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0,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_001","The imbeciles of the astronomical society have the audacity to call my sublime theories “delusional”! Have you ever heard such unfounded nonsense? The vast tapestry of stars in the skies above are teeming with life, and I shall prove it if it's the last thing I do!"
1,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_002","Ah, the gleaner extraordinaire! I must say, it is an absolute pleasure─for both of us, I'm sure. You, and only you, can establish the verisimilitude of my brilliant theories...so do listen closely as I describe my hypotheses to you in unmitigated detail."
2,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_003","Upon mankind's first foray into space and ever after, xenobiology will be respected, saluted, and seen for the wonder it is! Rejoice, gleaner─with you as my witness, my myriad findings shall be refuted no more!"
3,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_Q1_000_000","What will you ask?"
4,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A1_000_001","Tell me about the elite marks in Mare Lamentorum."
5,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A1_000_002","Tell me about the elite marks in Ultima Thule."
6,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A1_000_003","Nothing."
7,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_Q2_000_000","What will you ask?"
8,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_001","Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Genesis Rock)"
9,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_002","Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Daphnia Magna)"
10,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_003","Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Mousse Princess)"
11,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_004","Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Lunatender Queen)"
12,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_005","Tell me about the rank S elite mark. (Ruminator)"
13,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_006","Nothing."
14,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_010","Tell me, do you know of the phoebad? 'Tis a natural type of golem born of a surfeit of aether in mineral formations. Its cousins, of course, may be composed of other substances in which aether accretes, such as snow..."
15,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_011","Thus, it stands to reason that at least one variety of phoebad, or something altogether similar, should exist on the moon! ...On second thought, I mislike the sound of “should” verberating from my lips. Lunar phoebads <Emphasis>do</Emphasis> exist, as we shall soon prove!"
16,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_012","Call it premature, but I have named our find the “genesis rock.” We may throw it in the faces of those idiot astronomers the moment you deliver my sample."
17,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_020","Ahem! Volcanoes have been found to erupt in pillars of smoke that reach beyond the clouds. Now, suppose an organism of some kind─one capable of withstanding significant heat and pressure─was not only carried aloft by that eruption, but shot beyond our sky..."
18,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_021","Even if the chances are one in ten thousand─or one in one hundred million, or one in a trillion!─there need be only a single specimen on the moon to prove my theory. I can see it now...the shape of my dreams incarnate!"
19,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_022","...Or invertebrate, as the case may be. Yes, a species of crustacean fully adapted from generations of life on the moon─“daphnia magna.”"
20,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_030","As one should hope you are aware, summoning a high-ranking voidsent to our plane requires a vast amount of aether be manipulated to tear a hole in the veil betwixt this world and the void."
21,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_031","On extremely rare occasion, however, a tear may naturally form, creating a planar fissure from which the likes of low-ranking voidsent, such as the imp, squirm their way into our world. Obviously, this phenomenon must also occur on the moon."
22,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_032","Now, without a satisfactory vessel to inhabit on the moon's surface, I am quite certain the voidsent would be forced to dwell in an amorphous lump of lunar soil. The only true question is what to name the resulting specimen...but I think “mousse princess” sounds rather sweet, don't you?"
23,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_040","You are aware that “falling stars” observed in the night sky are, in fact, meteors formed of stone, metals, and minerals from beyond our star, yes? Though they do often burn to nothing during their journey, some few survive to impact Hydaelyn's surface."
24,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_041","When a large meteor collides with the star, an explosive burst results. Now, what do you suppose would happen to seeds buried in the land impacted by a meteor of truly astronomical proportions? Would they, snug in their chunks of earth, not be sent soaring to the surface of the moon?"
25,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_042","I note your skepticism, but consider the irrepressible nature of seedkin such as the sabotender... Then consider how fascinating it would be if their seeds were to blossom on the moon! Why, such hardy specimens might evolve into true queens among sabotenders─nay, lunatenders!"
