7.45 follow-up (#99)

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* 7.45 follow-up
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0,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_000","To hear Thesauros's excuses, one might think it necessary to sell your firstborn to afford a comfortable chair and desk. Surely it isn't <Emphasis>impossible</Emphasis> to properly furnish a laboratory on a budget?"
1,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_001","Hello, my fair gleaner! How goes the campaign of feline satisfaction?"
2,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_002","Oh good, you're back. I think Ibuki is growing restless, so let's surround her with darling monstrosities before she launches a second assault upon Hodge."
3,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_003","A pleasure as always, my <If(PlayerParameter(4))>lady<Else/>man</If> of peerless procurement. Have you anything to soothe Grondilvet's tired eyes?"
4,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_004","Another day, another battle of attrition against the enemies of ingenuity. Thrice-damned misers, the lot of them. But how do <Emphasis>you</Emphasis> fare, my friend?"
5,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_000","What will you do?"
6,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_001","Make a delivery (<Value>IntegerParameter(2)</Value> remaining)."
7,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_002","Cast glamour on Margrat."
8,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_003","Learn about custom deliveries."
9,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_004","Nothing."
10,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_000_000","What would you learn more about?"
11,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_001_000","Satisfaction level."
12,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_007_000","Delivery requirements and rewards."
13,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_002_000","Procuring collectables."
14,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_003_000","Acquiring materials."
15,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_004_000","Increasing the value of crafted collectables."
16,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_005_000","Increasing the value of gathered collectables."
17,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_006_000","Increasing the value of fish."
18,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_CANCEL","Nothing."
19,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_001_000","With each successful delivery, Margrat will come to trust you more and more, leading her to task you with assignments of greater importance."
20,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_001_001","This will be displayed in the form of a gauge atop the Custom Deliveries list. Fill this gauge to the maximum, and Margrat's <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>satisfaction level<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>─as represented by little golden hearts─will increase."
21,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_001_002","Upon reaching a new <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>satisfaction level<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the researchers of Labyrinthos."
22,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_007_000","In order to deliver an item, you must be its corresponding class and level 80 or above."
23,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_007_001","If you are level 99 or below, you will be awarded experience points instead of the level 100 scrips reward."
24,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_000","Should you find yourself unsure as to how to procure a particular item, subcommands and item descriptions can point you in the right direction."
25,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_001","For Disciple of the Hand items, choosing the <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Search for Item by Crafting Method<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> subcommand with the list selected will bring up the crafting log and the recipe for the item in question."
26,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_002","Likewise, for Disciple of the Land items, choosing the <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Search for Item by Gathering Method<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> subcommand will bring up the gathering log."
27,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_003","For knowledge on fish, choosing the <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Display Location<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> subcommand will bring up the map of the relevant fishing hole."
28,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_102_003","Furthermore, you may discover that using a metal spinner as a lure will expedite your fishing endeavors."
29,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_004","The items sought by Margrat fall into three categories: crafted items (obtainable by Disciples of the Hand), gathered items (obtainable by Disciples of the Land), and fish. Furthermore, Margrat deals only in <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>collectables<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>."
30,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_003_000","Materials necessary to craft the collectables Margrat seeks may be purchased from R'dhyanki in Sharlayan Hamlet."
31,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_000","The collectability of crafted items is directly related to their quality. Spare no effort in ensuring that the items you craft are of the highest possible quality, and you will be rewarded accordingly."
32,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_002","The <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Inner Quiet<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> status, granted each time you successfully increase quality, will serve you particularly well."
33,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_003","Accumulate as many stacks of the status as you can, then put the final flourish on your masterpiece with <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Byregot's Blessing<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>."
34,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_004","There are a host of other actions that can serve to further enhance the quality of items you craft. Once you've mastered the fundamentals, you are encouraged to experiment with varied approaches until you find your preferred crafting method."
35,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_000","Before gathering a collectable item, you must increase its collectability."
36,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_001","One technique miners and botanists may employ to raise collectability is the use of <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Scrutiny<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> followed by <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Scour<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>. Try executing this combination a few times before gathering the item."
37,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_002","Gatherers seeking to procure items with higher collectability must be certain to equip gear with higher <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>gathering<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> and <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>perception<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> ratings, as these attributes influence the effectiveness of actions that raise collectability."
38,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_003","Of course, these actions cannot be used to their full potential without sufficient <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>GP<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>. A healthy balance of all three attributes is essential to make the most of your gathering."
39,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_000","The collectability value of fish follows a simple rule─the bigger, the better."
40,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_001","Upon arriving at the fishing hole or teeming waters where your desired quarry resides, use the <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Collect<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> action, then begin fishing or spearfishing."
41,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_002","When fishing, using <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Patience II<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> followed by effective hooking actions will increase your chances of reeling in a big one."
42,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_003","Should you still find yourself catching only small fry, try outfitting yourself with better equipment to raise your <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>perception<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>."
43,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_000","The items sought by Margrat fall into three categories: crafted items (obtainable by Disciples of the Hand), gathered items (obtainable by Disciples of the Land), and fish. Furthermore, Margrat deals only in <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>collectables<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>."
44,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_008","In order to deliver an item, you must be its corresponding class and level 80 or above."
45,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_009","If you are level 99 or below, you will be awarded experience points instead of the level 100 scrips reward."
46,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_001","Information on how to find individual items may be found in the following manner:"
47,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_002","For Disciple of the Hand items, choosing the <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Search for Item by Crafting Method<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> subcommand with the list selected will bring up the crafting log and the relevant recipes."
48,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_003","Materials necessary to craft the collectables Margrat seeks may be purchased from R'dhyanki in Sharlayan Hamlet."
49,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_004","For Disciple of the Land items, choosing the <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Search for Item by Gathering Method<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> subcommand will bring up the gathering log and recipes in question."
50,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_005","For knowledge on fish, choosing the <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Display Location<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> subcommand will bring up the map of the relevant fishing hole."
51,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_100_005","Furthermore, you may discover that using a metal spinner as a lure will expedite your fishing endeavors."
52,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_006","The higher an item's collectability, the greater the reward you will earn from Margrat upon successful delivery."
53,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_007","To learn more about collectables and how to increase collectability, speak with Margrat and select <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Learn about custom deliveries<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>."
54,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_001_000","In making your first successful delivery, you have begun to earn Margrat's trust."
55,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_001_001","With each successful delivery, Margrat will grow more and more satisfied with your efforts. Fill the gauge completely and Margrat's <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>satisfaction level<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> will increase, giving you the opportunity to learn more about her."
56,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_001_002","You can make up to six deliveries in a given week. Deliver the items Margrat needs, and deliver them often to win the trust and praise of your loquacious associate!"
57,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_WEEKLYLIMIT_000_000","You have reached the weekly limit for deliveries. You may begin again starting <ResetTime>1203</ResetTime><Switch(TopLevelParameter(220))><Case(1)>Sunday</Case><Case(2)>Monday</Case><Case(3)>Tuesday</Case><Case(4)>Wednesday</Case><Case(5)>Thursday</Case><Case(6)>Friday</Case><Case(7)>Saturday</Case></Switch> at <If(TopLevelParameter(218))><Switch(TopLevelParameter(218))><Case(1)>1</Case><Case(2)>2</Case><Case(3)>3</Case><Case(4)>4</Case><Case(5)>5</Case><Case(6)>6</Case><Case(7)>7</Case><Case(8)>8</Case><Case(9)>9</Case><Case(10)>10</Case><Case(11)>11</Case><Case(12)>12</Case><Case(13)>1</Case><Case(14)>2</Case><Case(15)>3</Case><Case(16)>4</Case><Case(17)>5</Case><Case(18)>6</Case><Case(19)>7</Case><Case(20)>8</Case><Case(21)>9</Case><Case(22)>10</Case><Case(23)>11</Case></Switch><Else/>12</If> <If(GreaterThanOrEqualTo(TopLevelParameter(218),12))>p.m.<Else/>a.m.</If> (Earth time)."
58,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_000","Sometimes a good cushion is all you need to transform any old chair into posterial paradise. I've even heard of designs that incorporate gelatinous material sourced from─well. So long as it's comfortable, right?"
59,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_001","Treats and toys seem like promising candidates, but whether your devotion will be requited for long─if at all─depends on the kitty in question. Perhaps a wad of crinkly paper or a simple box will suffice?"
60,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_002","It sounds like you're free to procure anything from grotesquely realistic clay sculptures to adorable plush creatures. Let it be known that I humbly request permission to squeeze should your donation be of the latter persuasion."
61,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_003","Eye drops may seem like the obvious <Emphasis>solution</Emphasis>─ha! Get it?─but if you ask me, Grondilvet might benefit as much if not more from a fluffy bed or an eye mask. A quarter-bell nap can do wonders for one's health."
62,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_004","Any number of things can help facilitate relaxation─refreshing drinks, tasty snacks, mammet masseurs, you name it. All the more effective when prepared by <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight> <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If>self!"
63,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_000","Stones with magnetic properties and herbal compresses are supposedly effective remedies for ailing backs, but do you know what's even better? Actual rest."
64,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_001","There is a plant which can induce a state of euphoria in felines, as I recall. Failing that, there's always the classic sandbox, which cats may utilize for their, er...daily constitutionals."
65,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_002","Let's give Ibuki whatever she needs to reverently whisper, “I've created a <Emphasis>monster</Emphasis>.” That's how we'll know we're on the right track."
66,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_003","Here's a clever trick for pain relief: warm some stones or poultices and then press them to your eyes. Or neck. Or back. Or anywhere, really..."
67,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_004","Our refreshment room is supplied with water and tea, but what could spark more joy than knowing <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight> has topped up our ice and replenished our leaves? Our beverages will never taste better, this I can assure you."
68,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_000","Back pain may be a symptom of a deficiency of nutrients essential for bone development. The positive effects of a balanced diet may not manifest immediately, but who doesn't <Emphasis>feel</Emphasis> better after a healthy meal?"
69,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_001","Some cats can't eat fish, and most fish can't eat cats, but what can some cats eat that most fish can't? ...Catfish."
70,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_002","Certain shells are ground into powder for their pigments, and yet others make delightful decorations as they are. The right shade or sparkle can spur the spirit into a creative frenzy!"
71,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_003","Blueback fish are apparently rich in nutrients that help prevent ocular exhaustion and dry eyes. Let's hope Grondilvet and his colleagues like seafood!"
72,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_004","After exhausting our daily cerebral capital, we often find ourselves gazing vacantly into the abyss...but think how less ominous it would be to gaze vacantly into an aquarium filled with colorful fish! Truly the height of luxury and far better for the soul."
73,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_000","...Yes, this should do nicely! A timely delivery of sufficient quality. Bravo!"
74,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_001","...Well, well! If I were a small animal, I might be inclined to run circles around you in delight. But I'm not, so I won't. Thank you, though!"
75,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_002","...Do you normally fling items of extraordinary quality to whomsoever is in need? Because such behavior may condition people to trail behind you like awestruck ducklings─myself included."
76,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_003","...Even after all this time, your capacity for peerless quality is astounding. How could I <Emphasis>not</Emphasis> break into celebratory dance? ...Embarrassing? Perish the thought!"
77,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_FULLBAG_000_000","Unable to obtain your reward. Your inventory is full."
78,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_FULLBAG_000_001","To collect your reward, make room in your inventory and speak with Margrat once more."
79,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_000_000","These should make all the difference! Wait here; I'll go and deliver them to my colleagues."
80,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_001_000","Cats have never struck me as particularly cheerful creatures, but even the most tenebrous tomcat will surely be moved to purr by all you've brought us. Give me a moment to present these gifts to Roaring Spring."
81,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_002_000","Well, if Ibuki and her team aren't anything less than delighted, I think we may have to consider <Emphasis>them</Emphasis> monsters. I'll just be a moment."
82,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_003_000","Right then! I do believe we've accumulated sufficient succor for our blearily blinking comrade. I shall be back anon."
83,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_001","The results are in. Those items you procured for us..."
84,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_002","...are the best thing since sliced Archon loaf! Ahahahahaha!"
85,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_003","No longer shall our backs suffer the cricks and cramps of outrageous furniture! With renewed health and mental clarity may we set upon our work and meet our deadlines without need for extensions!"
86,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_004","...Probably!"
87,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_005","Ahem. Theatrics aside, we are very grateful to you, kind <If(PlayerParameter(4))>lady<Else/>sir</If>. I'm afraid my complaints superseded a more civilized greeting, so allow me to properly introduce myself."
88,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_006","My name is Margrat, and I work as a specialist in propulsion engineering here in Sharlayan Hamlet."
89,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_007","Under the supervision of Kokkol Dankkol, my team participated in the development of not just the aetherburner, but the myriad ancillary propulsion systems of the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis>."
90,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_008","As our assignment concerned the crux of the project, we worked in tandem with a variety of other laboratories."
91,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_009","My team was charged with performing analyses of the physical and aetherial phenomena to which the internal components would be subjected."
92,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_010","Another team calculated the necessary energy costs of all propulsion systems and proposed refinements to improve aetherial conductivity..."
93,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_011","And yet <Emphasis>another</Emphasis> team drafted the plans that reconciled all our disparate findings into one cohesive image. Thus we spun our web of productivity."
94,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_012","Of course, a specialist is only as special as the demand for their expertise. So once the Final Days were thwarted and the threat to our lives no more, the threat to our <Emphasis>livelihoods</Emphasis> reared its ugly head."
95,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_013","Thankfully, our experience with the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> was of value to Garlond Ironworks, who offered my team the opportunity to collaborate on new airship engines. And so we live to labor another day! "
96,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_014","True to their Garlean roots, they rely heavily on ceruleum to power their engines, but with a few adjustments raw aether can also─"
97,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_015","...Ah, but you know all about aether's potential, don't you! Tell me, why <Emphasis>did</Emphasis> you need those tanks?"
98,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_016","It's not often─or ever, really─that people come clamoring for tanks with the capacity to power an interstellar vessel. Fancied a jaunt to the moon, did you? Ha ha!"
99,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_017","...You ripped a <Emphasis>hole</Emphasis> in the moon!? To forestall a voidsent invasion."
100,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_018","Ahahaha! Pull the other one, it's got bells on! Next you'll be claiming you're a Scion. Next stop, Ultima Thule!"
101,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_019","...Hm? Why are you giving me that look?"
102,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_020","...Wait. What did you say your name was?"
103,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_021","<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>. Right. The very <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight> who went to Ultima Thule with the other Scions."
104,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_022","...Rhalgr smite you, Theopauldin. Would it have <Emphasis>killed</Emphasis> you to say something!?"
105,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_023","All of us were...were so consumed by work back then that we never got so much of a glimpse of the Scions, let alone..."
106,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_024","And now here I am whinging to you about <Emphasis>back pain</Emphasis>. What a laugh..."
107,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_025","...A-Apologies! I had no idea you were <Emphasis>the</Emphasis> <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>! It's, uh, quite a lot to process..."
108,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_026","Thank you for taking the time to help us."
109,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_027","And, um...if you're so inclined, we would be terribly grateful for your continued assistance! "
110,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_028","Thesauros is unlikely to loosen its purse strings any time soon, and we're still in dire need of things to improve our quality of life here in Labyrinthos."
111,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_029","What say you? I'll make you an honorary member of our team─or better yet, my own personal gleaner!"
112,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_Q1_001_030","What will you say?"
113,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A1_001_031","The honor would be mine!"
114,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A1_001_032","Compensation? Benefits? “Sod you, pay me,” as they say."
115,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_033","An answer fit for a hero! Glad to have you with us."
116,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_034","Spoken like a born freelancer! But to answer your questions, I could paper the city with the amount of scrips I have lying around. You have my word that we shan't leave you wanting."
117,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_001","Our resident cat-lover insisted that he address you personally, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>!"
118,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_002","I wanted to thank you for your many thoughtful donations. Their quality is astounding!"
119,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_003","The lab cats have taken to them straightaway. Just seeing the joy writ plain upon their furry little faces has lifted the spirits of the whole team."
120,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_004","By the by, have you given any thought as to what sort of research Roaring Spring and his crew of cat-lovers might specialize in?"
121,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_005","It may defy expectations, given what you've learned of them thus far, but any guesses?"
122,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_006","Believe it or not, they are all experts in aero- and aetherdynamics─the studies of how air and aether move, respectively."
123,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_007","It is their comprehensive understanding of these mechanics which enabled them to devise not only the optimal form of our teeny-tiny toy boat, but that of its individual components as well."
124,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_008","So while <Emphasis>we</Emphasis> were all losing our heads over the aetherburner, Roaring Spring and his colleagues were calmly ensuring that we had somewhere to stick the damnable thing. "
125,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_009","...Which brings me to my question: why is your laboratory overrun with felines? Did the stress finally break you?"
126,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_010","Not as such. Our kitties are the fluffy keystones of our latest intellectual challenge."
127,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_011","In the aftermath of the Final Days, we received a letter from an Eorzean naturalist named Marcette, who, er...<Emphasis>stridently</Emphasis> implored us to investigate a rather puzzling phenomenon."
128,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_012","The “spontaneous flight of traditionally flightless organisms.”"
129,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_013","Shocking, yes. Imagine an adamantoise or dhalmel suddenly rising into the air and darting away!"
130,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_014","But while such incidents may seem queer and inexplicable, we believe we can identify the root cause. Insofar as it relates to aviation, at least."
131,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_015","And once we know how these aerial feats were accomplished, we can assess which subjects may be manifesting latent abilities and which ones may be outliers of one sort or another."
132,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_016","For her part, Marcette seems convinced that there are no outliers─that every subject was possessed of “ancestral levitational predisposition”─but regardless of the outcome, our research may revolutionize our understanding of aviation!"
133,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_017","Indeed, even with my limited expertise, I can see the potential..."
134,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_018","Naturally, our first step was to observe flight-gifted samples in captivity. And among those we collected, we found...<Emphasis>it</Emphasis>."
135,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_019","An enormous flying kitty cat!"
136,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_020","Such grace! Such beauty! How could the air and aether <Emphasis>not</Emphasis> embrace you? How could the laws of nature not contort themselves to cradle your winsome curves!?"
137,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_021","Yet a mystery it remains. A fabulous, fluffy mystery. One to which we will devote our waking days to unravel."
138,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_022","...That's wonderful, Roaring Spring! I hope you all find fulfillment in both your pioneering research and your kitties' care."
139,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_023","Thank you, Margrat. I know we shall."
140,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_024","And thank <Emphasis>you</Emphasis>, my friend. We are fortunate to have been aided by such an accomplished gleaner."
141,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_025","Yes, well. “Gleaner” may have been the term I used to describe <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If> for simplicity's sake, but truth be told, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> isn't of the guildship. "
142,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_026","This is <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>. One of the Scions who went aboard the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis>."
143,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_027","...What?"
144,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_028","So I've been waxing poetic about kitty cats to...no, <Emphasis>commissioning</Emphasis> kitty goods from..."
145,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_029","I-If you'll excuse me! ...<Emphasis>Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</Emphasis>!!!"
146,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_030","...I'll, er. Go and check on him later."
