7.45 follow-up (#99)

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* 7.45 follow-up
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24,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_00","Speak with Urianger."
25,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_01","Speak with Alisaie."
26,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_02","Search for signs of life."
27,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_03","Speak with Coph-coodg."
28,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_04","Commune with the crystalline domiciles."
29,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_05","Speak with Coph-coodg."
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48,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_000","We have to keep going. Even if Estinien isn't here to see it, I'm sure Alphinaud wouldn't want to disappoint him."
49,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_005","No choice have we but to march onward, lest we squander their noble sacrifices..."
50,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_010","Though it pains me to say it, we can ill afford to stop and grieve our comrades' passing. No, there will be time enough after."
51,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_015","To feign bravery with bold words is a simple matter, but without the strength of will to match, we are powerless against dynamis."
52,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_016","Naught less than unshakable conviction will suffice... Which makes me question if I am up to the task."
53,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_020","As Y'shtola and Alisaie said, we must continue."
54,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_021","Hmm. Notice the change in our surroundings? Perhaps this is the memory of an altogether different world."
55,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_022","'Twould be prudent to learn more of it, then. Tread carefully, lest we lose our footing in this sand."
56,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_030","If not for the light emitted by these glyphs, I might well have overlooked this monolith."
57,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_035","Sand... Sand everywhere. <sigh>"
58,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_040","If you were worried about my vision, you needn't be. I can still see quite well."
59,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_045","Another seemingly barren world... For a mercy, the air is nowhere near as stale, but still quite dry, and the sand will no doubt prove bothersome in due time."
60,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_050","Were it not for the violet crystal embedded in its surface, 'twould appear as ordinary stone."
61,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_051","A curious script hath been etched upon them. Alas, it is not a language with which I am familiar."
62,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_052","I cannot say I recognize it either."
63,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_053","Nor I. The dragons, from what I recall, preserve their knowledge in song and eschew the written word entirely, so we may assume this is the work of another race. One we have yet to encounter..."
64,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_054","Meteion claimed the dragons' world suffered a slow death, seeking the release of oblivion."
65,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_055","What life we find here, like as not, doth wend its way towards a similar end."
66,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_060","Fascinating as this script is, we will glean naught from what we cannot decipher..."
67,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_070","What do you suppose that is over there?"
68,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_071","I'm not sure... It's hard to make out at this distance, but its surface seems to bear the same crystals as this monument."
69,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_072","Meaning there's a chance we may find whoever built them both. We should go and have a look. Come on."
70,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_080","Hail, travelers. This is a most unexpected occurrence."
71,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_081","Oh, um... Hello there. Is this your home...?"
72,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_082","Indeed it is...
0,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_SEQ_00,Alphinaud has regained his composure and is ready to proceed.
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24,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_00,Speak with Urianger.
25,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_01,Speak with Alisaie.
26,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_02,Search for signs of life.
27,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_03,Speak with Coph-coodg.
28,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_04,Commune with the crystalline domiciles.
29,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_05,Speak with Coph-coodg.
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48,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_000,"We have to keep going. Even if Estinien isn't here to see it, I'm sure Alphinaud wouldn't want to disappoint him."
49,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_005,"No choice have we but to march onward, lest we squander their noble sacrifices..."
50,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_010,"Though it pains me to say it, we can ill afford to stop and grieve our comrades' passing. No, there will be time enough after."
51,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_015,"To feign bravery with bold words is a simple matter, but without the strength of will to match, we are powerless against dynamis."
52,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_016,Naught less than unshakable conviction will suffice... Which makes me question if I am up to the task.
53,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_020,"As Y'shtola and Alisaie said, we must continue."
54,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_021,Hmm. Notice the change in our surroundings? Perhaps this is the memory of an altogether different world.
55,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_022,"'Twould be prudent to learn more of it, then. Tread carefully, lest we lose our footing in this sand."
56,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_030,"If not for the light emitted by these glyphs, I might well have overlooked this monolith."
57,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_035,Sand... Sand everywhere. <sigh>
58,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_040,"If you were worried about my vision, you needn't be. I can still see quite well."
59,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_045,"Another seemingly barren world... For a mercy, the air is nowhere near as stale, but still quite dry, and the sand will no doubt prove bothersome in due time."
60,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_050,"Were it not for the violet crystal embedded in its surface, 'twould appear as ordinary stone."
61,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_051,"A curious script hath been etched upon them. Alas, it is not a language with which I am familiar."
62,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_052,I cannot say I recognize it either.
63,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_053,"Nor I. The dragons, from what I recall, preserve their knowledge in song and eschew the written word entirely, so we may assume this is the work of another race. One we have yet to encounter..."
64,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_054,"Meteion claimed the dragons' world suffered a slow death, seeking the release of oblivion."
