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| 4 | 0 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000010_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>I thank you for affording me this short reprieve...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 5 | 1 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000020_YSHTOLA | It is we who should thank you. The records stored here are nothing short of extraordinary. |
| 6 | 2 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000030_YSHTOLA | There is much we could learn of Zodiark and His imprisonment, but perhaps you could offer us more focused guidance. Pray tell us of the calamity that came before and comes now again. |
| 7 | 3 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000040_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Long ago, before the great sundering, there was but a single world─Etheirys.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 8 | 4 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000050_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>One day, from within the earth, a terrible cry issued forth, affecting a profound change in all manner of life.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 9 | 5 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000060_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>We were not exempt. Our creation magicks ran rampant, giving shape and form to thoughts of hopelessness and despair.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 10 | 6 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000070_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>At first, the phenomenon was limited to a single region. But quickly...so very quickly...it spread and engulfed the whole of the star.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 11 | 7 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000080_YSHTOLA | Were the ancients ever able to deduce its source? |
| 12 | 8 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000090_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>They were not. However, the Convocation struck upon a method to predict where next the corruption would manifest.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 13 | 9 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000100_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>The aetheric energies which flow through all of creation in the form of various currents.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 14 | 10 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000110_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>The currents which course through the land and seas...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 15 | 11 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000120_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Those which flow through the very air...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 16 | 12 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000130_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>And those of a celestial nature which encompass both our star and this moon.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 17 | 13 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000140_YSHTOLA | Celestial currents... I cannot say I am familiar with the concept. |
| 18 | 14 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000150_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Nor would I expect you to be. Few scholars of our time knew of their existence.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 19 | 15 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000160_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Their invaluable knowledge helped us to better understand the nature of the calamity.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 20 | 16 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000170_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Like the terrestrial ones of earth and air, the celestial currents form a vast network. But the aetherial distribution is not consistent.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 21 | 17 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000180_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>The Convocation soon realized that the inciting incidents occurred in regions where the flow was weakest.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 22 | 18 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000190_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Correlation without clear cause, ultimately. Nevertheless, on closer study, a stagnancy of aether was observed in nearby currents...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 23 | 19 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000200_URIANGER | And so they sought a means to harness the forces of Darkness, of activity and growth. Thus was Zodiark conceived. |
| 24 | 20 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000210_URIANGER | No less a power than a god's could set right the laws of nature and quicken the flow of aether within the star. |
| 25 | 21 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000220_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Precisely. With the advent of Zodiark, our end was averted.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 26 | 22 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000230_THANCRED | Emet-Selch claimed that those who summoned Hydaelyn did so because they saw Zodiark's power as a threat. Is that true? |
| 27 | 23 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000240_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Indeed, there was a faction opposed to Zodiark's creation. But their aim was never to unmake Him.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 28 | 24 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000250_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>They understood the continued preservation of the natural order was dependent on His very existence. Until we could identify and address the underlying cause of the Final Days, He would need remain, for His departure would set in motion those apocalyptic forces once more.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 29 | 25 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000260_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Hydaelyn recognized this as well. And so, rather than destroy, She sundered Zodiark, Herself, and the star into lesser reflections, that She might confine Him in this place.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 30 | 26 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_Q1_000_001_NONE_VOICE | What will you say? |
| 31 | 27 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_A1_000_001_NONE_VOICE | I could have sworn She beseeched me to banish the Darkness. |
| 32 | 28 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_A1_000_002_NONE_VOICE | Then what She told me in the aetherial sea was false...? |
| 33 | 29 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000270_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Perhaps She did. But as with all beings, intent is not always in accord with spoken word.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 34 | 30 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000280_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>That the two once dwelled as one until Zodiark grew hungry for power, upsetting the balance 'twixt Them...? Not quite a lie, though a rather gross embellishment.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 35 | 31 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000290_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>But knowing what you know now, you must surely realize why She might opt to obfuscate and mislead.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 36 | 32 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000300_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Hydaelyn and Zodiark are both constructs of man. Approximations of perfection limited by our own imperfections.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 37 | 33 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000310_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Zodiark was, without question, the more powerful of the two, having been born from the sacrifice of half Etheirys's population.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 38 | 34 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000320_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Thus was it necessary for Hydaelyn to commit Herself wholly to His defeat. Still more effort was needed to confine Him.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 39 | 35 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000330_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Maintaining the brands taxed Her greatly. With what power She dared spare, She cried out to any who might listen, and offered Her blessing to those who heeded Her call.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 40 | 36 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000340_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Though it was likely within Her power to do so, I believe She did not wish to speak of Etheirys and Her history.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 41 | 37 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000350_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Like Zodiark, Hydaelyn's purpose is a reflection of Her creators'. They wished to look to the future, and not linger in a prison of the past.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 42 | 38 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000360_YSHTOLA | The Ascians set in motion seven Rejoinings before we came to oppose them. How many more worlds would have been lost had we not placed our faith in Her? |