147,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_001","Look, I've procured something of my own! A researcher brimming with gratitude."
148,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_002","None of us were expecting anything remotely close to the quality of what you delivered. The whole team couldn't be happier."
149,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_003","<Emphasis>Finally</Emphasis> we'll have furnishings more inspiring than peeling wallpaper and criminally slow timepieces. I can feel my investment in the drudgery improving already!"
150,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_004","So? What do you suppose Ibuki and her colleagues spend their time studying whilst their monstrous miniatures keep vigil?"
151,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_Q_003_005","What will you say?"
152,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_003_006","Life sciences! I'd stake my life on it!"
153,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_003_007","Monster...materials?"
154,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_003_008","Have we confirmed they're not actually adventurers in disguise?"
155,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_009","Oh, don't do that! While biologists were called in for the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis>'s development, they didn't belong to Ibuki's cohort. Although I can see why you might assume so."
156,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_010","Warm! Very warm indeed!"
157,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_011","Ahahaha! Skepticism well warranted, to be sure."
158,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_012","Ibuki's team specializes in materials engineering, so they were tasked with deciding what the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> should be made of. "
159,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_013","As the mission was of the greatest import, candidate materials were subjected to rigorous testing to ensure safe and reliable operation."
160,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_014","For instance, every component within the engines had to withstand both the heat and stress the engine itself generated, as well as whatever bumps and scrapes it might suffer during the course of the ship's journey."
161,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_015","However, if the durable, heat-resistant materials they chose had been too heavy or difficult to work with, our starship would have been effectively the world's largest doorstop."
162,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_016","So to ensure the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> could actually fly and not be reduced to fondue in the process, Ibuki and her colleagues searched high and low for materials suited to each and every part. And on the occasion they failed to find what they needed, they rolled up their sleeves and created it themselves."
163,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_017","People tend to be more interested in the bigger picture─by <Emphasis>what</Emphasis> is being made rather than what it's made <Emphasis>of</Emphasis>─but I've made my peace with it. It's a fairly mundane job, truth be told. "
164,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_018","Not from where I'm standing! You and your lab are the heroes who help us realize our wildest dreams. We are forever in your debt."
165,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_019","Well, if you'd <Emphasis>really</Emphasis> like to repay the favor, you might try making a good faith effort to actually meet your deadline next time."
166,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_020","These days, we mostly deal in arms and armor production with external collaborators."
167,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_021","No matter how much you improve upon the previous model, adventurers always demand harder, better, faster, <Emphasis>and</Emphasis> stronger..."
168,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_022","Which necessitates a more in-depth understanding of the circumstances which demand such performance. So we conduct simulations based on actual and theoretical experiences of veteran adventurers."
169,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_023","Which in turn means extensive research into the myriad monstrosities of the world! Perhaps <Emphasis>too</Emphasis> extensive, given how it has influenced our team."
170,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_024","“Influenced” being “instilled an obsession in.”"
171,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_025","Now whenever we see any reproduction of a monster, the potential battle begins..."
172,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_026","Sharp claws! A lumbering blow! No, wait─<Emphasis>toxic, molten breath</Emphasis>! All powerless to penetrate our perfectly selected materials!"
173,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_027","Then comes the counter─pikes piercing hardened scale! Blades carving through jets of viscous bile! Driving unimpeded towards their fleshy prize! "
174,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_028","Aaah, I get shivers just thinking about it!"
175,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_029","...Considering your long and storied tenure, you may have worn or wielded something developed by Ibuki's team and not even known it!"
176,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_030","Are guildship missions so perilous these days?"
177,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_031","...<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>?"
178,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_032","Hyaaaaaaaaaaaagh! What─ How─ Whe-huh!?"
179,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_033","S-S-Signature! O-On the thing you just brought me, did you sign─!?"
180,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_034","Just your initials on the underside!? No, <Emphasis>please</Emphasis>! Your full name, next time! Across the front!"
181,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_035","N-N-Name! D-Did you sign your name on what you brought!? “Collected by <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>”!?"
182,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_036","What do you mean you don't sign that sort of thing!? That's─well, no, that's fair. But...please sign <Emphasis>something</Emphasis> for me! Next time?"
183,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_037","And <Emphasis>you</Emphasis>, Margrat! How <Emphasis>dare</Emphasis> you conceal such crucial information!"
184,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_038","Just wait till the rest of the team hears about this!"
185,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_001","Look! Wouldn't you say Grondilvet's eyes glimmer with renewed vitality?"
186,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_002","I sincerely doubt they <Emphasis>look</Emphasis> any different. But the efficacy of the items you provided is undeniable."
187,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_003","I've suffered fewer headaches, and my vision does seem clearer. I daresay this newfound comfort will enable me to execute my work with even greater precision."
188,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_004","You have been a boon to me and my team."
189,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_005","Out of curiosity, why so much intense squinting of late? It must be awfully delicate stuff to tax your eyesight so."
190,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_006","Indeed it is. Our current assignment is complicated─sometimes punishingly so─but we are resolved to see it through."
191,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_007","You see, during the ark's conversion to the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis>, I spoke with Lominsan arcanists come to deliver supplies."
192,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_008","It wasn't long before we discovered, to our mutual delight, the uncanny similarities between arcanima and systems aetherology."
193,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_009","Arcane geometries were first conceived as a means to perceive and manipulate aetheric energy in specific natural environments─namely those of the south sea isles, the presumed birthplace of arcanima."
194,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_010","But while our regulators were designed to serve a rather different purpose, the underlying principles of their operation are more or less the same."
195,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_011","Now that we needn't concern ourselves with the end of civilization, we are free to engage in joint research with our friends in the Arcanists' Guild."
196,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_012","Sounds like our arrangement with Garlond Ironworks! What is your current objective?"
197,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_013","We seek to incorporate analytical and conditional branching functionalities into a framework utilizing arcane geometries."
198,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_014","By iterating this process, we hope to produce a single, comprehensive system capable of a heretofore unrealized feat. "
199,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_015","To wit, one capable of automatically heating foodstuffs to optimal temperature for consumption!"
200,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_016","Wh-What did you just say!?"
201,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_017","You mean, our days of eating cold Archon burgers would be over? Your arcane wotsit would be able to restore them to their original juicy glory!?"
202,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_018","Mankind need never suffer cold burgers again."
203,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_019","Byregot has blessed you with His genius, Grondilvet! The world will never be the same after your aetheric food warmer is complete!"
204,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_020","You agree, don't you, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>?"
205,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_021","<Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>? Why is that name so familiar..."
206,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_022","Oh dear..."
207,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_023","Er, about that. I should have mentioned sooner, but <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> is <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight> of the Scions. One of the heroes who traveled aboard the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> to the end of the known universe. "
208,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_024","...Margrat. I expected more from you, of all people. To have let me in ignorance impose upon the goodwill of such an esteemed personage─"
209,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_025","I understand how you feel, I do. But that's <Emphasis>why</Emphasis> I...I just...wanted everyone to get to know <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If>."
210,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_026","Not as a hero on a pedestal whom we would never dare to approach, but as a person, like you and me. And I wanted <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If> to get to know everyone, too. The nameless faces that worked so hard to make <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> journey possible, and raised their voices in cheer at <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> triumphant return."
211,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_027","...I suppose we <Emphasis>would</Emphasis> be glad for further donations, should <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> be willing and able to oblige us. My laboratory would of course contribute to <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> due compensation, as well."
212,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_028","Until next time, then. ...And thank you, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. For everything."
213,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_100","(-???-)Pardon me..."
214,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_101","(-Reticent Researcher-)Erm, about that request I submitted earlier...have they reached a consensus?"
215,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_001_102","...All materials necessary for your current research have been allocated. Additional supplies will not be forthcoming."
216,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_103","(-Reticent Researcher-)O-Oh... I see..."
217,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_104","Thus spoke the wise bureaucrats unto the obeisant workers. Tell us! What unreasonable desire did you dare voice to our overlords?"
218,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_105","(-Reticent Researcher-)Oh, hello, Margrat."
219,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_106","(-Reticent Researcher-)I didn't think it was <Emphasis>that</Emphasis> unreasonable, all things considered. What are we supposed to do now...?"
220,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_107","Hmm... As good a chance as any..."
221,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_108","I do believe we have your next commission!"
222,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_109","The despondent man you see before you is Roaring Spring, a fellow researcher formerly assigned to the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> project─albeit on a different team."
223,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_110","I would be much obliged if you could procure whatever it was Thesauros refused him. He's a gentle soul, deserving of far better treatment than he's received, and I think you'll find his area of expertise fascinating─if you can guess what it is, that is! Well?"
224,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_111","Rejoice, Roaring Spring! It just so happens that we have a special offer on all things Thesauros is too parsimonious to provide."
225,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_112","My great and benevolent gleaner friend will be happy to deliver your unreasonable desires."
226,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_113","L-Like I said, I don't think it's <Emphasis>that</Emphasis> unreasonable, it's just... Truly?"
227,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_114","Well then, er..."
228,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_115","C-C-Cat food!?"
229,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_116","O-Or treats? Toys! Anything to amuse and delight our laboratory's kitty cats!"
230,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_117","Their comfort is our comfort─their happiness, our happiness!"
231,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_118","Anything in bulk would be greatly appreciated!"
232,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_119","Ahahaha! Kitty cats!? Since when did you and your colleagues become so adorable?"
233,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_120","...A bit of a surprising request, but we can hardly fault him for his passion. See what you can come up with, and I'll be sure to pass it along!"
234,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_100","(-???-)Oi, Hodge! I've come for my package. Where is it!?"
235,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_002_101","...The items you requested were deemed nonessential."
236,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_102","(-Raging Researcher-)“Nonessential,” eh? And is my willingness to toil away in those bland biscuit boxes you call laboratories nonessential? Is my <Emphasis>motivation</Emphasis> nonessential!? Is it!?"
237,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_002_103","...You are free to purchase whatever you like with personal funds."
238,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_104","(-Raging Researcher-)<Emphasis>You're</Emphasis> a personal fund!"
239,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_105","...Good one."
240,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_106","Ibuki? While I understand your frustration, you cannot simply unleash your concentrated ire all at once to effect a change. Nay, we must use the paymasters' methods against their agents. As they slowly grind away at our spirits, so too must we wear down Hodge."
241,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_107","I'll bear that in mind, Margrat. And how's your deadline looking?"
242,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_108","I'll deadline <Emphasis>you</Emphasis> if you ever lead with <Emphasis>that</Emphasis> again!"
243,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_109","S-Sorry, sorry. Clearly you <Emphasis>do</Emphasis> understand my frustration. I presume, like me, you've been <Emphasis>trying</Emphasis> to improve your team's working conditions, but to no avail..."
244,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_110","Precisely why I called you over. If Thesauros is giving you the cold shoulder, we may be able to help."
245,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_Q_002_111","What will you say?"
246,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_002_112","My neck and shoulder muscles are generally warm from prodigious use."
247,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_002_113","You don't think this is going to be another cat thing, do you?"
248,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_114","The better for you to communicate your shared desire that none labor in misery! Huzzah!"
249,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_115","Who knows? There's no end to delightful surprises here in Labyrinthos!"
250,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_116","You're in good hands, comrade. As an extension of our special offer, let us provide you with the conveniences Thesauros won't."
251,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_117","My exclusive gleaner is happy to procure anything your heart desires. You need but ask!"
252,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_118","I'm, er...not sure what's going on, but far be it from me to look a gift chocobo in the mouth!"
253,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_119","We would like...monsters! Fiends, feral beasts, voidsent, primals─whatever you can provide. Miniatures, that is!"
254,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_120","Any size, style, or shape. Wood carvings, life-sized cushions, soap sculptures. Honestly, <Emphasis>anything</Emphasis>. "
255,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_121","If you need specific examples, one of the Ironworks engineers is a warmachina fanatic who crafts stunningly realistic replicas. Or you might reference the more simplistic mammets created by that infamous Gridanian goldsmith."
256,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_122","Even if you can only manage supplies, we would be more than delighted to make our own miniatures! ...Time permitting."
257,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_123","Right, well─now that I've thoroughly embarrassed myself, thank you in advance, kind stranger!"
258,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_124","Ibuki was assigned to the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> project as well. Any guesses as to what her specialty is? Let me know when you think you've figured it out─and when your first monstrous donation is ready for delivery!"
259,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_100","(-Rational Researcher-)Ibuki just ran by shrieking like a jilted chocobo. Is something amiss?"
260,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_101","(-Rational Researcher-)...I suppose there's no telling with her. Never mind─ Hodge, I'm here to collect my supplies."
261,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_003_102","...Your request was denied. You are encouraged to recuperate at home."
262,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_103","(-Rational Researcher-)Ha! That's rich."
263,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_003_104","Rich or not, that is the official answer."
264,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_003_105","...But those two have a special offer for rejected petitioners."
265,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_106","Why, Hodge! The very nerve of you!"
266,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_107","(-Rational Researcher-)Well met, Margrat. I'm glad to find you in high spirits and not your usual state of inconsolable weeping."
267,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_108","(-Rational Researcher-)I believe we have yet to be acquainted. Grondilvet, systems aetherologist."
268,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_109","No, no, no! Grondilvet, your good breeding ruined our fun little game! I've been challenging <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If> to guess who did what on the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis>!"
269,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_110","Our systems aetherologists basically ensured that, on an arcane level, the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> was easy to operate."
270,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_111","Each component was imbued with supplementary magick─and <Emphasis>without</Emphasis> having to employ overworked mages scurrying about activating geometries."
271,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_112","This was possible because many systems were designed to function automatically in the presence of sufficient aether. But how do you ensure the requisite quantities of aether are supplied throughout the ship?"
272,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_113","Call in the systems aetherologists! Grondilvet's team was tasked with the development of regulators to reallocate aether as the systems dictate, so when our furry pilots engaged the throttle, the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> sped up instead of sputtering to a halt. Or exploding."
273,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_114","Needless to say, it is intricate work that requires a deep understanding of how a host of complex mechanisms interact. Far beyond the scope of a harried gaggle of mages."
274,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_115","Goodness. Your effulgent praise has my bosom all atingle."
275,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_116","But returning to what Hodge mentioned─you are fulfilling requests which Thesauros denies?"
276,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_117","Why, we are indeed! My exclusive gleaner here is second to none when satisfying the needs of the needy. Take advantage of our free trial today!"
277,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_118","Though I'm curious as to what prompted said trial, it would be foolish to reject your offer."
278,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_119","Very well. Might I commission some remedies for weary eyes?"
279,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_120","Eye drops would suffice, as would items that improve circulation. Foodstuffs purported to improve visual acuity would be welcome, too."
280,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_121","If it may aid in the preservation or enhancement of eyesight, my team and I would welcome whatever you can provide."
281,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_122","Ahhh, I <Emphasis>see</Emphasis>! Been burning the midnight oil, have we? A man after my own heart."
282,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_123","Well then, my gleaning genius! Let's find this hard worker respite for his tired eyes, shall we?"
283,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_000","Margrat is pleased with your efforts. She now considers you a <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Kind Collaborator<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>!"
284,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_001","Margrat is delighted with your efforts. She now considers you a <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Facilitator of Feline Felicity<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>!"
285,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_002","Margrat is overjoyed with your efforts. She now considers you a <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Gracious Gleaner<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>!"
286,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_003","Margrat could not be happier with your efforts. She now considers you an <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Irreplaceable Comrade<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>!"
287,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_001_001","And yet, there is still much work to be done if the researchers of Sharlayan Hamlet are to have their myriad needs met. To that end, Margrat has a new favor to ask of you..."
288,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_001_002","Through your efforts, many dedicated intellectuals have found comfort and respite. It seems, however, that Margrat has something on her mind..."
289,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_AFTRANKUP_000_001","The Custom Deliveries list for Margrat has been updated. To view the new list, speak with Margrat and select <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Make a delivery<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>."
290,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_AFTRANKUP_001_001","A new quest continuing the story of Margrat's work in Sharlayan Hamlet is now available. Upon its completion, the Custom Deliveries list for Margrat will be updated."
291,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_000","...Hm? Why have I not returned to my lab and my other neglected responsibilities?"
292,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_001","Never you fear; I'll tend to the perpetual bin fires just as soon as you leave. ...You're in no hurry to go, right?"
293,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_000","I respect your dedication, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. Hand-delivering commissions on time and with a smile...now that's service."
294,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_001","Despite what others may whisper (and occasionally declare loudly within earshot), I too strive for punctuality! And were it not for the bastar─er, <Emphasis>management</Emphasis> stipulating such...<Emphasis>aggressive</Emphasis> deadlines, I might well have time for a smile or two!"
295,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_000","Excellent, this should do us quite nicely. ...I take it you'll be going, then?"
296,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_001","You could always stay awhile longer, you know! There's no need to rush─we could chat! Please? Everyone else is so busy and Hodge is no fun at all! ...<Emphasis>Please</Emphasis>?"
297,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_000","Thanks to your tireless efforts, our quality of life here in Sharlayan Hamlet has been drastically improved."
298,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_001","Wouldn't you agree, Hodge? I'm sure <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> here has also spared you a modicum of grief."
299,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_004_002","...If you wish to spare me grief, you might refrain from causing it in the first place."
300,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_003","Oh, that Hodge. He plays coy, but there's no denying that you have done much and more to ease Thesauros's burdens."
301,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_004","Mark my words: if we keep peddling your services, one day Hodge will leap over his desk and wring your hand in tearful gratitude! Or perhaps just offer a genuine word of thanks!"
302,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_000","Hodge! Have I mentioned in the past bell just how much <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> here has single-handedly improved the state of Labyrinthos with <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> contributions?"
303,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_001","Roaring Spring and Ibuki and Grondilvet and all their teams─and a great number of other researchers besides─have showered <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If> with a veritable deluge of praise."
304,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_002","Now it's your turn! One word, just one <Emphasis>tiny</Emphasis> little word of appreciation on behalf of Thesauros! Let's hear it! "
305,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_005_003","...I process requests. I do not issue public statements."
306,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_004","...It may not seem like it, but we're making progress! We'll coax a heartfelt expression of gratitude from him yet! "
307,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_005","Trust me, I've been bothering Hodge for years now; he's like an old, musty tome I've read cover to cover a dozen times. I see all the subtleties between the lines. So let's keep up the good work, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>!"
308,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_000","<Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, there's been a development..."
309,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_001","According to Theopauldin, we've seen significantly increased returns from each and every laboratory here in Labyrinthos."
310,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_002","An external assessment might conclude that the projects we began in the wake of the Final Days have simply begun to yield results. That our labors were bound to bear fruit eventually. But we all know better."
311,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_003","We know that our increased productivity─not to mention sunny morale─is largely thanks to you, my industrious friend."
312,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_004","Which means that Hodge is now <Emphasis>obligated</Emphasis> to say something nice, if only out of basic decency! "
313,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_005","...The gratitude I must express is threefold."
314,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_006","First, for the safe return of you and your fellow Scions to the star. "
315,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_007","Second, for the procurement of resources that Thesauros has been reluctant to provide. And third, for your social and moral support of the researchers here."