65,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_055,"What life we find here, like as not, doth wend its way towards a similar end."
66,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_060,"Fascinating as this script is, we will glean naught from what we cannot decipher..."
67,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_070,What do you suppose that is over there?
68,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_071,"I'm not sure... It's hard to make out at this distance, but its surface seems to bear the same crystals as this monument."
69,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_072,Meaning there's a chance we may find whoever built them both. We should go and have a look. Come on.
70,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_080,"Hail, travelers. This is a most unexpected occurrence."
71,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_081,"Oh, um... Hello there. Is this your home...?"
72,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_082,"Indeed it is...
Ah, forgive me. I had forgotten─an exchange of introductions is expected when first meeting those with whom one is unacquainted."
73,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_083","When the vibration of vocal folds was still required to convey our thoughts and intention, “Ea,” I believe, was the pronunciation used when referring to our people."
74,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_084","Though it is not entirely applicable given our present state, you are welcome to use this appellation."
75,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_085","As for nomenclature to address my individual person, I believe it would be pronounced “Coph-coodg.”"
76,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_086","(-Coph-coodg-)Yes. Coph-coodg, of the Ea."
77,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_087","We have encountered beings that communicate intermittently through thought, but never one that is wholly without voice."
78,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_088","I presume we are having this conversation via the medium of aether. Or dynamis, as this space is suffused with vast quantities of it. Fascinating in either case."
79,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_089","(-Coph-coodg-)I gather your response to my presence is positive, then? That is well, for there is something I wish to ask of you."
80,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_090","(-Coph-coodg-)Like yourselves, we Ea are aether-based life-forms. Therefore, it may be surmised that your bodies are of comparable biological composition to those we once possessed."
81,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_091","(-Coph-coodg-)I have a number of queries regarding your subjective perception of the five senses─sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell."
82,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_092","(-Coph-coodg-)In total, I have prepared one hundred ninety-eight billion seven hundred twelve million one hundred eighty thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven."
83,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_093","Er... That's rather a lot, isn't it?"
84,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_094","(-Coph-coodg-)Ah, my apologies. I have omitted a great many details necessary to understand the nature of my request."
85,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_095","(-Coph-coodg-)Though we dispensed with our corporeal vessels long ago, we have rediscovered a need for the flesh, and have endeavored to recreate our erstwhile forms. However, all pertinent records have been lost due to the passage of time."
86,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_096","(-Coph-coodg-)Take for example, the nervous system. It is well within our power to recreate, but we have no frame of reference for sensations once experienced by our people, which may compromise our ability to interact with our physical environment."
87,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_097","And the reason you need to regain corporeal forms?"
88,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_098","(-Coph-coodg-)Why, to bring an end to our existence, of course."
89,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_099","(-Coph-coodg-)Though “need” is perhaps too strong a word. It would be a simple matter to unmake ourselves through use of aetheric exsanguinaters. But such a death seems...inadequate."
90,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_100","(-Coph-coodg-)The traditionalists among us believe proper death requires an inescapable sense of impermanence in one's final moments. An experience found only with bodies of flesh."
91,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_101","We should very much like to hear more of your plans. In exchange, we will answer any questions you have to the best of our ability."
92,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_102","(-Coph-coodg-)Hmm... Such an exchange of information would indeed prove useful."
93,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_103","(-Coph-coodg-)Very well. To ensure efficacious exchange, I hereby invite you to our home."
94,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_104","(-Coph-coodg-)Yes. The abode of the Ea, where we traditionalists prepare for our demise."
95,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_105","(-Coph-coodg-)I presume your consent to answer questions is indicative of a tacit approval of our plans? In which case, your cooperation is greatly appreciated."
96,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_106","(-Coph-coodg-)I must caution you, however, to be mindful of the Ea wandering the desert. Their desire for bodies of flesh could be described as...overzealous. Now, if you would follow me."
97,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_107","This is going rather smoothly. Not that I'm complaining, mind."
98,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_108","Even so, we mustn't forget their aim is oblivion, much like the dragons."
99,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_109","Though I fail to see why a civilization so seemingly advanced would choose to unmake all they have created."
100,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_110","At any rate, we will find no answers dallying here. Let us be on our way."
101,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_120","Something tells me we have different definitions of the word “abode.”"
102,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_125","They said there would be others, but... I don't know what I was expecting."
103,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_130","The isle of dragons was shrouded in the silence of the dead, yet the stillness here doth suggest the Ea are, by and large, merely sleeping...?"
104,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_135","I should not be surprised their concept of a village is so different from ours, and yet..."
105,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_140","More violet-colored crystals. I cannot place my finger on it, but there is something unsettling about them."
