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0,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_00,"** Quest Sync**
The loquacious Amaurotine wishes to engage you in a battle of wits."
1,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_01","The Hall of Rhetoric is frequented by many Amaurotines eager to engage in debate and discourse, and the one who approaches you is no exception. After mistaking you for a young child unfamiliar with rhetorical traditions, they task you with summoning a friend of theirs from outside the hall in order to give you a live demonstration─and perhaps one in which you may be permitted to participate.
1,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_01,"The Hall of Rhetoric is frequented by many Amaurotines eager to engage in debate and discourse, and the one who approaches you is no exception. After mistaking you for a young child unfamiliar with rhetorical traditions, they task you with summoning a friend of theirs from outside the hall in order to give you a live demonstration─and perhaps one in which you may be permitted to participate.
※Please note that the difficulty of this quest has been synced to your current level."
2,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_02","The firebrand is not difficult to find, but they are disinclined to disengage from their current debate. If at first you do not succeed..."
3,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_03","Another cursory attempt to catch the firebrand's attention ends in failure, leading you to wonder just how much longer you are expected to keep at this."
4,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_04","The firebrand at last relents and decides to hear you out, at which point you explain your purpose in coming. Recalling that they owe their colleague a debate or two, they declare that now is as good an occasion as any and stride towards the hall."
5,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_05","The two Amaurotines engage in a spirited debate concerning whether or not their city should attempt to aid a distant metropolis across the sea which is said to be struggling with an unprecedented calamity of late. Though the two fail to come to a consensus, their discussion provides insight into the thought processes of the citizenry, as well as an opportunity for you to join in the discourse to a limited degree."
6,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_06","The loquacious Amaurotine is a passionate believer in the free exchange of ideas, and they hope that your experiences in the Hall of Rhetoric will inspire you to participate in the public discourse when you are older. Indeed, they sense that you may have the potential to change Amaurot in ways no one might think possible, and they state that they will be watching your trajectory with great interest..."
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25,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_TODO_01","Speak with the Amaurotine firebrand."
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48,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_000","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Greetings, little one. Come to debate? And at so young an age, how wonderful! Shall we retire to the benches and settle on a topic?<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
49,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_001","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Oh, my apologies for jumping to conclusions. My friends are not quite as fond of the Hall of Rhetoric as I am, so I have a habit of chatting up any potential conversation partners.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
50,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_002","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>So if you are not here to debate, I presume you are here to learn about the mysterious and esoteric goings-on here? 'Twould be my pleasure to act as your tutor in these matters, if you will indulge me...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
51,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_003","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>The Hall of Rhetoric is, as its name indicates, a place where citizens may freely gather to discuss and debate all manner of topics. This central forum is ideal for open discourse, but smaller rooms are available for those desiring more intimate conversation. Oh, and there is a wealth of reading material concerning rhetorical techniques and history penned by the greatest minds on offer as well, should you wish to refine your techniques through self-study.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
52,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_004","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>To my mind, however, rhetoric is a living, breathing thing that is best experienced in the moment of conception and execution. Perhaps a demonstration would best serve to further your education.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
53,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_005","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>I saw a contemporary of mine engaged in a lively debate earlier, just outside the hall. Go and see if they are still there, and issue to them my personal invitation to a friendly battle of wits!<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
54,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_008","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>As our verbal fisticuffs proceed, perhaps there will be an opportunity for you to join the discourse as well. Wouldn't that be wonderful?<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
55,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_010","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>But that is precisely my point─that their obsession with this so-called mandate to approve only the most beneficial concepts for wider distribution (never mind the ridiculous subjectivity of their criteria) has led the Bureau of the Architect astray from its original purpose...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
56,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_011","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>...Huh? Have you business with me, child? Regardless, I am in the middle of a heated discussion with my partner. Come back later.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
57,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_015","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>No no no, my position has nothing to do with the intrinsic value of unique identity and whether or not it is retained! Rather, I posit that the reproductions of a given concept are inherently imperfect, and thus they are themselves unique, albeit in minor but significant degrees, and─most importantly─this variance is not to be condemned, but celebrated! Better that than to strive in vain for an impossible standard that, even if met, would leave us lesser for lack of diversity!<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
58,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SYSTEM_000_016","The Amaurotines appear to be engrossed in their debate, utterly deaf to you and your pleas for attention..."
