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1,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_01","A merchant who trades in salt from Gyr Abania's famed Saltery left a message for you with Bloezoeng of Revenant's Toll. Simply put, should you have the time to come and see him in Stonesthrow, outside Ul'dah, he asks that you do so."
2,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_02","Acot, the salt merchant, is something of a fan of you and yours. He thanks you profusely for your part in facilitating the joint enterprise of the sultana and Lord Lolorito that saw the Saltery restored, for the revitalized industry has led directly to the creation of countless new jobs for Ala Mhigan refugees in Ul'dah. The influx of new wealth has transformed the community and brought prosperity to people outside and inside the walls─and Pearl Lane is no exception."
3,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_03","The salt merchant's testimony proves to be no exaggeration, for everywhere you look in Pearl Lane there are hopeful refugees pursuing various means of improving their lot. But will this change be lasting or fleeting? Landebert, a local refugee leader, has doubtless been watching these recent events with skepticism..."
4,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_04","Landebert is unsurprisingly unwilling to take this new era of prosperity at face value, for he knows all too well how easily the wealthy elite of Ul'dah can bend the truth. This is why without hesitation he rejected an offer of employment from one of the most prestigious banks in the sultanate. However, to your mutual surprise, Lord Lolorito of the East Aldenard Trading Company decides to make a personal appearance to persuade the refugee leader to work for the financial institution, explaining that people look to him for guidance, and would be more willing to place their faith in the many ventures associated with the Mirage Trust if they saw him do so as well. Seeing an opportunity to aid his countrymen, Landebert agrees to work for the bank, provided that he and his countrymen are afforded various benefits in formal written contracts, and that they are afforded representation to negotiate for additional considerations in the future. After a moment's deliberation, Lolorito agrees─likely believing that any such Ala Mhigan union could be easily subverted if necessary. And perhaps it can and will be...but not without considerable resistance from Landebert and his like-minded comrades."
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25,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_TODO_01","Speak with the refugees of Pearl Lane."
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48,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_000","A moment of your time, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>? A merchant who brought me a goodly shipment of salt, Acot, left a message on the off chance you were passing through the Toll."
49,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_001","The salt he trades in is Gyr Abanian, you see. Quality stuff from the Lochs, worth every gil, let me tell you!"
50,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_002","I'm told that the little operation they've got going there is doing quite well, quite well indeed─and that you played a major part in making it possible."
51,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_003","Goes without saying that the returned refugees have benefited greatly from the arrangement. Not just them, though─seems that there are newfound opportunities to be had for those still in Ul'dah, too!"
52,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_004","By the onion, in my rambling I forgot why I called you over! The message from Acot! Apologies, apologies. He asked that you come and see him in Stonesthrow, should you have the time to spare."
53,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_008","I expect Acot wants nothing more than to thank you profusely in person, as is in keeping with the Eorzean tradition."
54,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_010","Well I'll be─you came! <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, the savior of the Saltery!"
55,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_011","It is a tremendous honor, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>miss<Else/>sir</If>, and that is no exaggeration. I don't know if you realize, but you were instrumental in bringing stability and prosperity to so, so many lives..."
56,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_012","It may be a joint enterprise carried under the auspices of the sultana and Lord Lolorito, but we all know who got them in the same room! And besides, even if I wanted to thank them directly, there's not a snowball's chance in the seventh hell I'd ever be able to."
57,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_013","But I'm not the only one grateful for your intervention. You see, all the salt exported from the Lochs is brought here first and afterwards shipped to every corner of Eorzea."
58,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_014","It's a massive new industry that requires a considerable amount of labor. Take a look around and you'll see how much the lives of the refugees here have changed as a result."
59,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_015","Steady work means steady pay for folks who had few options before. They in turn can spend their newfound wealth on goods and services provided by their fellow refugees."
60,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_016","Everyone profits when gil moves through the local community like this. No one needs to hoard resources because they know more's on the way."
61,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_017","You can see a real difference here in Stonesthrow and outside the walls─and in Pearl Lane, too. Don't believe me? Go and see for yourself!"
62,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_020","You should go and take a walk down Pearl Lane. I think you'll find it different from what you might remember."
63,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_TRADER03186_000_021","Best settle on a place to set up shop first, don't you think? The finest wares at the lowest prices won't sell well if we aren't where the action is."
64,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BRASSBLADE03186_000_022","It's not so simple as walking the streets and keeping the peace. If the Amalj'aa or gods know who else decide to attack, you will have to face them on the battlefield. You understand that, yes?"
65,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERA03186_000_030","I've finally saved up enough to open my own stall, though I want to make sure I have a solid plan before I do. My friend here's been kind enough to offer me some guidance. Just you wait─I'll have shops all throughout Eorzea one day!"
66,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERB03186_000_031","I'll admit there was a time when I'd've sooner spat in a guardsman's eye than take Lolorito's gil, but times are changing, and we've got to change with them."