| 43 | 39 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000370_YSHTOLA | How many more souls living in the present would have been snuffed out for the sake of those long dead? |
| 44 | 40 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000380_THANCRED | Well, in light of recent events, I see no reason to doubt your words. |
| 45 | 41 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000390_THANCRED | And even if Hydaelyn is not a god in truth, if Minfilia believed that we should trust in Her plans, then I choose to do just that. |
| 46 | 42 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000400_THANCRED | Which brings me to a rather important question. |
| 47 | 43 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000410_THANCRED | Let's suppose we try but fail to stop this second coming of the Final Days. |
| 48 | 44 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000420_THANCRED | Should the Source fall, what will become of the other worlds? |
| 49 | 45 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000430_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>The nomenclature is more fitting than you know...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 50 | 46 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000440_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Bring ruin to the Source, and its reflections will share in its fate.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 51 | 47 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000450_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Ah, it is ready.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 52 | 48 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000460_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>This way, if you would be so kind.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 53 | 49 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000470_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>A beautiful sight, is it not?<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 54 | 50 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000480_YSHTOLA | Yes, but what is it? |
| 55 | 51 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000490_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Hydaelyn knew better than any that Her power was not absolute. Indeed, She has ever struggled to hold Zodiark and His faithful at bay.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 56 | 52 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000500_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>She feared the worst, and so made preparations. In the event of His demise, there would be a contingency.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 57 | 53 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000510_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>This moon is more than a prison. It is a vessel capable of bearing the people of Etheirys to safe harbor.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 58 | 54 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000520_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>You need not go far to find its pilots. In fact, I should be happy to take you to them...<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 59 | 55 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000530_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>...And fulfill my final duty as watcher in the dark.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 60 | 56 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000540_THANCRED | Our “moonship” pilots should be around here somewhere, is that right? |
| 61 | 57 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000550_LIVINGWAY | (-???-)Look lively, everyone! |
| 62 | 58 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000560_LIVINGWAY | (-???-)I know, I know─this one thousand two hundred and forty-third inspection is a mite ahead of schedule, but it is of the utmost importance! For Zodiark, alas, is no more. |
| 63 | 59 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000570_LIVINGWAY | (-???-)As of now, our mighty moon has a new purpose! To bear the people of Etheirys to safety! |
| 64 | 60 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000580_LIVINGWAY | (-???-)Our time is come, my friends! |
| 65 | 61 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000590_LIVINGWAY | (-???-)We must be swifter than swift! There is much to do before our guests arrive. |
| 66 | 62 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000600_LIVINGWAY | (-???-)I expect your work stations to be immaculate. And don't forget to relay our signal to Etheirys! |
| 67 | 63 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000610_LIVINGWAY | (-???-)Questions? Yes? No? Maybe so? No? Then hop to it! |
| 68 | 64 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000620_URIANGER | 'Tis a rather curious crew She hath chosen. Their endearing forms intended to ease the passengers' hearts, perhaps. |
| 69 | 65 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000630_THANCRED | Perhaps... |
| 70 | 66 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000640_LIVINGWAY | (-Snappy Loporrit-)Right, of course! Introductions are in order. Ahem! |
| 71 | 67 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000650_LIVINGWAY | My name is Livingway, and we are the Loporrits. Created for the express purpose of commanding this ship and bearing the people of Etheirys to a brave new world! |
| 72 | 68 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000660_LIVINGWAY | More specifically, <Emphasis>I</Emphasis> am the one whom She charged with the execution of Her most vital plans. You might say I'm Her right paw! |
| 73 | 69 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000670_MAPPINGWAY | Mappingway's the name. Map reader and navigator of the heavens. |
| 74 | 70 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000680_THANCRED | Pleasure to meet you all, but...I'm still trying to make sense of...this. |
| 75 | 71 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000690_LIVINGWAY | Confusion and bewilderment are completely understandable. Fear not! I shall walk you through it. |
| 76 | 72 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000700_LIVINGWAY | The people of Etheirys─through no fault of your own, I'm sure─set in motion a series of events that, unfortunately, culminated in Zodiark's obliteration. |
| 77 | 73 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000710_LIVINGWAY | Acutely aware of the imminent crisis, your parents sent you little ones on ahead while they began the necessary preparations. |
| 78 | 74 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000720_LIVINGWAY | Still not following? No? Very well! I shall elaborate further! |
| 79 | 75 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000730_LIVINGWAY | Here we have Etheirys─your home─and the moon, where we are now. |
| 80 | 76 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000740_LIVINGWAY | Without Zodiark around to keep things lively, so to speak, the celestial currents of the star have doubtless begun to degrade. |
| 81 | 77 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000750_LIVINGWAY | A calamity of apocalyptic proportions will be visited upon Etheirys, bringing an end to all life. Very sad, that. |
| 82 | 78 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000760_URIANGER | So too hath the watcher claimed. By thine unperturbed countenance, I gather this eventuality was anticipated? |
| 83 | 79 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000770_LIVINGWAY | The doom and gloom? Oh yes, quite expected. |
| 84 | 80 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000780_LIVINGWAY | Imagine, if you will, that Etheirys is a delicious carrot that I've forgotten to eat and left out in the midday sun. |
| 85 | 81 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000790_LIVINGWAY | The most earnest wishes or prayers will not stop it from rotting to the core. |
| 86 | 82 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000800_LIVINGWAY | So, sadly, there's nothing to be done but to abandon said carrot─Etheirys, in case the metaphor is lost on you─to its grisly fate. |
| 87 | 83 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000810_YSHTOLA | ...And this moon will serve as the vessel to deliver us to a new home. |
| 88 | 84 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000820_LIVINGWAY | Just so! We will gather up as many people, supplies, and resources as our stores will hold. |
| 89 | 85 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000830_LIVINGWAY | And then, once everyone is aboard, it's off to another star! |
| 90 | 86 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000840_LIVINGWAY | Easier said than done, admittedly, for one does not simply hop from star to star on a whim. Which is precisely why we've spent countless years constructing the most propulsive of propulsion systems! |