59,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_020","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>My, aren't you a stubborn little bugger. It's strangely endearing, I must admit. But we have all the time in the world─why are you so insistent that I speak with you this very instant?<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
60,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_021","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Ah, you are acquainted with that chatterbox? I suppose I do owe them a debate or two, and now is as good an occasion as any. So be it...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
61,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_025","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>So you're to be an observer? No no, that will not do. You must be an active participant─you must engage in the discourse. Only by doing will you learn and grow, little one!<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
62,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_030","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>I see you found my friend! Thank you, little one. Then without further ado, let us commence the promised debate!<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
63,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_031","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>As to the matter of what subject we shall debate today, I propose the recent calamity which has befallen our friends across the pond. What say you?<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
64,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_032","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>The singular point of contention is, of course, whether or not Amaurot should intervene on their behalf.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
65,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_033","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>I believe we should. The scale of the disaster which threatens that distant metropolis is of a scale heretofore unseen, and so equally considerable resources must be committed to counteracting its effects.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
66,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_034","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>I disagree. The scale concerns me less than the nature of the proposition itself. Who are we to unilaterally intervene in the affairs of those half a world away? Are we to be the saviors of one and all? Such arrogance may well lead to our own downfall.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
67,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_035","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Hm. While I understand your concerns from a philosophical standpoint, I fear you are too quick to dismiss practical considerations out of a desire to maintain an unassailable moral authority.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
68,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_036","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>But let us you and I hold here for the present and offer the floor to our young student. You have heard our opening salvos in this debate concerning the fate of our neighbors across the sea. What is your opinion on the matter?<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
69,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_Q1_000_000","What will you say?"
70,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_A1_000_001","To ignore the plight of those one might conceivably save is not wisdom─it is indolence."
71,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_A1_000_002","We cannot save everyone. Sometimes, it is all we can do to save ourselves."
72,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_037","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Indeed, indeed. The same can be said regardless of one's opinion on the morality of intervention. There is a clear and undeniable benefit to Amaurot in using this situation as a test bed for our newest creations, that we might develop and refine our defenses against a potential threat to our own fair city.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
73,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_038","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>How readily you cede the moral high ground! Was not our young friend's point that we have an ethical obligation to aid those in need? Yet not only do you instead elect to focus on the benefit to Amaurot alone, but you also deprive our distant neighbors of the agency to determine their own fate!<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
74,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_039","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>You misunderstand me. What benefits Amaurot benefits all creation, I firmly believe, for the knowledge and wisdom we stand to gain from intervention can then be shared with others, empowering everyone to more effectively surmount similar trials in the future...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
75,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_040","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings, the unvarnished truth and purest wisdom! One must first look to one's own welfare before that of others, and the same must be said of our distant neighbors. To save them would be to deprive them of the agency to determine their own fate!<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
76,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_041","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>If self-interest is to take precedence, then consider the lost benefit to Amaurot. There is clear and undeniable value in using this situation as a test bed for our newest creations, that we might develop and refine our defenses against a potential threat to our own fair city.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
77,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_042","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>A plea to practicality, I see─and one which you doubtless believe I have given you ample cause to invoke. But you misrepresent my arguments as enlightened self-interest, when in truth it is a rather more nuanced position...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
78,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_050","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>I must say, it has been far too long since I engaged in such a refreshing exchange of ideas! My colleague was equally delighted by the opportunity, you may be assured.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
79,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_051","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Some decry it as little more than an academic exercise─after all, we failed to reach a meaningful consensus─but I daresay they miss the forest for the trees. Are we not more enlightened by the experience? Have we not been exposed to a greater variety of viewpoints? Is there not value in this alone?<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
80,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_052","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>I truly believe we are blessed to be part of a society that exalts the free exchange of ideas, and that encourages active participation in the public discourse.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
81,"TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_053","<UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>This may have been no more than your first foray into the exciting world of rhetoric, but I sense you have the soul of a debater in you. You may well have the potential to change Amaurot in ways no one ever thought possible. I shall be watching your trajectory with great interest, my young friend!<UIForeground>01</UIForeground>"
2,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_02,"The firebrand is not difficult to find, but they are disinclined to disengage from their current debate. If at first you do not succeed..."
