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| | title = Unto the Heavens | | | title = Unto the Heavens |
| | image = Unto the Heavens.png | | | image = Unto the Heavens.png |
| | description = Ojika Tsunjika is ready to send you off with a smile. | | | description = [[Ojika Tsunjika]] is ready to send you off with a smile. |
| | quest-giver = Ojika Tsunjika | | | quest-giver = Ojika Tsunjika |
| | location = Old Sharlayan | | | location = Old Sharlayan |
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| | quest-line = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests | | | quest-line = Endwalker Main Scenario Quests |
| | level = 89 | | | level = 89 |
| | exp = 508,200 | | | exp = 508200 |
| | gil = 1509 | | | gil = 1509 |
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| ==Steps== | | ==Steps== |
| * Speak with Fourchenault at Thaumazein. | | * Speak with [[Fourchenault]] at [[Thaumazein]]. |
| * Speak with Aeglyffe. | | * Speak with [[Aeglyffe]]. |
| * Speak with Livingway. | | * Speak with [[Livingway]]. |
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| ==Journal== | | ==Journal== |
| | *Ojika Tsunjika is ready to send you off with a smile. |
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| | *The time is come at last for you and the Scions to embark on your mission to Ultima Thule. After offering you a few words of wisdom, Ojika Tsunjika bids you farewell as you make for Thaumazein. |
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| ==Walkthrough==
| | *With all gathered at Thaumazein, Fourchenault unveils the Ragnarok, which will bear you and the other Scions unto Ultima Thule. The gathering is interrupted by the arrival of Sicard, who has brought with him representatives of the world's myriad beast tribes. The reason for their presence, as Livingway explains, is to use the power of primal summoning to convert the Mothercrystal's energy into a form that can be transported to the ship's engines─for contrary to common belief, it is in fact possible to summon deiform beings without risk of being tempered. In light of this revelation, all present are willing to go along with the plan, and so the beastmen take their leave to prepare for the ritual. |
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| | :As the beastmen contingent departs, Wilfsunn steps forward to offer you and the Scions teleportation devices he created for your mission. Designed to be used in tandem, they will teleport the Scions back to the ship in the event of an emergency. With no other matters left undone, Livingway boards the ship, and Fourchenault bids you do the same. |
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| ==Dialogue==
| | *The Ragnarok trembles as its various components whir to life. With a boisterous command, the thrusters are engaged and the ship takes off into the great expanse. |
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| Ojika Tsunjika:
| | *It does not take long to arrive at Ultima Thule, but no sooner do you enter her domain than Meteion manifests on the ship's bridge. A battle of words ensues, but is cut short when Meteion brings her power to bear, suffocating you and the Scions effortlessly. You fall to your knees, gasping for air. The last thing you see is Thancred charging at Meteion before the world fades to black. |
| * I suppose this is where we part ways. For now, at least. | |
| * Would that I had sage words of wisdom to share ere you depart... Mayhap the teachings of Galuf Baldesion will suffice?
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| * "Surrender not to anger or hatred,“ he said. ”Look beyond them, and there find true strength.“
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| * What one sees beyond is open to interpretation, I think, but for me, it would be the things I cherish most in life. Things I believe are worth fighting for.
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| * Something to consider as you venture unto the sea of stars.
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| Fourchenault:
| | :You awake seemingly none the worse for wear, but with one less of your number than before─Thancred is nowhere to be seen. Thinking that he may have pursued Meteion, you and the others make ready to disembark. |
| * All present and accounted for? Good.
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| * As you will have heard, the ark is ready. All that remains is to board and be on your way.
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| Cid:
| | *Atmospheric readings show Ultima Thule is capable of sustaining life, though the strange and unnerving surrounds give very much the opposite impression. Nevertheless, the hunt for Meteion can now begin in earnest. But first, you must discover the whereabouts of Thancred. |
| * I've seen my fair share of tight schedules, but this was bloody murder... | |
| * But we did it. We finished the ship.
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| * It's safe, fit for purpose, and looks good to boot. Aye, it's a Garlond through and through.
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| G'raha Tia:
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| * I really don't know what we'd do without you. Thank you for everything.
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| Cid:
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| * Don't mention it. Ever since that episode with Omega, I've been toying with the idea of star-faring vessels.
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| * And as they say, necessity is the mother of invention. We've learned a lot, let me tell you.
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| * In case you're wondering about payment, the ongoing existence of the world ought to do. But feel free to throw in a colorful recounting of your journey on your return.
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| * So, have you thought of a name?
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| Alisaie:
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| * A name? Wasn't everyone just calling it Father's “teeny-tiny toy boat”?
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| Cid:
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| * Well, seeing as its purpose has changed, I thought a more eloquent name was in order. I suggested as much to Fourchenault, who seemed quite amenable to the idea.
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| Fourchenault:
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| * As you know, this vessel is the culmination of heretofore unprecedented collaboration.
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| * And though said collaboration is owed to the Scions, there is another whose noble deeds made our work possible.
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| * From a fragment of Dalamud, we obtained not only advanced materials such as refined adamantite, but the knowledge to traverse the stars.