| 91 | 87 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000850_LIVINGWAY | We ought to make it to our destination in two shakes of a rabbit's tail. |
| 92 | 88 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000860_YSHTOLA | Impressive technology. I daresay it is beyond anything we have ever seen. |
| 93 | 89 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000870_LIVINGWAY | No need to shower us with praise. All we've done is faithfully carry out the instructions left to us by Hydaelyn. |
| 94 | 90 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000880_LIVINGWAY | Back in the old days, when She was still just Venat, She was dedicated to the study of the world and its inner workings. |
| 95 | 91 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000890_LIVINGWAY | And the watcher─the real one, not the simulacrum you met─was one of Her fellow researchers. |
| 96 | 92 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000900_LIVINGWAY | We and this wondrous vessel masquerading as a moon are products of their knowledge and know-how. |
| 97 | 93 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000910_THANCRED | There's certainly more to you all than meets the eye. Might I ask where exactly you intend to take us? |
| 98 | 94 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000920_MAPPINGWAY | We identified a few promising candidates for resettlement some time ago, but we cannot guarantee that they are fit for habitation. |
| 99 | 95 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000930_MAPPINGWAY | Moreover, the ship can only travel in short bursts. We intend to go down our list, hopping from star to star, until we find one suitable for resettlement. |
| 100 | 96 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000940_LIVINGWAY | No need to worry, though. The vessel is being refurbished with accommodation for an extended stay as we speak. |
| 101 | 97 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000950_LIVINGWAY | While we did have to rely upon outside help to determine what amenities were essential, I daresay we have risen to the challenge. |
| 102 | 98 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000960_THANCRED | Help? From who? |
| 103 | 99 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000970_LIVINGWAY | From you and yours, who else? Each time we woke to perform regularly scheduled maintenance, we were greeted by the resources you sent us. What better way to learn about the preferences and proclivities of our present-day charges? |
| 104 | 100 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000980_LIVINGWAY | Ah, but you're still adorable little children. Perhaps your elders were responsible for the deliveries? |
| 105 | 101 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_000990_THANCRED | I'm not sure what led you to conclude otherwise, but I can assure you that we are all grown men and women. |
| 106 | 102 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001000_THANCRED | And I very much doubt my “elders” know this place exists, much less how to send you so much as a Starlight missive. |
| 107 | 103 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001010_LIVINGWAY | What? Then who in blazes let you on <Emphasis>my</Emphasis> moon!? |
| 108 | 104 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001020_LIVINGWAY | Hydaelyn <Emphasis>Herself</Emphasis> led you here? |
| 109 | 105 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001030_LIVINGWAY | You don't say! Well, that's... Really? Not children? Then why are you so small and stunted? Like little baby carrot people? |
| 110 | 106 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001040_YSHTOLA | While Amaurotines were a great deal taller, in the present day, persons of such prodigious size are exceedingly rare. |
| 111 | 107 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001050_LIVINGWAY | So...you're saying everyone's not like the watcher? |
| 112 | 108 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001060_LIVINGWAY | Confound it all! Someone could've at least scribbled a note about your profound miniaturization... |
| 113 | 109 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001070_URIANGER | That tome in thy possession... |
| 114 | 110 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001080_LIVINGWAY | Oh, this? One of the first books sent to us. A compendium of the people of Etheirys─with a few blank pages at the back for minor corrections and updates as needed. |
| 115 | 111 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001090_LIVINGWAY | The sum total of our knowledge of your kind is contained in these pages. |
| 116 | 112 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001100_LIVINGWAY | I thought it was abridged and made small for our benefit, but...this isn't a regular-sized book, is it? |
| 117 | 113 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001110_LIVINGWAY | Ahhh! |
| 118 | 114 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001120_LIVINGWAY | Buildingway, can you hear me? Yes, we're all very busy. |
| 119 | 115 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001130_LIVINGWAY | Change of plans. I need you to rebuild the domiciles at one-third the scale. |
| 120 | 116 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001140_LIVINGWAY | All of them. Yes, <Emphasis>all</Emphasis> of them! And but me no buts! See to it with all speed! |
| 121 | 117 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001150_THANCRED | Perhaps you could tell us a bit more about your terrestrial collaborators. |
| 122 | 118 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001160_LIVINGWAY | Yes, yes, in due time─but first I'd like to hear more about <Emphasis>you</Emphasis>, if it's all the same. I'd rather not risk any other complications due to outdated knowledge of our passengers-to-be. |
| 123 | 119 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001170_GROWINGWAY | Readying the teleporter. |
| 124 | 120 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001180_GROWINGWAY | Huh? Access to living quarters restricted due to reconstruction? Then where is it... Oh no! |
| 125 | 121 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001190_URIANGER | A private audience, as thou didst request. For reasons I know not... |
| 126 | 122 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001200_LIVINGWAY | Just a precaution. I'd rather I didn't have to ask the question at all, but I take my responsibilities very, very seriously. |
| 127 | 123 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001210_LIVINGWAY | Do you and your friends, by any chance, find our accommodation wanting? Be honest. Brutally, even. |
| 128 | 124 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001220_URIANGER | 'Twould be ungracious of me to belittle the efforts of thee and thine. |
| 129 | 125 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001230_LIVINGWAY | Lovely sentiment, really, but the disappointment is writ plain on your comrades' faces. It's all the more frustrating since no one will come out and say what they find wanting! |
| 130 | 126 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001240_LIVINGWAY | If there are faults in our work, we need to know. We can─we will─do better. But time is not on our side. |
| 131 | 127 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001250_LIVINGWAY | The Final Days will wait for no one. If your people are to be saved, we must take quick and decisive action. |
| 132 | 128 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001260_LIVINGWAY | This vessel must serve as a home for as many passengers as possible─for far longer than we may like. Which brings me to my request. |
| 133 | 129 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001270_LIVINGWAY | Our collaborators on Etheirys are doing what they can to prepare for the voyage. Would you be willing to go and lend them a hand? |
| 134 | 130 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001280_LIVINGWAY | Having seen the moon for yourself, you could speak to its many splendors. Learn what else they might require and assuage whatever concerns they have. |
| 135 | 131 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001290_URIANGER | Wherefore wouldst thou entrust me with such a task? |
| 136 | 132 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001300_LIVINGWAY | How to put it... You're the only one who appears not to be wholly unsatisfied with our work. |
| 137 | 133 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001310_LIVINGWAY | Or quite good at pretending that's the case, at least. Calm, collected, tactful to a fault─very particular with your words, too. |
| 138 | 134 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001320_LIVINGWAY | You understand that, in the face of great danger, one cannot pursue perfection at the expense of practicality. That difficult choices must often be made for the greater good. |
| 139 | 135 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001330_URIANGER | And so fate doth conspire to set my feet upon this path once more... |
| 140 | 136 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001340_LIVINGWAY | Come again? |
| 141 | 137 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001350_URIANGER | Ah, idle musings. 'Tis no trifle thou dost ask, yet full well do I understand the urgency...and necessity... |