316,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_008","...It warms my heart to see them happy."
317,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_009","Hodge, you─! H-How dare you force me to weep tears of gratitude in your s-stead, you sneak! You c-crafty gil-pincher! You emotional capitalist! <sob>"
318,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_AFTWEEKLY_000_000","You have delivered the weekly maximum of six items to Margrat. You may begin making deliveries again starting <ResetTime>1203</ResetTime><Switch(TopLevelParameter(220))><Case(1)>Sunday</Case><Case(2)>Monday</Case><Case(3)>Tuesday</Case><Case(4)>Wednesday</Case><Case(5)>Thursday</Case><Case(6)>Friday</Case><Case(7)>Saturday</Case></Switch> at <If(TopLevelParameter(218))><Switch(TopLevelParameter(218))><Case(1)>1</Case><Case(2)>2</Case><Case(3)>3</Case><Case(4)>4</Case><Case(5)>5</Case><Case(6)>6</Case><Case(7)>7</Case><Case(8)>8</Case><Case(9)>9</Case><Case(10)>10</Case><Case(11)>11</Case><Case(12)>12</Case><Case(13)>1</Case><Case(14)>2</Case><Case(15)>3</Case><Case(16)>4</Case><Case(17)>5</Case><Case(18)>6</Case><Case(19)>7</Case><Case(20)>8</Case><Case(21)>9</Case><Case(22)>10</Case><Case(23)>11</Case></Switch><Else/>12</If> <If(GreaterThanOrEqualTo(TopLevelParameter(218),12))>p.m.<Else/>a.m.</If> (Earth time)."
319,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_MARGRAT_000_000","Who's next to storm the gates, I wonder?"
320,"TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_QUEST_SYSTEM_000_002","In order to undertake the next quest, speak with Margrat as a Disciple of the Hand or the Land."
0,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_000,"To hear Thesauros's excuses, one might think it necessary to sell your firstborn to afford a comfortable chair and desk. Surely it isn't *impossible* to properly furnish a laboratory on a budget?"
1,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_001,"Hello, my fair gleaner! How goes the campaign of feline satisfaction?"
2,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_002,"Oh good, you're back. I think Ibuki is growing restless, so let's surround her with darling monstrosities before she launches a second assault upon Hodge."
3,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_003,"A pleasure as always, my lady of peerless procurement. Have you anything to soothe Grondilvet's tired eyes?"
4,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_004,"Another day, another battle of attrition against the enemies of ingenuity. Thrice-damned misers, the lot of them. But how do *you* fare, my friend?"
5,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_000,What will you do?
6,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_001,Make a delivery (UNKNOWN remaining).
7,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_002,Cast glamour on Margrat.
8,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_003,Learn about custom deliveries.
9,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_004,Nothing.
10,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_000_000,What would you learn more about?
11,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_001_000,Satisfaction level.
12,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_007_000,Delivery requirements and rewards.
13,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_002_000,Procuring collectables.
14,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_003_000,Acquiring materials.
15,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_004_000,Increasing the value of crafted collectables.
16,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_005_000,Increasing the value of gathered collectables.
17,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_006_000,Increasing the value of fish.
18,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_CANCEL,Nothing.
19,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_001_000,"With each successful delivery, Margrat will come to trust you more and more, leading her to task you with assignments of greater importance."
20,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_001_001,"This will be displayed in the form of a gauge atop the Custom Deliveries list. Fill this gauge to the maximum, and Margrat's **satisfaction level**─as represented by little golden hearts─will increase."
21,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_001_002,"Upon reaching a new **satisfaction level**, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the researchers of Labyrinthos."
22,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_007_000,"In order to deliver an item, you must be its corresponding class and level 80 or above."
23,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_007_001,"If you are level 99 or below, you will be awarded experience points instead of the level 100 scrips reward."
24,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_000,"Should you find yourself unsure as to how to procure a particular item, subcommands and item descriptions can point you in the right direction."
25,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_001,"For Disciple of the Hand items, choosing the **Search for Item by Crafting Method** subcommand with the list selected will bring up the crafting log and the recipe for the item in question."
26,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_002,"Likewise, for Disciple of the Land items, choosing the **Search for Item by Gathering Method** subcommand will bring up the gathering log."
27,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_003,"For knowledge on fish, choosing the **Display Location** subcommand will bring up the map of the relevant fishing hole."
28,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_102_003,"Furthermore, you may discover that using a metal spinner as a lure will expedite your fishing endeavors."
29,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_004,"The items sought by Margrat fall into three categories: crafted items (obtainable by Disciples of the Hand), gathered items (obtainable by Disciples of the Land), and fish. Furthermore, Margrat deals only in **collectables**."
30,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_003_000,Materials necessary to craft the collectables Margrat seeks may be purchased from R'dhyanki in Sharlayan Hamlet.
31,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_000,"The collectability of crafted items is directly related to their quality. Spare no effort in ensuring that the items you craft are of the highest possible quality, and you will be rewarded accordingly."
32,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_002,"The **Inner Quiet** status, granted each time you successfully increase quality, will serve you particularly well."
33,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_003,"Accumulate as many stacks of the status as you can, then put the final flourish on your masterpiece with **Byregot's Blessing**."
34,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_004,"There are a host of other actions that can serve to further enhance the quality of items you craft. Once you've mastered the fundamentals, you are encouraged to experiment with varied approaches until you find your preferred crafting method."
35,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_000,"Before gathering a collectable item, you must increase its collectability."
36,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_001,One technique miners and botanists may employ to raise collectability is the use of **Scrutiny** followed by **Scour**. Try executing this combination a few times before gathering the item.
37,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_002,"Gatherers seeking to procure items with higher collectability must be certain to equip gear with higher **gathering** and **perception** ratings, as these attributes influence the effectiveness of actions that raise collectability."
38,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_003,"Of course, these actions cannot be used to their full potential without sufficient **GP**. A healthy balance of all three attributes is essential to make the most of your gathering."
39,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_000,"The collectability value of fish follows a simple rule─the bigger, the better."
40,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_001,"Upon arriving at the fishing hole or teeming waters where your desired quarry resides, use the **Collect** action, then begin fishing or spearfishing."
41,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_002,"When fishing, using **Patience II** followed by effective hooking actions will increase your chances of reeling in a big one."
42,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_003,"Should you still find yourself catching only small fry, try outfitting yourself with better equipment to raise your **perception**."
43,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_000,"The items sought by Margrat fall into three categories: crafted items (obtainable by Disciples of the Hand), gathered items (obtainable by Disciples of the Land), and fish. Furthermore, Margrat deals only in **collectables**."
44,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_008,"In order to deliver an item, you must be its corresponding class and level 80 or above."
45,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_009,"If you are level 99 or below, you will be awarded experience points instead of the level 100 scrips reward."
46,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_001,Information on how to find individual items may be found in the following manner:
47,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_002,"For Disciple of the Hand items, choosing the **Search for Item by Crafting Method** subcommand with the list selected will bring up the crafting log and the relevant recipes."
48,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_003,Materials necessary to craft the collectables Margrat seeks may be purchased from R'dhyanki in Sharlayan Hamlet.
49,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_004,"For Disciple of the Land items, choosing the **Search for Item by Gathering Method** subcommand will bring up the gathering log and recipes in question."
50,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_005,"For knowledge on fish, choosing the **Display Location** subcommand will bring up the map of the relevant fishing hole."
51,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_100_005,"Furthermore, you may discover that using a metal spinner as a lure will expedite your fishing endeavors."
52,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_006,"The higher an item's collectability, the greater the reward you will earn from Margrat upon successful delivery."
53,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_007,"To learn more about collectables and how to increase collectability, speak with Margrat and select **Learn about custom deliveries**."
54,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_001_000,"In making your first successful delivery, you have begun to earn Margrat's trust."
55,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_001_001,"With each successful delivery, Margrat will grow more and more satisfied with your efforts. Fill the gauge completely and Margrat's **satisfaction level** will increase, giving you the opportunity to learn more about her."
56,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_001_002,"You can make up to six deliveries in a given week. Deliver the items Margrat needs, and deliver them often to win the trust and praise of your loquacious associate!"
57,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_WEEKLYLIMIT_000_000,You have reached the weekly limit for deliveries. You may begin again starting Tuesday at 5 p.m. (Earth time).
58,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_000,"Sometimes a good cushion is all you need to transform any old chair into posterial paradise. I've even heard of designs that incorporate gelatinous material sourced from─well. So long as it's comfortable, right?"
59,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_001,"Treats and toys seem like promising candidates, but whether your devotion will be requited for long─if at all─depends on the kitty in question. Perhaps a wad of crinkly paper or a simple box will suffice?"
60,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_002,It sounds like you're free to procure anything from grotesquely realistic clay sculptures to adorable plush creatures. Let it be known that I humbly request permission to squeeze should your donation be of the latter persuasion.
61,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_003,"Eye drops may seem like the obvious *solution*─ha! Get it?─but if you ask me, Grondilvet might benefit as much if not more from a fluffy bed or an eye mask. A quarter-bell nap can do wonders for one's health."
62,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_004,"Any number of things can help facilitate relaxation─refreshing drinks, tasty snacks, mammet masseurs, you name it. All the more effective when prepared by Player Player herself!"
63,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_000,"Stones with magnetic properties and herbal compresses are supposedly effective remedies for ailing backs, but do you know what's even better? Actual rest."
64,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_001,"There is a plant which can induce a state of euphoria in felines, as I recall. Failing that, there's always the classic sandbox, which cats may utilize for their, er...daily constitutionals."
65,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_002,"Let's give Ibuki whatever she needs to reverently whisper, “I've created a *monster*.” That's how we'll know we're on the right track."
66,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_003,"Here's a clever trick for pain relief: warm some stones or poultices and then press them to your eyes. Or neck. Or back. Or anywhere, really..."
67,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_004,"Our refreshment room is supplied with water and tea, but what could spark more joy than knowing Player Player has topped up our ice and replenished our leaves? Our beverages will never taste better, this I can assure you."
68,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_000,"Back pain may be a symptom of a deficiency of nutrients essential for bone development. The positive effects of a balanced diet may not manifest immediately, but who doesn't *feel* better after a healthy meal?"
69,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_001,"Some cats can't eat fish, and most fish can't eat cats, but what can some cats eat that most fish can't? ...Catfish."
70,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_002,"Certain shells are ground into powder for their pigments, and yet others make delightful decorations as they are. The right shade or sparkle can spur the spirit into a creative frenzy!"
71,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_003,Blueback fish are apparently rich in nutrients that help prevent ocular exhaustion and dry eyes. Let's hope Grondilvet and his colleagues like seafood!
72,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_004,"After exhausting our daily cerebral capital, we often find ourselves gazing vacantly into the abyss...but think how less ominous it would be to gaze vacantly into an aquarium filled with colorful fish! Truly the height of luxury and far better for the soul."
73,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_000,"...Yes, this should do nicely! A timely delivery of sufficient quality. Bravo!"
74,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_001,"...Well, well! If I were a small animal, I might be inclined to run circles around you in delight. But I'm not, so I won't. Thank you, though!"
75,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_002,...Do you normally fling items of extraordinary quality to whomsoever is in need? Because such behavior may condition people to trail behind you like awestruck ducklings─myself included.
76,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_003,"...Even after all this time, your capacity for peerless quality is astounding. How could I *not* break into celebratory dance? ...Embarrassing? Perish the thought!"
77,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_FULLBAG_000_000,Unable to obtain your reward. Your inventory is full.
78,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_FULLBAG_000_001,"To collect your reward, make room in your inventory and speak with Margrat once more."
79,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_000_000,These should make all the difference! Wait here; I'll go and deliver them to my colleagues.
80,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_001_000,"Cats have never struck me as particularly cheerful creatures, but even the most tenebrous tomcat will surely be moved to purr by all you've brought us. Give me a moment to present these gifts to Roaring Spring."
81,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_002_000,"Well, if Ibuki and her team aren't anything less than delighted, I think we may have to consider *them* monsters. I'll just be a moment."
82,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_003_000,Right then! I do believe we've accumulated sufficient succor for our blearily blinking comrade. I shall be back anon.
83,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_001,The results are in. Those items you procured for us...
84,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_002,...are the best thing since sliced Archon loaf! Ahahahahaha!
85,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_003,No longer shall our backs suffer the cricks and cramps of outrageous furniture! With renewed health and mental clarity may we set upon our work and meet our deadlines without need for extensions!
86,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_004,...Probably!
87,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_005,"Ahem. Theatrics aside, we are very grateful to you, kind lady. I'm afraid my complaints superseded a more civilized greeting, so allow me to properly introduce myself."
88,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_006,"My name is Margrat, and I work as a specialist in propulsion engineering here in Sharlayan Hamlet."
89,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_007,"Under the supervision of Kokkol Dankkol, my team participated in the development of not just the aetherburner, but the myriad ancillary propulsion systems of the *Ragnarok*."
90,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_008,"As our assignment concerned the crux of the project, we worked in tandem with a variety of other laboratories."
91,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_009,My team was charged with performing analyses of the physical and aetherial phenomena to which the internal components would be subjected.
92,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_010,Another team calculated the necessary energy costs of all propulsion systems and proposed refinements to improve aetherial conductivity...
93,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_011,And yet *another* team drafted the plans that reconciled all our disparate findings into one cohesive image. Thus we spun our web of productivity.
94,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_012,"Of course, a specialist is only as special as the demand for their expertise. So once the Final Days were thwarted and the threat to our lives no more, the threat to our *livelihoods* reared its ugly head."
95,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_013,"Thankfully, our experience with the *Ragnarok* was of value to Garlond Ironworks, who offered my team the opportunity to collaborate on new airship engines. And so we live to labor another day! "
96,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_014,"True to their Garlean roots, they rely heavily on ceruleum to power their engines, but with a few adjustments raw aether can also─"
97,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_015,"...Ah, but you know all about aether's potential, don't you! Tell me, why *did* you need those tanks?"
98,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_016,"It's not often─or ever, really─that people come clamoring for tanks with the capacity to power an interstellar vessel. Fancied a jaunt to the moon, did you? Ha ha!"
99,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_017,...You ripped a *hole* in the moon!? To forestall a voidsent invasion.
100,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_018,"Ahahaha! Pull the other one, it's got bells on! Next you'll be claiming you're a Scion. Next stop, Ultima Thule!"
101,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_019,...Hm? Why are you giving me that look?
102,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_020,...Wait. What did you say your name was?
103,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_021,Player Player. Right. The very Player Player who went to Ultima Thule with the other Scions.
104,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_022,"...Rhalgr smite you, Theopauldin. Would it have *killed* you to say something!?"
105,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_023,"All of us were...were so consumed by work back then that we never got so much of a glimpse of the Scions, let alone..."
106,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_024,And now here I am whinging to you about *back pain*. What a laugh...
107,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_025,"...A-Apologies! I had no idea you were *the* Player Player! It's, uh, quite a lot to process..."
108,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_026,Thank you for taking the time to help us.
109,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_027,"And, um...if you're so inclined, we would be terribly grateful for your continued assistance! "
110,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_028,"Thesauros is unlikely to loosen its purse strings any time soon, and we're still in dire need of things to improve our quality of life here in Labyrinthos."
111,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_029,"What say you? I'll make you an honorary member of our team─or better yet, my own personal gleaner!"
112,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_Q1_001_030,What will you say?
113,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A1_001_031,The honor would be mine!
114,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A1_001_032,"Compensation? Benefits? “Sod you, pay me,” as they say."
115,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_033,An answer fit for a hero! Glad to have you with us.
116,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_034,"Spoken like a born freelancer! But to answer your questions, I could paper the city with the amount of scrips I have lying around. You have my word that we shan't leave you wanting."
117,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_001,"Our resident cat-lover insisted that he address you personally, Player!"
118,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_002,I wanted to thank you for your many thoughtful donations. Their quality is astounding!
119,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_003,The lab cats have taken to them straightaway. Just seeing the joy writ plain upon their furry little faces has lifted the spirits of the whole team.
120,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_004,"By the by, have you given any thought as to what sort of research Roaring Spring and his crew of cat-lovers might specialize in?"
121,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_005,"It may defy expectations, given what you've learned of them thus far, but any guesses?"
122,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_006,"Believe it or not, they are all experts in aero- and aetherdynamics─the studies of how air and aether move, respectively."
123,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_007,"It is their comprehensive understanding of these mechanics which enabled them to devise not only the optimal form of our teeny-tiny toy boat, but that of its individual components as well."
124,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_008,"So while *we* were all losing our heads over the aetherburner, Roaring Spring and his colleagues were calmly ensuring that we had somewhere to stick the damnable thing. "
125,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_009,...Which brings me to my question: why is your laboratory overrun with felines? Did the stress finally break you?
126,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_010,Not as such. Our kitties are the fluffy keystones of our latest intellectual challenge.
127,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_011,"In the aftermath of the Final Days, we received a letter from an Eorzean naturalist named Marcette, who, er...*stridently* implored us to investigate a rather puzzling phenomenon."
128,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_012,The “spontaneous flight of traditionally flightless organisms.”
129,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_013,"Shocking, yes. Imagine an adamantoise or dhalmel suddenly rising into the air and darting away!"
130,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_014,"But while such incidents may seem queer and inexplicable, we believe we can identify the root cause. Insofar as it relates to aviation, at least."
131,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_015,"And once we know how these aerial feats were accomplished, we can assess which subjects may be manifesting latent abilities and which ones may be outliers of one sort or another."
132,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_016,"For her part, Marcette seems convinced that there are no outliers─that every subject was possessed of “ancestral levitational predisposition”─but regardless of the outcome, our research may revolutionize our understanding of aviation!"
133,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_017,"Indeed, even with my limited expertise, I can see the potential..."
134,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_018,"Naturally, our first step was to observe flight-gifted samples in captivity. And among those we collected, we found...*it*."
135,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_019,An enormous flying kitty cat!
136,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_020,Such grace! Such beauty! How could the air and aether *not* embrace you? How could the laws of nature not contort themselves to cradle your winsome curves!?
137,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_021,"Yet a mystery it remains. A fabulous, fluffy mystery. One to which we will devote our waking days to unravel."
138,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_022,"...That's wonderful, Roaring Spring! I hope you all find fulfillment in both your pioneering research and your kitties' care."
139,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_023,"Thank you, Margrat. I know we shall."
140,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_024,"And thank *you*, my friend. We are fortunate to have been aided by such an accomplished gleaner."
141,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_025,"Yes, well. “Gleaner” may have been the term I used to describe her for simplicity's sake, but truth be told, she isn't of the guildship. "
142,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_026,This is Player Player. One of the Scions who went aboard the *Ragnarok*.
143,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_027,...What?
144,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_028,"So I've been waxing poetic about kitty cats to...no, *commissioning* kitty goods from..."
145,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_029,I-If you'll excuse me! ...*Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa*!!!
146,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_030,"...I'll, er. Go and check on him later."
147,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_001,"Look, I've procured something of my own! A researcher brimming with gratitude."
148,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_002,None of us were expecting anything remotely close to the quality of what you delivered. The whole team couldn't be happier.
