing of Muisca Cacique crowning ceremonies' at lakes with gold, and making up shit from that? I'll be jazzed if they portray it with the correct visuals after how fucking shitty and wrong that one movie was. The idea is making me do spins and walkies

but also LMAOOOOOOOO real old friends behavior

This would make Nemi slip "Tan tenso/So tense" in Turali and surprise everyone. She would awkardly disclose her mom did teach her the language, but with her presumed death at hr 8 years and no use left, she's rusty outside of some parts of her journal. Wuk Lamat would lift her in a surprise hug and declare any help she wants with the language, she shall receive. Nemi had never been so flustered lol.

Krile what's with those enormous eye bags?? Are you okay?

With this lion brother Koana, also adopted... is he the m'iqote in the main art lol?

guys Argentina mention???

"Might you PLEASE not excel in succesful predator cat behavior"

Nemi probably bashing off... And Wuk Lamat's enthusiasm lol. In this screenshot Erenville does look like a bunny in silhouette LOL

"not weak" OH NO SHE IS THAT TYPE. SHE IS SO LOVELYYYY

This is what that one fuckass Emerald Serenadde felt like

Graha saw thru her bravado with her trembling hand and was encouraging... ohh Wuk Lamat I LOVE YOUUUU

OOps post photo limit

#story #enw #dwt #technically so making the tag // #//// #wuk lamat #graha #erenville #krile

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Nemi's glam for 6.55! She decided to light up in cheer to keep good heart through the new distance...

#gpose #glams #enw #/ #// #//// #to not get bummed on missing zero lol

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ok so like. imagine. you're a high-ranking government official and one of your colleagues has announced his decision to step down and retire, and named his successor, so you and your coworker-bestie-husband(™️) go on an official administrative business trip to go meet said guy. and then you arrive and you find A Cat in the bushes outside the office. it's in poor shape but its microchip says it actually belongs to your other colleague-and-friend. you are bullied into taking the cat to the vet AND letting it tag along despite your protests. and you finally find the guy you were supposed to meet and the cat is like. staying in the room. where you are supposed to conduct aforementioned highly confidential job interview. and you try to shoo it away but the guy you're trying to interview is like No i want the cat to be there. Because i'm nervous. About the job interview. Let the cat stay. I trust him because my pet bird loves him :). so the cat gets to stay. and then you keep going and you bump into yet another old acquaintance of yours (now retired and living her best hippie life) (which is highly frowned upon) and she goes Oooooh! Is that my cat you've found? :) and you're like, what the fuck is the deal with this goddamn cat, but you can't say that outright because you are a government official on a very important mission, so you go "i wasn't aware you even had a cat? also the microchip says it belongs to our other colleague" and she goes "oh well no i don't but clearly this cat is wearing the collar i give to all my pets so it must mean he's come from the future :) where i will own this specific cat :) hi little kitty! pspspsp!" and you're like, what the fuck is wrong with everyone today? and then the cat looks at you and says "she's right. i come from the future. where everyone has been turned into cats since the world ended. also i will kill you in about twelve thousand years from now. fucker."

#le funny #switch with racoon and yeah the end is p much nemi LMAO

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jesus christ. fine. ill say it. im sleepy. im sleepy, okay? do you know what being sleepy does to a person? to their spirit? i should be pitied.

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"you sound smart" that's because i've spent years doing academic writing to the point that it's my default cadence plus or minus the use of profanity as a tone indicator

"you sound stupid" that's because i'm dumb as fuck

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You will always survive, but it doesn't make any lighter the weight of a knife you didn't ask for

#gpose #ffxiv wol #final fantasy xiv #ff14 #ffxiv #blood cw #prearr #yes i painted blood for 2-3 hours how are you doing

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first time in garlemald moodboard

#nemicore #enw #hc #much as the destitute citizens were like meh whatever to her #the legatus and general asshole trying not to call her a savage and her ala mhigan ass knowing they all know she could pinch anyone #while she is just standing there being all ^^ ah sure feels good to be in a destitute misery for forces larger than u isnt it

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This is the best fuckign movie on the planet

#nemicore

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Keeping this quote to my grave

#nemicore #hc #this is def one of the key things she said to the Endsinger #and say its been hard and she struggled to keep this up a lot #and that's okay

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Thanks for the shoutout @sciongraha

#le funny #mochihiko shirogane #removing stuff post dc cloud and this LOL #/ #// #/// #//// #island sanctuary

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AHHH

why did I have this in a separate post. But the sentiment is so sweet...

#story #/ #// #/// #//// #enw #lyna #void story

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Hellppp some transphobe found my posts about getting surgery and is yelling in my asks about how I mutilated my ‘perfect feminine body’ . I got my wisdom teeth removed.

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Tentative Rewrite of the Void Patches

So, I alluded in my Void patch posts that I didn't vibe with some decisions. But can it be any better!

