WIP Wednesdays
Tagged by: @thefreelanceangel & @lavampira (a week ago (':), plus a handful of people who tagged me weeks ago! Thank you so much for the tags, I really appreciate it!
Tagging: You (: Please, if you feel moved to do so, share a WIP you're excited about and tag me so I can also be excited about it.
I struggle to share things when they are done, let alone still WIP, however! I have been trying to write every day this year so I do have something to share!
A little snippet from a longer piece, trying to nail down Odette and Odile's complicated relationship.
“Blessing?” Odile’s greeting is delivered in a sun-bleached drawl from the direction of Odette’s office. No doubt digging around in her research. The nun felt invisible hackles raise and she drew a breath, exhaling a prayer asking for patience. Always patience.
Heeled footfalls announced Odile's movement and when she rounded the corner Odette started. She will never get use to her own face on another person.
“Aunt Odile, I had no idea you were coming,” She injected as much warmth as she could into her smile. It doesn’t reach her eyes but that’s alright; it is an important survival instinct to watch predators.
Odile’s lids remained half-lidded, shuttered like an abandoned home. Despite their faces being nearly-exact copies Odette has always struggled with reading her Aunt’s expressions. Now is no exception. Fear scraped hot fingernails against the back of her neck and her heart gave a sluggish squeeze.
Odile’s smile is sudden with too many too white teeth on display, momentarily blinding. There is little warmth in it only a smug satisfaction; she has read Odette’s fear and part of her cannot help but relish in it. This is a woman who never tires of her reputation being black as pitch.
They stared at each other for some time in the yawning silence.
Odile spoke first, setting her satisfaction aside in favor of furthering her goals, “I let myself in,” Odette hears: this is still my home. “I came to give you this but when Flower told me you weren’t home…” Odile trailed off, letting her niece’s imagination do the work, and a moment later she offered forth ‘this.’ A thick envelope of cream colored stock sealed with a healthy wad of red wax.
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I—okay. Listen. Do I run around a lot in this game? Yes. Do I spend an unnatural amount of time looking for RP locations that perfectly match a scene I'm looking for? Probably. But over the course of years, I've found some pretty cool spots. And I'm going to share them with you!
Maybe you'll find inspiration to start something new in these areas, or maybe it'll help scratch an itch for a scene you've been wanting to do. Who knows! Just take them!
Also, these are locations found outside of major cities and aetherytes. This list is for people who want to get out into the overworld and away from crowds! (I’ve also tried to find places that are free of hostile mobs, NPCs, and FATEs.
I’ll likely make more posts for other zones, but the three starter regions are accessible for characters of all levels, and a good place to start!
Locations under the cut!
LONE CAMPSITE - Middle La Noscea - X25, Y23
A single, simple campfire surrounded by a few crates and barrels. I think an NPC appears here for one specific quest, but otherwise it's empty! It’s not near any civilization, although you can see Limsa on the other side of the map.
HIDDEN PIRATE SHIP - Western La Noscea - X10, Y18
A really cool ship hidden deep in the La Noscean map, which only became available once they added flight to older areas. You can land on the ship and the walkways that surround it. It’s really a unique and outstanding spot!
HOUSE @ OSCHON'S TORCH - Lower La Noscea - X23, Y39
You can't enter the lighthouse on the hill (unfortunately), but you can go into the small house in front. It has a nice garden in the yard, and the interior is fairly simple and NPC-free.
WAREHOUSE @ RED ROOSTER STEAD - Lower La Noscea - X31, Y21
I don't know why SE made this, to be honest. I've never seen a quest lead here. Nothing spawns, it just exists. Which is great! I wish they did this more. Anyway, it's a warehouse at Red Rooster Stead. A door in a cliffside, full of supplies and a table with chairs, and nothing else.
PAVILLION @ CANDLEKEEP QUAY - Lower La Noscea - X19, Y38
Previously inaccessible due to a gate blocking you off the pier, you can now fly over to this spot! This location is beautiful, especially at sunset, but unfortunately nothing is interactable. Unless you’re fine with /groundsit, you can't even sit on the chairs. But still, a quiet and interesting spot to meet!