67,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERC03186_000_032","Only Thal can say what tomorrow holds, but today I've got coin in my pocket and a song on my lips─and a bleedin' heavy crate in my arms! Bugger me..."
68,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERA03186_000_037","Location, location, location..."
69,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERB03186_000_038","I'm interested, aye, but, uh...are prior...indiscretions a disqualification?"
70,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERC03186_000_039","Where in the hells was I supposed to take this damned delivery again? Was it the jeweler? Hmm..."
71,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_040","Been a long time, soldier. I remember when you came here once upon a time, back when Teledji Adeledji was trying to play us all for fools."
72,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_041","The more things change, the more they stay the same. Just the other day an East Aldenard man came round and offered me a job. Not as a salt porter, though─as a guard for a bloody bank."
73,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_042","The selfsame bank holding Teledji's fortune that Lolorito so generously gifted to the House of Ul following the bastard's death. A gesture of reconciliation to smooth over the “tensions” between the Royalists and Monetarists."
74,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_043","As if the two were ever truly at odds. The sultanate is content to let Lolorito manage the estate so long as they get their cut."
75,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_044","Bah! It's smoke and mirrors, don't you see? Perfumed gentry carving up the corpse of a fool who couldn't play the great game, all the while the rest of us trudge on, fighting over scraps from the masters' table."
76,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_045","And the moneylenders, the banks? They're a part of the same rotten system. Chewing up the poor and hapless with convoluted contracts full of traps."
77,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_046","Every man on this street can tell you a story about a friend saddled with debt, forced to work day and night until they fell ill and died. This city eats people, soldier─chews them up and spits them right out."
78,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_047","So aye, I told that bank man to piss off. Bloody fool. What in the seven hells was he thinking, coming down here and offering me a job, as if I don't know a poisoned chalice when I see one..."
79,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_048","(-???-)Would that everyone were so perceptive..."
80,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_049","Eh? We met before? Something about you seems familiar..."
81,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_Q1_000_000","What will you say?"
82,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_A1_000_001","That'd be Lord Lolorito of the Syndicate."
83,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_A1_000_002","Well, he is chairman of the East Aldenard Trading Company..."
84,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_050","Huh!? Well, aren't we a long way from home..."
85,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_051","I will not deny that you have cause to distrust our offer of employment. Under Teledji Adeledji's management, the bank was...less than charitable in its treatment of its staff."
86,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_052","Contrary to his public support of the refugee cause, he aggressively pursued cost-cutting measures which led to unconscionably long shifts and drastically reduced wages. Consequently, quality of service was much reduced, as was the reputation of his businesses."
87,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_053","He was a shortsighted imbecile─but I am not. Neither the sultana nor I would see his policies perpetuated, and intend to offer rather more equitable terms─increased compensation, periods of rest, and so forth."
88,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_054","You'll forgive me if I don't blindly trust a man they say spews gil from his backside three times a day. And even if your every word is true, I'm not about to believe you're offering all that out of the kindness of your heart."
89,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_055","Heh, no, certainly not. Nor would I expect a man such as you─one who thinks five steps ahead out of necessity─to think otherwise."
90,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_056","Simply put, I need you and your people to trust me."
91,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_057","This is far bigger than the bank or the Saltery or any single endeavor. Nay, it is about every single venture associated with the Mirage Trust, which your people rightfully regard with caution. If they are to grow and prosper, it will only be with the support of our Ala Mhigan residents."
92,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_058","You are a leader in your community, Landebert. A man who commands respect and loyalty when he speaks. If you vouch for us, then others will listen."
93,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_059","I trust that answers your question as to why I would descend from my golden chamberpot to come and see you in person."
94,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_060","More or less, aye. You want me to take your gil so others will too."
95,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_061","That was then and this is now, hmm? So sayeth the chairman himself..."
96,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_100_060","But it ain't that simple, is it? You can't promise folks the stars and expect them to take you at your word. I want it in writing─for me and mine both. Contracts, legal and binding."
97,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_100_061","And we want a seat at the table─representation for our collective interests."
98,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_062","Ala Mhigans united in common cause, bargaining as one? Interesting... In principle, I have no objection. You shall be joining us at the bank, then?"
99,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_063","I reckon he thinks he's got his hooks in me. Well, we'll see about that."
100,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_064","Even if he gives us everything we demand, I know he'll try to undermine and divide us. Wouldn't be surprised if he succeeded, too...but at least we'll have a fighting chance."
101,"TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_065","Aye, we'll play his game...for now. Work our way into positions of power and necessity, so when the time comes to remind him who needs who, we'll be ready to extract some real concessions. Just you wait!"
0,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_00,Bloezoeng has been waiting for you to return to Revenant's Toll.