106,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_150","Welcome to our abode. Most of our compeers, you will find, remain idle in their domiciles. Though your quizzical expressions indicate my phrasing is unclear."
107,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_151","I speak, of course, of the violet crystalline constructs hanging from the stone structures there."
108,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_152","You say they remain idle, but what of your work to regain corporeal bodies?"
109,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_153","An astute question. And understandable, given your finite nature."
110,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_154","We have no desire to pursue our research, for it is no longer necessary."
111,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_155","If, in our idleness, we are struck by sudden inspiration, we rise to pursue said inspiration to its conclusion. That is why I was present for your arrival, and why I continue to engage with you still."
112,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_156","But while the others are not currently in a motile state, rest assured they would not object were you to disturb their respite."
113,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_157","You need only cast your thoughts towards one of their crystalline domiciles to communicate."
114,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_160","Even should they elect not to emerge, you need but cast your thoughts to the crystals to communicate with the Ea within."
115,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_165","I suppose there is a logic to creatures comprised of spiritual energy utilizing crystals as living spaces, but it is nevertheless surprising to see."
116,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_170","I've tried reaching out to whatever is inside this crystal, but all I can hear is sporadic moaning."
117,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_175","Despite my best efforts, mine overtures have elicited no response from this crystal. I can but assume its resident sleepeth most soundly. Or so I hope..."
118,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_180","Is it not strange they lack passion to research that which they desire above all else?"
119,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_181","If we are fortunate, the Ea residing in these crystals will shed light on this contradiction."
120,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_185","If I heard correctly, the Ea within this crystal says it will emerge from within shortly. Do you suppose they all appear as Coph-coodg does?"
121,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_SYSTEM_000_190","You cast your thoughts toward the crystalline domicile, but there is no response..."
122,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_LAHLAAKH_000_195","(-???-)You... You wish...to speak...?"
123,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_LAHLAAKH_000_196","(-???-)Very well... Pray...a moment, if you would..."
124,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_DEWDEEKH_000_200","(-???-)Why we seek our end, you ask? If you wish to know, I will tell you."
125,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_DEWDEEKH_000_201","(-???-)Just a moment... I must remember... What form did I take when last I emerged?"
126,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_UNKNOWNEA04456_000_205","...Errrgh... Aghhh..."
127,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_SYSTEM_000_206","The strange moaning comes and goes, but soon fades into silence..."
128,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_210","Did your inquiries yield satisfactory responses?"
129,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_211","I see..."
130,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_212","If they failed to answer, then it is likely because their minds have unraveled due to prolonged idleness. They are naught but concentrated aether now."
131,"TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_213","Worry not─there are no others who have need of those lodgings, and they will not prove a hindrance to remain as they are. But more importantly, you said some few did answer your request for an audience, yes? I imagine they will be with us ere long."
73,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_083,"When the vibration of vocal folds was still required to convey our thoughts and intention, “Ea,” I believe, was the pronunciation used when referring to our people."
74,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_084,"Though it is not entirely applicable given our present state, you are welcome to use this appellation."
75,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_085,"As for nomenclature to address my individual person, I believe it would be pronounced “Coph-coodg.”"
76,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_086,"(-Coph-coodg-)Yes. Coph-coodg, of the Ea."
77,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_087,"We have encountered beings that communicate intermittently through thought, but never one that is wholly without voice."
78,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_088,"I presume we are having this conversation via the medium of aether. Or dynamis, as this space is suffused with vast quantities of it. Fascinating in either case."
79,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_089,"(-Coph-coodg-)I gather your response to my presence is positive, then? That is well, for there is something I wish to ask of you."
80,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_090,"(-Coph-coodg-)Like yourselves, we Ea are aether-based life-forms. Therefore, it may be surmised that your bodies are of comparable biological composition to those we once possessed."
81,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_091,"(-Coph-coodg-)I have a number of queries regarding your subjective perception of the five senses─sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell."
82,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_092,"(-Coph-coodg-)In total, I have prepared one hundred ninety-eight billion seven hundred twelve million one hundred eighty thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven."
83,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_093,"Er... That's rather a lot, isn't it?"
84,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_094,"(-Coph-coodg-)Ah, my apologies. I have omitted a great many details necessary to understand the nature of my request."
85,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_095,"(-Coph-coodg-)Though we dispensed with our corporeal vessels long ago, we have rediscovered a need for the flesh, and have endeavored to recreate our erstwhile forms. However, all pertinent records have been lost due to the passage of time."
86,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_096,"(-Coph-coodg-)Take for example, the nervous system. It is well within our power to recreate, but we have no frame of reference for sensations once experienced by our people, which may compromise our ability to interact with our physical environment."
87,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_097,And the reason you need to regain corporeal forms?