| 142 | 138 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001360_URIANGER | I... |
| 143 | 139 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001370_GROWINGWAY | Oh, dear me, dear me! I'm terribly sorry for the mix-up! |
| 144 | 140 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001380_GROWINGWAY | It's a bit of a malfunction. I hadn't realized the residential quarters were inaccessible, you see... |
| 145 | 141 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001390_GROWINGWAY | But you're still in one piece, so all's well that ends well, yes? Won't happen again. I promise! |
| 146 | 142 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001400_URIANGER | Thine arrival is timely as ever. |
| 147 | 143 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001410_URIANGER | Thou didst chance to overhear my conversation with Livingway, I presume? |
| 148 | 144 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001420_URIANGER | 'Twas not mine intent to move in shadow. Nevertheless, I have been asked to do that and more yet again... |
| 149 | 145 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001430_URIANGER | Is it so plain that these strangers could intuit it at a glance? My capacity for silence and secrecy...and duplicity. |
| 150 | 146 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001440_URIANGER | When G'raha Tia did contrive to deliver the First at the price of his own life, I was complicit in the scheme. A sacrifice averted, for a mercy. |
| 151 | 147 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001450_URIANGER | Would that I could say the same for Minfilia. One life for one world. And by that bloody bargain brokered by my hand were the Scions robbed of a dear comrade, and F'lhaminn her beloved daughter. |
| 152 | 148 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001460_URIANGER | Two souls whose selflessness was beyond measure, whose resolve was unshakable. They would not be moved even had I thought to protest. |
| 153 | 149 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001470_URIANGER | But protest I did not. Far from it. I pushed them forward. |
| 154 | 150 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001480_URIANGER | No effort did I make to seek out alternatives. Ones that would not demand such terrible costs. |
| 155 | 151 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001490_URIANGER | That resignation weigheth heavy on my mind, as does the memory of another lost to mine inaction. |
| 156 | 152 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001500_URIANGER | Dearest Moenbryda, who did face death unflinching, that we might secure a means to bring low the Ascians. |
| 157 | 153 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001510_URIANGER | In her hour of need, I did naught. Dutiful disciple of Louisoix, ever looking to the greater good... |
| 158 | 154 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001520_URIANGER | Had I shut mine eyes and bid her live instead, mayhap she would be with us today. |
| 159 | 155 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001530_URIANGER | Selfish wants born of everlasting regrets. Most days I put them from my mind, but could think of naught else when asked to swallow the same bitter draught. Subterfuge and sacrifice. Mayhap the right, moral choice, but one I regard with great trepidation. |
| 160 | 156 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001540_URIANGER | The calamity of Amaurot was a tragedy beyond reckoning. One which must never again come to pass. |
| 161 | 157 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001550_URIANGER | Thus must we struggle. Haunted by ghosts of those we have lost. Clinging to those we pray we can yet save. |
| 162 | 158 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001560_URIANGER | But what of those we cannot? |
| 163 | 159 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001570_URIANGER | How do we make peace with the dreadful algebra of necessity? |
| 164 | 160 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_Q2_000_001_NONE_VOICE | What will you say? |
| 165 | 161 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_A2_000_001_NONE_VOICE | Sometimes there's no right answer. |
| 166 | 162 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_A2_000_002_NONE_VOICE | Have faith in yourself and your decisions. Take heart and protect well those you can. |
| 167 | 163 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_A2_000_003_NONE_VOICE | Would that we had time to weigh the costs... |
| 168 | 164 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001580_URIANGER | I am not alone in my discomfort, then? |
| 169 | 165 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001590_URIANGER | 'Tis surprising...though perhaps not. We Scions are wont to debate strategy at length, but are resolute and unwavering in execution. |
| 170 | 166 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001600_URIANGER | Sage counsel indeed... |
| 171 | 167 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001610_URIANGER | I see. Wisdom as befits a great wyrm. Curious that he should think thee in need of such encouragement. |
| 172 | 168 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001620_URIANGER | 'Tis a comfort to know we are of like mind in that regard. |
| 173 | 169 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001630_URIANGER | Strange... Scarcely can I remember when last we spoke alone, and so candidly. |
| 174 | 170 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001640_URIANGER | I thank thee. For all my supposed skill with words, I find it difficult to express such private thoughts. |
| 175 | 171 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001650_URIANGER | As for the Loporrits' proposition...I will take time and consider how to respond. |
| 176 | 172 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001660_URIANGER | 'Twould be to our mutual benefit if we could converse more openly with our aspiring caretakers... |
| 177 | 173 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001670_URIANGER | ...A concern I should be glad to address on the Scions' behalf. |
| 178 | 174 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001680_URIANGER | To dispense with all pretense and bare one's heart to another is a frightening thing indeed. But we cannot move forward ere we take that bold first step. A lesson I have learned many times before...and today. |
| 179 | 175 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001690_LIVINGWAY | What are they saying? Curse these ears─I've heard bugger all! |
| 180 | 176 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001700_LIVINGWAY | No matter. We've got our plans. |
| 181 | 177 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001710_URIANGER | ...And what, pray tell, do we seek at the Watcher's Palace? |
| 182 | 178 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001720_LIVINGWAY | Oh, come off it, friend! You know full well why we're here. |
| 183 | 179 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001730_LIVINGWAY | The time has come for you to return to Etheirys and help your brethren prepare for their journey here and beyond! |
| 184 | 180 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001740_URIANGER | Forgive me, Livingway, but I cannot in good conscience proceed with this plan. |
| 185 | 181 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001750_MAPPINGWAY | Huh!? But what about the Final Days? The death and the doom!? We have to hurry before it's too late! |
| 186 | 182 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001760_URIANGER | Your unflagging commitment to your duty is endearing, to say the least. |
| 187 | 183 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001770_PUDDINGWAY | Oh, bugger! |
| 188 | 184 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001780_URIANGER | Be at ease. They bear you no grudge, nor do I. How could we, having come to understand your purpose? |
| 189 | 185 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001790_URIANGER | For millennia, you and yours worked tirelessly towards the singular purpose of this heavenly vessel's construction. An arduous feat by any measure. |
| 190 | 186 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001800_URIANGER | 'Tis clear you have spared no effort. Why, your very names are a testament to your dedication. |
| 191 | 187 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001810_LIVINGWAY | Our...our names? I'm not sure I understand what you're getting at... |
| 192 | 188 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001820_URIANGER | Names are an expression of the self─a declaration of one's hopes and aspirations. |
| 193 | 189 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001830_URIANGER | Your use of contemporary, uncomplicated nomenclature doth ensure clarity of purpose. |
| 194 | 190 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001840_URIANGER | There can be no doubt that your love for the people of Etheirys is boundless and pure. |
| 195 | 191 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001850_SINGINGWAY | Yes, yes! A most mellifluous phrasing! |
| 196 | 192 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001860_SINGINGWAY | We Loporrits were born of Hydaelyn's love for Etheirys. |