1,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_01,"A merchant who trades in salt from Gyr Abania's famed Saltery left a message for you with Bloezoeng of Revenant's Toll. Simply put, should you have the time to come and see him in Stonesthrow, outside Ul'dah, he asks that you do so."
2,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_02,"Acot, the salt merchant, is something of a fan of you and yours. He thanks you profusely for your part in facilitating the joint enterprise of the sultana and Lord Lolorito that saw the Saltery restored, for the revitalized industry has led directly to the creation of countless new jobs for Ala Mhigan refugees in Ul'dah. The influx of new wealth has transformed the community and brought prosperity to people outside and inside the walls─and Pearl Lane is no exception."
3,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_03,"The salt merchant's testimony proves to be no exaggeration, for everywhere you look in Pearl Lane there are hopeful refugees pursuing various means of improving their lot. But will this change be lasting or fleeting? Landebert, a local refugee leader, has doubtless been watching these recent events with skepticism..."
4,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_04,"Landebert is unsurprisingly unwilling to take this new era of prosperity at face value, for he knows all too well how easily the wealthy elite of Ul'dah can bend the truth. This is why without hesitation he rejected an offer of employment from one of the most prestigious banks in the sultanate. However, to your mutual surprise, Lord Lolorito of the East Aldenard Trading Company decides to make a personal appearance to persuade the refugee leader to work for the financial institution, explaining that people look to him for guidance, and would be more willing to place their faith in the many ventures associated with the Mirage Trust if they saw him do so as well. Seeing an opportunity to aid his countrymen, Landebert agrees to work for the bank, provided that he and his countrymen are afforded various benefits in formal written contracts, and that they are afforded representation to negotiate for additional considerations in the future. After a moment's deliberation, Lolorito agrees─likely believing that any such Ala Mhigan union could be easily subverted if necessary. And perhaps it can and will be...but not without considerable resistance from Landebert and his like-minded comrades."
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24,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_TODO_00,Speak with Acot in central Thanalan.
25,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_TODO_01,Speak with the refugees of Pearl Lane.
26,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_TODO_02,Speak with Landebert.
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48,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_000,"A moment of your time, Player? A merchant who brought me a goodly shipment of salt, Acot, left a message on the off chance you were passing through the Toll."
49,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_001,"The salt he trades in is Gyr Abanian, you see. Quality stuff from the Lochs, worth every gil, let me tell you!"
50,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_002,"I'm told that the little operation they've got going there is doing quite well, quite well indeed─and that you played a major part in making it possible."
51,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_003,"Goes without saying that the returned refugees have benefited greatly from the arrangement. Not just them, though─seems that there are newfound opportunities to be had for those still in Ul'dah, too!"
52,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_004,"By the onion, in my rambling I forgot why I called you over! The message from Acot! Apologies, apologies. He asked that you come and see him in Stonesthrow, should you have the time to spare."
53,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_008,"I expect Acot wants nothing more than to thank you profusely in person, as is in keeping with the Eorzean tradition."
54,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_010,"Well I'll be─you came! Player Player, the savior of the Saltery!"
55,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_011,"It is a tremendous honor, miss, and that is no exaggeration. I don't know if you realize, but you were instrumental in bringing stability and prosperity to so, so many lives..."
56,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_012,"It may be a joint enterprise carried under the auspices of the sultana and Lord Lolorito, but we all know who got them in the same room! And besides, even if I wanted to thank them directly, there's not a snowball's chance in the seventh hell I'd ever be able to."
57,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_013,"But I'm not the only one grateful for your intervention. You see, all the salt exported from the Lochs is brought here first and afterwards shipped to every corner of Eorzea."
58,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_014,It's a massive new industry that requires a considerable amount of labor. Take a look around and you'll see how much the lives of the refugees here have changed as a result.
59,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_015,Steady work means steady pay for folks who had few options before. They in turn can spend their newfound wealth on goods and services provided by their fellow refugees.
60,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_016,Everyone profits when gil moves through the local community like this. No one needs to hoard resources because they know more's on the way.
61,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_017,"You can see a real difference here in Stonesthrow and outside the walls─and in Pearl Lane, too. Don't believe me? Go and see for yourself!"
62,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_020,You should go and take a walk down Pearl Lane. I think you'll find it different from what you might remember.
63,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_TRADER03186_000_021,"Best settle on a place to set up shop first, don't you think? The finest wares at the lowest prices won't sell well if we aren't where the action is."
64,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BRASSBLADE03186_000_022,"It's not so simple as walking the streets and keeping the peace. If the Amalj'aa or gods know who else decide to attack, you will have to face them on the battlefield. You understand that, yes?"
65,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERA03186_000_030,"I've finally saved up enough to open my own stall, though I want to make sure I have a solid plan before I do. My friend here's been kind enough to offer me some guidance. Just you wait─I'll have shops all throughout Eorzea one day!"
66,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERB03186_000_031,"I'll admit there was a time when I'd've sooner spat in a guardsman's eye than take Lolorito's gil, but times are changing, and we've got to change with them."