149,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_003,*Finally* we'll have furnishings more inspiring than peeling wallpaper and criminally slow timepieces. I can feel my investment in the drudgery improving already!
150,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_004,So? What do you suppose Ibuki and her colleagues spend their time studying whilst their monstrous miniatures keep vigil?
151,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_Q_003_005,What will you say?
152,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_003_006,Life sciences! I'd stake my life on it!
153,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_003_007,Monster...materials?
154,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_003_008,Have we confirmed they're not actually adventurers in disguise?
155,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_009,"Oh, don't do that! While biologists were called in for the *Ragnarok*'s development, they didn't belong to Ibuki's cohort. Although I can see why you might assume so."
156,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_010,Warm! Very warm indeed!
157,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_011,"Ahahaha! Skepticism well warranted, to be sure."
158,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_012,"Ibuki's team specializes in materials engineering, so they were tasked with deciding what the *Ragnarok* should be made of. "
159,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_013,"As the mission was of the greatest import, candidate materials were subjected to rigorous testing to ensure safe and reliable operation."
160,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_014,"For instance, every component within the engines had to withstand both the heat and stress the engine itself generated, as well as whatever bumps and scrapes it might suffer during the course of the ship's journey."
161,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_015,"However, if the durable, heat-resistant materials they chose had been too heavy or difficult to work with, our starship would have been effectively the world's largest doorstop."
162,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_016,"So to ensure the *Ragnarok* could actually fly and not be reduced to fondue in the process, Ibuki and her colleagues searched high and low for materials suited to each and every part. And on the occasion they failed to find what they needed, they rolled up their sleeves and created it themselves."
163,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_017,"People tend to be more interested in the bigger picture─by *what* is being made rather than what it's made *of*─but I've made my peace with it. It's a fairly mundane job, truth be told. "
164,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_018,Not from where I'm standing! You and your lab are the heroes who help us realize our wildest dreams. We are forever in your debt.
165,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_019,"Well, if you'd *really* like to repay the favor, you might try making a good faith effort to actually meet your deadline next time."
166,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_020,"These days, we mostly deal in arms and armor production with external collaborators."
167,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_021,"No matter how much you improve upon the previous model, adventurers always demand harder, better, faster, *and* stronger..."
168,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_022,Which necessitates a more in-depth understanding of the circumstances which demand such performance. So we conduct simulations based on actual and theoretical experiences of veteran adventurers.
169,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_023,"Which in turn means extensive research into the myriad monstrosities of the world! Perhaps *too* extensive, given how it has influenced our team."
170,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_024,“Influenced” being “instilled an obsession in.”
171,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_025,"Now whenever we see any reproduction of a monster, the potential battle begins..."
172,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_026,"Sharp claws! A lumbering blow! No, wait─*toxic, molten breath*! All powerless to penetrate our perfectly selected materials!"
173,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_027,Then comes the counter─pikes piercing hardened scale! Blades carving through jets of viscous bile! Driving unimpeded towards their fleshy prize!
174,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_028,"Aaah, I get shivers just thinking about it!"
175,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_029,"...Considering your long and storied tenure, you may have worn or wielded something developed by Ibuki's team and not even known it!"
176,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_030,Are guildship missions so perilous these days?
177,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_031,...Player Player?
178,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_032,Hyaaaaaaaaaaaagh! What─ How─ Whe-huh!?
179,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_033,"S-S-Signature! O-On the thing you just brought me, did you sign─!?"
180,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_034,"Just your initials on the underside!? No, *please*! Your full name, next time! Across the front!"
181,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_035,N-N-Name! D-Did you sign your name on what you brought!? “Collected by Player Player”!?
182,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_036,"What do you mean you don't sign that sort of thing!? That's─well, no, that's fair. But...please sign *something* for me! Next time?"
183,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_037,"And *you*, Margrat! How *dare* you conceal such crucial information!"
184,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_038,Just wait till the rest of the team hears about this!
185,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_001,Look! Wouldn't you say Grondilvet's eyes glimmer with renewed vitality?
186,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_002,I sincerely doubt they *look* any different. But the efficacy of the items you provided is undeniable.
187,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_003,"I've suffered fewer headaches, and my vision does seem clearer. I daresay this newfound comfort will enable me to execute my work with even greater precision."
188,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_004,You have been a boon to me and my team.
189,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_005,"Out of curiosity, why so much intense squinting of late? It must be awfully delicate stuff to tax your eyesight so."
190,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_006,Indeed it is. Our current assignment is complicated─sometimes punishingly so─but we are resolved to see it through.
191,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_007,"You see, during the ark's conversion to the *Ragnarok*, I spoke with Lominsan arcanists come to deliver supplies."
192,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_008,"It wasn't long before we discovered, to our mutual delight, the uncanny similarities between arcanima and systems aetherology."
193,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_009,"Arcane geometries were first conceived as a means to perceive and manipulate aetheric energy in specific natural environments─namely those of the south sea isles, the presumed birthplace of arcanima."
194,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_010,"But while our regulators were designed to serve a rather different purpose, the underlying principles of their operation are more or less the same."
195,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_011,"Now that we needn't concern ourselves with the end of civilization, we are free to engage in joint research with our friends in the Arcanists' Guild."
196,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_012,Sounds like our arrangement with Garlond Ironworks! What is your current objective?
197,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_013,We seek to incorporate analytical and conditional branching functionalities into a framework utilizing arcane geometries.
198,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_014,"By iterating this process, we hope to produce a single, comprehensive system capable of a heretofore unrealized feat. "
199,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_015,"To wit, one capable of automatically heating foodstuffs to optimal temperature for consumption!"
200,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_016,Wh-What did you just say!?
201,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_017,"You mean, our days of eating cold Archon burgers would be over? Your arcane wotsit would be able to restore them to their original juicy glory!?"
202,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_018,Mankind need never suffer cold burgers again.
203,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_019,"Byregot has blessed you with His genius, Grondilvet! The world will never be the same after your aetheric food warmer is complete!"
204,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_020,"You agree, don't you, Player?"
205,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_021,Player? Why is that name so familiar...
206,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_022,Oh dear...
207,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_023,"Er, about that. I should have mentioned sooner, but Player is Player Player of the Scions. One of the heroes who traveled aboard the *Ragnarok* to the end of the known universe. "
208,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_024,"...Margrat. I expected more from you, of all people. To have let me in ignorance impose upon the goodwill of such an esteemed personage─"
209,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_025,"I understand how you feel, I do. But that's *why* I...I just...wanted everyone to get to know her."
210,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_026,"Not as a hero on a pedestal whom we would never dare to approach, but as a person, like you and me. And I wanted her to get to know everyone, too. The nameless faces that worked so hard to make her journey possible, and raised their voices in cheer at her triumphant return."
211,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_027,"...I suppose we *would* be glad for further donations, should she be willing and able to oblige us. My laboratory would of course contribute to her due compensation, as well."
212,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_028,"Until next time, then. ...And thank you, Player. For everything."
213,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_100,(-???-)Pardon me...
214,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_101,"(-Reticent Researcher-)Erm, about that request I submitted earlier...have they reached a consensus?"
215,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_001_102,...All materials necessary for your current research have been allocated. Additional supplies will not be forthcoming.
216,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_103,(-Reticent Researcher-)O-Oh... I see...
217,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_104,Thus spoke the wise bureaucrats unto the obeisant workers. Tell us! What unreasonable desire did you dare voice to our overlords?
218,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_105,"(-Reticent Researcher-)Oh, hello, Margrat."
219,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_106,"(-Reticent Researcher-)I didn't think it was *that* unreasonable, all things considered. What are we supposed to do now...?"
220,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_107,Hmm... As good a chance as any...
221,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_108,I do believe we have your next commission!
222,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_109,"The despondent man you see before you is Roaring Spring, a fellow researcher formerly assigned to the *Ragnarok* project─albeit on a different team."
223,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_110,"I would be much obliged if you could procure whatever it was Thesauros refused him. He's a gentle soul, deserving of far better treatment than he's received, and I think you'll find his area of expertise fascinating─if you can guess what it is, that is! Well?"
224,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_111,"Rejoice, Roaring Spring! It just so happens that we have a special offer on all things Thesauros is too parsimonious to provide."
225,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_112,My great and benevolent gleaner friend will be happy to deliver your unreasonable desires.
226,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_113,"L-Like I said, I don't think it's *that* unreasonable, it's just... Truly?"
227,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_114,"Well then, er..."
228,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_115,C-C-Cat food!?
229,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_116,O-Or treats? Toys! Anything to amuse and delight our laboratory's kitty cats!
230,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_117,"Their comfort is our comfort─their happiness, our happiness!"
231,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_118,Anything in bulk would be greatly appreciated!
232,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_119,Ahahaha! Kitty cats!? Since when did you and your colleagues become so adorable?
233,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_120,"...A bit of a surprising request, but we can hardly fault him for his passion. See what you can come up with, and I'll be sure to pass it along!"
234,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_100,"(-???-)Oi, Hodge! I've come for my package. Where is it!?"
235,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_002_101,...The items you requested were deemed nonessential.
236,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_102,"(-Raging Researcher-)“Nonessential,” eh? And is my willingness to toil away in those bland biscuit boxes you call laboratories nonessential? Is my *motivation* nonessential!? Is it!?"
237,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_002_103,...You are free to purchase whatever you like with personal funds.
238,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_104,(-Raging Researcher-)*You're* a personal fund!
239,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_105,...Good one.
240,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_106,"Ibuki? While I understand your frustration, you cannot simply unleash your concentrated ire all at once to effect a change. Nay, we must use the paymasters' methods against their agents. As they slowly grind away at our spirits, so too must we wear down Hodge."
241,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_107,"I'll bear that in mind, Margrat. And how's your deadline looking?"
242,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_108,I'll deadline *you* if you ever lead with *that* again!
243,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_109,"S-Sorry, sorry. Clearly you *do* understand my frustration. I presume, like me, you've been *trying* to improve your team's working conditions, but to no avail..."
244,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_110,"Precisely why I called you over. If Thesauros is giving you the cold shoulder, we may be able to help."
245,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_Q_002_111,What will you say?
246,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_002_112,My neck and shoulder muscles are generally warm from prodigious use.
247,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_002_113,"You don't think this is going to be another cat thing, do you?"
248,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_114,The better for you to communicate your shared desire that none labor in misery! Huzzah!
249,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_115,Who knows? There's no end to delightful surprises here in Labyrinthos!
250,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_116,"You're in good hands, comrade. As an extension of our special offer, let us provide you with the conveniences Thesauros won't."
251,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_117,My exclusive gleaner is happy to procure anything your heart desires. You need but ask!
252,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_118,"I'm, er...not sure what's going on, but far be it from me to look a gift chocobo in the mouth!"
253,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_119,"We would like...monsters! Fiends, feral beasts, voidsent, primals─whatever you can provide. Miniatures, that is!"
254,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_120,"Any size, style, or shape. Wood carvings, life-sized cushions, soap sculptures. Honestly, *anything*. "
255,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_121,"If you need specific examples, one of the Ironworks engineers is a warmachina fanatic who crafts stunningly realistic replicas. Or you might reference the more simplistic mammets created by that infamous Gridanian goldsmith."
256,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_122,"Even if you can only manage supplies, we would be more than delighted to make our own miniatures! ...Time permitting."
257,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_123,"Right, well─now that I've thoroughly embarrassed myself, thank you in advance, kind stranger!"
258,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_124,Ibuki was assigned to the *Ragnarok* project as well. Any guesses as to what her specialty is? Let me know when you think you've figured it out─and when your first monstrous donation is ready for delivery!
259,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_100,(-Rational Researcher-)Ibuki just ran by shrieking like a jilted chocobo. Is something amiss?
260,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_101,"(-Rational Researcher-)...I suppose there's no telling with her. Never mind─ Hodge, I'm here to collect my supplies."
261,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_003_102,...Your request was denied. You are encouraged to recuperate at home.
262,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_103,(-Rational Researcher-)Ha! That's rich.
263,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_003_104,"Rich or not, that is the official answer."
264,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_003_105,...But those two have a special offer for rejected petitioners.
265,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_106,"Why, Hodge! The very nerve of you!"
266,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_107,"(-Rational Researcher-)Well met, Margrat. I'm glad to find you in high spirits and not your usual state of inconsolable weeping."
267,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_108,"(-Rational Researcher-)I believe we have yet to be acquainted. Grondilvet, systems aetherologist."
268,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_109,"No, no, no! Grondilvet, your good breeding ruined our fun little game! I've been challenging her to guess who did what on the *Ragnarok*!"
269,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_110,"Our systems aetherologists basically ensured that, on an arcane level, the *Ragnarok* was easy to operate."
270,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_111,Each component was imbued with supplementary magick─and *without* having to employ overworked mages scurrying about activating geometries.
271,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_112,This was possible because many systems were designed to function automatically in the presence of sufficient aether. But how do you ensure the requisite quantities of aether are supplied throughout the ship?
272,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_113,"Call in the systems aetherologists! Grondilvet's team was tasked with the development of regulators to reallocate aether as the systems dictate, so when our furry pilots engaged the throttle, the *Ragnarok* sped up instead of sputtering to a halt. Or exploding."
273,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_114,"Needless to say, it is intricate work that requires a deep understanding of how a host of complex mechanisms interact. Far beyond the scope of a harried gaggle of mages."
274,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_115,Goodness. Your effulgent praise has my bosom all atingle.
275,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_116,But returning to what Hodge mentioned─you are fulfilling requests which Thesauros denies?
276,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_117,"Why, we are indeed! My exclusive gleaner here is second to none when satisfying the needs of the needy. Take advantage of our free trial today!"
277,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_118,"Though I'm curious as to what prompted said trial, it would be foolish to reject your offer."
278,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_119,Very well. Might I commission some remedies for weary eyes?
279,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_120,"Eye drops would suffice, as would items that improve circulation. Foodstuffs purported to improve visual acuity would be welcome, too."
280,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_121,"If it may aid in the preservation or enhancement of eyesight, my team and I would welcome whatever you can provide."
281,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_122,"Ahhh, I *see*! Been burning the midnight oil, have we? A man after my own heart."
282,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_123,"Well then, my gleaning genius! Let's find this hard worker respite for his tired eyes, shall we?"
283,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_000,Margrat is pleased with your efforts. She now considers you a **Kind Collaborator**!
284,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_001,Margrat is delighted with your efforts. She now considers you a **Facilitator of Feline Felicity**!
285,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_002,Margrat is overjoyed with your efforts. She now considers you a **Gracious Gleaner**!
286,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_003,Margrat could not be happier with your efforts. She now considers you an **Irreplaceable Comrade**!
287,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_001_001,"And yet, there is still much work to be done if the researchers of Sharlayan Hamlet are to have their myriad needs met. To that end, Margrat has a new favor to ask of you..."
288,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_001_002,"Through your efforts, many dedicated intellectuals have found comfort and respite. It seems, however, that Margrat has something on her mind..."
289,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_AFTRANKUP_000_001,"The Custom Deliveries list for Margrat has been updated. To view the new list, speak with Margrat and select **Make a delivery**."
290,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_AFTRANKUP_001_001,"A new quest continuing the story of Margrat's work in Sharlayan Hamlet is now available. Upon its completion, the Custom Deliveries list for Margrat will be updated."
291,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_000,...Hm? Why have I not returned to my lab and my other neglected responsibilities?
292,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_001,"Never you fear; I'll tend to the perpetual bin fires just as soon as you leave. ...You're in no hurry to go, right?"
293,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_000,"I respect your dedication, Player. Hand-delivering commissions on time and with a smile...now that's service."
294,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_001,"Despite what others may whisper (and occasionally declare loudly within earshot), I too strive for punctuality! And were it not for the bastar─er, *management* stipulating such...*aggressive* deadlines, I might well have time for a smile or two!"
295,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_000,"Excellent, this should do us quite nicely. ...I take it you'll be going, then?"
296,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_001,"You could always stay awhile longer, you know! There's no need to rush─we could chat! Please? Everyone else is so busy and Hodge is no fun at all! ...*Please*?"
297,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_000,"Thanks to your tireless efforts, our quality of life here in Sharlayan Hamlet has been drastically improved."
298,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_001,"Wouldn't you agree, Hodge? I'm sure Player here has also spared you a modicum of grief."
299,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_004_002,"...If you wish to spare me grief, you might refrain from causing it in the first place."
300,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_003,"Oh, that Hodge. He plays coy, but there's no denying that you have done much and more to ease Thesauros's burdens."
301,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_004,"Mark my words: if we keep peddling your services, one day Hodge will leap over his desk and wring your hand in tearful gratitude! Or perhaps just offer a genuine word of thanks!"
302,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_000,Hodge! Have I mentioned in the past bell just how much Player here has single-handedly improved the state of Labyrinthos with her contributions?
303,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_001,Roaring Spring and Ibuki and Grondilvet and all their teams─and a great number of other researchers besides─have showered her with a veritable deluge of praise.
304,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_002,"Now it's your turn! One word, just one *tiny* little word of appreciation on behalf of Thesauros! Let's hear it! "
305,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_005_003,...I process requests. I do not issue public statements.
306,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_004,"...It may not seem like it, but we're making progress! We'll coax a heartfelt expression of gratitude from him yet! "
307,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_005,"Trust me, I've been bothering Hodge for years now; he's like an old, musty tome I've read cover to cover a dozen times. I see all the subtleties between the lines. So let's keep up the good work, Player!"
308,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_000,"Player, there's been a development..."
309,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_001,"According to Theopauldin, we've seen significantly increased returns from each and every laboratory here in Labyrinthos."
310,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_002,An external assessment might conclude that the projects we began in the wake of the Final Days have simply begun to yield results. That our labors were bound to bear fruit eventually. But we all know better.
311,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_003,"We know that our increased productivity─not to mention sunny morale─is largely thanks to you, my industrious friend."
312,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_004,"Which means that Hodge is now *obligated* to say something nice, if only out of basic decency! "
313,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_005,...The gratitude I must express is threefold.
314,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_006,"First, for the safe return of you and your fellow Scions to the star. "
315,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_007,"Second, for the procurement of resources that Thesauros has been reluctant to provide. And third, for your social and moral support of the researchers here."
316,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_008,...It warms my heart to see them happy.
317,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_009,"Hodge, you─! H-How dare you force me to weep tears of gratitude in your s-stead, you sneak! You c-crafty gil-pincher! You emotional capitalist! <sob>"
318,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_AFTWEEKLY_000_000,You have delivered the weekly maximum of six items to Margrat. You may begin making deliveries again starting Tuesday at 5 p.m. (Earth time).
319,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_MARGRAT_000_000,"Who's next to storm the gates, I wonder?"
320,TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_QUEST_SYSTEM_000_002,"In order to undertake the next quest, speak with Margrat as a Disciple of the Hand or the Land."
1 key 0 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_000 1 To hear Thesauros's excuses, one might think it necessary to sell your firstborn to afford a comfortable chair and desk. Surely it isn't *impossible* to properly furnish a laboratory on a budget?
2 # 1 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_001 Hello, my fair gleaner! How goes the campaign of feline satisfaction?