26,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_050","Our star shields us from what are doubtless many perils beyond. One need only look to the moon to see that this is so─whether the result of scouring sun or the harsh chill of darkness, 'tis a grim and barren face it shows us."
27,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_051","I do believe, however, that certain organisms may be suited to its harsh climes. Myriad fungi, for instance, are deceptively resilient─and would doubtless be even more so should they be exposed to trying circumstances for centuries!"
28,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_052","This brings me to my hypothesis, which is thus─over the course of generations, lunar fungi will have developed the capacity to think! Perhaps ruminate over the meaning of their very existence..."
29,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_053","Regardless, these sentient fungi will have learned to communicate with one another by now. The ability to alert other members of their colony to incoming danger would be exceptionally useful for survival, after all."
30,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_Q3_000_000","What will you ask?"
31,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_001","Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Oskh Rhei)"
32,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_002","Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Level Cheater)"
33,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_003","Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Arch-Eta)"
34,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_004","Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Fan Ail)"
35,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_005","Tell me about the rank S elite mark. (Narrow-rift)"
36,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_006","Nothing."
37,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_060","My dearest gleaner, consider how the Allagan Empire deployed Omega to capture the dreadwyrm Bahamut. Consider the mighty clash between Omega and Shinryu at Baelsar's Wall! Do you not sense the presence of a hidden through line connecting these incidents?"
38,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_061","If we accept that there is some truth in the name “dragon star,” and examine Omega's encounters in this context, is it not clear that <Emphasis>both</Emphasis> Omega and dragonkind hail from other stars─stars at war for untold ages!?"
39,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_062","I shudder to think what ruthless machines such as Omega would do were they to make captives of the dragons, so very thrilling are the possibilities! Of course, it will be difficult to prove the existence of mechanical dragons without a complete specimen...but I shall accept any trace."
40,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_070","If Omega was created by a civilization hailing from the depths of the sea of stars─as I theorize─then it must be far more advanced than we in the realms of science and technology."
41,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_071","It is inconceivable that such intellectuals would not keep records on their mechanical devices. Furthermore, as competent scientists, they surely would have wished to ensure the data they collected was never tampered with─save in ways they saw fit."
42,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_072","If only I could prove that such a mechanical creation existed, I might be persuaded to add your name to a footnote in my book on the subject..."
43,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_080","What traits mark organisms as “alive,” you doubtless wonder! Ahem. Most possess reproductive capabilities, the ability to evolve and adapt, and survival instincts or mechanisms. Even a machine, should it possess all of these traits, would be classified as a living organism."
44,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_081","Which brings us to Omega. Was it, in fact, alien life? Yes, says I!"
45,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_082","To prove this, naturally, I require evidence both that Omega came to us from the sea of stars as the Allagans wrote, and that its species satisfies the conditions I described. Evidence of evolution from its home star, in other words!"
46,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_090","The half-wits who mock me with taunts that xenofauna do not exist ought to march to Dravania, that they might be devoured as penance for their stupidity!"
47,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_091","You must agree with me! 'Twas an ally of the Scions, after all, who spoke of how Midgardsormr did once travel the great expanse. This can only mean that the Father of Dragons and his offspring are technically alien life!"
48,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_092","If we can prove this scientific fact rather than hearsay, I will take great satisfaction in the dumbfounded expressions writ across the faces of those fools who banished me from the astronomical society..."
49,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_100","The great expanse is overwhelmingly vast...'tis why its names are uniformly grandiose, you know. Having developed without contact to us, sentient life hailing from other stars would display cultural, intellectual, and indeed physical differences to ourselves."
50,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_101","On a related note, do you know what I abhor most about our own physical forms?"
51,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_102","The spine, of course! I simply <Emphasis>loathe</Emphasis> this incessant lower back pain. Think of how liberating it would be to shed this mortal shell and break free─to transform into a purely intellectual being!"
52,"TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_103","Regardless of what corporeal woes once plagued them, others amongst those boundless stars must have found a means to lay them aside. As their minds were once governed by biological impulses, you may find that the strong prey on the weak even so...but that is a risk I am willing to take!"