3,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_03,"Another cursory attempt to catch the firebrand's attention ends in failure, leading you to wonder just how much longer you are expected to keep at this."
4,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_04,"The firebrand at last relents and decides to hear you out, at which point you explain your purpose in coming. Recalling that they owe their colleague a debate or two, they declare that now is as good an occasion as any and stride towards the hall."
5,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_05,"The two Amaurotines engage in a spirited debate concerning whether or not their city should attempt to aid a distant metropolis across the sea which is said to be struggling with an unprecedented calamity of late. Though the two fail to come to a consensus, their discussion provides insight into the thought processes of the citizenry, as well as an opportunity for you to join in the discourse to a limited degree."
6,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_06,"The loquacious Amaurotine is a passionate believer in the free exchange of ideas, and they hope that your experiences in the Hall of Rhetoric will inspire you to participate in the public discourse when you are older. Indeed, they sense that you may have the potential to change Amaurot in ways no one might think possible, and they state that they will be watching your trajectory with great interest..."
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24,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_TODO_00,Search for the Amaurotine firebrand.
25,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_TODO_01,Speak with the Amaurotine firebrand.
26,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_TODO_02,Speak with the Amaurotine firebrand.
27,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_TODO_03,Speak with the loquacious Amaurotine.
28,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_TODO_04,Speak with the loquacious Amaurotine.
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48,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_000,"**Greetings, little one. Come to debate? And at so young an age, how wonderful! Shall we retire to the benches and settle on a topic?"
49,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_001,"**Oh, my apologies for jumping to conclusions. My friends are not quite as fond of the Hall of Rhetoric as I am, so I have a habit of chatting up any potential conversation partners."
50,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_002,"**So if you are not here to debate, I presume you are here to learn about the mysterious and esoteric goings-on here? 'Twould be my pleasure to act as your tutor in these matters, if you will indulge me..."
51,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_003,"**The Hall of Rhetoric is, as its name indicates, a place where citizens may freely gather to discuss and debate all manner of topics. This central forum is ideal for open discourse, but smaller rooms are available for those desiring more intimate conversation. Oh, and there is a wealth of reading material concerning rhetorical techniques and history penned by the greatest minds on offer as well, should you wish to refine your techniques through self-study."
52,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_004,"**To my mind, however, rhetoric is a living, breathing thing that is best experienced in the moment of conception and execution. Perhaps a demonstration would best serve to further your education."
53,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_005,"**I saw a contemporary of mine engaged in a lively debate earlier, just outside the hall. Go and see if they are still there, and issue to them my personal invitation to a friendly battle of wits!"
54,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_008,"**As our verbal fisticuffs proceed, perhaps there will be an opportunity for you to join the discourse as well. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
55,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_010,**But that is precisely my point─that their obsession with this so-called mandate to approve only the most beneficial concepts for wider distribution (never mind the ridiculous subjectivity of their criteria) has led the Bureau of the Architect astray from its original purpose...
56,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_011,"**...Huh? Have you business with me, child? Regardless, I am in the middle of a heated discussion with my partner. Come back later."
57,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_015,"**No no no, my position has nothing to do with the intrinsic value of unique identity and whether or not it is retained! Rather, I posit that the reproductions of a given concept are inherently imperfect, and thus they are themselves unique, albeit in minor but significant degrees, and─most importantly─this variance is not to be condemned, but celebrated! Better that than to strive in vain for an impossible standard that, even if met, would leave us lesser for lack of diversity!"