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_002 str Oh good, you're back. I think Ibuki is growing restless, so let's surround her with darling monstrosities before she launches a second assault upon Hodge.
4 0 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_000 3 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_003 To hear Thesauros's excuses, one might think it necessary to sell your firstborn to afford a comfortable chair and desk. Surely it isn't <Emphasis>impossible</Emphasis> to properly furnish a laboratory on a budget? A pleasure as always, my lady of peerless procurement. Have you anything to soothe Grondilvet's tired eyes?
5 1 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_001 4 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_004 Hello, my fair gleaner! How goes the campaign of feline satisfaction? Another day, another battle of attrition against the enemies of ingenuity. Thrice-damned misers, the lot of them. But how do *you* fare, my friend?
6 2 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_002 5 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_000 Oh good, you're back. I think Ibuki is growing restless, so let's surround her with darling monstrosities before she launches a second assault upon Hodge. What will you do?
7 3 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_003 6 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_001 A pleasure as always, my <If(PlayerParameter(4))>lady<Else/>man</If> of peerless procurement. Have you anything to soothe Grondilvet's tired eyes? Make a delivery (UNKNOWN remaining).
8 4 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GREETING_MARGRAT_000_004 7 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_002 Another day, another battle of attrition against the enemies of ingenuity. Thrice-damned misers, the lot of them. But how do <Emphasis>you</Emphasis> fare, my friend? Cast glamour on Margrat.
9 5 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_000 8 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_003 What will you do? Learn about custom deliveries.
10 6 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_001 9 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_004 Make a delivery (<Value>IntegerParameter(2)</Value> remaining). Nothing.
11 7 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_002 10 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_000_000 Cast glamour on Margrat. What would you learn more about?
12 8 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_003 11 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_001_000 Learn about custom deliveries. Satisfaction level.
13 9 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TOPMENU_000_004 12 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_007_000 Nothing. Delivery requirements and rewards.
14 10 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_000_000 13 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_002_000 What would you learn more about? Procuring collectables.
15 11 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_001_000 14 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_003_000 Satisfaction level. Acquiring materials.
16 12 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_007_000 15 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_004_000 Delivery requirements and rewards. Increasing the value of crafted collectables.
17 13 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_002_000 16 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_005_000 Procuring collectables. Increasing the value of gathered collectables.
18 14 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_003_000 17 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_006_000 Acquiring materials. Increasing the value of fish.
19 15 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_004_000 18 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_CANCEL Increasing the value of crafted collectables. Nothing.
20 16 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_005_000 19 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_001_000 Increasing the value of gathered collectables. With each successful delivery, Margrat will come to trust you more and more, leading her to task you with assignments of greater importance.
21 17 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_006_000 20 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_001_001 Increasing the value of fish. This will be displayed in the form of a gauge atop the Custom Deliveries list. Fill this gauge to the maximum, and Margrat's **satisfaction level**─as represented by little golden hearts─will increase.
22 18 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDEMENU_CANCEL 21 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_001_002 Nothing. Upon reaching a new **satisfaction level**, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the researchers of Labyrinthos.
23 19 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_001_000 22 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_007_000 With each successful delivery, Margrat will come to trust you more and more, leading her to task you with assignments of greater importance. In order to deliver an item, you must be its corresponding class and level 80 or above.
24 20 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_001_001 23 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_007_001 This will be displayed in the form of a gauge atop the Custom Deliveries list. Fill this gauge to the maximum, and Margrat's <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>satisfaction level<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>─as represented by little golden hearts─will increase. If you are level 99 or below, you will be awarded experience points instead of the level 100 scrips reward.
25 21 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_001_002 24 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_000 Upon reaching a new <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>satisfaction level<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>, you will have the opportunity to learn more about the researchers of Labyrinthos. Should you find yourself unsure as to how to procure a particular item, subcommands and item descriptions can point you in the right direction.
26 22 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_007_000 25 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_001 In order to deliver an item, you must be its corresponding class and level 80 or above. For Disciple of the Hand items, choosing the **Search for Item by Crafting Method** subcommand with the list selected will bring up the crafting log and the recipe for the item in question.
27 23 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_007_001 26 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_002 If you are level 99 or below, you will be awarded experience points instead of the level 100 scrips reward. Likewise, for Disciple of the Land items, choosing the **Search for Item by Gathering Method** subcommand will bring up the gathering log.
28 24 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_000 27 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_003 Should you find yourself unsure as to how to procure a particular item, subcommands and item descriptions can point you in the right direction. For knowledge on fish, choosing the **Display Location** subcommand will bring up the map of the relevant fishing hole.
29 25 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_001 28 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_102_003 For Disciple of the Hand items, choosing the <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Search for Item by Crafting Method<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> subcommand with the list selected will bring up the crafting log and the recipe for the item in question. Furthermore, you may discover that using a metal spinner as a lure will expedite your fishing endeavors.
30 26 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_002 29 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_004 Likewise, for Disciple of the Land items, choosing the <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Search for Item by Gathering Method<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> subcommand will bring up the gathering log. The items sought by Margrat fall into three categories: crafted items (obtainable by Disciples of the Hand), gathered items (obtainable by Disciples of the Land), and fish. Furthermore, Margrat deals only in **collectables**.
31 27 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_003 30 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_003_000 For knowledge on fish, choosing the <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Display Location<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> subcommand will bring up the map of the relevant fishing hole. Materials necessary to craft the collectables Margrat seeks may be purchased from R'dhyanki in Sharlayan Hamlet.
32 28 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_102_003 31 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_000 Furthermore, you may discover that using a metal spinner as a lure will expedite your fishing endeavors. The collectability of crafted items is directly related to their quality. Spare no effort in ensuring that the items you craft are of the highest possible quality, and you will be rewarded accordingly.
33 29 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_002_004 32 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_002 The items sought by Margrat fall into three categories: crafted items (obtainable by Disciples of the Hand), gathered items (obtainable by Disciples of the Land), and fish. Furthermore, Margrat deals only in <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>collectables<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>. The **Inner Quiet** status, granted each time you successfully increase quality, will serve you particularly well.
34 30 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_003_000 33 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_003 Materials necessary to craft the collectables Margrat seeks may be purchased from R'dhyanki in Sharlayan Hamlet. Accumulate as many stacks of the status as you can, then put the final flourish on your masterpiece with **Byregot's Blessing**.
35 31 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_000 34 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_004 The collectability of crafted items is directly related to their quality. Spare no effort in ensuring that the items you craft are of the highest possible quality, and you will be rewarded accordingly. There are a host of other actions that can serve to further enhance the quality of items you craft. Once you've mastered the fundamentals, you are encouraged to experiment with varied approaches until you find your preferred crafting method.
36 32 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_002 35 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_000 The <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Inner Quiet<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> status, granted each time you successfully increase quality, will serve you particularly well. Before gathering a collectable item, you must increase its collectability.
37 33 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_003 36 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_001 Accumulate as many stacks of the status as you can, then put the final flourish on your masterpiece with <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Byregot's Blessing<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>. One technique miners and botanists may employ to raise collectability is the use of **Scrutiny** followed by **Scour**. Try executing this combination a few times before gathering the item.
38 34 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_004_004 37 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_002 There are a host of other actions that can serve to further enhance the quality of items you craft. Once you've mastered the fundamentals, you are encouraged to experiment with varied approaches until you find your preferred crafting method. Gatherers seeking to procure items with higher collectability must be certain to equip gear with higher **gathering** and **perception** ratings, as these attributes influence the effectiveness of actions that raise collectability.
39 35 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_000 38 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_003 Before gathering a collectable item, you must increase its collectability. Of course, these actions cannot be used to their full potential without sufficient **GP**. A healthy balance of all three attributes is essential to make the most of your gathering.
40 36 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_001 39 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_000 One technique miners and botanists may employ to raise collectability is the use of <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Scrutiny<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> followed by <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Scour<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>. Try executing this combination a few times before gathering the item. The collectability value of fish follows a simple rule─the bigger, the better.
41 37 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_002 40 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_001 Gatherers seeking to procure items with higher collectability must be certain to equip gear with higher <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>gathering<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> and <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>perception<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> ratings, as these attributes influence the effectiveness of actions that raise collectability. Upon arriving at the fishing hole or teeming waters where your desired quarry resides, use the **Collect** action, then begin fishing or spearfishing.
42 38 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_005_003 41 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_002 Of course, these actions cannot be used to their full potential without sufficient <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>GP<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>. A healthy balance of all three attributes is essential to make the most of your gathering. When fishing, using **Patience II** followed by effective hooking actions will increase your chances of reeling in a big one.
43 39 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_000 42 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_003 The collectability value of fish follows a simple rule─the bigger, the better. Should you still find yourself catching only small fry, try outfitting yourself with better equipment to raise your **perception**.
44 40 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_001 43 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_000 Upon arriving at the fishing hole or teeming waters where your desired quarry resides, use the <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Collect<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> action, then begin fishing or spearfishing. The items sought by Margrat fall into three categories: crafted items (obtainable by Disciples of the Hand), gathered items (obtainable by Disciples of the Land), and fish. Furthermore, Margrat deals only in **collectables**.
45 41 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_002 44 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_008 When fishing, using <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Patience II<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> followed by effective hooking actions will increase your chances of reeling in a big one. In order to deliver an item, you must be its corresponding class and level 80 or above.
46 42 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_GUIDE_006_003 45 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_009 Should you still find yourself catching only small fry, try outfitting yourself with better equipment to raise your <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>perception<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>. If you are level 99 or below, you will be awarded experience points instead of the level 100 scrips reward.
47 43 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_000 46 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_001 The items sought by Margrat fall into three categories: crafted items (obtainable by Disciples of the Hand), gathered items (obtainable by Disciples of the Land), and fish. Furthermore, Margrat deals only in <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>collectables<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>. Information on how to find individual items may be found in the following manner:
48 44 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_008 47 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_002 In order to deliver an item, you must be its corresponding class and level 80 or above. For Disciple of the Hand items, choosing the **Search for Item by Crafting Method** subcommand with the list selected will bring up the crafting log and the relevant recipes.
49 45 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_009 48 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_003 If you are level 99 or below, you will be awarded experience points instead of the level 100 scrips reward. Materials necessary to craft the collectables Margrat seeks may be purchased from R'dhyanki in Sharlayan Hamlet.
50 46 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_001 49 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_004 Information on how to find individual items may be found in the following manner: For Disciple of the Land items, choosing the **Search for Item by Gathering Method** subcommand will bring up the gathering log and recipes in question.
51 47 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_002 50 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_005 For Disciple of the Hand items, choosing the <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Search for Item by Crafting Method<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> subcommand with the list selected will bring up the crafting log and the relevant recipes. For knowledge on fish, choosing the **Display Location** subcommand will bring up the map of the relevant fishing hole.
52 48 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_003 51 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_100_005 Materials necessary to craft the collectables Margrat seeks may be purchased from R'dhyanki in Sharlayan Hamlet. Furthermore, you may discover that using a metal spinner as a lure will expedite your fishing endeavors.
53 49 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_004 52 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_006 For Disciple of the Land items, choosing the <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Search for Item by Gathering Method<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> subcommand will bring up the gathering log and recipes in question. The higher an item's collectability, the greater the reward you will earn from Margrat upon successful delivery.
54 50 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_005 53 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_007 For knowledge on fish, choosing the <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Display Location<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> subcommand will bring up the map of the relevant fishing hole. To learn more about collectables and how to increase collectability, speak with Margrat and select **Learn about custom deliveries**.
55 51 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_100_005 54 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_001_000 Furthermore, you may discover that using a metal spinner as a lure will expedite your fishing endeavors. In making your first successful delivery, you have begun to earn Margrat's trust.
56 52 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_006 55 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_001_001 The higher an item's collectability, the greater the reward you will earn from Margrat upon successful delivery. With each successful delivery, Margrat will grow more and more satisfied with your efforts. Fill the gauge completely and Margrat's **satisfaction level** will increase, giving you the opportunity to learn more about her.
57 53 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_000_007 56 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_001_002 To learn more about collectables and how to increase collectability, speak with Margrat and select <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Learn about custom deliveries<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>. You can make up to six deliveries in a given week. Deliver the items Margrat needs, and deliver them often to win the trust and praise of your loquacious associate!
58 54 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_001_000 57 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_WEEKLYLIMIT_000_000 In making your first successful delivery, you have begun to earn Margrat's trust. You have reached the weekly limit for deliveries. You may begin again starting Tuesday at 5 p.m. (Earth time).
59 55 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_001_001 58 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_000 With each successful delivery, Margrat will grow more and more satisfied with your efforts. Fill the gauge completely and Margrat's <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>satisfaction level<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> will increase, giving you the opportunity to learn more about her. Sometimes a good cushion is all you need to transform any old chair into posterial paradise. I've even heard of designs that incorporate gelatinous material sourced from─well. So long as it's comfortable, right?
60 56 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_TUTORIAL_001_002 59 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_001 You can make up to six deliveries in a given week. Deliver the items Margrat needs, and deliver them often to win the trust and praise of your loquacious associate! Treats and toys seem like promising candidates, but whether your devotion will be requited for long─if at all─depends on the kitty in question. Perhaps a wad of crinkly paper or a simple box will suffice?
61 57 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_WEEKLYLIMIT_000_000 60 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_002 You have reached the weekly limit for deliveries. You may begin again starting <ResetTime>1203</ResetTime><Switch(TopLevelParameter(220))><Case(1)>Sunday</Case><Case(2)>Monday</Case><Case(3)>Tuesday</Case><Case(4)>Wednesday</Case><Case(5)>Thursday</Case><Case(6)>Friday</Case><Case(7)>Saturday</Case></Switch> at <If(TopLevelParameter(218))><Switch(TopLevelParameter(218))><Case(1)>1</Case><Case(2)>2</Case><Case(3)>3</Case><Case(4)>4</Case><Case(5)>5</Case><Case(6)>6</Case><Case(7)>7</Case><Case(8)>8</Case><Case(9)>9</Case><Case(10)>10</Case><Case(11)>11</Case><Case(12)>12</Case><Case(13)>1</Case><Case(14)>2</Case><Case(15)>3</Case><Case(16)>4</Case><Case(17)>5</Case><Case(18)>6</Case><Case(19)>7</Case><Case(20)>8</Case><Case(21)>9</Case><Case(22)>10</Case><Case(23)>11</Case></Switch><Else/>12</If> <If(GreaterThanOrEqualTo(TopLevelParameter(218),12))>p.m.<Else/>a.m.</If> (Earth time). It sounds like you're free to procure anything from grotesquely realistic clay sculptures to adorable plush creatures. Let it be known that I humbly request permission to squeeze should your donation be of the latter persuasion.
62 58 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_000 61 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_003 Sometimes a good cushion is all you need to transform any old chair into posterial paradise. I've even heard of designs that incorporate gelatinous material sourced from─well. So long as it's comfortable, right? Eye drops may seem like the obvious *solution*─ha! Get it?─but if you ask me, Grondilvet might benefit as much if not more from a fluffy bed or an eye mask. A quarter-bell nap can do wonders for one's health.
63 59 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_001 62 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_004 Treats and toys seem like promising candidates, but whether your devotion will be requited for long─if at all─depends on the kitty in question. Perhaps a wad of crinkly paper or a simple box will suffice? Any number of things can help facilitate relaxation─refreshing drinks, tasty snacks, mammet masseurs, you name it. All the more effective when prepared by Player Player herself!
64 60 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_002 63 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_000 It sounds like you're free to procure anything from grotesquely realistic clay sculptures to adorable plush creatures. Let it be known that I humbly request permission to squeeze should your donation be of the latter persuasion. Stones with magnetic properties and herbal compresses are supposedly effective remedies for ailing backs, but do you know what's even better? Actual rest.
65 61 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_003 64 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_001 Eye drops may seem like the obvious <Emphasis>solution</Emphasis>─ha! Get it?─but if you ask me, Grondilvet might benefit as much if not more from a fluffy bed or an eye mask. A quarter-bell nap can do wonders for one's health. There is a plant which can induce a state of euphoria in felines, as I recall. Failing that, there's always the classic sandbox, which cats may utilize for their, er...daily constitutionals.
66 62 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_001_004 65 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_002 Any number of things can help facilitate relaxation─refreshing drinks, tasty snacks, mammet masseurs, you name it. All the more effective when prepared by <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight> <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If>self! Let's give Ibuki whatever she needs to reverently whisper, “I've created a *monster*.” That's how we'll know we're on the right track.
67 63 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_000 66 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_003 Stones with magnetic properties and herbal compresses are supposedly effective remedies for ailing backs, but do you know what's even better? Actual rest. Here's a clever trick for pain relief: warm some stones or poultices and then press them to your eyes. Or neck. Or back. Or anywhere, really...
68 64 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_001 67 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_004 There is a plant which can induce a state of euphoria in felines, as I recall. Failing that, there's always the classic sandbox, which cats may utilize for their, er...daily constitutionals. Our refreshment room is supplied with water and tea, but what could spark more joy than knowing Player Player has topped up our ice and replenished our leaves? Our beverages will never taste better, this I can assure you.
69 65 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_002 68 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_000 Let's give Ibuki whatever she needs to reverently whisper, “I've created a <Emphasis>monster</Emphasis>.” That's how we'll know we're on the right track. Back pain may be a symptom of a deficiency of nutrients essential for bone development. The positive effects of a balanced diet may not manifest immediately, but who doesn't *feel* better after a healthy meal?
70 66 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_003 69 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_001 Here's a clever trick for pain relief: warm some stones or poultices and then press them to your eyes. Or neck. Or back. Or anywhere, really... Some cats can't eat fish, and most fish can't eat cats, but what can some cats eat that most fish can't? ...Catfish.
71 67 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_002_004 70 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_002 Our refreshment room is supplied with water and tea, but what could spark more joy than knowing <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight> has topped up our ice and replenished our leaves? Our beverages will never taste better, this I can assure you. Certain shells are ground into powder for their pigments, and yet others make delightful decorations as they are. The right shade or sparkle can spur the spirit into a creative frenzy!
72 68 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_000 71 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_003 Back pain may be a symptom of a deficiency of nutrients essential for bone development. The positive effects of a balanced diet may not manifest immediately, but who doesn't <Emphasis>feel</Emphasis> better after a healthy meal? Blueback fish are apparently rich in nutrients that help prevent ocular exhaustion and dry eyes. Let's hope Grondilvet and his colleagues like seafood!
73 69 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_001 72 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_004 Some cats can't eat fish, and most fish can't eat cats, but what can some cats eat that most fish can't? ...Catfish. After exhausting our daily cerebral capital, we often find ourselves gazing vacantly into the abyss...but think how less ominous it would be to gaze vacantly into an aquarium filled with colorful fish! Truly the height of luxury and far better for the soul.
74 70 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_002 73 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_000 Certain shells are ground into powder for their pigments, and yet others make delightful decorations as they are. The right shade or sparkle can spur the spirit into a creative frenzy! ...Yes, this should do nicely! A timely delivery of sufficient quality. Bravo!