| 197 | 193 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001870_SINGINGWAY | That shining, shimmering blue jewel. Brightest star in the sky! Brimming with life and possibilities. |
| 198 | 194 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001880_MAPPINGWAY | For as long as I can remember I've toiled in anticipation of the day when this vessel might be needed. |
| 199 | 195 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001890_MAPPINGWAY | All I've ever wanted was to meet those She cherished so dearly. To serve and serve well! |
| 200 | 196 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001900_LIVINGWAY | That goes for all of us, don't you see? So help us─help us help them! Lead them here, where we can keep them safe! |
| 201 | 197 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001910_LIVINGWAY | If there's anything wrong with what we've built, we'll fix it! We'll make it right! |
| 202 | 198 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001920_URIANGER | Your works want not for repair. Yet there remaineth much for you to learn of men, and your own kin besides. |
| 203 | 199 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001930_URIANGER | Singingway. Thy name bespeaketh more than the simple marriage of rhythm and rhyme. |
| 204 | 200 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001940_URIANGER | The songs of Etheirys are beyond counting, and span the length and breadth of emotion. |
| 205 | 201 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001950_URIANGER | Maps are monuments to man's pioneering spirit and his devotion to charting the furthest reaches of our star. |
| 206 | 202 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001960_URIANGER | Many have devoted their lifetimes to exploratory pursuits. To venture unto the highest mountains and the deepest oceans, in search of unknown frontiers. |
| 207 | 203 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001970_URIANGER | And thou, my friend. I... Hmm. I do not think we have met. |
| 208 | 204 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001980_PUDDINGWAY | My...my name is Puddingway... |
| 209 | 205 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_001990_URIANGER | Puddingway... Yes, indeed. A name of deep and abiding significance, I am sure, but one perhaps better communicated through delicious deeds than tasteless words. |
| 210 | 206 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002000_URIANGER | A judicious application of fae magicks at a later juncture may be appropriate... |
| 211 | 207 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002010_URIANGER | And Livingway. 'Tis no easy feat to convey the significance of thy moniker. |
| 212 | 208 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002020_URIANGER | Hmmm... When I was a bookish boy, a dear friend of mine was fond of peppering me with questions as I read─to my occasional annoyance. One day I posed to her a question of mine own─what doth it mean to live? |
| 213 | 209 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002030_URIANGER | After much contemplation, she proffered this answer. |
| 214 | 210 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002040_URIANGER | The anticipation of a half-read story's conclusion. The hope today's mistake may serve as tomorrow's lesson. |
| 215 | 211 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002050_URIANGER | The wish that a new acquaintance may one day call thee friend. She believed it to be all these moments and more. |
| 216 | 212 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002060_LIVINGWAY | I...I want to understand, but... |
| 217 | 213 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002070_URIANGER | I, too, still labor to find mine own answer. 'Twould be my pleasure to assist you and yours in embarking on a journey of self-discovery and enlightenment. |
| 218 | 214 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002080_URIANGER | For thee. |
| 219 | 215 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002090_URIANGER | Ink as blue as the waters of Etheirys. Made in haste, though I assure thee the quality has not suffered for it. |
| 220 | 216 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002100_URIANGER | The people need not be persuaded by honeyed words. Nay, I have faith they shall do what is right in due course. |
| 221 | 217 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002110_URIANGER | Until they do, I beg your patience, friends. And with that ink let us fill the empty pages of Livingway's compendium. |
| 222 | 218 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002120_URIANGER | An open exchange of ideas will surely afford you all a better understanding of modern man─and with it, ideas for improvements and renovations. |
| 223 | 219 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002130_URIANGER | But more importantly, it shall empower us to together find a way forward. |
| 224 | 220 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002140_LIVINGWAY | I hope you're right. Thank you for this lovely gift. |
| 225 | 221 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002150_URIANGER | There you have it. I shall remain with the Loporrits to ensure that all is in order. |
| 226 | 222 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002160_URIANGER | Though we must needs prepare for every eventuality, you would all agree that the evacuation of our star is a last resort. |
| 227 | 223 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002170_URIANGER | To accept failure is to accept the demise not only of our star, but that of Ryne's. Of all reflections, and the souls that call them home. |
| 228 | 224 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002180_URIANGER | Which is why I have every faith that you shall fight to the last. That such drastic measures may prove unnecessary. |
| 229 | 225 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002190_THANCRED | Should the worst come to the worst─and I pray deeply that it won't─I'll take comfort in knowing preparations were made under your watchful eye. |
| 230 | 226 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002200_URIANGER | Aye, thou mayest be assured that if calamity cometh, not a soul will be left behind. “If” being the operative term. |
| 231 | 227 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002210_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>That flower... How came it into your possession?<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 232 | 228 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002220_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>How very like Her.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 233 | 229 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002230_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>Guided by its light, you may come to know Her true intentions. Intentions which remain a mystery even to us.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 234 | 230 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002240_WATCHEROFMOON | <UIForeground>F20223</UIForeground>In our time, we called it “Elpis”... You would do well to remember the name.<UIForeground>01</UIForeground> |
| 235 | 231 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002250_LIVINGWAY | Er, I hate to interrupt, but...I feel like I need to make amends for all the secrecy. |
| 236 | 232 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002260_YSHTOLA | Think nothing of it─we haven't been the most gracious of guests. Do convey our apologies to Growingway and the others. |
| 237 | 233 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002270_LIVINGWAY | But of course! And when next we welcome more guests from Etheirys, we'll have learned to be much more hospitable hosts! |
| 238 | 234 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002280_LIVINGWAY | Oh, and circling back to the matter of inappropriate secrecy, we ought to discuss our benefactors. |
| 239 | 235 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002290_YSHTOLA | Agreed. The Sharlayan Forum, yes? |
| 240 | 236 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002300_LIVINGWAY | What!? How did you know!? |
| 241 | 237 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002310_YSHTOLA | The more I heard, the more obvious it became. The Forum's aims align closely with those of your anonymous patrons. “A telling coincidence” would be an understatement. |
| 242 | 238 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002320_YSHTOLA | Though had we not taken it upon ourselves to peruse certain restricted tomes in Labyrinthos, we might still be unaware of their plans. |
| 243 | 239 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002330_YSHTOLA | ...But let us continue this discussion upon our return. I daresay we have kept Alphinaud and the others waiting long enough. |
| 244 | 240 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002340_BARNIER | Order! Order, I say! |
| 245 | 241 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002350_BARNIER | I thank you all for gathering here on such short notice. |
| 246 | 242 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002360_BARNIER | This day we must speak of grave affairs and their implications for the future of Sharlayan─nay, of this very star. |
| 247 | 243 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002370_BARNIER | Said affairs concern all citizens, and so we have called for a public assembly. |