0,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_001,"The imbeciles of the astronomical society have the audacity to call my sublime theories “delusional”! Have you ever heard such unfounded nonsense? The vast tapestry of stars in the skies above are teeming with life, and I shall prove it if it's the last thing I do!"
1,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_002,"Ah, the gleaner extraordinaire! I must say, it is an absolute pleasure─for both of us, I'm sure. You, and only you, can establish the verisimilitude of my brilliant theories...so do listen closely as I describe my hypotheses to you in unmitigated detail."
2,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_003,"Upon mankind's first foray into space and ever after, xenobiology will be respected, saluted, and seen for the wonder it is! Rejoice, gleaner─with you as my witness, my myriad findings shall be refuted no more!"
3,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_Q1_000_000,What will you ask?
4,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A1_000_001,Tell me about the elite marks in Mare Lamentorum.
5,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A1_000_002,Tell me about the elite marks in Ultima Thule.
6,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A1_000_003,Nothing.
7,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_Q2_000_000,What will you ask?
8,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_001,Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Genesis Rock)
9,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_002,Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Daphnia Magna)
10,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_003,Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Mousse Princess)
11,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_004,Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Lunatender Queen)
12,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_005,Tell me about the rank S elite mark. (Ruminator)
13,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_006,Nothing.
14,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_010,"Tell me, do you know of the phoebad? 'Tis a natural type of golem born of a surfeit of aether in mineral formations. Its cousins, of course, may be composed of other substances in which aether accretes, such as snow..."
15,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_011,"Thus, it stands to reason that at least one variety of phoebad, or something altogether similar, should exist on the moon! ...On second thought, I mislike the sound of “should” verberating from my lips. Lunar phoebads *do* exist, as we shall soon prove!"
16,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_012,"Call it premature, but I have named our find the “genesis rock.” We may throw it in the faces of those idiot astronomers the moment you deliver my sample."
17,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_020,"Ahem! Volcanoes have been found to erupt in pillars of smoke that reach beyond the clouds. Now, suppose an organism of some kind─one capable of withstanding significant heat and pressure─was not only carried aloft by that eruption, but shot beyond our sky..."
18,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_021,"Even if the chances are one in ten thousand─or one in one hundred million, or one in a trillion!─there need be only a single specimen on the moon to prove my theory. I can see it now...the shape of my dreams incarnate!"
19,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_022,"...Or invertebrate, as the case may be. Yes, a species of crustacean fully adapted from generations of life on the moon─“daphnia magna.”"
20,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_030,"As one should hope you are aware, summoning a high-ranking voidsent to our plane requires a vast amount of aether be manipulated to tear a hole in the veil betwixt this world and the void."
21,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_031,"On extremely rare occasion, however, a tear may naturally form, creating a planar fissure from which the likes of low-ranking voidsent, such as the imp, squirm their way into our world. Obviously, this phenomenon must also occur on the moon."
22,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_032,"Now, without a satisfactory vessel to inhabit on the moon's surface, I am quite certain the voidsent would be forced to dwell in an amorphous lump of lunar soil. The only true question is what to name the resulting specimen...but I think “mousse princess” sounds rather sweet, don't you?"
23,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_040,"You are aware that “falling stars” observed in the night sky are, in fact, meteors formed of stone, metals, and minerals from beyond our star, yes? Though they do often burn to nothing during their journey, some few survive to impact Hydaelyn's surface."
24,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_041,"When a large meteor collides with the star, an explosive burst results. Now, what do you suppose would happen to seeds buried in the land impacted by a meteor of truly astronomical proportions? Would they, snug in their chunks of earth, not be sent soaring to the surface of the moon?"
25,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_042,"I note your skepticism, but consider the irrepressible nature of seedkin such as the sabotender... Then consider how fascinating it would be if their seeds were to blossom on the moon! Why, such hardy specimens might evolve into true queens among sabotenders─nay, lunatenders!"
26,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_050,"Our star shields us from what are doubtless many perils beyond. One need only look to the moon to see that this is so─whether the result of scouring sun or the harsh chill of darkness, 'tis a grim and barren face it shows us."