75 71 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_003 74 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_001 Blueback fish are apparently rich in nutrients that help prevent ocular exhaustion and dry eyes. Let's hope Grondilvet and his colleagues like seafood! ...Well, well! If I were a small animal, I might be inclined to run circles around you in delight. But I'm not, so I won't. Thank you, though!
76 72 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_KNOWLEDGE_MARGRAT_003_004 75 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_002 After exhausting our daily cerebral capital, we often find ourselves gazing vacantly into the abyss...but think how less ominous it would be to gaze vacantly into an aquarium filled with colorful fish! Truly the height of luxury and far better for the soul. ...Do you normally fling items of extraordinary quality to whomsoever is in need? Because such behavior may condition people to trail behind you like awestruck ducklings─myself included.
77 73 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_000 76 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_003 ...Yes, this should do nicely! A timely delivery of sufficient quality. Bravo! ...Even after all this time, your capacity for peerless quality is astounding. How could I *not* break into celebratory dance? ...Embarrassing? Perish the thought!
78 74 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_001 77 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_FULLBAG_000_000 ...Well, well! If I were a small animal, I might be inclined to run circles around you in delight. But I'm not, so I won't. Thank you, though! Unable to obtain your reward. Your inventory is full.
79 75 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_002 78 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_FULLBAG_000_001 ...Do you normally fling items of extraordinary quality to whomsoever is in need? Because such behavior may condition people to trail behind you like awestruck ducklings─myself included. To collect your reward, make room in your inventory and speak with Margrat once more.
80 76 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_JUDGEMENT_MARGRAT_000_003 79 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_000_000 ...Even after all this time, your capacity for peerless quality is astounding. How could I <Emphasis>not</Emphasis> break into celebratory dance? ...Embarrassing? Perish the thought! These should make all the difference! Wait here; I'll go and deliver them to my colleagues.
81 77 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_FULLBAG_000_000 80 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_001_000 Unable to obtain your reward. Your inventory is full. Cats have never struck me as particularly cheerful creatures, but even the most tenebrous tomcat will surely be moved to purr by all you've brought us. Give me a moment to present these gifts to Roaring Spring.
82 78 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_FULLBAG_000_001 81 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_002_000 To collect your reward, make room in your inventory and speak with Margrat once more. Well, if Ibuki and her team aren't anything less than delighted, I think we may have to consider *them* monsters. I'll just be a moment.
83 79 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_000_000 82 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_003_000 These should make all the difference! Wait here; I'll go and deliver them to my colleagues. Right then! I do believe we've accumulated sufficient succor for our blearily blinking comrade. I shall be back anon.
84 80 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_001_000 83 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_001 Cats have never struck me as particularly cheerful creatures, but even the most tenebrous tomcat will surely be moved to purr by all you've brought us. Give me a moment to present these gifts to Roaring Spring. The results are in. Those items you procured for us...
85 81 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_002_000 84 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_002 Well, if Ibuki and her team aren't anything less than delighted, I think we may have to consider <Emphasis>them</Emphasis> monsters. I'll just be a moment. ...are the best thing since sliced Archon loaf! Ahahahahaha!
86 82 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_BEFRANKUP_MARGRAT_003_000 85 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_003 Right then! I do believe we've accumulated sufficient succor for our blearily blinking comrade. I shall be back anon. No longer shall our backs suffer the cricks and cramps of outrageous furniture! With renewed health and mental clarity may we set upon our work and meet our deadlines without need for extensions!
87 83 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_001 86 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_004 The results are in. Those items you procured for us... ...Probably!
88 84 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_002 87 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_005 ...are the best thing since sliced Archon loaf! Ahahahahaha! Ahem. Theatrics aside, we are very grateful to you, kind lady. I'm afraid my complaints superseded a more civilized greeting, so allow me to properly introduce myself.
89 85 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_003 88 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_006 No longer shall our backs suffer the cricks and cramps of outrageous furniture! With renewed health and mental clarity may we set upon our work and meet our deadlines without need for extensions! My name is Margrat, and I work as a specialist in propulsion engineering here in Sharlayan Hamlet.
90 86 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_004 89 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_007 ...Probably! Under the supervision of Kokkol Dankkol, my team participated in the development of not just the aetherburner, but the myriad ancillary propulsion systems of the *Ragnarok*.
91 87 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_005 90 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_008 Ahem. Theatrics aside, we are very grateful to you, kind <If(PlayerParameter(4))>lady<Else/>sir</If>. I'm afraid my complaints superseded a more civilized greeting, so allow me to properly introduce myself. As our assignment concerned the crux of the project, we worked in tandem with a variety of other laboratories.
92 88 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_006 91 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_009 My name is Margrat, and I work as a specialist in propulsion engineering here in Sharlayan Hamlet. My team was charged with performing analyses of the physical and aetherial phenomena to which the internal components would be subjected.
93 89 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_007 92 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_010 Under the supervision of Kokkol Dankkol, my team participated in the development of not just the aetherburner, but the myriad ancillary propulsion systems of the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis>. Another team calculated the necessary energy costs of all propulsion systems and proposed refinements to improve aetherial conductivity...
94 90 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_008 93 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_011 As our assignment concerned the crux of the project, we worked in tandem with a variety of other laboratories. And yet *another* team drafted the plans that reconciled all our disparate findings into one cohesive image. Thus we spun our web of productivity.
95 91 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_009 94 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_012 My team was charged with performing analyses of the physical and aetherial phenomena to which the internal components would be subjected. Of course, a specialist is only as special as the demand for their expertise. So once the Final Days were thwarted and the threat to our lives no more, the threat to our *livelihoods* reared its ugly head.
96 92 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_010 95 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_013 Another team calculated the necessary energy costs of all propulsion systems and proposed refinements to improve aetherial conductivity... Thankfully, our experience with the *Ragnarok* was of value to Garlond Ironworks, who offered my team the opportunity to collaborate on new airship engines. And so we live to labor another day!
97 93 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_011 96 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_014 And yet <Emphasis>another</Emphasis> team drafted the plans that reconciled all our disparate findings into one cohesive image. Thus we spun our web of productivity. True to their Garlean roots, they rely heavily on ceruleum to power their engines, but with a few adjustments raw aether can also─
98 94 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_012 97 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_015 Of course, a specialist is only as special as the demand for their expertise. So once the Final Days were thwarted and the threat to our lives no more, the threat to our <Emphasis>livelihoods</Emphasis> reared its ugly head. ...Ah, but you know all about aether's potential, don't you! Tell me, why *did* you need those tanks?
99 95 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_013 98 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_016 Thankfully, our experience with the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> was of value to Garlond Ironworks, who offered my team the opportunity to collaborate on new airship engines. And so we live to labor another day! It's not often─or ever, really─that people come clamoring for tanks with the capacity to power an interstellar vessel. Fancied a jaunt to the moon, did you? Ha ha!
100 96 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_014 99 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_017 True to their Garlean roots, they rely heavily on ceruleum to power their engines, but with a few adjustments raw aether can also─ ...You ripped a *hole* in the moon!? To forestall a voidsent invasion.
101 97 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_015 100 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_018 ...Ah, but you know all about aether's potential, don't you! Tell me, why <Emphasis>did</Emphasis> you need those tanks? Ahahaha! Pull the other one, it's got bells on! Next you'll be claiming you're a Scion. Next stop, Ultima Thule!
102 98 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_016 101 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_019 It's not often─or ever, really─that people come clamoring for tanks with the capacity to power an interstellar vessel. Fancied a jaunt to the moon, did you? Ha ha! ...Hm? Why are you giving me that look?
103 99 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_017 102 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_020 ...You ripped a <Emphasis>hole</Emphasis> in the moon!? To forestall a voidsent invasion. ...Wait. What did you say your name was?
104 100 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_018 103 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_021 Ahahaha! Pull the other one, it's got bells on! Next you'll be claiming you're a Scion. Next stop, Ultima Thule! Player Player. Right. The very Player Player who went to Ultima Thule with the other Scions.
105 101 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_019 104 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_022 ...Hm? Why are you giving me that look? ...Rhalgr smite you, Theopauldin. Would it have *killed* you to say something!?
106 102 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_020 105 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_023 ...Wait. What did you say your name was? All of us were...were so consumed by work back then that we never got so much of a glimpse of the Scions, let alone...
107 103 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_021 106 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_024 <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>. Right. The very <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight> who went to Ultima Thule with the other Scions. And now here I am whinging to you about *back pain*. What a laugh...
108 104 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_022 107 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_025 ...Rhalgr smite you, Theopauldin. Would it have <Emphasis>killed</Emphasis> you to say something!? ...A-Apologies! I had no idea you were *the* Player Player! It's, uh, quite a lot to process...
109 105 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_023 108 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_026 All of us were...were so consumed by work back then that we never got so much of a glimpse of the Scions, let alone... Thank you for taking the time to help us.
110 106 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_024 109 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_027 And now here I am whinging to you about <Emphasis>back pain</Emphasis>. What a laugh... And, um...if you're so inclined, we would be terribly grateful for your continued assistance!
111 107 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_025 110 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_028 ...A-Apologies! I had no idea you were <Emphasis>the</Emphasis> <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>! It's, uh, quite a lot to process... Thesauros is unlikely to loosen its purse strings any time soon, and we're still in dire need of things to improve our quality of life here in Labyrinthos.
112 108 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_026 111 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_029 Thank you for taking the time to help us. What say you? I'll make you an honorary member of our team─or better yet, my own personal gleaner!
113 109 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_027 112 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_Q1_001_030 And, um...if you're so inclined, we would be terribly grateful for your continued assistance! What will you say?
114 110 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_028 113 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A1_001_031 Thesauros is unlikely to loosen its purse strings any time soon, and we're still in dire need of things to improve our quality of life here in Labyrinthos. The honor would be mine!
115 111 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_029 114 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A1_001_032 What say you? I'll make you an honorary member of our team─or better yet, my own personal gleaner! Compensation? Benefits? “Sod you, pay me,” as they say.
116 112 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_Q1_001_030 115 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_033 What will you say? An answer fit for a hero! Glad to have you with us.
117 113 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A1_001_031 116 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_034 The honor would be mine! Spoken like a born freelancer! But to answer your questions, I could paper the city with the amount of scrips I have lying around. You have my word that we shan't leave you wanting.
118 114 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A1_001_032 117 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_001 Compensation? Benefits? “Sod you, pay me,” as they say. Our resident cat-lover insisted that he address you personally, Player!
119 115 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_033 118 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_002 An answer fit for a hero! Glad to have you with us. I wanted to thank you for your many thoughtful donations. Their quality is astounding!
120 116 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_034 119 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_003 Spoken like a born freelancer! But to answer your questions, I could paper the city with the amount of scrips I have lying around. You have my word that we shan't leave you wanting. The lab cats have taken to them straightaway. Just seeing the joy writ plain upon their furry little faces has lifted the spirits of the whole team.
121 117 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_001 120 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_004 Our resident cat-lover insisted that he address you personally, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! By the by, have you given any thought as to what sort of research Roaring Spring and his crew of cat-lovers might specialize in?
122 118 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_002 121 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_005 I wanted to thank you for your many thoughtful donations. Their quality is astounding! It may defy expectations, given what you've learned of them thus far, but any guesses?
123 119 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_003 122 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_006 The lab cats have taken to them straightaway. Just seeing the joy writ plain upon their furry little faces has lifted the spirits of the whole team. Believe it or not, they are all experts in aero- and aetherdynamics─the studies of how air and aether move, respectively.
124 120 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_004 123 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_007 By the by, have you given any thought as to what sort of research Roaring Spring and his crew of cat-lovers might specialize in? It is their comprehensive understanding of these mechanics which enabled them to devise not only the optimal form of our teeny-tiny toy boat, but that of its individual components as well.
125 121 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_005 124 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_008 It may defy expectations, given what you've learned of them thus far, but any guesses? So while *we* were all losing our heads over the aetherburner, Roaring Spring and his colleagues were calmly ensuring that we had somewhere to stick the damnable thing.
126 122 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_006 125 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_009 Believe it or not, they are all experts in aero- and aetherdynamics─the studies of how air and aether move, respectively. ...Which brings me to my question: why is your laboratory overrun with felines? Did the stress finally break you?
127 123 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_007 126 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_010 It is their comprehensive understanding of these mechanics which enabled them to devise not only the optimal form of our teeny-tiny toy boat, but that of its individual components as well. Not as such. Our kitties are the fluffy keystones of our latest intellectual challenge.
128 124 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_008 127 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_011 So while <Emphasis>we</Emphasis> were all losing our heads over the aetherburner, Roaring Spring and his colleagues were calmly ensuring that we had somewhere to stick the damnable thing. In the aftermath of the Final Days, we received a letter from an Eorzean naturalist named Marcette, who, er...*stridently* implored us to investigate a rather puzzling phenomenon.
129 125 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_009 128 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_012 ...Which brings me to my question: why is your laboratory overrun with felines? Did the stress finally break you? The “spontaneous flight of traditionally flightless organisms.”
130 126 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_010 129 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_013 Not as such. Our kitties are the fluffy keystones of our latest intellectual challenge. Shocking, yes. Imagine an adamantoise or dhalmel suddenly rising into the air and darting away!
131 127 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_011 130 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_014 In the aftermath of the Final Days, we received a letter from an Eorzean naturalist named Marcette, who, er...<Emphasis>stridently</Emphasis> implored us to investigate a rather puzzling phenomenon. But while such incidents may seem queer and inexplicable, we believe we can identify the root cause. Insofar as it relates to aviation, at least.
132 128 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_012 131 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_015 The “spontaneous flight of traditionally flightless organisms.” And once we know how these aerial feats were accomplished, we can assess which subjects may be manifesting latent abilities and which ones may be outliers of one sort or another.
133 129 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_013 132 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_016 Shocking, yes. Imagine an adamantoise or dhalmel suddenly rising into the air and darting away! For her part, Marcette seems convinced that there are no outliers─that every subject was possessed of “ancestral levitational predisposition”─but regardless of the outcome, our research may revolutionize our understanding of aviation!
134 130 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_014 133 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_017 But while such incidents may seem queer and inexplicable, we believe we can identify the root cause. Insofar as it relates to aviation, at least. Indeed, even with my limited expertise, I can see the potential...
135 131 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_015 134 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_018 And once we know how these aerial feats were accomplished, we can assess which subjects may be manifesting latent abilities and which ones may be outliers of one sort or another. Naturally, our first step was to observe flight-gifted samples in captivity. And among those we collected, we found...*it*.
136 132 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_016 135 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_019 For her part, Marcette seems convinced that there are no outliers─that every subject was possessed of “ancestral levitational predisposition”─but regardless of the outcome, our research may revolutionize our understanding of aviation! An enormous flying kitty cat!
137 133 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_017 136 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_020 Indeed, even with my limited expertise, I can see the potential... Such grace! Such beauty! How could the air and aether *not* embrace you? How could the laws of nature not contort themselves to cradle your winsome curves!?
138 134 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_018 137 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_021 Naturally, our first step was to observe flight-gifted samples in captivity. And among those we collected, we found...<Emphasis>it</Emphasis>. Yet a mystery it remains. A fabulous, fluffy mystery. One to which we will devote our waking days to unravel.
139 135 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_019 138 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_022 An enormous flying kitty cat! ...That's wonderful, Roaring Spring! I hope you all find fulfillment in both your pioneering research and your kitties' care.
140 136 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_020 139 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_023 Such grace! Such beauty! How could the air and aether <Emphasis>not</Emphasis> embrace you? How could the laws of nature not contort themselves to cradle your winsome curves!? Thank you, Margrat. I know we shall.
141 137 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_021 140 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_024 Yet a mystery it remains. A fabulous, fluffy mystery. One to which we will devote our waking days to unravel. And thank *you*, my friend. We are fortunate to have been aided by such an accomplished gleaner.
142 138 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_022 141 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_025 ...That's wonderful, Roaring Spring! I hope you all find fulfillment in both your pioneering research and your kitties' care. Yes, well. “Gleaner” may have been the term I used to describe her for simplicity's sake, but truth be told, she isn't of the guildship.
143 139 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_023 142 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_026 Thank you, Margrat. I know we shall. This is Player Player. One of the Scions who went aboard the *Ragnarok*.
144 140 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_024 143 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_027 And thank <Emphasis>you</Emphasis>, my friend. We are fortunate to have been aided by such an accomplished gleaner. ...What?
145 141 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_025 144 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_028 Yes, well. “Gleaner” may have been the term I used to describe <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If> for simplicity's sake, but truth be told, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> isn't of the guildship. So I've been waxing poetic about kitty cats to...no, *commissioning* kitty goods from...
146 142 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_026 145 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_029 This is <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>. One of the Scions who went aboard the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis>. I-If you'll excuse me! ...*Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa*!!!
147 143 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_027 146 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_030 ...What? ...I'll, er. Go and check on him later.
148 144 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_028 147 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_001 So I've been waxing poetic about kitty cats to...no, <Emphasis>commissioning</Emphasis> kitty goods from... Look, I've procured something of my own! A researcher brimming with gratitude.
149 145 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_002_029 148 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_002 I-If you'll excuse me! ...<Emphasis>Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</Emphasis>!!! None of us were expecting anything remotely close to the quality of what you delivered. The whole team couldn't be happier.
150 146 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_030 149 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_003 ...I'll, er. Go and check on him later. *Finally* we'll have furnishings more inspiring than peeling wallpaper and criminally slow timepieces. I can feel my investment in the drudgery improving already!
151 147 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_001 150 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_004 Look, I've procured something of my own! A researcher brimming with gratitude. So? What do you suppose Ibuki and her colleagues spend their time studying whilst their monstrous miniatures keep vigil?
152 148 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_002 151 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_Q_003_005 None of us were expecting anything remotely close to the quality of what you delivered. The whole team couldn't be happier. What will you say?
153 149 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_003 152 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_003_006 <Emphasis>Finally</Emphasis> we'll have furnishings more inspiring than peeling wallpaper and criminally slow timepieces. I can feel my investment in the drudgery improving already! Life sciences! I'd stake my life on it!
154 150 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_004 153 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_003_007 So? What do you suppose Ibuki and her colleagues spend their time studying whilst their monstrous miniatures keep vigil? Monster...materials?
155 151 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_Q_003_005 154 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_003_008 What will you say? Have we confirmed they're not actually adventurers in disguise?
156 152 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_003_006 155 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_009 Life sciences! I'd stake my life on it! Oh, don't do that! While biologists were called in for the *Ragnarok*'s development, they didn't belong to Ibuki's cohort. Although I can see why you might assume so.
157 153 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_003_007 156 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_010 Monster...materials? Warm! Very warm indeed!
158 154 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_003_008 157 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_011 Have we confirmed they're not actually adventurers in disguise? Ahahaha! Skepticism well warranted, to be sure.
159 155 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_009 158 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_012 Oh, don't do that! While biologists were called in for the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis>'s development, they didn't belong to Ibuki's cohort. Although I can see why you might assume so. Ibuki's team specializes in materials engineering, so they were tasked with deciding what the *Ragnarok* should be made of.