| 248 | 244 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002380_BARNIER | You may have heard rumors of the Telophoroi, and the havoc these madmen wreak abroad. |
| 249 | 245 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002390_BARNIER | Under normal circumstances, we would pay little heed to petty disturbances outside our borders. The “Final Days,” however, are another matter altogether... |
| 250 | 246 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002400_BARNIER | ...For we dare not ignore these prophetic words of eld: |
| 251 | 247 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002410_BARNIER | “The end-bearers will come, ushering chaos and calamity. The Final Days descend and devour the very star...” |
| 252 | 248 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002420_SHARLAYANCITIZENA | I've never heard this prophecy. |
| 253 | 249 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002430_SHARLAYANCITIZENB | Is it true? Will all that really happen? |
| 254 | 250 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002440_BARNIER | Calm yourselves. The time is come to speak of the Forum's most sacred duties. But first... |
| 255 | 251 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002450_LEGISLATORA | Give voice to the voiceless. Let bindings be unbound. By unanimous decree, I declare the enchantment broken! |
| 256 | 252 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002460_BARNIER | Master Leveilleur, if you would. |
| 257 | 253 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002470_FOURCHENAULT | Very well... |
| 258 | 254 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002480_FOURCHENAULT | Two hundred and seventy years ago, our forebears began an expedition in the Dravanian hinterlands, in search of a route to access the aetherial sea. |
| 259 | 255 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002490_FOURCHENAULT | This much is public knowledge. Their findings, however, would become the Forum's most closely guarded secret. |
| 260 | 256 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002500_FOURCHENAULT | What those researchers discovered in the hinterlands was not a passage unto the aetherial sea, but the very heart of our star─and Hydaelyn Herself. |
| 261 | 257 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002510_FOURCHENAULT | She spoke to them of a calamity that would extinguish all life, and of a means by which we might be spared. |
| 262 | 258 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002520_FOURCHENAULT | The moon. 'Tis in truth a gargantuan vessel built to serve as sanctuary for Her children and deliver them from this doom. |
| 263 | 259 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002530_FOURCHENAULT | Much like <Emphasis>Nyunkrepf's Hope</Emphasis> in ages past, it will bear the people of a world in the throes of death to a new home. |
| 264 | 260 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002540_BARNIER | Needless to say, this would be no small undertaking. To facilitate the great work, the Forum has maintained close contact with the servants of Hydaelyn who presently reside on the moon. |
| 265 | 261 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002550_BARNIER | Convinced that the foretold end was all but inevitable, we began amassing a wealth of knowledge. Not merely for the betterment of our nation, but in preparation for the journey to come. |
| 266 | 262 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002560_SHARLAYANCITIZENA | You reveal this to us now? By the gods, how long do we have!? |
| 267 | 263 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002570_BARNIER | While we cannot say with certainty, we believe the hour to be nigh. We received a transmission from the moon suggesting as much not long ago. |
| 268 | 264 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002580_BARNIER | Which is why we must in earnest begin preparations for the great exodus. |
| 269 | 265 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002590_BARNIER | For his impressive contributions and the leadership he demonstrated during our withdrawal from Dravania, we have elected Master Leveilleur to oversee this initiative. |
| 270 | 266 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002600_FOURCHENAULT | Fellow scribes and scholars. My countrymen. We face a threat of unprecedented scale. |
| 271 | 267 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002610_FOURCHENAULT | We must challenge the trials before us with composure and conviction if we are to find salvation. |
| 272 | 268 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002620_FOURCHENAULT | The wisdom of Sharlayan has ever been a shining beacon in the darkness, and so it shall continue to be. |
| 273 | 269 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002630_FOURCHENAULT | It is our solemn charge to see our heritage preserved for future generations. For those who will come after, we will brave a new frontier. |
| 274 | 270 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002640_BARNIER | Administrative edicts will be relayed to all major institutions ere long. In the meantime, carry on with your duties. With that, I hereby call this assembly to a close. |
| 275 | 271 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002650_ALISAIE | Do you remember what Mother told us when we visited home? |
| 276 | 272 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002660_ALISAIE | That it wasn't until after we were born that Father seemed to lose himself in his work. |
| 277 | 273 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002670_ALISAIE | If that <Emphasis>great work</Emphasis> of his was the evacuation of this star, then... |
| 278 | 274 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002680_ALPHINAUD | Yes... It wasn't for his benefit... |
| 279 | 275 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002690_ALPHINAUD | Would you mind waiting here a moment? I wish to speak with Father before we leave. |
| 280 | 276 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_Q3_000_001_NONE_VOICE | What will you say? |
| 281 | 277 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_A3_000_001_NONE_VOICE | Take your time. |
| 282 | 278 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_A3_000_002_NONE_VOICE | Keep it civil, eh? |
| 283 | 279 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002700_ALPHINAUD | Thank you. I shan't be long. |
| 284 | 280 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002710_ALPHINAUD | I may look daggers at him, but I will neither speak nor draw them. |
| 285 | 281 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002720_ALISAIE | If it's all the same to you, I have a few choice words to share with Father as well. |
| 286 | 282 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002730_FOURCHENAULT | So. Come to call us cowards and bid us join your fruitless battle against the inevitable? |
| 287 | 283 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002740_ALPHINAUD | Nay, we do not object to the Forum's proposal. On the contrary, those who wish to flee have every right to do so. |
| 288 | 284 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002750_ALPHINAUD | Urianger is cooperating with your associates on the moon to ensure that all is ready should evacuation be our only recourse. |
| 289 | 285 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002760_FOURCHENAULT | Then whatever your business, I suggest you be brief. |
| 290 | 286 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002770_ALPHINAUD | Though we cannot boast the boundless wisdom of Sharlayan, we have firsthand knowledge of foreign cultures, and have conversed with no small number of peoples. |
| 291 | 287 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002780_ALPHINAUD | These experiences have taught us fundamental truths that cannot be recorded in any tome, nor charted on any map. |
| 292 | 288 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002790_ALPHINAUD | The beating heart of this planet is its people, many of whom would give anything─even their lives─to protect the lands they love. |
| 293 | 289 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002800_ALPHINAUD | Many may choose to join you in the end. But what of those unwilling or unable, for whom escape will never be an option? What would you have them do? |
| 294 | 290 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002810_ALPHINAUD | To ignore the plight of those one might conceivably save is not wisdom, Father. It is indolence. |
| 295 | 291 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002820_ALPHINAUD | This is why we choose to fight. |
| 296 | 292 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002830_ALISAIE | We'll not ask for your understanding, Father. Only that you don't turn a blind eye to the good we have done. That we can still do. |
| 297 | 293 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002840_ALISAIE | We're not children in need of protection. Hold fast to your principles and let the world burn, if it please, but we believe there is still another way. |
| 298 | 294 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002850_ALISAIE | And if there is, we will find it. You see if we don't. |
| 299 | 295 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002860_FOURCHENAULT | Do as you will. Just stay out of our way. |