58,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SYSTEM_000_016,"The Amaurotines appear to be engrossed in their debate, utterly deaf to you and your pleas for attention..."
59,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_020,"**My, aren't you a stubborn little bugger. It's strangely endearing, I must admit. But we have all the time in the world─why are you so insistent that I speak with you this very instant?"
60,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_021,"**Ah, you are acquainted with that chatterbox? I suppose I do owe them a debate or two, and now is as good an occasion as any. So be it..."
61,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_025,"**So you're to be an observer? No no, that will not do. You must be an active participant─you must engage in the discourse. Only by doing will you learn and grow, little one!"
62,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_030,"**I see you found my friend! Thank you, little one. Then without further ado, let us commence the promised debate!"
63,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_031,"**As to the matter of what subject we shall debate today, I propose the recent calamity which has befallen our friends across the pond. What say you?"
64,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_032,"**The singular point of contention is, of course, whether or not Amaurot should intervene on their behalf."
65,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_033,"**I believe we should. The scale of the disaster which threatens that distant metropolis is of a scale heretofore unseen, and so equally considerable resources must be committed to counteracting its effects."
66,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_034,**I disagree. The scale concerns me less than the nature of the proposition itself. Who are we to unilaterally intervene in the affairs of those half a world away? Are we to be the saviors of one and all? Such arrogance may well lead to our own downfall.
67,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_035,"**Hm. While I understand your concerns from a philosophical standpoint, I fear you are too quick to dismiss practical considerations out of a desire to maintain an unassailable moral authority."
68,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_036,**But let us you and I hold here for the present and offer the floor to our young student. You have heard our opening salvos in this debate concerning the fate of our neighbors across the sea. What is your opinion on the matter?
69,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_Q1_000_000,What will you say?
70,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_A1_000_001,To ignore the plight of those one might conceivably save is not wisdom─it is indolence.
71,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_A1_000_002,"We cannot save everyone. Sometimes, it is all we can do to save ourselves."
72,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_037,"**Indeed, indeed. The same can be said regardless of one's opinion on the morality of intervention. There is a clear and undeniable benefit to Amaurot in using this situation as a test bed for our newest creations, that we might develop and refine our defenses against a potential threat to our own fair city."
73,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_038,"**How readily you cede the moral high ground! Was not our young friend's point that we have an ethical obligation to aid those in need? Yet not only do you instead elect to focus on the benefit to Amaurot alone, but you also deprive our distant neighbors of the agency to determine their own fate!"
74,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_039,"**You misunderstand me. What benefits Amaurot benefits all creation, I firmly believe, for the knowledge and wisdom we stand to gain from intervention can then be shared with others, empowering everyone to more effectively surmount similar trials in the future..."
75,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_040,"**Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings, the unvarnished truth and purest wisdom! One must first look to one's own welfare before that of others, and the same must be said of our distant neighbors. To save them would be to deprive them of the agency to determine their own fate!"
76,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_041,"**If self-interest is to take precedence, then consider the lost benefit to Amaurot. There is clear and undeniable value in using this situation as a test bed for our newest creations, that we might develop and refine our defenses against a potential threat to our own fair city."
77,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_042,"**A plea to practicality, I see─and one which you doubtless believe I have given you ample cause to invoke. But you misrepresent my arguments as enlightened self-interest, when in truth it is a rather more nuanced position..."
78,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_050,"**I must say, it has been far too long since I engaged in such a refreshing exchange of ideas! My colleague was equally delighted by the opportunity, you may be assured."
79,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_051,"**Some decry it as little more than an academic exercise─after all, we failed to reach a meaningful consensus─but I daresay they miss the forest for the trees. Are we not more enlightened by the experience? Have we not been exposed to a greater variety of viewpoints? Is there not value in this alone?"
80,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_052,"**I truly believe we are blessed to be part of a society that exalts the free exchange of ideas, and that encourages active participation in the public discourse."
81,TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_053,"**This may have been no more than your first foray into the exciting world of rhetoric, but I sense you have the soul of a debater in you. You may well have the potential to change Amaurot in ways no one ever thought possible. I shall be watching your trajectory with great interest, my young friend!"