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| * And this fragment would not have found its way to us had the Archon Louisoix not fought to protect this world─and in so doing laid down his life.
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| * Now that the vessel stands complete, I cannot help but wonder if it was more than mere happenstance...
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| * If it was my father's intention to guide us here.
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| * In the hopes that his guidance will see you all safely home, I name the vessel after that selfsame fragment of Dalamud he delivered unto us.
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| * The starship Ragnarok.
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| Sicard:
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| * Sorry for the wait! I got everyone you asked for, and not a one less.
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| Alphinaud:
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| * What are you all doing here?
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| Livingway:
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| * Oh, I invited them. The representatives of those tribes with religious inclinations.
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| * You've done a fine job of readying the Ragnarok, but for it to take flight, we'll of course need the power of the Mothercrystal.
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| * Given its immense size, however, transporting it would be an absolute logistical nightmare. Not to mention we'd need to shatter it into tiny shards for feeding to the engines.
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| * But a brilliant idea came to me: we convert the crystal's energy into forms that can transport themselves!
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| Urianger:
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| * Thou wouldst employ summoning...or should I say its precursor─creation magicks.
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| Thancred:
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| * Care to explain for our benefit?
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| Urianger:
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| * As you may have witnessed at Bestways Burrow, the Loporrits are capable of creation magicks, which they use to shape the moon's environment.
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| * Yet simple though they make it seem, 'tis a highly advanced and exacting art. To perform it correctly requireth that the wielder holdeth the object in his mind's eye in clearest detail.
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| Alphinaud:
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| * Hence the ancients' meticulous management of concepts.
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| Urianger:
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| * Drawing upon this art, the Ascians conceived of summoning as we know it.
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| * A derivative that replaceth the complexity of concepts with the simplicity of zealotry to make manifest a creation.
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| Y'shtola:
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| * I see... By combining the Loporrits' magicks and the tribes' faith, we convert the Mothercrystal into primals of purer form and greater obedience.
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| * Summoning as it was intended, one might say.
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| Livingway:
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| * Indeed, indeed!
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| * While Hydaelyn gave us the ability to use creation magicks, She forbade us from using it to make anything possessed of a soul─or similar.
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| * She didn't say anything about fulfilling the desires of others, though. So! Borrowing our friends' faith, we'll create deities using the Mothercrystal's power, and send them to the Ragnarok!
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| Alisaie:
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| * Am I the only one here concerned about the risk of being turned into a tempered minion?
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| Livingway:
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| * Oh, right, I was getting to that... From what I've read in Sharlayan tomes, it appears the Ascians incorporated an additional nasty element into their summoning method: the fervent desire to assimilate others into one's belief.
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| * Beings thus created are instilled with the selfsame desire, and use their powers to enthrall people─starting with the summoner.
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| * In contrast, our creation magicks─the original and the best, accept no substitutes─don't incorporate any of that rubbish, so there's no risk of tempering. I mean, if the being was on the scale of Zodiark, you might feel a little “tug”...but I think we'll be safe enough.
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| Soroban:
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| * Truth be told, I do not understand the intricacies of this plan. But none of us would ever turn our backs on you.
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| * When the avatars of our faith ran amok, you intervened without decrying we who birthed them.
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| * Where others vilified and suppressed us, you offered understanding and friendship.
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| * In gratitude, we will share with you the true expressions of our gods─not malevolent deities, but benevolent saviors!
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| Sicard:
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| * All right, you lot, we're headin' to the aetherial sea. Stay in sight else you're liable to get lost.
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| Soroban:
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| * Lead the way!
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| Wilfsunn:
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| * May we have a moment?
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| * In anticipation of the day man might journey to the stars, we developed these.
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| Bloewyda:
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| * Portable teleportation devices. One for each of you, designed to work in tandem.
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| * Press the button on one, and in a matter of moments all eight will activate and send their owners back to the Ragnarok.
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| * There is no telling what hazards you may encounter. If you find yourselves separated or lost, please do not hesitate to use them.
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| * Be safe, all of you. And come back.
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| Urianger:
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| * You as well. I pray you take care.
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| Livingway:
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| * Looks like everything is in order, so I'll go ahead and board.
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| * A few of my fellows will remain to assist with the summonings, but rest assured the vessel won't want for competent crewing.
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| Fourchenault:
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| * If you are ready, then you should board as well. Go...and godsspeed.
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| Aeglyffe:
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| * If you would come this way, I will direct you to the bridge.
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| * Welcome to the bridge, everyone!
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| * I hope you have everything, because I can't be bothered turning back.
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| * Right then, make yourselves comfortable. We're setting off in just a moment.
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| * It's...incredible...
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| * This is Fourchenault. Can you hear me?
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| * The preparations for the summonings are complete.
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| * In accordance with the fourteenth phase of the plan, we have moved the Ragnarok to the launch site.
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| * The gates are open. You may depart when ready.
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| * So...are we ready?
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| * As ready as we'll ever be. Let's get going.
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| * Oh, come on! A burnt-out star's got more fire in its belly!