| 300 | 296 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002870_YSHTOLA | Were he not so consumed with self-righteousness, he might tell you how proud he is of you both. |
| 301 | 297 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002880_ESTINIEN | Bold words call for bold action. And there'll be no turning to your father should plans go awry. |
| 302 | 298 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002890_ALISAIE | As if I ever would. So long as there are those who wish to stay and fight for this star, we have to do what we can to help them. |
| 303 | 299 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002900_THANCRED | And if we're to do that, we'll need to be well rested. |
| 304 | 300 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002910_THANCRED | Wouldn't you agree? Having triumphed over what we once thought to be the source of all evil, I can think of no one in greater need of at least a dozen winks. |
| 305 | 301 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002920_ALPHINAUD | Shall we, then? To the annex, to prepare for tomorrow! |
| 306 | 302 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002930_ENDSINGER | |
| 307 | 303 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002940_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE | A visitor has come knocking at your door. Whoever could it be? |
| 308 | 304 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_Q4_000_001_NONE_VOICE | What will you say? |
| 309 | 305 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_A4_000_001_NONE_VOICE | Alphinaud? |
| 310 | 306 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_A4_000_002_NONE_VOICE | Alisaie? |
| 311 | 307 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_A4_000_003_NONE_VOICE | Thancred? |
| 312 | 308 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_A4_000_004_NONE_VOICE | Y'shtola? |
| 313 | 309 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_A4_000_005_NONE_VOICE | G'raha Tia? |
| 314 | 310 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_A4_000_006_NONE_VOICE | Estinien? |
| 315 | 311 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002950_ALPHINAUD | Ah. I hope I didn't wake you. |
| 316 | 312 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002960_ALPHINAUD | I pray you will forgive the unannounced visit, but I wished to speak with you before retiring for the night... |
| 317 | 313 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002970_ALPHINAUD | ...About Garlemald, and the time we spent with the people of Tertium. |
| 318 | 314 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002980_ALPHINAUD | Dangerous though it was, I'm glad we had the opportunity to treat with Jullus and Quintus. |
| 319 | 315 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_002990_ALPHINAUD | I was worried what might happen after we were collared. If they attempted to restrain you too. If they succeeded... |
| 320 | 316 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003000_ALPHINAUD | Once more I put you in harm's way. And for that I must apologize... |
| 321 | 317 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003010_ALPHINAUD | Or rather...I should thank you. For trusting in me, time and time again. |
| 322 | 318 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003020_ALPHINAUD | After all our journeys together, I daresay I've used every expression imaginable to convey to you my gratitude. Nevertheless, I hope these words of mine still carry some small weight. |
| 323 | 319 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003030_ALPHINAUD | Tomorrow our fight continues. Mayhap it would have been better to seek you out after we have true cause for celebration... |
| 324 | 320 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003040_ALPHINAUD | But having mustered the courage to stand up to Father and achieve a personal victory of sorts, I wanted to carry on in that spirit before my nerves got the better of me. |
| 325 | 321 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003050_ALPHINAUD | The hour grows late, and you doubtless tire of my ramblings. |
| 326 | 322 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003060_ALPHINAUD | I have a letter for Arenvald to finish, but will be off to bed shortly. Sleep well. |
| 327 | 323 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003070_ALISAIE | Craving a midnight snack, were you? I did consider bringing a few sweets, but decided this wasn't an appropriate occasion. |
| 328 | 324 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003080_ALISAIE | I couldn't sleep. Had a few things on my mind. I know it's late, so I'll try not to talk your ear off... |
| 329 | 325 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003090_ALISAIE | It's Zenos. I keep thinking back to Garlemald, when he'd taken control of your body. |
| 330 | 326 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003100_ALISAIE | An altogether terrifying experience, to say the least. And one that served as a harsh reminder. |
| 331 | 327 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003110_ALISAIE | No one─no matter how strong or quick or clever─is invincible. Not even you. |
| 332 | 328 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003120_ALISAIE | And as much as it might seem at times that you are...one misstep. One mistake...and that's that. |
| 333 | 329 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003130_ALISAIE | Which is why, even though I know you've heard it a thousand times before, I'm going to tell you to take better care of yourself. Because you really, really should. |
| 334 | 330 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003140_ALISAIE | It goes without saying that we're all committed to this fight, but that doesn't mean that we need to throw our lives away. You know how I feel about noble sacrifices. |
| 335 | 331 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003150_ALISAIE | Right─that's settled! We'll be keeping the acts of gratuitous bravado to a minimum. |
| 336 | 332 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003160_ALISAIE | When I looked Father in the eye and swore we'd find a way to avert this tragedy... |
| 337 | 333 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003170_ALISAIE | It wasn't a promise just for him. It was a promise for you, too. |
| 338 | 334 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003180_THANCRED | Evening. I hoped you hadn't crawled beneath the covers just yet. |
| 339 | 335 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003190_THANCRED | If you'll indulge me for a moment, I have a favor to ask. |
| 340 | 336 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003200_THANCRED | Don't worry. Nothing desperate or dire, if that's what you were wondering. Not yet. |
| 341 | 337 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003210_THANCRED | You know, we may have quite literally entered our final days. The ancients went so far as to call it that for a reason. |
| 342 | 338 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003220_THANCRED | If so, then everything we did for Ryne, for the First...will have been meaningless. And I can't accept that. I just can't. |
| 343 | 339 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003230_THANCRED | My mind won't allow for the possibility...and that could be a problem. When we're in the thick of it, I don't know if I've got it in me to be pragmatic this time. To run...even if running's the right choice. The only choice. |
| 344 | 340 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003240_THANCRED | So if you see me turning a blind eye to the harsh reality...beat some sense into me, would you? |
| 345 | 341 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003250_THANCRED | I trust you and the other Scions with my life, and I'd like to think the feeling is at least occasionally mutual. |
| 346 | 342 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003260_THANCRED | And I'd never forgive myself if my stubbornness put them in danger. |
| 347 | 343 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003270_THANCRED | Gods, listen to me. I'm beginning to sound like the father I never had. |
| 348 | 344 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003280_THANCRED | So, can I count on you to keep me in line? I can think of no one else more eminently qualified. |
| 349 | 345 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003290_THANCRED | Excellent! |
| 350 | 346 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003300_THANCRED | Now I can breathe a bit easier. Which isn't to say that I will, given what we're up against. |
| 351 | 347 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003310_THANCRED | Let's keep this little chat our secret. I'd rather not have anyone scolding us for burning the midnight oil. |
| 352 | 348 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003320_YSHTOLA | You're still awake. Good. |
| 353 | 349 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003330_YSHTOLA | Might I trouble you to stand still for a moment? |
| 354 | 350 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003340_YSHTOLA | Hmmm. Nothing appears out of the ordinary. |
| 355 | 351 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003350_YSHTOLA | A precautionary measure. You will recall that serving as a vessel for abundant Light in the First very nearly ended poorly. |