27,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_051,"I do believe, however, that certain organisms may be suited to its harsh climes. Myriad fungi, for instance, are deceptively resilient─and would doubtless be even more so should they be exposed to trying circumstances for centuries!"
28,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_052,"This brings me to my hypothesis, which is thus─over the course of generations, lunar fungi will have developed the capacity to think! Perhaps ruminate over the meaning of their very existence..."
29,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_053,"Regardless, these sentient fungi will have learned to communicate with one another by now. The ability to alert other members of their colony to incoming danger would be exceptionally useful for survival, after all."
30,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_Q3_000_000,What will you ask?
31,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_001,Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Oskh Rhei)
32,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_002,Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Level Cheater)
33,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_003,Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Arch-Eta)
34,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_004,Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Fan Ail)
35,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_005,Tell me about the rank S elite mark. (Narrow-rift)
36,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_006,Nothing.
37,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_060,"My dearest gleaner, consider how the Allagan Empire deployed Omega to capture the dreadwyrm Bahamut. Consider the mighty clash between Omega and Shinryu at Baelsar's Wall! Do you not sense the presence of a hidden through line connecting these incidents?"
38,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_061,"If we accept that there is some truth in the name “dragon star,” and examine Omega's encounters in this context, is it not clear that *both* Omega and dragonkind hail from other stars─stars at war for untold ages!?"
39,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_062,"I shudder to think what ruthless machines such as Omega would do were they to make captives of the dragons, so very thrilling are the possibilities! Of course, it will be difficult to prove the existence of mechanical dragons without a complete specimen...but I shall accept any trace."
40,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_070,If Omega was created by a civilization hailing from the depths of the sea of stars─as I theorize─then it must be far more advanced than we in the realms of science and technology.
41,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_071,"It is inconceivable that such intellectuals would not keep records on their mechanical devices. Furthermore, as competent scientists, they surely would have wished to ensure the data they collected was never tampered with─save in ways they saw fit."
42,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_072,"If only I could prove that such a mechanical creation existed, I might be persuaded to add your name to a footnote in my book on the subject..."
43,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_080,"What traits mark organisms as “alive,” you doubtless wonder! Ahem. Most possess reproductive capabilities, the ability to evolve and adapt, and survival instincts or mechanisms. Even a machine, should it possess all of these traits, would be classified as a living organism."
44,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_081,"Which brings us to Omega. Was it, in fact, alien life? Yes, says I!"
45,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_082,"To prove this, naturally, I require evidence both that Omega came to us from the sea of stars as the Allagans wrote, and that its species satisfies the conditions I described. Evidence of evolution from its home star, in other words!"
46,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_090,"The half-wits who mock me with taunts that xenofauna do not exist ought to march to Dravania, that they might be devoured as penance for their stupidity!"
47,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_091,"You must agree with me! 'Twas an ally of the Scions, after all, who spoke of how Midgardsormr did once travel the great expanse. This can only mean that the Father of Dragons and his offspring are technically alien life!"
48,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_092,"If we can prove this scientific fact rather than hearsay, I will take great satisfaction in the dumbfounded expressions writ across the faces of those fools who banished me from the astronomical society..."
49,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_100,"The great expanse is overwhelmingly vast...'tis why its names are uniformly grandiose, you know. Having developed without contact to us, sentient life hailing from other stars would display cultural, intellectual, and indeed physical differences to ourselves."
50,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_101,"On a related note, do you know what I abhor most about our own physical forms?"
51,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_102,"The spine, of course! I simply *loathe* this incessant lower back pain. Think of how liberating it would be to shed this mortal shell and break free─to transform into a purely intellectual being!"
52,TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_103,"Regardless of what corporeal woes once plagued them, others amongst those boundless stars must have found a means to lay them aside. As their minds were once governed by biological impulses, you may find that the strong prey on the weak even so...but that is a risk I am willing to take!"