88,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_098,"(-Coph-coodg-)Why, to bring an end to our existence, of course."
89,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_099,(-Coph-coodg-)Though “need” is perhaps too strong a word. It would be a simple matter to unmake ourselves through use of aetheric exsanguinaters. But such a death seems...inadequate.
90,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_100,(-Coph-coodg-)The traditionalists among us believe proper death requires an inescapable sense of impermanence in one's final moments. An experience found only with bodies of flesh.
91,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_101,"We should very much like to hear more of your plans. In exchange, we will answer any questions you have to the best of our ability."
92,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_102,(-Coph-coodg-)Hmm... Such an exchange of information would indeed prove useful.
93,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_103,"(-Coph-coodg-)Very well. To ensure efficacious exchange, I hereby invite you to our home."
94,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_104,"(-Coph-coodg-)Yes. The abode of the Ea, where we traditionalists prepare for our demise."
95,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_105,"(-Coph-coodg-)I presume your consent to answer questions is indicative of a tacit approval of our plans? In which case, your cooperation is greatly appreciated."
96,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_106,"(-Coph-coodg-)I must caution you, however, to be mindful of the Ea wandering the desert. Their desire for bodies of flesh could be described as...overzealous. Now, if you would follow me."
97,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_107,"This is going rather smoothly. Not that I'm complaining, mind."
98,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_108,"Even so, we mustn't forget their aim is oblivion, much like the dragons."
99,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_109,Though I fail to see why a civilization so seemingly advanced would choose to unmake all they have created.
100,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_110,"At any rate, we will find no answers dallying here. Let us be on our way."
101,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_120,Something tells me we have different definitions of the word “abode.”
102,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_125,"They said there would be others, but... I don't know what I was expecting."
103,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_130,"The isle of dragons was shrouded in the silence of the dead, yet the stillness here doth suggest the Ea are, by and large, merely sleeping...?"
104,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_135,"I should not be surprised their concept of a village is so different from ours, and yet..."
105,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_140,"More violet-colored crystals. I cannot place my finger on it, but there is something unsettling about them."
106,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_150,"Welcome to our abode. Most of our compeers, you will find, remain idle in their domiciles. Though your quizzical expressions indicate my phrasing is unclear."
107,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_151,"I speak, of course, of the violet crystalline constructs hanging from the stone structures there."
108,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_152,"You say they remain idle, but what of your work to regain corporeal bodies?"
109,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_153,"An astute question. And understandable, given your finite nature."
110,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_154,"We have no desire to pursue our research, for it is no longer necessary."
111,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_155,"If, in our idleness, we are struck by sudden inspiration, we rise to pursue said inspiration to its conclusion. That is why I was present for your arrival, and why I continue to engage with you still."
112,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_156,"But while the others are not currently in a motile state, rest assured they would not object were you to disturb their respite."
113,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_157,You need only cast your thoughts towards one of their crystalline domiciles to communicate.
114,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_160,"Even should they elect not to emerge, you need but cast your thoughts to the crystals to communicate with the Ea within."
115,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_165,"I suppose there is a logic to creatures comprised of spiritual energy utilizing crystals as living spaces, but it is nevertheless surprising to see."
116,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_170,"I've tried reaching out to whatever is inside this crystal, but all I can hear is sporadic moaning."
117,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_175,"Despite my best efforts, mine overtures have elicited no response from this crystal. I can but assume its resident sleepeth most soundly. Or so I hope..."
118,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_180,Is it not strange they lack passion to research that which they desire above all else?
119,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_181,"If we are fortunate, the Ea residing in these crystals will shed light on this contradiction."
120,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_185,"If I heard correctly, the Ea within this crystal says it will emerge from within shortly. Do you suppose they all appear as Coph-coodg does?"
121,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_SYSTEM_000_190,"You cast your thoughts toward the crystalline domicile, but there is no response..."
122,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_LAHLAAKH_000_195,(-???-)You... You wish...to speak...?
123,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_LAHLAAKH_000_196,"(-???-)Very well... Pray...a moment, if you would..."
124,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_DEWDEEKH_000_200,"(-???-)Why we seek our end, you ask? If you wish to know, I will tell you."
125,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_DEWDEEKH_000_201,(-???-)Just a moment... I must remember... What form did I take when last I emerged?
126,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_UNKNOWNEA04456_000_205,...Errrgh... Aghhh...
127,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_SYSTEM_000_206,"The strange moaning comes and goes, but soon fades into silence..."
128,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_210,Did your inquiries yield satisfactory responses?
129,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_211,I see...
130,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_212,"If they failed to answer, then it is likely because their minds have unraveled due to prolonged idleness. They are naught but concentrated aether now."