67,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERC03186_000_032,"Only Thal can say what tomorrow holds, but today I've got coin in my pocket and a song on my lips─and a bleedin' heavy crate in my arms! Bugger me..."
68,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERA03186_000_037,"Location, location, location..."
69,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERB03186_000_038,"I'm interested, aye, but, uh...are prior...indiscretions a disqualification?"
70,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERC03186_000_039,Where in the hells was I supposed to take this damned delivery again? Was it the jeweler? Hmm...
71,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_040,"Been a long time, soldier. I remember when you came here once upon a time, back when Teledji Adeledji was trying to play us all for fools."
72,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_041,"The more things change, the more they stay the same. Just the other day an East Aldenard man came round and offered me a job. Not as a salt porter, though─as a guard for a bloody bank."
73,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_042,The selfsame bank holding Teledji's fortune that Lolorito so generously gifted to the House of Ul following the bastard's death. A gesture of reconciliation to smooth over the “tensions” between the Royalists and Monetarists.
74,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_043,As if the two were ever truly at odds. The sultanate is content to let Lolorito manage the estate so long as they get their cut.
75,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_044,"Bah! It's smoke and mirrors, don't you see? Perfumed gentry carving up the corpse of a fool who couldn't play the great game, all the while the rest of us trudge on, fighting over scraps from the masters' table."
76,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_045,"And the moneylenders, the banks? They're a part of the same rotten system. Chewing up the poor and hapless with convoluted contracts full of traps."
77,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_046,"Every man on this street can tell you a story about a friend saddled with debt, forced to work day and night until they fell ill and died. This city eats people, soldier─chews them up and spits them right out."
78,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_047,"So aye, I told that bank man to piss off. Bloody fool. What in the seven hells was he thinking, coming down here and offering me a job, as if I don't know a poisoned chalice when I see one..."
79,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_048,(-???-)Would that everyone were so perceptive...
80,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_049,Eh? We met before? Something about you seems familiar...
81,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_Q1_000_000,What will you say?
82,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_A1_000_001,That'd be Lord Lolorito of the Syndicate.
83,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_A1_000_002,"Well, he is chairman of the East Aldenard Trading Company..."
84,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_050,"Huh!? Well, aren't we a long way from home..."
85,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_051,"I will not deny that you have cause to distrust our offer of employment. Under Teledji Adeledji's management, the bank was...less than charitable in its treatment of its staff."
86,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_052,"Contrary to his public support of the refugee cause, he aggressively pursued cost-cutting measures which led to unconscionably long shifts and drastically reduced wages. Consequently, quality of service was much reduced, as was the reputation of his businesses."
87,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_053,"He was a shortsighted imbecile─but I am not. Neither the sultana nor I would see his policies perpetuated, and intend to offer rather more equitable terms─increased compensation, periods of rest, and so forth."
88,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_054,"You'll forgive me if I don't blindly trust a man they say spews gil from his backside three times a day. And even if your every word is true, I'm not about to believe you're offering all that out of the kindness of your heart."
89,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_055,"Heh, no, certainly not. Nor would I expect a man such as you─one who thinks five steps ahead out of necessity─to think otherwise."
90,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_056,"Simply put, I need you and your people to trust me."
91,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_057,"This is far bigger than the bank or the Saltery or any single endeavor. Nay, it is about every single venture associated with the Mirage Trust, which your people rightfully regard with caution. If they are to grow and prosper, it will only be with the support of our Ala Mhigan residents."
92,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_058,"You are a leader in your community, Landebert. A man who commands respect and loyalty when he speaks. If you vouch for us, then others will listen."
93,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_059,I trust that answers your question as to why I would descend from my golden chamberpot to come and see you in person.
94,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_060,"More or less, aye. You want me to take your gil so others will too."
95,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_061,"That was then and this is now, hmm? So sayeth the chairman himself..."
96,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_100_060,"But it ain't that simple, is it? You can't promise folks the stars and expect them to take you at your word. I want it in writing─for me and mine both. Contracts, legal and binding."
97,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_100_061,And we want a seat at the table─representation for our collective interests.
98,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_062,"Ala Mhigans united in common cause, bargaining as one? Interesting... In principle, I have no objection. You shall be joining us at the bank, then?"
99,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_063,"I reckon he thinks he's got his hooks in me. Well, we'll see about that."
100,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_064,"Even if he gives us everything we demand, I know he'll try to undermine and divide us. Wouldn't be surprised if he succeeded, too...but at least we'll have a fighting chance."
101,TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_065,"Aye, we'll play his game...for now. Work our way into positions of power and necessity, so when the time comes to remind him who needs who, we'll be ready to extract some real concessions. Just you wait!"
1 key 0 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_00 1 Bloezoeng has been waiting for you to return to Revenant's Toll.