1 key 0 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_001 1 The imbeciles of the astronomical society have the audacity to call my sublime theories “delusional”! Have you ever heard such unfounded nonsense? The vast tapestry of stars in the skies above are teeming with life, and I shall prove it if it's the last thing I do!
2 # 1 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_002 Ah, the gleaner extraordinaire! I must say, it is an absolute pleasure─for both of us, I'm sure. You, and only you, can establish the verisimilitude of my brilliant theories...so do listen closely as I describe my hypotheses to you in unmitigated detail.
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_003 str Upon mankind's first foray into space and ever after, xenobiology will be respected, saluted, and seen for the wonder it is! Rejoice, gleaner─with you as my witness, my myriad findings shall be refuted no more!
4 0 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_001 3 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_Q1_000_000 The imbeciles of the astronomical society have the audacity to call my sublime theories “delusional”! Have you ever heard such unfounded nonsense? The vast tapestry of stars in the skies above are teeming with life, and I shall prove it if it's the last thing I do! What will you ask?
5 1 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_002 4 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A1_000_001 Ah, the gleaner extraordinaire! I must say, it is an absolute pleasure─for both of us, I'm sure. You, and only you, can establish the verisimilitude of my brilliant theories...so do listen closely as I describe my hypotheses to you in unmitigated detail. Tell me about the elite marks in Mare Lamentorum.
6 2 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_003 5 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A1_000_002 Upon mankind's first foray into space and ever after, xenobiology will be respected, saluted, and seen for the wonder it is! Rejoice, gleaner─with you as my witness, my myriad findings shall be refuted no more! Tell me about the elite marks in Ultima Thule.
7 3 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_Q1_000_000 6 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A1_000_003 What will you ask? Nothing.
8 4 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A1_000_001 7 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_Q2_000_000 Tell me about the elite marks in Mare Lamentorum. What will you ask?
9 5 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A1_000_002 8 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_001 Tell me about the elite marks in Ultima Thule. Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Genesis Rock)
10 6 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A1_000_003 9 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_002 Nothing. Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Daphnia Magna)
11 7 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_Q2_000_000 10 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_003 What will you ask? Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Mousse Princess)
12 8 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_001 11 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_004 Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Genesis Rock) Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Lunatender Queen)
13 9 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_002 12 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_005 Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Daphnia Magna) Tell me about the rank S elite mark. (Ruminator)
14 10 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_003 13 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_006 Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Mousse Princess) Nothing.
15 11 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_004 14 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_010 Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Lunatender Queen) Tell me, do you know of the phoebad? 'Tis a natural type of golem born of a surfeit of aether in mineral formations. Its cousins, of course, may be composed of other substances in which aether accretes, such as snow...
16 12 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_005 15 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_011 Tell me about the rank S elite mark. (Ruminator) Thus, it stands to reason that at least one variety of phoebad, or something altogether similar, should exist on the moon! ...On second thought, I mislike the sound of “should” verberating from my lips. Lunar phoebads *do* exist, as we shall soon prove!
17 13 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A2_000_006 16 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_012 Nothing. Call it premature, but I have named our find the “genesis rock.” We may throw it in the faces of those idiot astronomers the moment you deliver my sample.
18 14 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_010 17 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_020 Tell me, do you know of the phoebad? 'Tis a natural type of golem born of a surfeit of aether in mineral formations. Its cousins, of course, may be composed of other substances in which aether accretes, such as snow... Ahem! Volcanoes have been found to erupt in pillars of smoke that reach beyond the clouds. Now, suppose an organism of some kind─one capable of withstanding significant heat and pressure─was not only carried aloft by that eruption, but shot beyond our sky...
19 15 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_011 18 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_021 Thus, it stands to reason that at least one variety of phoebad, or something altogether similar, should exist on the moon! ...On second thought, I mislike the sound of “should” verberating from my lips. Lunar phoebads <Emphasis>do</Emphasis> exist, as we shall soon prove! Even if the chances are one in ten thousand─or one in one hundred million, or one in a trillion!─there need be only a single specimen on the moon to prove my theory. I can see it now...the shape of my dreams incarnate!