131,TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_213,"Worry not─there are no others who have need of those lodgings, and they will not prove a hindrance to remain as they are. But more importantly, you said some few did answer your request for an audience, yes? I imagine they will be with us ere long."
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27 23 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_SEQ_23 26 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_02 Search for signs of life.
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49 45 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_21 48 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_000 We have to keep going. Even if Estinien isn't here to see it, I'm sure Alphinaud wouldn't want to disappoint him.
50 46 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_22 49 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_005 No choice have we but to march onward, lest we squander their noble sacrifices...
51 47 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_TODO_23 50 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_010 Though it pains me to say it, we can ill afford to stop and grieve our comrades' passing. No, there will be time enough after.
52 48 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_000 51 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_015 We have to keep going. Even if Estinien isn't here to see it, I'm sure Alphinaud wouldn't want to disappoint him. To feign bravery with bold words is a simple matter, but without the strength of will to match, we are powerless against dynamis.
53 49 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_005 52 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_016 No choice have we but to march onward, lest we squander their noble sacrifices... Naught less than unshakable conviction will suffice... Which makes me question if I am up to the task.
54 50 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_010 53 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_020 Though it pains me to say it, we can ill afford to stop and grieve our comrades' passing. No, there will be time enough after. As Y'shtola and Alisaie said, we must continue.
55 51 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_015 54 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_021 To feign bravery with bold words is a simple matter, but without the strength of will to match, we are powerless against dynamis. Hmm. Notice the change in our surroundings? Perhaps this is the memory of an altogether different world.
56 52 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_016 55 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_022 Naught less than unshakable conviction will suffice... Which makes me question if I am up to the task. 'Twould be prudent to learn more of it, then. Tread carefully, lest we lose our footing in this sand.
57 53 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_020 56 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_030 As Y'shtola and Alisaie said, we must continue. If not for the light emitted by these glyphs, I might well have overlooked this monolith.
58 54 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_021 57 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_035 Hmm. Notice the change in our surroundings? Perhaps this is the memory of an altogether different world. Sand... Sand everywhere. <sigh>
59 55 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_022 58 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_040 'Twould be prudent to learn more of it, then. Tread carefully, lest we lose our footing in this sand. If you were worried about my vision, you needn't be. I can still see quite well.
60 56 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_030 59 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_045 If not for the light emitted by these glyphs, I might well have overlooked this monolith. Another seemingly barren world... For a mercy, the air is nowhere near as stale, but still quite dry, and the sand will no doubt prove bothersome in due time.
61 57 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_035 60 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_050 Sand... Sand everywhere. <sigh> Were it not for the violet crystal embedded in its surface, 'twould appear as ordinary stone.
62 58 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_040 61 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_051 If you were worried about my vision, you needn't be. I can still see quite well. A curious script hath been etched upon them. Alas, it is not a language with which I am familiar.
63 59 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_045 62 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_052 Another seemingly barren world... For a mercy, the air is nowhere near as stale, but still quite dry, and the sand will no doubt prove bothersome in due time. I cannot say I recognize it either.
64 60 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_050 63 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_053 Were it not for the violet crystal embedded in its surface, 'twould appear as ordinary stone. Nor I. The dragons, from what I recall, preserve their knowledge in song and eschew the written word entirely, so we may assume this is the work of another race. One we have yet to encounter...
65 61 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_051 64 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_054 A curious script hath been etched upon them. Alas, it is not a language with which I am familiar. Meteion claimed the dragons' world suffered a slow death, seeking the release of oblivion.
66 62 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_052 65 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_055 I cannot say I recognize it either. What life we find here, like as not, doth wend its way towards a similar end.
67 63 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_053 66 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_060 Nor I. The dragons, from what I recall, preserve their knowledge in song and eschew the written word entirely, so we may assume this is the work of another race. One we have yet to encounter... Fascinating as this script is, we will glean naught from what we cannot decipher...
68 64 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_054 67 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_070 Meteion claimed the dragons' world suffered a slow death, seeking the release of oblivion. What do you suppose that is over there?
69 65 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_055 68 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_071 What life we find here, like as not, doth wend its way towards a similar end. I'm not sure... It's hard to make out at this distance, but its surface seems to bear the same crystals as this monument.
70 66 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_060 69 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_072 Fascinating as this script is, we will glean naught from what we cannot decipher... Meaning there's a chance we may find whoever built them both. We should go and have a look. Come on.
71 67 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_070 70 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_080 What do you suppose that is over there? Hail, travelers. This is a most unexpected occurrence.
72 68 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_071 71 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_081 I'm not sure... It's hard to make out at this distance, but its surface seems to bear the same crystals as this monument. Oh, um... Hello there. Is this your home...?