2 # 1 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_01 A merchant who trades in salt from Gyr Abania's famed Saltery left a message for you with Bloezoeng of Revenant's Toll. Simply put, should you have the time to come and see him in Stonesthrow, outside Ul'dah, he asks that you do so.
3 int32 str 2 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_02 str Acot, the salt merchant, is something of a fan of you and yours. He thanks you profusely for your part in facilitating the joint enterprise of the sultana and Lord Lolorito that saw the Saltery restored, for the revitalized industry has led directly to the creation of countless new jobs for Ala Mhigan refugees in Ul'dah. The influx of new wealth has transformed the community and brought prosperity to people outside and inside the walls─and Pearl Lane is no exception.
4 0 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_00 3 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_03 Bloezoeng has been waiting for you to return to Revenant's Toll. The salt merchant's testimony proves to be no exaggeration, for everywhere you look in Pearl Lane there are hopeful refugees pursuing various means of improving their lot. But will this change be lasting or fleeting? Landebert, a local refugee leader, has doubtless been watching these recent events with skepticism...
5 1 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_01 4 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_04 A merchant who trades in salt from Gyr Abania's famed Saltery left a message for you with Bloezoeng of Revenant's Toll. Simply put, should you have the time to come and see him in Stonesthrow, outside Ul'dah, he asks that you do so. Landebert is unsurprisingly unwilling to take this new era of prosperity at face value, for he knows all too well how easily the wealthy elite of Ul'dah can bend the truth. This is why without hesitation he rejected an offer of employment from one of the most prestigious banks in the sultanate. However, to your mutual surprise, Lord Lolorito of the East Aldenard Trading Company decides to make a personal appearance to persuade the refugee leader to work for the financial institution, explaining that people look to him for guidance, and would be more willing to place their faith in the many ventures associated with the Mirage Trust if they saw him do so as well. Seeing an opportunity to aid his countrymen, Landebert agrees to work for the bank, provided that he and his countrymen are afforded various benefits in formal written contracts, and that they are afforded representation to negotiate for additional considerations in the future. After a moment's deliberation, Lolorito agrees─likely believing that any such Ala Mhigan union could be easily subverted if necessary. And perhaps it can and will be...but not without considerable resistance from Landebert and his like-minded comrades.
6 2 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_02 5 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_05 Acot, the salt merchant, is something of a fan of you and yours. He thanks you profusely for your part in facilitating the joint enterprise of the sultana and Lord Lolorito that saw the Saltery restored, for the revitalized industry has led directly to the creation of countless new jobs for Ala Mhigan refugees in Ul'dah. The influx of new wealth has transformed the community and brought prosperity to people outside and inside the walls─and Pearl Lane is no exception.
7 3 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_03 6 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_06 The salt merchant's testimony proves to be no exaggeration, for everywhere you look in Pearl Lane there are hopeful refugees pursuing various means of improving their lot. But will this change be lasting or fleeting? Landebert, a local refugee leader, has doubtless been watching these recent events with skepticism...
8 4 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_04 7 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_07 Landebert is unsurprisingly unwilling to take this new era of prosperity at face value, for he knows all too well how easily the wealthy elite of Ul'dah can bend the truth. This is why without hesitation he rejected an offer of employment from one of the most prestigious banks in the sultanate. However, to your mutual surprise, Lord Lolorito of the East Aldenard Trading Company decides to make a personal appearance to persuade the refugee leader to work for the financial institution, explaining that people look to him for guidance, and would be more willing to place their faith in the many ventures associated with the Mirage Trust if they saw him do so as well. Seeing an opportunity to aid his countrymen, Landebert agrees to work for the bank, provided that he and his countrymen are afforded various benefits in formal written contracts, and that they are afforded representation to negotiate for additional considerations in the future. After a moment's deliberation, Lolorito agrees─likely believing that any such Ala Mhigan union could be easily subverted if necessary. And perhaps it can and will be...but not without considerable resistance from Landebert and his like-minded comrades.
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25 21 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_SEQ_21 24 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_TODO_00 Speak with Acot in central Thanalan.
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49 45 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_TODO_21 48 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_000 A moment of your time, Player? A merchant who brought me a goodly shipment of salt, Acot, left a message on the off chance you were passing through the Toll.
50 46 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_TODO_22 49 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_001 The salt he trades in is Gyr Abanian, you see. Quality stuff from the Lochs, worth every gil, let me tell you!
51 47 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_TODO_23 50 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_002 I'm told that the little operation they've got going there is doing quite well, quite well indeed─and that you played a major part in making it possible.
52 48 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_000 51 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_003 A moment of your time, <Split(<Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, ,1)/>? A merchant who brought me a goodly shipment of salt, Acot, left a message on the off chance you were passing through the Toll. Goes without saying that the returned refugees have benefited greatly from the arrangement. Not just them, though─seems that there are newfound opportunities to be had for those still in Ul'dah, too!