20 16 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_012 19 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_022 Call it premature, but I have named our find the “genesis rock.” We may throw it in the faces of those idiot astronomers the moment you deliver my sample. ...Or invertebrate, as the case may be. Yes, a species of crustacean fully adapted from generations of life on the moon─“daphnia magna.”
21 17 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_020 20 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_030 Ahem! Volcanoes have been found to erupt in pillars of smoke that reach beyond the clouds. Now, suppose an organism of some kind─one capable of withstanding significant heat and pressure─was not only carried aloft by that eruption, but shot beyond our sky... As one should hope you are aware, summoning a high-ranking voidsent to our plane requires a vast amount of aether be manipulated to tear a hole in the veil betwixt this world and the void.
22 18 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_021 21 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_031 Even if the chances are one in ten thousand─or one in one hundred million, or one in a trillion!─there need be only a single specimen on the moon to prove my theory. I can see it now...the shape of my dreams incarnate! On extremely rare occasion, however, a tear may naturally form, creating a planar fissure from which the likes of low-ranking voidsent, such as the imp, squirm their way into our world. Obviously, this phenomenon must also occur on the moon.
23 19 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_022 22 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_032 ...Or invertebrate, as the case may be. Yes, a species of crustacean fully adapted from generations of life on the moon─“daphnia magna.” Now, without a satisfactory vessel to inhabit on the moon's surface, I am quite certain the voidsent would be forced to dwell in an amorphous lump of lunar soil. The only true question is what to name the resulting specimen...but I think “mousse princess” sounds rather sweet, don't you?
24 20 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_030 23 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_040 As one should hope you are aware, summoning a high-ranking voidsent to our plane requires a vast amount of aether be manipulated to tear a hole in the veil betwixt this world and the void. You are aware that “falling stars” observed in the night sky are, in fact, meteors formed of stone, metals, and minerals from beyond our star, yes? Though they do often burn to nothing during their journey, some few survive to impact Hydaelyn's surface.
25 21 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_031 24 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_041 On extremely rare occasion, however, a tear may naturally form, creating a planar fissure from which the likes of low-ranking voidsent, such as the imp, squirm their way into our world. Obviously, this phenomenon must also occur on the moon. When a large meteor collides with the star, an explosive burst results. Now, what do you suppose would happen to seeds buried in the land impacted by a meteor of truly astronomical proportions? Would they, snug in their chunks of earth, not be sent soaring to the surface of the moon?
26 22 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_032 25 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_042 Now, without a satisfactory vessel to inhabit on the moon's surface, I am quite certain the voidsent would be forced to dwell in an amorphous lump of lunar soil. The only true question is what to name the resulting specimen...but I think “mousse princess” sounds rather sweet, don't you? I note your skepticism, but consider the irrepressible nature of seedkin such as the sabotender... Then consider how fascinating it would be if their seeds were to blossom on the moon! Why, such hardy specimens might evolve into true queens among sabotenders─nay, lunatenders!
27 23 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_040 26 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_050 You are aware that “falling stars” observed in the night sky are, in fact, meteors formed of stone, metals, and minerals from beyond our star, yes? Though they do often burn to nothing during their journey, some few survive to impact Hydaelyn's surface. Our star shields us from what are doubtless many perils beyond. One need only look to the moon to see that this is so─whether the result of scouring sun or the harsh chill of darkness, 'tis a grim and barren face it shows us.
28 24 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_041 27 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_051 When a large meteor collides with the star, an explosive burst results. Now, what do you suppose would happen to seeds buried in the land impacted by a meteor of truly astronomical proportions? Would they, snug in their chunks of earth, not be sent soaring to the surface of the moon? I do believe, however, that certain organisms may be suited to its harsh climes. Myriad fungi, for instance, are deceptively resilient─and would doubtless be even more so should they be exposed to trying circumstances for centuries!