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0 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_00 <UIForeground>F201FC</UIForeground><UIGlow>F201FD</UIGlow> Quest Sync<UIGlow>01</UIGlow><UIForeground>01</UIForeground> The loquacious Amaurotine wishes to engage you in a battle of wits.
2 1 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_01 1 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_01 The Hall of Rhetoric is frequented by many Amaurotines eager to engage in debate and discourse, and the one who approaches you is no exception. After mistaking you for a young child unfamiliar with rhetorical traditions, they task you with summoning a friend of theirs from outside the hall in order to give you a live demonstration─and perhaps one in which you may be permitted to participate. ※Please note that the difficulty of this quest has been synced to your current level. The Hall of Rhetoric is frequented by many Amaurotines eager to engage in debate and discourse, and the one who approaches you is no exception. After mistaking you for a young child unfamiliar with rhetorical traditions, they task you with summoning a friend of theirs from outside the hall in order to give you a live demonstration─and perhaps one in which you may be permitted to participate. ※Please note that the difficulty of this quest has been synced to your current level.
3 2 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_02 2 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_02 The firebrand is not difficult to find, but they are disinclined to disengage from their current debate. If at first you do not succeed... The firebrand is not difficult to find, but they are disinclined to disengage from their current debate. If at first you do not succeed...
4 3 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_03 3 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_03 Another cursory attempt to catch the firebrand's attention ends in failure, leading you to wonder just how much longer you are expected to keep at this. Another cursory attempt to catch the firebrand's attention ends in failure, leading you to wonder just how much longer you are expected to keep at this.
5 4 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_04 4 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_04 The firebrand at last relents and decides to hear you out, at which point you explain your purpose in coming. Recalling that they owe their colleague a debate or two, they declare that now is as good an occasion as any and stride towards the hall. The firebrand at last relents and decides to hear you out, at which point you explain your purpose in coming. Recalling that they owe their colleague a debate or two, they declare that now is as good an occasion as any and stride towards the hall.
6 5 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_05 5 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_05 The two Amaurotines engage in a spirited debate concerning whether or not their city should attempt to aid a distant metropolis across the sea which is said to be struggling with an unprecedented calamity of late. Though the two fail to come to a consensus, their discussion provides insight into the thought processes of the citizenry, as well as an opportunity for you to join in the discourse to a limited degree. The two Amaurotines engage in a spirited debate concerning whether or not their city should attempt to aid a distant metropolis across the sea which is said to be struggling with an unprecedented calamity of late. Though the two fail to come to a consensus, their discussion provides insight into the thought processes of the citizenry, as well as an opportunity for you to join in the discourse to a limited degree.
7 6 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_06 6 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SEQ_06 The loquacious Amaurotine is a passionate believer in the free exchange of ideas, and they hope that your experiences in the Hall of Rhetoric will inspire you to participate in the public discourse when you are older. Indeed, they sense that you may have the potential to change Amaurot in ways no one might think possible, and they state that they will be watching your trajectory with great interest... The loquacious Amaurotine is a passionate believer in the free exchange of ideas, and they hope that your experiences in the Hall of Rhetoric will inspire you to participate in the public discourse when you are older. Indeed, they sense that you may have the potential to change Amaurot in ways no one might think possible, and they state that they will be watching your trajectory with great interest...
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49 48 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_000 48 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_000 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Greetings, little one. Come to debate? And at so young an age, how wonderful! Shall we retire to the benches and settle on a topic?<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **Greetings, little one. Come to debate? And at so young an age, how wonderful! Shall we retire to the benches and settle on a topic?
50 49 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_001 49 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_001 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Oh, my apologies for jumping to conclusions. My friends are not quite as fond of the Hall of Rhetoric as I am, so I have a habit of chatting up any potential conversation partners.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **Oh, my apologies for jumping to conclusions. My friends are not quite as fond of the Hall of Rhetoric as I am, so I have a habit of chatting up any potential conversation partners.