53 49 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_001 52 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_004 The salt he trades in is Gyr Abanian, you see. Quality stuff from the Lochs, worth every gil, let me tell you! By the onion, in my rambling I forgot why I called you over! The message from Acot! Apologies, apologies. He asked that you come and see him in Stonesthrow, should you have the time to spare.
54 50 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_002 53 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_008 I'm told that the little operation they've got going there is doing quite well, quite well indeed─and that you played a major part in making it possible. I expect Acot wants nothing more than to thank you profusely in person, as is in keeping with the Eorzean tradition.
55 51 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_003 54 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_010 Goes without saying that the returned refugees have benefited greatly from the arrangement. Not just them, though─seems that there are newfound opportunities to be had for those still in Ul'dah, too! Well I'll be─you came! Player Player, the savior of the Saltery!
56 52 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_004 55 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_011 By the onion, in my rambling I forgot why I called you over! The message from Acot! Apologies, apologies. He asked that you come and see him in Stonesthrow, should you have the time to spare. It is a tremendous honor, miss, and that is no exaggeration. I don't know if you realize, but you were instrumental in bringing stability and prosperity to so, so many lives...
57 53 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BLOEZOENG_000_008 56 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_012 I expect Acot wants nothing more than to thank you profusely in person, as is in keeping with the Eorzean tradition. It may be a joint enterprise carried under the auspices of the sultana and Lord Lolorito, but we all know who got them in the same room! And besides, even if I wanted to thank them directly, there's not a snowball's chance in the seventh hell I'd ever be able to.
58 54 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_010 57 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_013 Well I'll be─you came! <Highlight>ObjectParameter(1)</Highlight>, the savior of the Saltery! But I'm not the only one grateful for your intervention. You see, all the salt exported from the Lochs is brought here first and afterwards shipped to every corner of Eorzea.
59 55 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_011 58 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_014 It is a tremendous honor, <If(PlayerParameter(4))>miss<Else/>sir</If>, and that is no exaggeration. I don't know if you realize, but you were instrumental in bringing stability and prosperity to so, so many lives... It's a massive new industry that requires a considerable amount of labor. Take a look around and you'll see how much the lives of the refugees here have changed as a result.
60 56 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_012 59 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_015 It may be a joint enterprise carried under the auspices of the sultana and Lord Lolorito, but we all know who got them in the same room! And besides, even if I wanted to thank them directly, there's not a snowball's chance in the seventh hell I'd ever be able to. Steady work means steady pay for folks who had few options before. They in turn can spend their newfound wealth on goods and services provided by their fellow refugees.
61 57 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_013 60 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_016 But I'm not the only one grateful for your intervention. You see, all the salt exported from the Lochs is brought here first and afterwards shipped to every corner of Eorzea. Everyone profits when gil moves through the local community like this. No one needs to hoard resources because they know more's on the way.
62 58 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_014 61 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_017 It's a massive new industry that requires a considerable amount of labor. Take a look around and you'll see how much the lives of the refugees here have changed as a result. You can see a real difference here in Stonesthrow and outside the walls─and in Pearl Lane, too. Don't believe me? Go and see for yourself!
63 59 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_015 62 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_020 Steady work means steady pay for folks who had few options before. They in turn can spend their newfound wealth on goods and services provided by their fellow refugees. You should go and take a walk down Pearl Lane. I think you'll find it different from what you might remember.
64 60 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_016 63 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_TRADER03186_000_021 Everyone profits when gil moves through the local community like this. No one needs to hoard resources because they know more's on the way. Best settle on a place to set up shop first, don't you think? The finest wares at the lowest prices won't sell well if we aren't where the action is.
65 61 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_017 64 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BRASSBLADE03186_000_022 You can see a real difference here in Stonesthrow and outside the walls─and in Pearl Lane, too. Don't believe me? Go and see for yourself! It's not so simple as walking the streets and keeping the peace. If the Amalj'aa or gods know who else decide to attack, you will have to face them on the battlefield. You understand that, yes?
66 62 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_ACOT_000_020 65 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERA03186_000_030 You should go and take a walk down Pearl Lane. I think you'll find it different from what you might remember. I've finally saved up enough to open my own stall, though I want to make sure I have a solid plan before I do. My friend here's been kind enough to offer me some guidance. Just you wait─I'll have shops all throughout Eorzea one day!
67 63 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_TRADER03186_000_021 66 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERB03186_000_031 Best settle on a place to set up shop first, don't you think? The finest wares at the lowest prices won't sell well if we aren't where the action is. I'll admit there was a time when I'd've sooner spat in a guardsman's eye than take Lolorito's gil, but times are changing, and we've got to change with them.
68 64 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_BRASSBLADE03186_000_022 67 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERC03186_000_032 It's not so simple as walking the streets and keeping the peace. If the Amalj'aa or gods know who else decide to attack, you will have to face them on the battlefield. You understand that, yes? Only Thal can say what tomorrow holds, but today I've got coin in my pocket and a song on my lips─and a bleedin' heavy crate in my arms! Bugger me...