29 25 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_042 28 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_052 I note your skepticism, but consider the irrepressible nature of seedkin such as the sabotender... Then consider how fascinating it would be if their seeds were to blossom on the moon! Why, such hardy specimens might evolve into true queens among sabotenders─nay, lunatenders! This brings me to my hypothesis, which is thus─over the course of generations, lunar fungi will have developed the capacity to think! Perhaps ruminate over the meaning of their very existence...
30 26 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_050 29 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_053 Our star shields us from what are doubtless many perils beyond. One need only look to the moon to see that this is so─whether the result of scouring sun or the harsh chill of darkness, 'tis a grim and barren face it shows us. Regardless, these sentient fungi will have learned to communicate with one another by now. The ability to alert other members of their colony to incoming danger would be exceptionally useful for survival, after all.
31 27 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_051 30 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_Q3_000_000 I do believe, however, that certain organisms may be suited to its harsh climes. Myriad fungi, for instance, are deceptively resilient─and would doubtless be even more so should they be exposed to trying circumstances for centuries! What will you ask?
32 28 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_052 31 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_001 This brings me to my hypothesis, which is thus─over the course of generations, lunar fungi will have developed the capacity to think! Perhaps ruminate over the meaning of their very existence... Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Oskh Rhei)
33 29 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_053 32 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_002 Regardless, these sentient fungi will have learned to communicate with one another by now. The ability to alert other members of their colony to incoming danger would be exceptionally useful for survival, after all. Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Level Cheater)
34 30 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_Q3_000_000 33 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_003 What will you ask? Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Arch-Eta)
35 31 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_001 34 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_004 Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Oskh Rhei) Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Fan Ail)
36 32 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_002 35 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_005 Tell me about the rank B elite mark. (Level Cheater) Tell me about the rank S elite mark. (Narrow-rift)
37 33 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_003 36 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_006 Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Arch-Eta) Nothing.
38 34 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_004 37 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_060 Tell me about the rank A elite mark. (Fan Ail) My dearest gleaner, consider how the Allagan Empire deployed Omega to capture the dreadwyrm Bahamut. Consider the mighty clash between Omega and Shinryu at Baelsar's Wall! Do you not sense the presence of a hidden through line connecting these incidents?
39 35 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_005 38 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_061 Tell me about the rank S elite mark. (Narrow-rift) If we accept that there is some truth in the name “dragon star,” and examine Omega's encounters in this context, is it not clear that *both* Omega and dragonkind hail from other stars─stars at war for untold ages!?
40 36 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_A3_000_006 39 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_062 Nothing. I shudder to think what ruthless machines such as Omega would do were they to make captives of the dragons, so very thrilling are the possibilities! Of course, it will be difficult to prove the existence of mechanical dragons without a complete specimen...but I shall accept any trace.
41 37 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_060 40 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_070 My dearest gleaner, consider how the Allagan Empire deployed Omega to capture the dreadwyrm Bahamut. Consider the mighty clash between Omega and Shinryu at Baelsar's Wall! Do you not sense the presence of a hidden through line connecting these incidents? If Omega was created by a civilization hailing from the depths of the sea of stars─as I theorize─then it must be far more advanced than we in the realms of science and technology.
42 38 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_061 41 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_071 If we accept that there is some truth in the name “dragon star,” and examine Omega's encounters in this context, is it not clear that <Emphasis>both</Emphasis> Omega and dragonkind hail from other stars─stars at war for untold ages!? It is inconceivable that such intellectuals would not keep records on their mechanical devices. Furthermore, as competent scientists, they surely would have wished to ensure the data they collected was never tampered with─save in ways they saw fit.
43 39 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_062 42 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_072 I shudder to think what ruthless machines such as Omega would do were they to make captives of the dragons, so very thrilling are the possibilities! Of course, it will be difficult to prove the existence of mechanical dragons without a complete specimen...but I shall accept any trace. If only I could prove that such a mechanical creation existed, I might be persuaded to add your name to a footnote in my book on the subject...