Surely! I feel they just forced some areas cause they wanted one dungeon per endwalker era (with the last one being, space in a way). The one that sticks out like a sore thumb is the Aetherfont, cute as it may be at points. Even with that, I feel swapping the order around can do a lot for fixing the most jarring things

Endwalker Patch Spoilers of course

First of all, all of 6.3 should be in Radz-at-han. It should center around passing time with Zero as she tries to explore the town and the outside nature, all while the brains are trying to improve Alzdaal's Legacy portal for Vrtra's draconic form, or seeing if they could make it go to other places in the Void

Thanks to that, we spend more time with Zero causing troubles and miscommunication around town, still insisting to interact thru barter even when many aspects of the town feel familiar. This is why she is wandering in the first place: chasing the memories repressed of being the protector of a village. Since reparting bread felt familiar, she must have done other active community things. By going through the town and villages this way, her comments would indirectly tell us about life in the Thirteenth building up to that eventual instance later.

But, is it totally implied her memories are repressed rather than back end? I argue being twisted by Fandaniel likely caused mental trauma, and she talks about the bread in Garlemald like something new but familiar, not something she knew of before. Her seeking these memories actively would lead her to get out of the barter logic herself than be therapy add libbed by others, which would be much more satisfying to see happening!

But the shift to oppenness wouldn't be instsnt of course. Zero has done all this exploration, but she has not recovered her memories. She might still be apprehensive of WoL pointing her actions are out of barter ways, justifying as simple adapting to the logic of "those who don't toil in the wheel. Just because I understand it doesn't mean I will be blindly trustful. I'm still in debt to you at the end of the way." The WoL could then ask, does she really want to leave them? Cause they don't intend to hold her captive. They only brought her here to heal her

Suddenly, there is a distant explosion: Rubicante has broken through Vrtra's voidgate, so him and Ysthola have no choice but to shield everyone as Rubicante launches destructive flames instantly. Y'sthola linkshells to warn of the oncoming danger, but Rubicante arrives to the hill just to contemplate and await for a peaceful death

To make Golbez' plan less on the nose, I would have Rubicante say Azdaja is trapped on the Moon, and react to Zero talking of the First. I found it odd she didn't mention it. I also would make her speech not suddenly judge her own kind for trying to survive, but find value in the logic of this world with life, which the Void lost way before the flood and being corrupted. That would be a more satisfying development that is halfway there (no fire in chest yet, just more logical perception autism style)

Because of the loss of the Voidgate, we go to the Aetherfont this patch to prepare to make a portal to the moon, and the brains go back to work while the aether transport takes a LOT of time. It's only the first step in getting it done after all. Urianger wouldn't do his weird condescending dialogue, but only call for Thancred for support. I do think he could have been a fun opportunity for banted and clash as the more socially going person in the cast. MLM WLW animosity

So what does this imply? Yes, putting 6.3 Garlemald plot in 6.4 before Golbez instead.

We go to Garlemald straight to prepare the tower, which by rolequests have stablished, is still used by Garleans themselves to go to the moon and back from research!!! So it has been used before, and there is no reason to fear any transmission really. The aether storage could actually be teleported and used directly on the moon by the loporrits. Why did they make it beam like the Crystal Tower lol

So yes, it's cutting the whole deal with the bigoted politician cause it's a waste of time

In helping the twins while the others make arrangements, Zero and Alisae interact more and we get more funny bite out of Zero and her foodie tendencies almost doing anything for food, which the WoL has to put a stop to before she reaches her own limits.

The leadup for the voidsent instance can still happen. Zero is still operating on barter logic while trying hard to stick to selfishness, and so her deja vu hits harder as we realize her cover was a cover to her frustration at failing to protect others in the past, reflecting her dismissal of friendship and trust to be a mistake... and then the rescue happens as usual :)

We go to Lapis Manalis to find the source of the sudden voidsent uptick, not knowing Cagnazzo is there. He pretends to be a coward, and doesn't say the taunt he does nor, spell Golbez' plan as he dies. He wails moreso that at least he's free and unbound, and from his corpse falls Azdaja's eye. This leads the gang to think that he used the Eye to escape... and ah, Vrtra's feelings are not dismissed.

When we take everything back to Lapis Manalis, we find Y'sthola has finished the preparations on the moon with Urianger. The Golbez trial proceeds as usual, and hopefully coming off less as a painfully foreseable trap now. It feels like we genuinely got duped good than, being kind of silly.

With this, 6.3 would hopefully have more time for Void information and lore, maybe even discussing the Fell Court of Troia in 6.4 when Zero recovers her memories.

With this and 6.5 going as it is, we lose no trials or dungeons.

I rest my case

#/ #// #/// #///// #//////// #story #enw #rewrite #hc #zero #void story #aaand there it is. you can assume zeronemi relationship progression to be about the same then ajkdnfkjsdffsfs

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They look so in love ; . ;

#ffxiv #wolzero #zero ffxiv #endwalker #gpose #endwalker spoilers #JUST AHHHH NEMIS'S EXPRESSION #AND FOR ONCE I FIND A HUG ANGLE THAT IS PERFECT #zeronemi #story #void story #thirteenth moon #enw

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We've got through to the end, and you look so Radiant

Extras under the cut

#ffxiv #wolzero #zero ffxiv #endwalker #gpose #endwalker spoilers /// #zeronemi #story #void story #the best gposes ive ever taken ngl #thirteenth moon