69 65 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERA03186_000_030 68 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERA03186_000_037 I've finally saved up enough to open my own stall, though I want to make sure I have a solid plan before I do. My friend here's been kind enough to offer me some guidance. Just you wait─I'll have shops all throughout Eorzea one day! Location, location, location...
70 66 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERB03186_000_031 69 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERB03186_000_038 I'll admit there was a time when I'd've sooner spat in a guardsman's eye than take Lolorito's gil, but times are changing, and we've got to change with them. I'm interested, aye, but, uh...are prior...indiscretions a disqualification?
71 67 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERC03186_000_032 70 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERC03186_000_039 Only Thal can say what tomorrow holds, but today I've got coin in my pocket and a song on my lips─and a bleedin' heavy crate in my arms! Bugger me... Where in the hells was I supposed to take this damned delivery again? Was it the jeweler? Hmm...
72 68 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERA03186_000_037 71 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_040 Location, location, location... Been a long time, soldier. I remember when you came here once upon a time, back when Teledji Adeledji was trying to play us all for fools.
73 69 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERB03186_000_038 72 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_041 I'm interested, aye, but, uh...are prior...indiscretions a disqualification? The more things change, the more they stay the same. Just the other day an East Aldenard man came round and offered me a job. Not as a salt porter, though─as a guard for a bloody bank.
74 70 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_PAUPERC03186_000_039 73 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_042 Where in the hells was I supposed to take this damned delivery again? Was it the jeweler? Hmm... The selfsame bank holding Teledji's fortune that Lolorito so generously gifted to the House of Ul following the bastard's death. A gesture of reconciliation to smooth over the “tensions” between the Royalists and Monetarists.
75 71 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_040 74 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_043 Been a long time, soldier. I remember when you came here once upon a time, back when Teledji Adeledji was trying to play us all for fools. As if the two were ever truly at odds. The sultanate is content to let Lolorito manage the estate so long as they get their cut.
76 72 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_041 75 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_044 The more things change, the more they stay the same. Just the other day an East Aldenard man came round and offered me a job. Not as a salt porter, though─as a guard for a bloody bank. Bah! It's smoke and mirrors, don't you see? Perfumed gentry carving up the corpse of a fool who couldn't play the great game, all the while the rest of us trudge on, fighting over scraps from the masters' table.
77 73 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_042 76 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_045 The selfsame bank holding Teledji's fortune that Lolorito so generously gifted to the House of Ul following the bastard's death. A gesture of reconciliation to smooth over the “tensions” between the Royalists and Monetarists. And the moneylenders, the banks? They're a part of the same rotten system. Chewing up the poor and hapless with convoluted contracts full of traps.
78 74 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_043 77 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_046 As if the two were ever truly at odds. The sultanate is content to let Lolorito manage the estate so long as they get their cut. Every man on this street can tell you a story about a friend saddled with debt, forced to work day and night until they fell ill and died. This city eats people, soldier─chews them up and spits them right out.
79 75 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_044 78 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_047 Bah! It's smoke and mirrors, don't you see? Perfumed gentry carving up the corpse of a fool who couldn't play the great game, all the while the rest of us trudge on, fighting over scraps from the masters' table. So aye, I told that bank man to piss off. Bloody fool. What in the seven hells was he thinking, coming down here and offering me a job, as if I don't know a poisoned chalice when I see one...
80 76 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_045 79 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_048 And the moneylenders, the banks? They're a part of the same rotten system. Chewing up the poor and hapless with convoluted contracts full of traps. (-???-)Would that everyone were so perceptive...
81 77 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_046 80 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_049 Every man on this street can tell you a story about a friend saddled with debt, forced to work day and night until they fell ill and died. This city eats people, soldier─chews them up and spits them right out. Eh? We met before? Something about you seems familiar...
82 78 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_047 81 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_Q1_000_000 So aye, I told that bank man to piss off. Bloody fool. What in the seven hells was he thinking, coming down here and offering me a job, as if I don't know a poisoned chalice when I see one... What will you say?
83 79 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_048 82 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_A1_000_001 (-???-)Would that everyone were so perceptive... That'd be Lord Lolorito of the Syndicate.
84 80 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_049 83 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_A1_000_002 Eh? We met before? Something about you seems familiar... Well, he is chairman of the East Aldenard Trading Company...
85 81 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_Q1_000_000 84 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_050 What will you say? Huh!? Well, aren't we a long way from home...
86 82 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_A1_000_001 85 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_051 That'd be Lord Lolorito of the Syndicate. I will not deny that you have cause to distrust our offer of employment. Under Teledji Adeledji's management, the bank was...less than charitable in its treatment of its staff.