73 69 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_072 72 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_082 Meaning there's a chance we may find whoever built them both. We should go and have a look. Come on. Indeed it is... Ah, forgive me. I had forgotten─an exchange of introductions is expected when first meeting those with whom one is unacquainted.
70 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_080 Hail, travelers. This is a most unexpected occurrence.
71 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_081 Oh, um... Hello there. Is this your home...?
72 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_082 Indeed it is... Ah, forgive me. I had forgotten─an exchange of introductions is expected when first meeting those with whom one is unacquainted.
74 73 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_083 73 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_083 When the vibration of vocal folds was still required to convey our thoughts and intention, “Ea,” I believe, was the pronunciation used when referring to our people. When the vibration of vocal folds was still required to convey our thoughts and intention, “Ea,” I believe, was the pronunciation used when referring to our people.
75 74 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_084 74 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_084 Though it is not entirely applicable given our present state, you are welcome to use this appellation. Though it is not entirely applicable given our present state, you are welcome to use this appellation.
76 75 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_085 75 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_085 As for nomenclature to address my individual person, I believe it would be pronounced “Coph-coodg.” As for nomenclature to address my individual person, I believe it would be pronounced “Coph-coodg.”
77 76 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_086 76 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_086 (-Coph-coodg-)Yes. Coph-coodg, of the Ea. (-Coph-coodg-)Yes. Coph-coodg, of the Ea.
78 77 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_087 77 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_087 We have encountered beings that communicate intermittently through thought, but never one that is wholly without voice. We have encountered beings that communicate intermittently through thought, but never one that is wholly without voice.
79 78 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_088 78 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_088 I presume we are having this conversation via the medium of aether. Or dynamis, as this space is suffused with vast quantities of it. Fascinating in either case. I presume we are having this conversation via the medium of aether. Or dynamis, as this space is suffused with vast quantities of it. Fascinating in either case.
80 79 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_089 79 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_089 (-Coph-coodg-)I gather your response to my presence is positive, then? That is well, for there is something I wish to ask of you. (-Coph-coodg-)I gather your response to my presence is positive, then? That is well, for there is something I wish to ask of you.
81 80 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_090 80 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_090 (-Coph-coodg-)Like yourselves, we Ea are aether-based life-forms. Therefore, it may be surmised that your bodies are of comparable biological composition to those we once possessed. (-Coph-coodg-)Like yourselves, we Ea are aether-based life-forms. Therefore, it may be surmised that your bodies are of comparable biological composition to those we once possessed.
82 81 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_091 81 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_091 (-Coph-coodg-)I have a number of queries regarding your subjective perception of the five senses─sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. (-Coph-coodg-)I have a number of queries regarding your subjective perception of the five senses─sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.
83 82 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_092 82 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_092 (-Coph-coodg-)In total, I have prepared one hundred ninety-eight billion seven hundred twelve million one hundred eighty thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven. (-Coph-coodg-)In total, I have prepared one hundred ninety-eight billion seven hundred twelve million one hundred eighty thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven.
84 83 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_093 83 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_093 Er... That's rather a lot, isn't it? Er... That's rather a lot, isn't it?
85 84 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_094 84 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_094 (-Coph-coodg-)Ah, my apologies. I have omitted a great many details necessary to understand the nature of my request. (-Coph-coodg-)Ah, my apologies. I have omitted a great many details necessary to understand the nature of my request.
86 85 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_095 85 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_095 (-Coph-coodg-)Though we dispensed with our corporeal vessels long ago, we have rediscovered a need for the flesh, and have endeavored to recreate our erstwhile forms. However, all pertinent records have been lost due to the passage of time. (-Coph-coodg-)Though we dispensed with our corporeal vessels long ago, we have rediscovered a need for the flesh, and have endeavored to recreate our erstwhile forms. However, all pertinent records have been lost due to the passage of time.
87 86 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_096 86 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_096 (-Coph-coodg-)Take for example, the nervous system. It is well within our power to recreate, but we have no frame of reference for sensations once experienced by our people, which may compromise our ability to interact with our physical environment. (-Coph-coodg-)Take for example, the nervous system. It is well within our power to recreate, but we have no frame of reference for sensations once experienced by our people, which may compromise our ability to interact with our physical environment.
88 87 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_097 87 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_097 And the reason you need to regain corporeal forms? And the reason you need to regain corporeal forms?
89 88 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_098 88 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_098 (-Coph-coodg-)Why, to bring an end to our existence, of course. (-Coph-coodg-)Why, to bring an end to our existence, of course.
90 89 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_099 89 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_099 (-Coph-coodg-)Though “need” is perhaps too strong a word. It would be a simple matter to unmake ourselves through use of aetheric exsanguinaters. But such a death seems...inadequate. (-Coph-coodg-)Though “need” is perhaps too strong a word. It would be a simple matter to unmake ourselves through use of aetheric exsanguinaters. But such a death seems...inadequate.
