gonna clear inventory and then continue with MSQ

ended up shelling out gil for the exarchic gear since there's a ilvl requirement on the newest dungeon, the prices fell a bit more than I'd expected haha so I didn't spend that much and can earn it fairly quick back anyway

Alisaie's quest let's GO

back to the old grind, mates

LYYYYYYYSE

haha it's so nice to see Graha again. I always forget how cute he really is in canon! And I swear that getting the best screenshots of him is like a QTE, this was the only one I could manage lol

Nerva was the one who dropped the colony on the Empire!!!! (Nerva is also a name that would fit right into Gundam)

aww Alisaie though <3 I love that she asks you to go with her and that "buuut if you wanna go to a boring meeting instead, you can do that I GUESS". And when you tell her you're going with her, she gets so happy!

I need to lie down on the floor now HE'S SO CUTE

I really like him as the Crystal Exarch but omg this--I understand why now everyone loves him so much

I hope nothing bad happens to him...

I remember Ga Bu and understand why Alisaie's so driven to find the tempering and at the same time it's totally like her to think "meetings are more Alphinaud and the others' thing so I'm gonna use the time to do something that I really need to do"

and Lyse's reaction is so <3 too because yes! We might finally have a way to cure tempering!!!

heaaarts for you Alisaie

lolol Tataru's "an AIRSHIP you say!? "

the BGM of Rising Stones though... I still half-expect Minfilia to be there somewhere. Even though she's long moved on

thanks guys for having our backs

thank you too sir

I JUST APPRECIATE TATARU SO MUCH

off we go to AZYS LLA

I really dig Azys Lla. The sky's a sickly green colour and everything about it is just unnatural and that's exactly what I like. Technology being SO advanced that it goes against the laws of nature

plus that MUSIC

what a great and foreboding place

GRAHA /lies down

/clutches chest

I realised after the fact that it's a callout to his early appearance in the Crystal Tower raid storyline...

loved the little bit of reminiscence on Alisaie's behalf and lol'd at Graha all "I wrote a thesis because they told me they'd give me access to FORBIDDEN BOOKS"

hot damn hahaha

I wonder if the Crystal Tower questline is NG+-able... I hadn't paid very much attention to the finer details of the story

I DID NOT EXPECT EITHER OF THESE

excuse you

hahahah the node is hilarious. On that note it's because Graha is excited to see Cid

ahhh their reunion to the theme of Eternal Wind T__T

wow so much from one cutscene... I got the good chills

and the report's password was freedom! Freedom...from tempering/eikonic corruption, from Lord Amon's information control

it's so sad that the guy ended up being expelled because of his report

look it's trowa

AYYYYMERIC

Cid has set up a supercomputer

I KNEW WHO YOU WERE FROM THE MOMENT I SAW YOUR PANTS

also their bickering sends me LMAOOO

I have actual tears in my eyes right now T__T

welcome back Ga Bu!!

still really loving that the master-student relationship between Matoya and Yshtola is filled with to-and-fro jabs and bickering

a-alphinaaaaaud--

the lol that is an old workshop being unused in SO long that it has turned into a dungeon with 3 bosses

aw that was a fun dungeon! It feels nice to not be dying to every other mechanic like in bozja lol

also high points were SONNY OF ZIGGY!?? and Yshtola hinting that perhaps she had a hand in Nixie's creation lolol

the colourful magma is SO AWESOME, and then the cauldron started stirring at the end!!! So cute!

PIGGY (or PORXIE as the case may be)

CLAPS

also it always cracks me up that their restaurant is named the MISSING MEMBER

I didn't take any good screenshots but HAHA when Graha tried to lie to the crystal merchant and almost messed up until the merchant drew their own conclusions

I like that despite his long years, we're reminded that he's still very new when it comes to being a part of the Scions

guy looked like a total sleazeball but he was just earning his keep the only way he knew how...

also the Admiral...so prettyyyyyy

wow... I think when the patriarch said "I still cannot bring myself to trust men, but I'll believe in Ga Bu who believes in you", I might have teared up a bit

but also lol, imagine being freed from years and years of mind control and then having to deal with a peace negotiation on top of managing your own trauma

how fast were they building for the towers to seem like they "suddenly appeared" to a watchman who does regular patrols?

lolol Fandaniel. I'm not a fan of overly dramatic ooh-evil antagonists but he's better than Asahi so far

HEY GO DIE YOURSELF

haha looking at the colour scheme of Lunar Bahamut and the fires, I couldn't help but think that someone had gotten inspired by Shin Godzilla

if there's something strange
in the neighbourhood
WHO YOU GONNA CALL
ESTINIEN

Alphinaud: But he's so hard to get hold of how will we ever find him!?
Krile and Tataru: =)

squee!!!

Arenvald (and Fordola)...please don't die T__T

lmaooo Estinien

I try to talk to Graha before starting the next quest, just to see his reaction to everything

also LMAO they have to go split up to find their famous man

in Ishgard, Estinien finds YOU

FALLS OFF MY CHAIR

Estinien be like what did I walk into...

hahahaha Alisaie is so pissed at him

we gon see Tiamat!!

;;_____;;

the voice acting at this bit...you can hear - and feel - her fury

you could almost picture Nidhogg standing where Estinien is, roaring at his sister to GET UP AND GET MAD

ahh...ahhhh...

now we know Estinien hates technology lolol

hahahahaha

hahaha we did skip update for several millenia

she's FREE!!!

things I didn't know I needed in my life - fighting in a dungeon alongside one of the First Brood (and Tiamat at that!!)

things I didn't know I needed in my life - FLYING INTO BATTLE WITH ONE OF THE FIRST BROOD (AND TIAMAT AT THAT!!!!!)

I finished Paglth'an! Everyday I thank my life for FFXIV trusts

also trust seems to feel much smoother compared to the start of SHB? I actually died quite a bit in the earlier dungeons but both went very well this time

maybe because I have better gear lol but also the mechs don't feel as overwhelming/punishing compared to bozja CE and so are easier to adjust to

omg why does the inside of the weird tower look like THAT q___q

ARENVALD????

lol I'm only realising now the "Lunar" in front of the names of Fandaniel's primals is probably linked to 6.0's moon

okay continuing tomorrow

it's time to FINISH 5.5 MSQ

haha I'm done, I could have spent an extra half hour yesterday but didn't know how long the cutscenes were gonna be

5.55 today!

Estinien: I'm sitting out this conference because Aymeric will be there and I don't want to be interrogated

LOL

but COOL!! A CONFERENCE with the BEAST TRIBES??? This is a milestone

luckily I made Ala Mhigan quarters my free teleport

haha nothing like doing MSQ on Day 1 or 2 and seeing these crowds

Alphinaud's reaction T_T <3

Alisaie and Graha are supposed to talk to the Braves that didn't stick with the Scions. I just got reminded of the few who accompanied Ilberd to Baelsar's Wall..

HIM?? AAAHH

lol he's come to drag his twins back home

I do like that while they're obviously not that close, they're more puzzled than mad that he's showing his face lmao

wait he KICKED THEM OUT OF THE FAMILY WTF

"cackling robed one" hahaha

the solo duties were so good

Fandaniel and his (dreamer)????

MOM?

wow, the stirring in my chest when Hydaelyn's voice reached my ears...

what if Sharlayan isn't worried because they've already built a doomsday bunker in the form of Labyrinthos lmao

Labyrinthos is underground and has a light source serving as a sun - why would you need a place like that if not to hide while the Final Days ravages the world, and then resurface again to record the rebirth of civilisation