| 356 | 352 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003360_YSHTOLA | In your recent battle on the moon, you were almost certainly exposed to similar, if not greater forces. Fortunately, from what I can see, you and your aether are none the worse for wear. |
| 357 | 353 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003370_YSHTOLA | Would that Ryne were here to confirm my assessment... |
| 358 | 354 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003380_YSHTOLA | To think you actually found yourself in a direct confrontation with Zodiark... |
| 359 | 355 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003390_YSHTOLA | As if Zenos gallivanting about in your body was not misfortune enough. Did you so grossly offend every single deity in a past life that they saw fit to place a curse upon your soul? |
| 360 | 356 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003400_YSHTOLA | Forgive me, that was in poor taste. I recall vividly how battered and broken it was in the depths of Amaurot. |
| 361 | 357 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003410_YSHTOLA | Would that you could have seen it with your own eyes. Mayhap then you would understand why the greater part of me is glad you did not. It was...a horror beyond description. |
| 362 | 358 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003420_YSHTOLA | Promise me you will be careful. That you will seek my counsel if you feel unwell. |
| 363 | 359 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003430_YSHTOLA | That puts my heart at ease, if only a touch. I suspect it will grow colder as the night wears on, so do be sure to stay warm. |
| 364 | 360 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003440_YSHTOLA | Sleep well, and may the shadows keep you. |
| 365 | 361 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003450_GRAHATIA | Oh, apologies. I-I didn't mean to... Ahem. If you could spare a moment before bed... |
| 366 | 362 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003460_GRAHATIA | Thank you. I fear this may be the last quiet night we have to talk for quite some time. |
| 367 | 363 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003470_GRAHATIA | I am...troubled, of late. Unwarranted concerns, perhaps. I hope. Nevertheless, I feel compelled to share them with you. |
| 368 | 364 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003480_GRAHATIA | Though you have bested your enemies thus far─Zenos, and even Zodiark─your victories have come at a considerable cost to yourself. |
| 369 | 365 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003490_GRAHATIA | No one is without their limits─and you are no exception. I worry the added weight of the Final Days will prove more than you can bear. |
| 370 | 366 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003500_GRAHATIA | It is surely too much for any one <If(PlayerParameter(4))>woman<Else/>man</If>... |
| 371 | 367 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003510_GRAHATIA | But you needn't bear it alone. Let me share your burden. |
| 372 | 368 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003520_GRAHATIA | My, um...carrying capacity pales in comparison to yours, but I could still help. Shoulder the occasional satchel from your ever-growing mountain of, um...baggage. |
| 373 | 369 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003530_GRAHATIA | You have already done so much to help relieve me of mine own encumbrances. 'Tis only fair that I repay you in kind. |
| 374 | 370 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003540_GRAHATIA | Of course, it needn't be only troubles we share. |
| 375 | 371 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003550_GRAHATIA | Moments of joy may seem few and far between now, but there will come a time when we look back fondly on this journey. |
| 376 | 372 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003560_GRAHATIA | The inquiry at the Forum, our march through the snows of Garlemald, our impromptu dinner in this very room─all of it. |
| 377 | 373 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003570_GRAHATIA | And that is to say nothing of the journeys yet to come. To the ends of the world and beyond! |
| 378 | 374 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003580_GRAHATIA | Ahem. But tomorrow will be no less busy than today, and I have kept you from your rest long enough. |
| 379 | 375 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003590_GRAHATIA | Sleep well, my friend. |
| 380 | 376 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003600_ESTINIEN | You're alone... Good. |
| 381 | 377 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003610_ESTINIEN | The twins thought now would be a wonderful time to pay a visit to my chambers. Rather than listen to them bicker over tonight's snacks and tomorrow's plans, I seized the first opportunity to make my escape. |
| 382 | 378 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003620_ESTINIEN | To their credit, they decided against intruding on your peace and quiet. |
| 383 | 379 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003630_ESTINIEN | It can all be a bit...exhausting at times, can't it? |
| 384 | 380 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003640_ESTINIEN | I wasn't sure what to make of you at first. During the Dragonsong War, how quick you were to take up a cause not your own. But I came to see that is simply the way of you and yours. |
| 385 | 381 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003650_ESTINIEN | I will not pretend to understand this talk of ancient primals and the Final Days. |
| 386 | 382 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003660_ESTINIEN | But I trust in your judgment and choose to believe in your cause. You and Alphinaud have my lance. Now and always. |
| 387 | 383 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003670_ESTINIEN | You will need it, wrack and ruin looming on the horizon. Calamity bearing down upon us. |
| 388 | 384 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003680_ESTINIEN | There's no place I'd rather be than here. Standing shoulder to shoulder with friends on the front line. |
| 389 | 385 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003690_ESTINIEN | So do not hesitate to send me against your enemies. I'll make them rue the day they met me. |
| 390 | 386 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003700_ESTINIEN | Now, if you'll excuse me. I could do with a little air. |
| 391 | 387 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003710_ESTINIEN | If Alphinaud asks... I was never here. |
| 392 | 388 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003720_ESTINIEN | Until the morrow. |
| 393 | 389 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003730_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE | A short while earlier, in the Ala Mhigan Quarter... |
| 394 | 390 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003740_ALAMHIGANCITIZENA | Thank the gods that tower is gone. The sight of it was enough to make me sick... |
| 395 | 391 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003750_ALAMHIGANCITIZENB | Thank the Ilsabard contingent, more like. Word is they fought their way into Garlemald and toppled the bloody thing themselves. Not just the one, neither─all the towers have up and vanished. |
| 396 | 392 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003760_ALAMHIGANCITIZENA | Aye, I heard the same. Commander Aldynn and his troops helped keep casualties to a minimum, too. |
| 397 | 393 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003770_ALAMHIGANCITIZENA | But is it true they brought back tempered Garlean soldiers? |
| 398 | 394 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003780_ALAMHIGANCITIZENB | As Commander Aldynn tells it, they've a treatment for that now. But don't you worry─cured or not, they've no plans to bring them into the city proper. |
| 399 | 395 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003790_ALAMHIGANCITIZENA | I see. Well, that's a relief, then. |
| 400 | 396 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003800_ALAMHIGANCITIZENA | I know we've brothers and sisters among the lot, but I can't say I'm eager to welcome them home... |
| 401 | 397 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003810_ALAMHIGANCITIZENB | Won't need to think about it for a while yet. They're to be looked after in Ala Gannha for the time being... |
| 402 | 398 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003820_SYSTEM_NONE_VOICE | Meanwhile, in Ishgard... |
| 403 | 399 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003830_ERENVILLE | Another day, another commission of paramount importance... |
| 404 | 400 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003840_ERENVILLE | Well, what have we here...? |
| 405 | 401 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003850_ERENVILLE | Hm? |
| 406 | 402 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003860_ERENVILLE | Hey! Are you all right? |
| 407 | 403 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003870_ERENVILLE | Was that...? No. The shadows play tricks. Nothing more. |
| 408 | 404 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003880_ERENVILLE | The towers are gone, and the Garlean threat has abated. And yet... |
| 409 | 405 | TEXT_VOICEMAN_06002_003890_ERENVILLE | Why does it feel as though it's about to get much, much worse...? |