160 156 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_010 159 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_013 Warm! Very warm indeed! As the mission was of the greatest import, candidate materials were subjected to rigorous testing to ensure safe and reliable operation.
161 157 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_011 160 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_014 Ahahaha! Skepticism well warranted, to be sure. For instance, every component within the engines had to withstand both the heat and stress the engine itself generated, as well as whatever bumps and scrapes it might suffer during the course of the ship's journey.
162 158 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_012 161 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_015 Ibuki's team specializes in materials engineering, so they were tasked with deciding what the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> should be made of. However, if the durable, heat-resistant materials they chose had been too heavy or difficult to work with, our starship would have been effectively the world's largest doorstop.
163 159 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_013 162 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_016 As the mission was of the greatest import, candidate materials were subjected to rigorous testing to ensure safe and reliable operation. So to ensure the *Ragnarok* could actually fly and not be reduced to fondue in the process, Ibuki and her colleagues searched high and low for materials suited to each and every part. And on the occasion they failed to find what they needed, they rolled up their sleeves and created it themselves.
164 160 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_014 163 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_017 For instance, every component within the engines had to withstand both the heat and stress the engine itself generated, as well as whatever bumps and scrapes it might suffer during the course of the ship's journey. People tend to be more interested in the bigger picture─by *what* is being made rather than what it's made *of*─but I've made my peace with it. It's a fairly mundane job, truth be told.
165 161 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_015 164 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_018 However, if the durable, heat-resistant materials they chose had been too heavy or difficult to work with, our starship would have been effectively the world's largest doorstop. Not from where I'm standing! You and your lab are the heroes who help us realize our wildest dreams. We are forever in your debt.
166 162 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_016 165 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_019 So to ensure the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> could actually fly and not be reduced to fondue in the process, Ibuki and her colleagues searched high and low for materials suited to each and every part. And on the occasion they failed to find what they needed, they rolled up their sleeves and created it themselves. Well, if you'd *really* like to repay the favor, you might try making a good faith effort to actually meet your deadline next time.
167 163 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_017 166 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_020 People tend to be more interested in the bigger picture─by <Emphasis>what</Emphasis> is being made rather than what it's made <Emphasis>of</Emphasis>─but I've made my peace with it. It's a fairly mundane job, truth be told. These days, we mostly deal in arms and armor production with external collaborators.
168 164 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_018 167 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_021 Not from where I'm standing! You and your lab are the heroes who help us realize our wildest dreams. We are forever in your debt. No matter how much you improve upon the previous model, adventurers always demand harder, better, faster, *and* stronger...
169 165 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_019 168 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_022 Well, if you'd <Emphasis>really</Emphasis> like to repay the favor, you might try making a good faith effort to actually meet your deadline next time. Which necessitates a more in-depth understanding of the circumstances which demand such performance. So we conduct simulations based on actual and theoretical experiences of veteran adventurers.
170 166 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_020 169 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_023 These days, we mostly deal in arms and armor production with external collaborators. Which in turn means extensive research into the myriad monstrosities of the world! Perhaps *too* extensive, given how it has influenced our team.
171 167 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_021 170 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_024 No matter how much you improve upon the previous model, adventurers always demand harder, better, faster, <Emphasis>and</Emphasis> stronger... “Influenced” being “instilled an obsession in.”
172 168 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_022 171 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_025 Which necessitates a more in-depth understanding of the circumstances which demand such performance. So we conduct simulations based on actual and theoretical experiences of veteran adventurers. Now whenever we see any reproduction of a monster, the potential battle begins...
173 169 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_023 172 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_026 Which in turn means extensive research into the myriad monstrosities of the world! Perhaps <Emphasis>too</Emphasis> extensive, given how it has influenced our team. Sharp claws! A lumbering blow! No, wait─*toxic, molten breath*! All powerless to penetrate our perfectly selected materials!
174 170 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_024 173 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_027 “Influenced” being “instilled an obsession in.” Then comes the counter─pikes piercing hardened scale! Blades carving through jets of viscous bile! Driving unimpeded towards their fleshy prize!
175 171 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_025 174 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_028 Now whenever we see any reproduction of a monster, the potential battle begins... Aaah, I get shivers just thinking about it!
176 172 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_026 175 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_029 Sharp claws! A lumbering blow! No, wait─<Emphasis>toxic, molten breath</Emphasis>! All powerless to penetrate our perfectly selected materials! ...Considering your long and storied tenure, you may have worn or wielded something developed by Ibuki's team and not even known it!
177 173 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_027 176 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_030 Then comes the counter─pikes piercing hardened scale! Blades carving through jets of viscous bile! Driving unimpeded towards their fleshy prize! Are guildship missions so perilous these days?
178 174 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_028 177 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_031 Aaah, I get shivers just thinking about it! ...Player Player?
179 175 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_029 178 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_032 ...Considering your long and storied tenure, you may have worn or wielded something developed by Ibuki's team and not even known it! Hyaaaaaaaaaaaagh! What─ How─ Whe-huh!?
180 176 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_030 179 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_033 Are guildship missions so perilous these days? S-S-Signature! O-On the thing you just brought me, did you sign─!?
181 177 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_031 180 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_034 ...<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>? Just your initials on the underside!? No, *please*! Your full name, next time! Across the front!
182 178 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_032 181 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_035 Hyaaaaaaaaaaaagh! What─ How─ Whe-huh!? N-N-Name! D-Did you sign your name on what you brought!? “Collected by Player Player”!?
183 179 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_033 182 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_036 S-S-Signature! O-On the thing you just brought me, did you sign─!? What do you mean you don't sign that sort of thing!? That's─well, no, that's fair. But...please sign *something* for me! Next time?
184 180 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_034 183 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_037 Just your initials on the underside!? No, <Emphasis>please</Emphasis>! Your full name, next time! Across the front! And *you*, Margrat! How *dare* you conceal such crucial information!
185 181 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_035 184 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_038 N-N-Name! D-Did you sign your name on what you brought!? “Collected by <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>”!? Just wait till the rest of the team hears about this!
186 182 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_036 185 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_001 What do you mean you don't sign that sort of thing!? That's─well, no, that's fair. But...please sign <Emphasis>something</Emphasis> for me! Next time? Look! Wouldn't you say Grondilvet's eyes glimmer with renewed vitality?
187 183 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_037 186 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_002 And <Emphasis>you</Emphasis>, Margrat! How <Emphasis>dare</Emphasis> you conceal such crucial information! I sincerely doubt they *look* any different. But the efficacy of the items you provided is undeniable.
188 184 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_003_038 187 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_003 Just wait till the rest of the team hears about this! I've suffered fewer headaches, and my vision does seem clearer. I daresay this newfound comfort will enable me to execute my work with even greater precision.
189 185 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_001 188 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_004 Look! Wouldn't you say Grondilvet's eyes glimmer with renewed vitality? You have been a boon to me and my team.
190 186 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_002 189 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_005 I sincerely doubt they <Emphasis>look</Emphasis> any different. But the efficacy of the items you provided is undeniable. Out of curiosity, why so much intense squinting of late? It must be awfully delicate stuff to tax your eyesight so.
191 187 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_003 190 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_006 I've suffered fewer headaches, and my vision does seem clearer. I daresay this newfound comfort will enable me to execute my work with even greater precision. Indeed it is. Our current assignment is complicated─sometimes punishingly so─but we are resolved to see it through.
192 188 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_004 191 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_007 You have been a boon to me and my team. You see, during the ark's conversion to the *Ragnarok*, I spoke with Lominsan arcanists come to deliver supplies.
193 189 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_005 192 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_008 Out of curiosity, why so much intense squinting of late? It must be awfully delicate stuff to tax your eyesight so. It wasn't long before we discovered, to our mutual delight, the uncanny similarities between arcanima and systems aetherology.
194 190 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_006 193 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_009 Indeed it is. Our current assignment is complicated─sometimes punishingly so─but we are resolved to see it through. Arcane geometries were first conceived as a means to perceive and manipulate aetheric energy in specific natural environments─namely those of the south sea isles, the presumed birthplace of arcanima.
195 191 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_007 194 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_010 You see, during the ark's conversion to the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis>, I spoke with Lominsan arcanists come to deliver supplies. But while our regulators were designed to serve a rather different purpose, the underlying principles of their operation are more or less the same.
196 192 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_008 195 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_011 It wasn't long before we discovered, to our mutual delight, the uncanny similarities between arcanima and systems aetherology. Now that we needn't concern ourselves with the end of civilization, we are free to engage in joint research with our friends in the Arcanists' Guild.
197 193 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_009 196 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_012 Arcane geometries were first conceived as a means to perceive and manipulate aetheric energy in specific natural environments─namely those of the south sea isles, the presumed birthplace of arcanima. Sounds like our arrangement with Garlond Ironworks! What is your current objective?
198 194 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_010 197 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_013 But while our regulators were designed to serve a rather different purpose, the underlying principles of their operation are more or less the same. We seek to incorporate analytical and conditional branching functionalities into a framework utilizing arcane geometries.
199 195 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_011 198 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_014 Now that we needn't concern ourselves with the end of civilization, we are free to engage in joint research with our friends in the Arcanists' Guild. By iterating this process, we hope to produce a single, comprehensive system capable of a heretofore unrealized feat.
200 196 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_012 199 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_015 Sounds like our arrangement with Garlond Ironworks! What is your current objective? To wit, one capable of automatically heating foodstuffs to optimal temperature for consumption!
201 197 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_013 200 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_016 We seek to incorporate analytical and conditional branching functionalities into a framework utilizing arcane geometries. Wh-What did you just say!?
202 198 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_014 201 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_017 By iterating this process, we hope to produce a single, comprehensive system capable of a heretofore unrealized feat. You mean, our days of eating cold Archon burgers would be over? Your arcane wotsit would be able to restore them to their original juicy glory!?
203 199 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_015 202 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_018 To wit, one capable of automatically heating foodstuffs to optimal temperature for consumption! Mankind need never suffer cold burgers again.
204 200 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_016 203 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_019 Wh-What did you just say!? Byregot has blessed you with His genius, Grondilvet! The world will never be the same after your aetheric food warmer is complete!
205 201 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_017 204 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_020 You mean, our days of eating cold Archon burgers would be over? Your arcane wotsit would be able to restore them to their original juicy glory!? You agree, don't you, Player?
206 202 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_018 205 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_021 Mankind need never suffer cold burgers again. Player? Why is that name so familiar...
207 203 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_019 206 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_022 Byregot has blessed you with His genius, Grondilvet! The world will never be the same after your aetheric food warmer is complete! Oh dear...
208 204 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_020 207 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_023 You agree, don't you, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>? Er, about that. I should have mentioned sooner, but Player is Player Player of the Scions. One of the heroes who traveled aboard the *Ragnarok* to the end of the known universe.
209 205 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_021 208 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_024 <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>? Why is that name so familiar... ...Margrat. I expected more from you, of all people. To have let me in ignorance impose upon the goodwill of such an esteemed personage─
210 206 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_022 209 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_025 Oh dear... I understand how you feel, I do. But that's *why* I...I just...wanted everyone to get to know her.
211 207 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_023 210 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_026 Er, about that. I should have mentioned sooner, but <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> is <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight> of the Scions. One of the heroes who traveled aboard the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> to the end of the known universe. Not as a hero on a pedestal whom we would never dare to approach, but as a person, like you and me. And I wanted her to get to know everyone, too. The nameless faces that worked so hard to make her journey possible, and raised their voices in cheer at her triumphant return.
212 208 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_024 211 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_027 ...Margrat. I expected more from you, of all people. To have let me in ignorance impose upon the goodwill of such an esteemed personage─ ...I suppose we *would* be glad for further donations, should she be willing and able to oblige us. My laboratory would of course contribute to her due compensation, as well.
213 209 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_025 212 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_028 I understand how you feel, I do. But that's <Emphasis>why</Emphasis> I...I just...wanted everyone to get to know <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If>. Until next time, then. ...And thank you, Player. For everything.
214 210 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_026 213 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_100 Not as a hero on a pedestal whom we would never dare to approach, but as a person, like you and me. And I wanted <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If> to get to know everyone, too. The nameless faces that worked so hard to make <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> journey possible, and raised their voices in cheer at <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> triumphant return. (-???-)Pardon me...
215 211 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_027 214 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_101 ...I suppose we <Emphasis>would</Emphasis> be glad for further donations, should <If(PlayerParameter(4))>she<Else/>he</If> be willing and able to oblige us. My laboratory would of course contribute to <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> due compensation, as well. (-Reticent Researcher-)Erm, about that request I submitted earlier...have they reached a consensus?
216 212 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_004_028 215 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_001_102 Until next time, then. ...And thank you, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. For everything. ...All materials necessary for your current research have been allocated. Additional supplies will not be forthcoming.
217 213 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_100 216 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_103 (-???-)Pardon me... (-Reticent Researcher-)O-Oh... I see...
218 214 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_101 217 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_104 (-Reticent Researcher-)Erm, about that request I submitted earlier...have they reached a consensus? Thus spoke the wise bureaucrats unto the obeisant workers. Tell us! What unreasonable desire did you dare voice to our overlords?
219 215 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_001_102 218 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_105 ...All materials necessary for your current research have been allocated. Additional supplies will not be forthcoming. (-Reticent Researcher-)Oh, hello, Margrat.
220 216 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_103 219 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_106 (-Reticent Researcher-)O-Oh... I see... (-Reticent Researcher-)I didn't think it was *that* unreasonable, all things considered. What are we supposed to do now...?
221 217 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_104 220 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_107 Thus spoke the wise bureaucrats unto the obeisant workers. Tell us! What unreasonable desire did you dare voice to our overlords? Hmm... As good a chance as any...
222 218 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_105 221 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_108 (-Reticent Researcher-)Oh, hello, Margrat. I do believe we have your next commission!
223 219 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_106 222 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_109 (-Reticent Researcher-)I didn't think it was <Emphasis>that</Emphasis> unreasonable, all things considered. What are we supposed to do now...? The despondent man you see before you is Roaring Spring, a fellow researcher formerly assigned to the *Ragnarok* project─albeit on a different team.
224 220 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_107 223 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_110 Hmm... As good a chance as any... I would be much obliged if you could procure whatever it was Thesauros refused him. He's a gentle soul, deserving of far better treatment than he's received, and I think you'll find his area of expertise fascinating─if you can guess what it is, that is! Well?
225 221 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_108 224 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_111 I do believe we have your next commission! Rejoice, Roaring Spring! It just so happens that we have a special offer on all things Thesauros is too parsimonious to provide.
226 222 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_109 225 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_112 The despondent man you see before you is Roaring Spring, a fellow researcher formerly assigned to the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> project─albeit on a different team. My great and benevolent gleaner friend will be happy to deliver your unreasonable desires.
227 223 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_110 226 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_113 I would be much obliged if you could procure whatever it was Thesauros refused him. He's a gentle soul, deserving of far better treatment than he's received, and I think you'll find his area of expertise fascinating─if you can guess what it is, that is! Well? L-Like I said, I don't think it's *that* unreasonable, it's just... Truly?
228 224 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_111 227 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_114 Rejoice, Roaring Spring! It just so happens that we have a special offer on all things Thesauros is too parsimonious to provide. Well then, er...
229 225 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_112 228 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_115 My great and benevolent gleaner friend will be happy to deliver your unreasonable desires. C-C-Cat food!?
230 226 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_113 229 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_116 L-Like I said, I don't think it's <Emphasis>that</Emphasis> unreasonable, it's just... Truly? O-Or treats? Toys! Anything to amuse and delight our laboratory's kitty cats!
231 227 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_114 230 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_117 Well then, er... Their comfort is our comfort─their happiness, our happiness!
232 228 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_115 231 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_118 C-C-Cat food!? Anything in bulk would be greatly appreciated!
233 229 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_116 232 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_119 O-Or treats? Toys! Anything to amuse and delight our laboratory's kitty cats! Ahahaha! Kitty cats!? Since when did you and your colleagues become so adorable?
234 230 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_117 233 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_120 Their comfort is our comfort─their happiness, our happiness! ...A bit of a surprising request, but we can hardly fault him for his passion. See what you can come up with, and I'll be sure to pass it along!
235 231 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_ROARINGSPRING_001_118 234 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_100 Anything in bulk would be greatly appreciated! (-???-)Oi, Hodge! I've come for my package. Where is it!?
236 232 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_119 235 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_002_101 Ahahaha! Kitty cats!? Since when did you and your colleagues become so adorable? ...The items you requested were deemed nonessential.
237 233 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_120 236 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_102 ...A bit of a surprising request, but we can hardly fault him for his passion. See what you can come up with, and I'll be sure to pass it along! (-Raging Researcher-)“Nonessential,” eh? And is my willingness to toil away in those bland biscuit boxes you call laboratories nonessential? Is my *motivation* nonessential!? Is it!?
238 234 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_100 237 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_002_103 (-???-)Oi, Hodge! I've come for my package. Where is it!? ...You are free to purchase whatever you like with personal funds.
239 235 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_002_101 238 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_104 ...The items you requested were deemed nonessential. (-Raging Researcher-)*You're* a personal fund!
240 236 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_102 239 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_105 (-Raging Researcher-)“Nonessential,” eh? And is my willingness to toil away in those bland biscuit boxes you call laboratories nonessential? Is my <Emphasis>motivation</Emphasis> nonessential!? Is it!? ...Good one.
241 237 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_002_103 240 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_106 ...You are free to purchase whatever you like with personal funds. Ibuki? While I understand your frustration, you cannot simply unleash your concentrated ire all at once to effect a change. Nay, we must use the paymasters' methods against their agents. As they slowly grind away at our spirits, so too must we wear down Hodge.
242 238 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_104 241 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_107 (-Raging Researcher-)<Emphasis>You're</Emphasis> a personal fund! I'll bear that in mind, Margrat. And how's your deadline looking?
243 239 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_105 242 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_108 ...Good one. I'll deadline *you* if you ever lead with *that* again!
244 240 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_106 243 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_109 Ibuki? While I understand your frustration, you cannot simply unleash your concentrated ire all at once to effect a change. Nay, we must use the paymasters' methods against their agents. As they slowly grind away at our spirits, so too must we wear down Hodge. S-Sorry, sorry. Clearly you *do* understand my frustration. I presume, like me, you've been *trying* to improve your team's working conditions, but to no avail...
245 241 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_107 244 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_110 I'll bear that in mind, Margrat. And how's your deadline looking? Precisely why I called you over. If Thesauros is giving you the cold shoulder, we may be able to help.
246 242 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_108 245 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_Q_002_111 I'll deadline <Emphasis>you</Emphasis> if you ever lead with <Emphasis>that</Emphasis> again! What will you say?
247 243 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_109 246 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_002_112 S-Sorry, sorry. Clearly you <Emphasis>do</Emphasis> understand my frustration. I presume, like me, you've been <Emphasis>trying</Emphasis> to improve your team's working conditions, but to no avail... My neck and shoulder muscles are generally warm from prodigious use.
248 244 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_110 247 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_002_113 Precisely why I called you over. If Thesauros is giving you the cold shoulder, we may be able to help. You don't think this is going to be another cat thing, do you?