HOUSE @ THE SILVER BAZAAR - Western Thanalan - X17, 30
All of the buildings in the Silver Bazaar are great! This one is fantastic. It's completely empty inside and outside (except for a couple ambient NPCs on the railing up top). There’s a table and chairs under the awning outside, too.
DESERT RUINS - Southern Thanalan - X19, Y17
There are a lot of nice ruins in the Thanalans, but this one in particular has a lot of potential. The only mobs around are some passive fire sprites, and there's an unopened chest in the back amidst all the crates and jars. Environmental storytelling!
TAVERN @ CAMP DRYBONE - Eastern Thanalan - X13, Y24
I know I said I would make this list outside of major aetheryte areas, but this is the one exception I'll make. Only because it has no business being this good. Every chair at every table is available! It's a wonder!! A very nice little tavern.
HOUSE @ THE GOLDEN BAZAAR - Eastern Thanalan - X10, Y16
The Golden Bazaar, like the Silver Bazaar, is all very useful. But there's one house in particular that is better than the others. This interior is big and extravagant and empty: three things we don't get very often in overworld locales!
CRESCENT COVE - Western Thanalan - X15, Y17
If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: I love Crescent Cove. Every building is accessible! And although there are NPCs around, it's a fairly large area to work with. I’ve both led and participated in a lot of great plot events here. I like it a lot!
LILYSTONE - Central Shroud - X28, Y30
A simple tent with a campfire in front, located next to a river. There are some low level aggressive mobs (level 11), but no NPCs or FATEs. I believe there's an early level quest around here, but I almost never see anyone. A neat campsite!
SWEETBLOOM PIER - East Shroud - X10, Y22
This location is found immediately after you take the boat from Gridania to East Shroud. Most people just run right past it and head through the gates, but if you turn around, there are two buildings here! One is a grocer of some kind, and the other is a storage room. There are a couple NPCs, but nothing too intrusive.
SPRIGGAN DIG - Central Shroud - X11, Y16 (Underground)
Sometimes, when you're setting a scene, all you want is a simple cave. Just one simple darn cave. This spot provides! There are 2-3 caves to choose from, although each one contains at least one hostile mob and a patrolling golem (level 43). We take what we can get.
SPIRITHOLD - Central Shroud - X26, Y25
This spot is great for its spooky ambience or for a dungeon/prison location. There are six small, empty jail cells against the walls. Just some small level mobs (level 9) wandering around, too.
That’s it! I have several more, but I trimmed them out due to them being either fairly common knowledge (ie, Buscarron’s Druthers, Hermit’s Hovel) or just too many mobs cluttering the field. However! If you’re interested in more, let me know somehow, and maybe I’ll make a Part 2!
Until then, I’ll very likely follow up with more zones. I like exploring quite a lot.
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aug 17: it was bad decision to play with my old laptop that day 😭😭 my laptop couldn't handle gposing with THAT many people HAHAHAH it's sooooo laggyyyy y y yy
(yep, i'm pretty sure the ones shown in the pic above may not be everyone present. maybe not even half of it actually. a lot of them weren't loaded in just because there were too many, even with display characters in the same place being maximum lmaoo)
the chat was full of.. well.. the usual indo cringe oof 😂 i guess i was ok with it cos the ceremony itself was soo overwhelming, along with the sense of nostalgia~ pretty nice event ❤️
altho the uh.. ceremony venue was rather.. questionable..? or as maman said: "daerah marjinal gitulah"
gonna put the invitation poster here too for good measure owo
credit to whoever made this (idk who lmao)
some group pics after the ceremony~ yes the lag journey continued and i could only take one close up selfie before i needed to yeet LOL rip (again, people shown here were only the ones my laptop allowed to load in my screen lmao)
yeah.. that hroth wasn't there before.... snuck there when i was in gpose oof lol
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