87 83 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_A1_000_002 86 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_052 Well, he is chairman of the East Aldenard Trading Company... Contrary to his public support of the refugee cause, he aggressively pursued cost-cutting measures which led to unconscionably long shifts and drastically reduced wages. Consequently, quality of service was much reduced, as was the reputation of his businesses.
88 84 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_050 87 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_053 Huh!? Well, aren't we a long way from home... He was a shortsighted imbecile─but I am not. Neither the sultana nor I would see his policies perpetuated, and intend to offer rather more equitable terms─increased compensation, periods of rest, and so forth.
89 85 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_051 88 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_054 I will not deny that you have cause to distrust our offer of employment. Under Teledji Adeledji's management, the bank was...less than charitable in its treatment of its staff. You'll forgive me if I don't blindly trust a man they say spews gil from his backside three times a day. And even if your every word is true, I'm not about to believe you're offering all that out of the kindness of your heart.
90 86 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_052 89 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_055 Contrary to his public support of the refugee cause, he aggressively pursued cost-cutting measures which led to unconscionably long shifts and drastically reduced wages. Consequently, quality of service was much reduced, as was the reputation of his businesses. Heh, no, certainly not. Nor would I expect a man such as you─one who thinks five steps ahead out of necessity─to think otherwise.
91 87 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_053 90 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_056 He was a shortsighted imbecile─but I am not. Neither the sultana nor I would see his policies perpetuated, and intend to offer rather more equitable terms─increased compensation, periods of rest, and so forth. Simply put, I need you and your people to trust me.
92 88 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_054 91 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_057 You'll forgive me if I don't blindly trust a man they say spews gil from his backside three times a day. And even if your every word is true, I'm not about to believe you're offering all that out of the kindness of your heart. This is far bigger than the bank or the Saltery or any single endeavor. Nay, it is about every single venture associated with the Mirage Trust, which your people rightfully regard with caution. If they are to grow and prosper, it will only be with the support of our Ala Mhigan residents.
93 89 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_055 92 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_058 Heh, no, certainly not. Nor would I expect a man such as you─one who thinks five steps ahead out of necessity─to think otherwise. You are a leader in your community, Landebert. A man who commands respect and loyalty when he speaks. If you vouch for us, then others will listen.
94 90 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_056 93 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_059 Simply put, I need you and your people to trust me. I trust that answers your question as to why I would descend from my golden chamberpot to come and see you in person.
95 91 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_057 94 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_060 This is far bigger than the bank or the Saltery or any single endeavor. Nay, it is about every single venture associated with the Mirage Trust, which your people rightfully regard with caution. If they are to grow and prosper, it will only be with the support of our Ala Mhigan residents. More or less, aye. You want me to take your gil so others will too.
96 92 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_058 95 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_061 You are a leader in your community, Landebert. A man who commands respect and loyalty when he speaks. If you vouch for us, then others will listen. That was then and this is now, hmm? So sayeth the chairman himself...
97 93 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_059 96 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_100_060 I trust that answers your question as to why I would descend from my golden chamberpot to come and see you in person. But it ain't that simple, is it? You can't promise folks the stars and expect them to take you at your word. I want it in writing─for me and mine both. Contracts, legal and binding.
98 94 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_060 97 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_100_061 More or less, aye. You want me to take your gil so others will too. And we want a seat at the table─representation for our collective interests.
99 95 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_061 98 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_062 That was then and this is now, hmm? So sayeth the chairman himself... Ala Mhigans united in common cause, bargaining as one? Interesting... In principle, I have no objection. You shall be joining us at the bank, then?
100 96 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_100_060 99 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_063 But it ain't that simple, is it? You can't promise folks the stars and expect them to take you at your word. I want it in writing─for me and mine both. Contracts, legal and binding. I reckon he thinks he's got his hooks in me. Well, we'll see about that.
101 97 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_100_061 100 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_064 And we want a seat at the table─representation for our collective interests. Even if he gives us everything we demand, I know he'll try to undermine and divide us. Wouldn't be surprised if he succeeded, too...but at least we'll have a fighting chance.
102 98 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LOLORITO_000_062 101 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_065 Ala Mhigans united in common cause, bargaining as one? Interesting... In principle, I have no objection. You shall be joining us at the bank, then? Aye, we'll play his game...for now. Work our way into positions of power and necessity, so when the time comes to remind him who needs who, we'll be ready to extract some real concessions. Just you wait!
99 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_063 I reckon he thinks he's got his hooks in me. Well, we'll see about that.
100 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_064 Even if he gives us everything we demand, I know he'll try to undermine and divide us. Wouldn't be surprised if he succeeded, too...but at least we'll have a fighting chance.
101 TEXT_STMBDZ981_03186_LANDEBERT_000_065 Aye, we'll play his game...for now. Work our way into positions of power and necessity, so when the time comes to remind him who needs who, we'll be ready to extract some real concessions. Just you wait!