51 50 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_002 50 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_002 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>So if you are not here to debate, I presume you are here to learn about the mysterious and esoteric goings-on here? 'Twould be my pleasure to act as your tutor in these matters, if you will indulge me...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **So if you are not here to debate, I presume you are here to learn about the mysterious and esoteric goings-on here? 'Twould be my pleasure to act as your tutor in these matters, if you will indulge me...
52 51 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_003 51 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_003 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>The Hall of Rhetoric is, as its name indicates, a place where citizens may freely gather to discuss and debate all manner of topics. This central forum is ideal for open discourse, but smaller rooms are available for those desiring more intimate conversation. Oh, and there is a wealth of reading material concerning rhetorical techniques and history penned by the greatest minds on offer as well, should you wish to refine your techniques through self-study.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **The Hall of Rhetoric is, as its name indicates, a place where citizens may freely gather to discuss and debate all manner of topics. This central forum is ideal for open discourse, but smaller rooms are available for those desiring more intimate conversation. Oh, and there is a wealth of reading material concerning rhetorical techniques and history penned by the greatest minds on offer as well, should you wish to refine your techniques through self-study.
53 52 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_004 52 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_004 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>To my mind, however, rhetoric is a living, breathing thing that is best experienced in the moment of conception and execution. Perhaps a demonstration would best serve to further your education.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **To my mind, however, rhetoric is a living, breathing thing that is best experienced in the moment of conception and execution. Perhaps a demonstration would best serve to further your education.
54 53 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_005 53 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_005 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>I saw a contemporary of mine engaged in a lively debate earlier, just outside the hall. Go and see if they are still there, and issue to them my personal invitation to a friendly battle of wits!<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **I saw a contemporary of mine engaged in a lively debate earlier, just outside the hall. Go and see if they are still there, and issue to them my personal invitation to a friendly battle of wits!
55 54 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_008 54 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_008 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>As our verbal fisticuffs proceed, perhaps there will be an opportunity for you to join the discourse as well. Wouldn't that be wonderful?<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **As our verbal fisticuffs proceed, perhaps there will be an opportunity for you to join the discourse as well. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
56 55 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_010 55 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_010 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>But that is precisely my point─that their obsession with this so-called mandate to approve only the most beneficial concepts for wider distribution (never mind the ridiculous subjectivity of their criteria) has led the Bureau of the Architect astray from its original purpose...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **But that is precisely my point─that their obsession with this so-called mandate to approve only the most beneficial concepts for wider distribution (never mind the ridiculous subjectivity of their criteria) has led the Bureau of the Architect astray from its original purpose...
57 56 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_011 56 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_011 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>...Huh? Have you business with me, child? Regardless, I am in the middle of a heated discussion with my partner. Come back later.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **...Huh? Have you business with me, child? Regardless, I am in the middle of a heated discussion with my partner. Come back later.
58 57 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_015 57 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_015 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>No no no, my position has nothing to do with the intrinsic value of unique identity and whether or not it is retained! Rather, I posit that the reproductions of a given concept are inherently imperfect, and thus they are themselves unique, albeit in minor but significant degrees, and─most importantly─this variance is not to be condemned, but celebrated! Better that than to strive in vain for an impossible standard that, even if met, would leave us lesser for lack of diversity!<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **No no no, my position has nothing to do with the intrinsic value of unique identity and whether or not it is retained! Rather, I posit that the reproductions of a given concept are inherently imperfect, and thus they are themselves unique, albeit in minor but significant degrees, and─most importantly─this variance is not to be condemned, but celebrated! Better that than to strive in vain for an impossible standard that, even if met, would leave us lesser for lack of diversity!
59 58 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SYSTEM_000_016 58 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_SYSTEM_000_016 The Amaurotines appear to be engrossed in their debate, utterly deaf to you and your pleas for attention... The Amaurotines appear to be engrossed in their debate, utterly deaf to you and your pleas for attention...