91 90 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_100 90 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_100 (-Coph-coodg-)The traditionalists among us believe proper death requires an inescapable sense of impermanence in one's final moments. An experience found only with bodies of flesh. (-Coph-coodg-)The traditionalists among us believe proper death requires an inescapable sense of impermanence in one's final moments. An experience found only with bodies of flesh.
92 91 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_101 91 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_101 We should very much like to hear more of your plans. In exchange, we will answer any questions you have to the best of our ability. We should very much like to hear more of your plans. In exchange, we will answer any questions you have to the best of our ability.
93 92 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_102 92 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_102 (-Coph-coodg-)Hmm... Such an exchange of information would indeed prove useful. (-Coph-coodg-)Hmm... Such an exchange of information would indeed prove useful.
94 93 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_103 93 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_103 (-Coph-coodg-)Very well. To ensure efficacious exchange, I hereby invite you to our home. (-Coph-coodg-)Very well. To ensure efficacious exchange, I hereby invite you to our home.
95 94 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_104 94 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_104 (-Coph-coodg-)Yes. The abode of the Ea, where we traditionalists prepare for our demise. (-Coph-coodg-)Yes. The abode of the Ea, where we traditionalists prepare for our demise.
96 95 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_105 95 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_105 (-Coph-coodg-)I presume your consent to answer questions is indicative of a tacit approval of our plans? In which case, your cooperation is greatly appreciated. (-Coph-coodg-)I presume your consent to answer questions is indicative of a tacit approval of our plans? In which case, your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
97 96 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_106 96 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_106 (-Coph-coodg-)I must caution you, however, to be mindful of the Ea wandering the desert. Their desire for bodies of flesh could be described as...overzealous. Now, if you would follow me. (-Coph-coodg-)I must caution you, however, to be mindful of the Ea wandering the desert. Their desire for bodies of flesh could be described as...overzealous. Now, if you would follow me.
98 97 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_107 97 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_107 This is going rather smoothly. Not that I'm complaining, mind. This is going rather smoothly. Not that I'm complaining, mind.
99 98 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_108 98 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_108 Even so, we mustn't forget their aim is oblivion, much like the dragons. Even so, we mustn't forget their aim is oblivion, much like the dragons.
100 99 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_109 99 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_109 Though I fail to see why a civilization so seemingly advanced would choose to unmake all they have created. Though I fail to see why a civilization so seemingly advanced would choose to unmake all they have created.
101 100 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_110 100 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_110 At any rate, we will find no answers dallying here. Let us be on our way. At any rate, we will find no answers dallying here. Let us be on our way.
102 101 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_120 101 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_120 Something tells me we have different definitions of the word “abode.” Something tells me we have different definitions of the word “abode.”
103 102 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_125 102 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_125 They said there would be others, but... I don't know what I was expecting. They said there would be others, but... I don't know what I was expecting.
104 103 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_130 103 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_130 The isle of dragons was shrouded in the silence of the dead, yet the stillness here doth suggest the Ea are, by and large, merely sleeping...? The isle of dragons was shrouded in the silence of the dead, yet the stillness here doth suggest the Ea are, by and large, merely sleeping...?
105 104 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_135 104 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_135 I should not be surprised their concept of a village is so different from ours, and yet... I should not be surprised their concept of a village is so different from ours, and yet...
106 105 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_140 105 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_140 More violet-colored crystals. I cannot place my finger on it, but there is something unsettling about them. More violet-colored crystals. I cannot place my finger on it, but there is something unsettling about them.
107 106 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_150 106 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_150 Welcome to our abode. Most of our compeers, you will find, remain idle in their domiciles. Though your quizzical expressions indicate my phrasing is unclear. Welcome to our abode. Most of our compeers, you will find, remain idle in their domiciles. Though your quizzical expressions indicate my phrasing is unclear.
108 107 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_151 107 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_151 I speak, of course, of the violet crystalline constructs hanging from the stone structures there. I speak, of course, of the violet crystalline constructs hanging from the stone structures there.
109 108 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_152 108 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_152 You say they remain idle, but what of your work to regain corporeal bodies? You say they remain idle, but what of your work to regain corporeal bodies?
110 109 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_153 109 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_153 An astute question. And understandable, given your finite nature. An astute question. And understandable, given your finite nature.
111 110 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_154 110 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_154 We have no desire to pursue our research, for it is no longer necessary. We have no desire to pursue our research, for it is no longer necessary.