44 40 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_070 43 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_080 If Omega was created by a civilization hailing from the depths of the sea of stars─as I theorize─then it must be far more advanced than we in the realms of science and technology. What traits mark organisms as “alive,” you doubtless wonder! Ahem. Most possess reproductive capabilities, the ability to evolve and adapt, and survival instincts or mechanisms. Even a machine, should it possess all of these traits, would be classified as a living organism.
45 41 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_071 44 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_081 It is inconceivable that such intellectuals would not keep records on their mechanical devices. Furthermore, as competent scientists, they surely would have wished to ensure the data they collected was never tampered with─save in ways they saw fit. Which brings us to Omega. Was it, in fact, alien life? Yes, says I!
46 42 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_072 45 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_082 If only I could prove that such a mechanical creation existed, I might be persuaded to add your name to a footnote in my book on the subject... To prove this, naturally, I require evidence both that Omega came to us from the sea of stars as the Allagans wrote, and that its species satisfies the conditions I described. Evidence of evolution from its home star, in other words!
47 43 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_080 46 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_090 What traits mark organisms as “alive,” you doubtless wonder! Ahem. Most possess reproductive capabilities, the ability to evolve and adapt, and survival instincts or mechanisms. Even a machine, should it possess all of these traits, would be classified as a living organism. The half-wits who mock me with taunts that xenofauna do not exist ought to march to Dravania, that they might be devoured as penance for their stupidity!
48 44 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_081 47 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_091 Which brings us to Omega. Was it, in fact, alien life? Yes, says I! You must agree with me! 'Twas an ally of the Scions, after all, who spoke of how Midgardsormr did once travel the great expanse. This can only mean that the Father of Dragons and his offspring are technically alien life!
49 45 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_082 48 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_092 To prove this, naturally, I require evidence both that Omega came to us from the sea of stars as the Allagans wrote, and that its species satisfies the conditions I described. Evidence of evolution from its home star, in other words! If we can prove this scientific fact rather than hearsay, I will take great satisfaction in the dumbfounded expressions writ across the faces of those fools who banished me from the astronomical society...
50 46 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_090 49 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_100 The half-wits who mock me with taunts that xenofauna do not exist ought to march to Dravania, that they might be devoured as penance for their stupidity! The great expanse is overwhelmingly vast...'tis why its names are uniformly grandiose, you know. Having developed without contact to us, sentient life hailing from other stars would display cultural, intellectual, and indeed physical differences to ourselves.
51 47 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_091 50 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_101 You must agree with me! 'Twas an ally of the Scions, after all, who spoke of how Midgardsormr did once travel the great expanse. This can only mean that the Father of Dragons and his offspring are technically alien life! On a related note, do you know what I abhor most about our own physical forms?
52 48 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_092 51 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_102 If we can prove this scientific fact rather than hearsay, I will take great satisfaction in the dumbfounded expressions writ across the faces of those fools who banished me from the astronomical society... The spine, of course! I simply *loathe* this incessant lower back pain. Think of how liberating it would be to shed this mortal shell and break free─to transform into a purely intellectual being!
53 49 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_100 52 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_103 The great expanse is overwhelmingly vast...'tis why its names are uniformly grandiose, you know. Having developed without contact to us, sentient life hailing from other stars would display cultural, intellectual, and indeed physical differences to ourselves. Regardless of what corporeal woes once plagued them, others amongst those boundless stars must have found a means to lay them aside. As their minds were once governed by biological impulses, you may find that the strong prey on the weak even so...but that is a risk I am willing to take!
50 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_101 On a related note, do you know what I abhor most about our own physical forms?
51 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_102 The spine, of course! I simply <Emphasis>loathe</Emphasis> this incessant lower back pain. Think of how liberating it would be to shed this mortal shell and break free─to transform into a purely intellectual being!
52 TEXT_CTSHNT60RISKYMOBMARELAMENTORUM_00764_CHRYSIELLE_000_103 Regardless of what corporeal woes once plagued them, others amongst those boundless stars must have found a means to lay them aside. As their minds were once governed by biological impulses, you may find that the strong prey on the weak even so...but that is a risk I am willing to take!