60 59 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_020 59 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_020 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>My, aren't you a stubborn little bugger. It's strangely endearing, I must admit. But we have all the time in the world─why are you so insistent that I speak with you this very instant?<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **My, aren't you a stubborn little bugger. It's strangely endearing, I must admit. But we have all the time in the world─why are you so insistent that I speak with you this very instant?
61 60 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_021 60 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_021 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Ah, you are acquainted with that chatterbox? I suppose I do owe them a debate or two, and now is as good an occasion as any. So be it...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **Ah, you are acquainted with that chatterbox? I suppose I do owe them a debate or two, and now is as good an occasion as any. So be it...
62 61 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_025 61 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_025 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>So you're to be an observer? No no, that will not do. You must be an active participant─you must engage in the discourse. Only by doing will you learn and grow, little one!<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **So you're to be an observer? No no, that will not do. You must be an active participant─you must engage in the discourse. Only by doing will you learn and grow, little one!
63 62 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_030 62 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_030 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>I see you found my friend! Thank you, little one. Then without further ado, let us commence the promised debate!<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **I see you found my friend! Thank you, little one. Then without further ado, let us commence the promised debate!
64 63 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_031 63 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_031 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>As to the matter of what subject we shall debate today, I propose the recent calamity which has befallen our friends across the pond. What say you?<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **As to the matter of what subject we shall debate today, I propose the recent calamity which has befallen our friends across the pond. What say you?
65 64 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_032 64 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_032 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>The singular point of contention is, of course, whether or not Amaurot should intervene on their behalf.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **The singular point of contention is, of course, whether or not Amaurot should intervene on their behalf.
66 65 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_033 65 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_033 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>I believe we should. The scale of the disaster which threatens that distant metropolis is of a scale heretofore unseen, and so equally considerable resources must be committed to counteracting its effects.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **I believe we should. The scale of the disaster which threatens that distant metropolis is of a scale heretofore unseen, and so equally considerable resources must be committed to counteracting its effects.
67 66 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_034 66 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_034 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>I disagree. The scale concerns me less than the nature of the proposition itself. Who are we to unilaterally intervene in the affairs of those half a world away? Are we to be the saviors of one and all? Such arrogance may well lead to our own downfall.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **I disagree. The scale concerns me less than the nature of the proposition itself. Who are we to unilaterally intervene in the affairs of those half a world away? Are we to be the saviors of one and all? Such arrogance may well lead to our own downfall.
68 67 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_035 67 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_035 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Hm. While I understand your concerns from a philosophical standpoint, I fear you are too quick to dismiss practical considerations out of a desire to maintain an unassailable moral authority.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **Hm. While I understand your concerns from a philosophical standpoint, I fear you are too quick to dismiss practical considerations out of a desire to maintain an unassailable moral authority.
69 68 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_036 68 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_036 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>But let us you and I hold here for the present and offer the floor to our young student. You have heard our opening salvos in this debate concerning the fate of our neighbors across the sea. What is your opinion on the matter?<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **But let us you and I hold here for the present and offer the floor to our young student. You have heard our opening salvos in this debate concerning the fate of our neighbors across the sea. What is your opinion on the matter?
70 69 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_Q1_000_000 69 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_Q1_000_000 What will you say? What will you say?
71 70 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_A1_000_001 70 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_A1_000_001 To ignore the plight of those one might conceivably save is not wisdom─it is indolence. To ignore the plight of those one might conceivably save is not wisdom─it is indolence.
72 71 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_A1_000_002 71 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_A1_000_002 We cannot save everyone. Sometimes, it is all we can do to save ourselves. We cannot save everyone. Sometimes, it is all we can do to save ourselves.
73 72 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_037 72 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_037 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Indeed, indeed. The same can be said regardless of one's opinion on the morality of intervention. There is a clear and undeniable benefit to Amaurot in using this situation as a test bed for our newest creations, that we might develop and refine our defenses against a potential threat to our own fair city.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **Indeed, indeed. The same can be said regardless of one's opinion on the morality of intervention. There is a clear and undeniable benefit to Amaurot in using this situation as a test bed for our newest creations, that we might develop and refine our defenses against a potential threat to our own fair city.