249 245 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_Q_002_111 248 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_114 What will you say? The better for you to communicate your shared desire that none labor in misery! Huzzah!
250 246 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_002_112 249 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_115 My neck and shoulder muscles are generally warm from prodigious use. Who knows? There's no end to delightful surprises here in Labyrinthos!
251 247 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_A_002_113 250 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_116 You don't think this is going to be another cat thing, do you? You're in good hands, comrade. As an extension of our special offer, let us provide you with the conveniences Thesauros won't.
252 248 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_114 251 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_117 The better for you to communicate your shared desire that none labor in misery! Huzzah! My exclusive gleaner is happy to procure anything your heart desires. You need but ask!
253 249 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_115 252 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_118 Who knows? There's no end to delightful surprises here in Labyrinthos! I'm, er...not sure what's going on, but far be it from me to look a gift chocobo in the mouth!
254 250 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_116 253 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_119 You're in good hands, comrade. As an extension of our special offer, let us provide you with the conveniences Thesauros won't. We would like...monsters! Fiends, feral beasts, voidsent, primals─whatever you can provide. Miniatures, that is!
255 251 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_117 254 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_120 My exclusive gleaner is happy to procure anything your heart desires. You need but ask! Any size, style, or shape. Wood carvings, life-sized cushions, soap sculptures. Honestly, *anything*.
256 252 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_118 255 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_121 I'm, er...not sure what's going on, but far be it from me to look a gift chocobo in the mouth! If you need specific examples, one of the Ironworks engineers is a warmachina fanatic who crafts stunningly realistic replicas. Or you might reference the more simplistic mammets created by that infamous Gridanian goldsmith.
257 253 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_119 256 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_122 We would like...monsters! Fiends, feral beasts, voidsent, primals─whatever you can provide. Miniatures, that is! Even if you can only manage supplies, we would be more than delighted to make our own miniatures! ...Time permitting.
258 254 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_120 257 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_123 Any size, style, or shape. Wood carvings, life-sized cushions, soap sculptures. Honestly, <Emphasis>anything</Emphasis>. Right, well─now that I've thoroughly embarrassed myself, thank you in advance, kind stranger!
259 255 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_121 258 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_124 If you need specific examples, one of the Ironworks engineers is a warmachina fanatic who crafts stunningly realistic replicas. Or you might reference the more simplistic mammets created by that infamous Gridanian goldsmith. Ibuki was assigned to the *Ragnarok* project as well. Any guesses as to what her specialty is? Let me know when you think you've figured it out─and when your first monstrous donation is ready for delivery!
260 256 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_122 259 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_100 Even if you can only manage supplies, we would be more than delighted to make our own miniatures! ...Time permitting. (-Rational Researcher-)Ibuki just ran by shrieking like a jilted chocobo. Is something amiss?
261 257 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_IBUKI_002_123 260 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_101 Right, well─now that I've thoroughly embarrassed myself, thank you in advance, kind stranger! (-Rational Researcher-)...I suppose there's no telling with her. Never mind─ Hodge, I'm here to collect my supplies.
262 258 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_124 261 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_003_102 Ibuki was assigned to the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> project as well. Any guesses as to what her specialty is? Let me know when you think you've figured it out─and when your first monstrous donation is ready for delivery! ...Your request was denied. You are encouraged to recuperate at home.
263 259 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_100 262 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_103 (-Rational Researcher-)Ibuki just ran by shrieking like a jilted chocobo. Is something amiss? (-Rational Researcher-)Ha! That's rich.
264 260 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_101 263 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_003_104 (-Rational Researcher-)...I suppose there's no telling with her. Never mind─ Hodge, I'm here to collect my supplies. Rich or not, that is the official answer.
265 261 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_003_102 264 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_003_105 ...Your request was denied. You are encouraged to recuperate at home. ...But those two have a special offer for rejected petitioners.
266 262 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_103 265 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_106 (-Rational Researcher-)Ha! That's rich. Why, Hodge! The very nerve of you!
267 263 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_003_104 266 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_107 Rich or not, that is the official answer. (-Rational Researcher-)Well met, Margrat. I'm glad to find you in high spirits and not your usual state of inconsolable weeping.
268 264 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_HODGE_003_105 267 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_108 ...But those two have a special offer for rejected petitioners. (-Rational Researcher-)I believe we have yet to be acquainted. Grondilvet, systems aetherologist.
269 265 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_106 268 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_109 Why, Hodge! The very nerve of you! No, no, no! Grondilvet, your good breeding ruined our fun little game! I've been challenging her to guess who did what on the *Ragnarok*!
270 266 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_107 269 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_110 (-Rational Researcher-)Well met, Margrat. I'm glad to find you in high spirits and not your usual state of inconsolable weeping. Our systems aetherologists basically ensured that, on an arcane level, the *Ragnarok* was easy to operate.
271 267 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_108 270 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_111 (-Rational Researcher-)I believe we have yet to be acquainted. Grondilvet, systems aetherologist. Each component was imbued with supplementary magick─and *without* having to employ overworked mages scurrying about activating geometries.
272 268 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_109 271 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_112 No, no, no! Grondilvet, your good breeding ruined our fun little game! I've been challenging <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If> to guess who did what on the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis>! This was possible because many systems were designed to function automatically in the presence of sufficient aether. But how do you ensure the requisite quantities of aether are supplied throughout the ship?
273 269 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_110 272 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_113 Our systems aetherologists basically ensured that, on an arcane level, the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> was easy to operate. Call in the systems aetherologists! Grondilvet's team was tasked with the development of regulators to reallocate aether as the systems dictate, so when our furry pilots engaged the throttle, the *Ragnarok* sped up instead of sputtering to a halt. Or exploding.
274 270 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_111 273 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_114 Each component was imbued with supplementary magick─and <Emphasis>without</Emphasis> having to employ overworked mages scurrying about activating geometries. Needless to say, it is intricate work that requires a deep understanding of how a host of complex mechanisms interact. Far beyond the scope of a harried gaggle of mages.
275 271 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_112 274 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_115 This was possible because many systems were designed to function automatically in the presence of sufficient aether. But how do you ensure the requisite quantities of aether are supplied throughout the ship? Goodness. Your effulgent praise has my bosom all atingle.
276 272 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_113 275 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_116 Call in the systems aetherologists! Grondilvet's team was tasked with the development of regulators to reallocate aether as the systems dictate, so when our furry pilots engaged the throttle, the <Emphasis>Ragnarok</Emphasis> sped up instead of sputtering to a halt. Or exploding. But returning to what Hodge mentioned─you are fulfilling requests which Thesauros denies?
277 273 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_114 276 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_117 Needless to say, it is intricate work that requires a deep understanding of how a host of complex mechanisms interact. Far beyond the scope of a harried gaggle of mages. Why, we are indeed! My exclusive gleaner here is second to none when satisfying the needs of the needy. Take advantage of our free trial today!
278 274 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_115 277 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_118 Goodness. Your effulgent praise has my bosom all atingle. Though I'm curious as to what prompted said trial, it would be foolish to reject your offer.
279 275 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_116 278 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_119 But returning to what Hodge mentioned─you are fulfilling requests which Thesauros denies? Very well. Might I commission some remedies for weary eyes?
280 276 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_117 279 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_120 Why, we are indeed! My exclusive gleaner here is second to none when satisfying the needs of the needy. Take advantage of our free trial today! Eye drops would suffice, as would items that improve circulation. Foodstuffs purported to improve visual acuity would be welcome, too.
281 277 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_118 280 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_121 Though I'm curious as to what prompted said trial, it would be foolish to reject your offer. If it may aid in the preservation or enhancement of eyesight, my team and I would welcome whatever you can provide.
282 278 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_119 281 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_122 Very well. Might I commission some remedies for weary eyes? Ahhh, I *see*! Been burning the midnight oil, have we? A man after my own heart.
283 279 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_120 282 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_123 Eye drops would suffice, as would items that improve circulation. Foodstuffs purported to improve visual acuity would be welcome, too. Well then, my gleaning genius! Let's find this hard worker respite for his tired eyes, shall we?
284 280 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_GRONDILVET_003_121 283 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_000 If it may aid in the preservation or enhancement of eyesight, my team and I would welcome whatever you can provide. Margrat is pleased with your efforts. She now considers you a **Kind Collaborator**!
285 281 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_122 284 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_001 Ahhh, I <Emphasis>see</Emphasis>! Been burning the midnight oil, have we? A man after my own heart. Margrat is delighted with your efforts. She now considers you a **Facilitator of Feline Felicity**!
286 282 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_LCUT_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_123 285 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_002 Well then, my gleaning genius! Let's find this hard worker respite for his tired eyes, shall we? Margrat is overjoyed with your efforts. She now considers you a **Gracious Gleaner**!
287 283 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_000 286 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_003 Margrat is pleased with your efforts. She now considers you a <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Kind Collaborator<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>! Margrat could not be happier with your efforts. She now considers you an **Irreplaceable Comrade**!
288 284 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_001 287 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_001_001 Margrat is delighted with your efforts. She now considers you a <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Facilitator of Feline Felicity<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>! And yet, there is still much work to be done if the researchers of Sharlayan Hamlet are to have their myriad needs met. To that end, Margrat has a new favor to ask of you...
289 285 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_002 288 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_001_002 Margrat is overjoyed with your efforts. She now considers you a <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Gracious Gleaner<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>! Through your efforts, many dedicated intellectuals have found comfort and respite. It seems, however, that Margrat has something on her mind...
290 286 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_000_003 289 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_AFTRANKUP_000_001 Margrat could not be happier with your efforts. She now considers you an <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Irreplaceable Comrade<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>! The Custom Deliveries list for Margrat has been updated. To view the new list, speak with Margrat and select **Make a delivery**.
291 287 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_001_001 290 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_AFTRANKUP_001_001 And yet, there is still much work to be done if the researchers of Sharlayan Hamlet are to have their myriad needs met. To that end, Margrat has a new favor to ask of you... A new quest continuing the story of Margrat's work in Sharlayan Hamlet is now available. Upon its completion, the Custom Deliveries list for Margrat will be updated.
292 288 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUPINFO_001_002 291 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_000 Through your efforts, many dedicated intellectuals have found comfort and respite. It seems, however, that Margrat has something on her mind... ...Hm? Why have I not returned to my lab and my other neglected responsibilities?
293 289 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_AFTRANKUP_000_001 292 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_001 The Custom Deliveries list for Margrat has been updated. To view the new list, speak with Margrat and select <UIForeground>F201F4</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201F5</UIGlow>Make a delivery<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground>. Never you fear; I'll tend to the perpetual bin fires just as soon as you leave. ...You're in no hurry to go, right?
294 290 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_AFTRANKUP_001_001 293 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_000 A new quest continuing the story of Margrat's work in Sharlayan Hamlet is now available. Upon its completion, the Custom Deliveries list for Margrat will be updated. I respect your dedication, Player. Hand-delivering commissions on time and with a smile...now that's service.
295 291 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_000 294 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_001 ...Hm? Why have I not returned to my lab and my other neglected responsibilities? Despite what others may whisper (and occasionally declare loudly within earshot), I too strive for punctuality! And were it not for the bastar─er, *management* stipulating such...*aggressive* deadlines, I might well have time for a smile or two!
296 292 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_001_001 295 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_000 Never you fear; I'll tend to the perpetual bin fires just as soon as you leave. ...You're in no hurry to go, right? Excellent, this should do us quite nicely. ...I take it you'll be going, then?
297 293 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_000 296 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_001 I respect your dedication, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>. Hand-delivering commissions on time and with a smile...now that's service. You could always stay awhile longer, you know! There's no need to rush─we could chat! Please? Everyone else is so busy and Hodge is no fun at all! ...*Please*?
298 294 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_002_001 297 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_000 Despite what others may whisper (and occasionally declare loudly within earshot), I too strive for punctuality! And were it not for the bastar─er, <Emphasis>management</Emphasis> stipulating such...<Emphasis>aggressive</Emphasis> deadlines, I might well have time for a smile or two! Thanks to your tireless efforts, our quality of life here in Sharlayan Hamlet has been drastically improved.
299 295 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_000 298 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_001 Excellent, this should do us quite nicely. ...I take it you'll be going, then? Wouldn't you agree, Hodge? I'm sure Player here has also spared you a modicum of grief.
300 296 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_003_001 299 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_004_002 You could always stay awhile longer, you know! There's no need to rush─we could chat! Please? Everyone else is so busy and Hodge is no fun at all! ...<Emphasis>Please</Emphasis>? ...If you wish to spare me grief, you might refrain from causing it in the first place.
301 297 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_000 300 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_003 Thanks to your tireless efforts, our quality of life here in Sharlayan Hamlet has been drastically improved. Oh, that Hodge. He plays coy, but there's no denying that you have done much and more to ease Thesauros's burdens.
302 298 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_001 301 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_004 Wouldn't you agree, Hodge? I'm sure <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> here has also spared you a modicum of grief. Mark my words: if we keep peddling your services, one day Hodge will leap over his desk and wring your hand in tearful gratitude! Or perhaps just offer a genuine word of thanks!
303 299 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_004_002 302 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_000 ...If you wish to spare me grief, you might refrain from causing it in the first place. Hodge! Have I mentioned in the past bell just how much Player here has single-handedly improved the state of Labyrinthos with her contributions?
304 300 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_003 303 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_001 Oh, that Hodge. He plays coy, but there's no denying that you have done much and more to ease Thesauros's burdens. Roaring Spring and Ibuki and Grondilvet and all their teams─and a great number of other researchers besides─have showered her with a veritable deluge of praise.
305 301 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_004_004 304 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_002 Mark my words: if we keep peddling your services, one day Hodge will leap over his desk and wring your hand in tearful gratitude! Or perhaps just offer a genuine word of thanks! Now it's your turn! One word, just one *tiny* little word of appreciation on behalf of Thesauros! Let's hear it!
306 302 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_000 305 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_005_003 Hodge! Have I mentioned in the past bell just how much <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/> here has single-handedly improved the state of Labyrinthos with <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>his</If> contributions? ...I process requests. I do not issue public statements.
307 303 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_001 306 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_004 Roaring Spring and Ibuki and Grondilvet and all their teams─and a great number of other researchers besides─have showered <If(PlayerParameter(4))>her<Else/>him</If> with a veritable deluge of praise. ...It may not seem like it, but we're making progress! We'll coax a heartfelt expression of gratitude from him yet!
308 304 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_002 307 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_005 Now it's your turn! One word, just one <Emphasis>tiny</Emphasis> little word of appreciation on behalf of Thesauros! Let's hear it! Trust me, I've been bothering Hodge for years now; he's like an old, musty tome I've read cover to cover a dozen times. I see all the subtleties between the lines. So let's keep up the good work, Player!
309 305 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_005_003 308 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_000 ...I process requests. I do not issue public statements. Player, there's been a development...
310 306 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_004 309 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_001 ...It may not seem like it, but we're making progress! We'll coax a heartfelt expression of gratitude from him yet! According to Theopauldin, we've seen significantly increased returns from each and every laboratory here in Labyrinthos.
311 307 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_005_005 310 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_002 Trust me, I've been bothering Hodge for years now; he's like an old, musty tome I've read cover to cover a dozen times. I see all the subtleties between the lines. So let's keep up the good work, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>! An external assessment might conclude that the projects we began in the wake of the Final Days have simply begun to yield results. That our labors were bound to bear fruit eventually. But we all know better.
312 308 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_000 311 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_003 <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>, there's been a development... We know that our increased productivity─not to mention sunny morale─is largely thanks to you, my industrious friend.
313 309 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_001 312 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_004 According to Theopauldin, we've seen significantly increased returns from each and every laboratory here in Labyrinthos. Which means that Hodge is now *obligated* to say something nice, if only out of basic decency!
314 310 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_002 313 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_005 An external assessment might conclude that the projects we began in the wake of the Final Days have simply begun to yield results. That our labors were bound to bear fruit eventually. But we all know better. ...The gratitude I must express is threefold.
315 311 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_003 314 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_006 We know that our increased productivity─not to mention sunny morale─is largely thanks to you, my industrious friend. First, for the safe return of you and your fellow Scions to the star.
316 312 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_004 315 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_007 Which means that Hodge is now <Emphasis>obligated</Emphasis> to say something nice, if only out of basic decency! Second, for the procurement of resources that Thesauros has been reluctant to provide. And third, for your social and moral support of the researchers here.
317 313 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_005 316 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_008 ...The gratitude I must express is threefold. ...It warms my heart to see them happy.
318 314 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_006 317 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_009 First, for the safe return of you and your fellow Scions to the star. Hodge, you─! H-How dare you force me to weep tears of gratitude in your s-stead, you sneak! You c-crafty gil-pincher! You emotional capitalist! <sob>
319 315 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_007 318 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_AFTWEEKLY_000_000 Second, for the procurement of resources that Thesauros has been reluctant to provide. And third, for your social and moral support of the researchers here. You have delivered the weekly maximum of six items to Margrat. You may begin making deliveries again starting Tuesday at 5 p.m. (Earth time).
320 316 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_HODGE_006_008 319 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_MARGRAT_000_000 ...It warms my heart to see them happy. Who's next to storm the gates, I wonder?
321 317 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_RANKUP_MARGRAT_006_009 320 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_QUEST_SYSTEM_000_002 Hodge, you─! H-How dare you force me to weep tears of gratitude in your s-stead, you sneak! You c-crafty gil-pincher! You emotional capitalist! <sob> In order to undertake the next quest, speak with Margrat as a Disciple of the Hand or the Land.
318 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_AFTWEEKLY_000_000 You have delivered the weekly maximum of six items to Margrat. You may begin making deliveries again starting <ResetTime>1203</ResetTime><Switch(TopLevelParameter(220))><Case(1)>Sunday</Case><Case(2)>Monday</Case><Case(3)>Tuesday</Case><Case(4)>Wednesday</Case><Case(5)>Thursday</Case><Case(6)>Friday</Case><Case(7)>Saturday</Case></Switch> at <If(TopLevelParameter(218))><Switch(TopLevelParameter(218))><Case(1)>1</Case><Case(2)>2</Case><Case(3)>3</Case><Case(4)>4</Case><Case(5)>5</Case><Case(6)>6</Case><Case(7)>7</Case><Case(8)>8</Case><Case(9)>9</Case><Case(10)>10</Case><Case(11)>11</Case><Case(12)>12</Case><Case(13)>1</Case><Case(14)>2</Case><Case(15)>3</Case><Case(16)>4</Case><Case(17)>5</Case><Case(18)>6</Case><Case(19)>7</Case><Case(20)>8</Case><Case(21)>9</Case><Case(22)>10</Case><Case(23)>11</Case></Switch><Else/>12</If> <If(GreaterThanOrEqualTo(TopLevelParameter(218),12))>p.m.<Else/>a.m.</If> (Earth time).
319 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_MARGRAT_000_000 Who's next to storm the gates, I wonder?
320 TEXT_CTSSFSCHARACTER10_00842_QUEST_SYSTEM_000_002 In order to undertake the next quest, speak with Margrat as a Disciple of the Hand or the Land.