112 111 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_155 111 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_155 If, in our idleness, we are struck by sudden inspiration, we rise to pursue said inspiration to its conclusion. That is why I was present for your arrival, and why I continue to engage with you still. If, in our idleness, we are struck by sudden inspiration, we rise to pursue said inspiration to its conclusion. That is why I was present for your arrival, and why I continue to engage with you still.
113 112 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_156 112 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_156 But while the others are not currently in a motile state, rest assured they would not object were you to disturb their respite. But while the others are not currently in a motile state, rest assured they would not object were you to disturb their respite.
114 113 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_157 113 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_157 You need only cast your thoughts towards one of their crystalline domiciles to communicate. You need only cast your thoughts towards one of their crystalline domiciles to communicate.
115 114 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_160 114 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_160 Even should they elect not to emerge, you need but cast your thoughts to the crystals to communicate with the Ea within. Even should they elect not to emerge, you need but cast your thoughts to the crystals to communicate with the Ea within.
116 115 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_165 115 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALPHINAUD_000_165 I suppose there is a logic to creatures comprised of spiritual energy utilizing crystals as living spaces, but it is nevertheless surprising to see. I suppose there is a logic to creatures comprised of spiritual energy utilizing crystals as living spaces, but it is nevertheless surprising to see.
117 116 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_170 116 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_ALISAIE_000_170 I've tried reaching out to whatever is inside this crystal, but all I can hear is sporadic moaning. I've tried reaching out to whatever is inside this crystal, but all I can hear is sporadic moaning.
118 117 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_175 117 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_URIANGER_000_175 Despite my best efforts, mine overtures have elicited no response from this crystal. I can but assume its resident sleepeth most soundly. Or so I hope... Despite my best efforts, mine overtures have elicited no response from this crystal. I can but assume its resident sleepeth most soundly. Or so I hope...
119 118 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_180 118 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_180 Is it not strange they lack passion to research that which they desire above all else? Is it not strange they lack passion to research that which they desire above all else?
120 119 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_181 119 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_YSHTOLA_000_181 If we are fortunate, the Ea residing in these crystals will shed light on this contradiction. If we are fortunate, the Ea residing in these crystals will shed light on this contradiction.
121 120 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_185 120 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_GRAHATIA_000_185 If I heard correctly, the Ea within this crystal says it will emerge from within shortly. Do you suppose they all appear as Coph-coodg does? If I heard correctly, the Ea within this crystal says it will emerge from within shortly. Do you suppose they all appear as Coph-coodg does?
122 121 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_SYSTEM_000_190 121 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_SYSTEM_000_190 You cast your thoughts toward the crystalline domicile, but there is no response... You cast your thoughts toward the crystalline domicile, but there is no response...
123 122 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_LAHLAAKH_000_195 122 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_LAHLAAKH_000_195 (-???-)You... You wish...to speak...? (-???-)You... You wish...to speak...?
124 123 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_LAHLAAKH_000_196 123 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_LAHLAAKH_000_196 (-???-)Very well... Pray...a moment, if you would... (-???-)Very well... Pray...a moment, if you would...
125 124 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_DEWDEEKH_000_200 124 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_DEWDEEKH_000_200 (-???-)Why we seek our end, you ask? If you wish to know, I will tell you. (-???-)Why we seek our end, you ask? If you wish to know, I will tell you.
126 125 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_DEWDEEKH_000_201 125 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_DEWDEEKH_000_201 (-???-)Just a moment... I must remember... What form did I take when last I emerged? (-???-)Just a moment... I must remember... What form did I take when last I emerged?
127 126 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_UNKNOWNEA04456_000_205 126 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_UNKNOWNEA04456_000_205 ...Errrgh... Aghhh... ...Errrgh... Aghhh...
128 127 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_SYSTEM_000_206 127 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_SYSTEM_000_206 The strange moaning comes and goes, but soon fades into silence... The strange moaning comes and goes, but soon fades into silence...
129 128 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_210 128 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_210 Did your inquiries yield satisfactory responses? Did your inquiries yield satisfactory responses?
130 129 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_211 129 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_211 I see... I see...
131 130 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_212 130 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_212 If they failed to answer, then it is likely because their minds have unraveled due to prolonged idleness. They are naught but concentrated aether now. If they failed to answer, then it is likely because their minds have unraveled due to prolonged idleness. They are naught but concentrated aether now.
132 131 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_213 131 TEXT_AKTKMG107_04456_COPHCOODG_000_213 Worry not─there are no others who have need of those lodgings, and they will not prove a hindrance to remain as they are. But more importantly, you said some few did answer your request for an audience, yes? I imagine they will be with us ere long. Worry not─there are no others who have need of those lodgings, and they will not prove a hindrance to remain as they are. But more importantly, you said some few did answer your request for an audience, yes? I imagine they will be with us ere long.
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