74 73 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_038 73 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_038 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>How readily you cede the moral high ground! Was not our young friend's point that we have an ethical obligation to aid those in need? Yet not only do you instead elect to focus on the benefit to Amaurot alone, but you also deprive our distant neighbors of the agency to determine their own fate!<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **How readily you cede the moral high ground! Was not our young friend's point that we have an ethical obligation to aid those in need? Yet not only do you instead elect to focus on the benefit to Amaurot alone, but you also deprive our distant neighbors of the agency to determine their own fate!
75 74 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_039 74 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_039 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>You misunderstand me. What benefits Amaurot benefits all creation, I firmly believe, for the knowledge and wisdom we stand to gain from intervention can then be shared with others, empowering everyone to more effectively surmount similar trials in the future...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **You misunderstand me. What benefits Amaurot benefits all creation, I firmly believe, for the knowledge and wisdom we stand to gain from intervention can then be shared with others, empowering everyone to more effectively surmount similar trials in the future...
76 75 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_040 75 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_040 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings, the unvarnished truth and purest wisdom! One must first look to one's own welfare before that of others, and the same must be said of our distant neighbors. To save them would be to deprive them of the agency to determine their own fate!<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings, the unvarnished truth and purest wisdom! One must first look to one's own welfare before that of others, and the same must be said of our distant neighbors. To save them would be to deprive them of the agency to determine their own fate!
77 76 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_041 76 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_041 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>If self-interest is to take precedence, then consider the lost benefit to Amaurot. There is clear and undeniable value in using this situation as a test bed for our newest creations, that we might develop and refine our defenses against a potential threat to our own fair city.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **If self-interest is to take precedence, then consider the lost benefit to Amaurot. There is clear and undeniable value in using this situation as a test bed for our newest creations, that we might develop and refine our defenses against a potential threat to our own fair city.
78 77 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_042 77 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLEE03593_000_042 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>A plea to practicality, I see─and one which you doubtless believe I have given you ample cause to invoke. But you misrepresent my arguments as enlightened self-interest, when in truth it is a rather more nuanced position...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **A plea to practicality, I see─and one which you doubtless believe I have given you ample cause to invoke. But you misrepresent my arguments as enlightened self-interest, when in truth it is a rather more nuanced position...
79 78 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_050 78 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_050 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>I must say, it has been far too long since I engaged in such a refreshing exchange of ideas! My colleague was equally delighted by the opportunity, you may be assured.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **I must say, it has been far too long since I engaged in such a refreshing exchange of ideas! My colleague was equally delighted by the opportunity, you may be assured.
80 79 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_051 79 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_051 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Some decry it as little more than an academic exercise─after all, we failed to reach a meaningful consensus─but I daresay they miss the forest for the trees. Are we not more enlightened by the experience? Have we not been exposed to a greater variety of viewpoints? Is there not value in this alone?<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **Some decry it as little more than an academic exercise─after all, we failed to reach a meaningful consensus─but I daresay they miss the forest for the trees. Are we not more enlightened by the experience? Have we not been exposed to a greater variety of viewpoints? Is there not value in this alone?
81 80 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_052 80 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_052 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>I truly believe we are blessed to be part of a society that exalts the free exchange of ideas, and that encourages active participation in the public discourse.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **I truly believe we are blessed to be part of a society that exalts the free exchange of ideas, and that encourages active participation in the public discourse.
82 81 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_053 81 TEXT_LUCKZK002_03593_AMAUROTPEOPLED03593_000_053 <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>This may have been no more than your first foray into the exciting world of rhetoric, but I sense you have the soul of a debater in you. You may well have the potential to change Amaurot in ways no one ever thought possible. I shall be watching your trajectory with great interest, my young friend!<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> **This may have been no more than your first foray into the exciting world of rhetoric, but I sense you have the soul of a debater in you. You may well have the potential to change Amaurot in ways no one ever thought possible. I shall be watching your trajectory with great interest, my young friend!
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