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| * Try it again─with feeling!
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| * Me!? B-But I...
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| * No need to be coy, Brother. Do it, and do it well!
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| * If you all insist...
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| * Onward─unto the distant stars and beyond!
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| * Ragnarok, engage!
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| * E-Engage!
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| * Engage!
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| * That I must carry landwalkers into the sky... I cannot imagine a greater indignity!
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| * Do not sulk so. For thy mighty winds exist not only to buffet and batter.
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| * Nay, they may serve also to thrust forth with vigor. Such is thy glory...and thus it is an occasion to rejoice!
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| * So come─let us revel!
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| * So long as the wind blows freely, I suppose all is as it should be in creation...
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| * I will render unto them a storm, that they may pierce the firmament and fly free!
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| Livingway:
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| * Still in one piece. Good.
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| * Sleepingway, report.
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| Sleepingway:
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| * All's well! Fantastic, even!
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| * Thanks to the power of those primals, the engines are roaring and we're ripping along!
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| Mappingway:
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| * All values are also within projected ranges. Time to destination is eight carrots. Perhaps seven at a pinch.
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| Livingway:
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| * All right, let's go over some points of caution.
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| * Our destination, as you know, is Ultima Thule. Lest you wonder, the place is not a star so much as...a patch of emptiness.
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| * That's the extent of what our equipment could determine, anyway.
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| * From what we know of Meteion, she's likely used dynamis to obfuscate her location.
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| Y'shtola:
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| * So in conclusion, we'll only know what's there when we get there.
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| Livingway:
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| * The crew and I will see to it the ship's ready to take off at a moment's notice.
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| * We'll support the search as best we can, but it'll be your paws on the ground...assuming there is any.
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| * But everything will be fine, I'm sure. Hydaelyn believes in you, so you ought to believe in yourselves.
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| * Just don't do anything I wouldn't. Like waiting too long to use those portable teleporters of yours.
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| * Personally, at the slightest sign of trouble, I'd mash the button to bits─and you should as well.
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| Alphinaud:
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| * Understood. We promise to be careful.
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| Mappingway:
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| * I suggest you brace yourselves. We're about to arrive, and the vessel will shake a good bit.
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| * Hm? What is this?
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| * Something is interfering with the equipment...
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| ???:
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| * ...Greetings.
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| Meteion:
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| * Greetings... Can you hear me...?
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| Alphinaud:
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| * So this is Meteion...
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| Meteion:
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| * Oh? Have you met one of my sisters?
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| * I don't remember meeting you myself... But I do know that you're from Etheirys.
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| * Why have you come? All you had to do was wait. I would've delivered to you your ends.
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| Alisaie:
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| * We didn't ask for that!
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| Meteion:
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| * I don't understand. All life is destined to end.
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| * Why choose to prolong your suffering?
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| * Effort, ambition, love─they amount to naught. Happiness, should you find it, is inevitably lost. Stolen away by events beyond your control.
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| * There is no logic nor meaning in it. You think there is, convince yourselves, but it's all a cruel accident.
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| * Come now, I speak the truth. A truth you would recognize if you looked up at the night sky.
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| * Unbroken emptiness. Cold, dark, and silent. Your world, like every other, is but a blemish upon its perfect fabric.
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| * Life is an anomaly. It is unnatural and cannot continue. The sooner you accept this, the easier it will be.
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| Y'shtola:
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| * Just to be clear, we're not here to argue with you.
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| * We know that life is fleeting. And that in the short time we have it, we're not assured happiness.
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| Thancred:
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| * Indeed, I've seen far more sorrow in the eyes of many I've met.
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| * I myself have plenty of regrets, and one day they'll die with me. Gone to dust with my “good” deeds and unfulfilled dreams.
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| Alphinaud:
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| * But we accept this. That our existence may seem pointless. That sorrow, rage, and despair will always dog our heels.
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| * And we press on regardless. That is why Hydaelyn guided us here.
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| * In Her boundless love for mankind, She has prepared us for this trial, and in Her name we have come for you!
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| Meteion:
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| * Yes, I sense it... A burning passion, like unto fury...
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| * I know it well. For the same passion once burned in many a star before yours.
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| * Suffocated and extinguished now.
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| Alisaie:
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| * I...I can't...breathe.
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| Meteion:
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| * You approach the bounds of my Ultimatum, where emotions dictate reality.
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| * Where resignation and acceptance unite to embrace the end.
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| * Where those who yet valiantly cling to life cannot thrive...
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| Estinien:
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| * By the Fury...
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| Urianger:
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| * Thancred...?
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| Y'shtola:
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| * Meteion is gone as well. Mayhap he awakened first and gave chase.
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| Mappingway:
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| * ...Uh, everyone? It appears we're at our destination.
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| * This...this is Ultima Thule.
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| Growingway:
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| * Not that we knew what to expect...but I wasn't expecting this.
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| * From atmospheric composition to ambient temperatures, all readings are within permissible range. This place is capable of supporting life!
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| Livingway:
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| * If that's the case, then Thancred may well have gone on ahead. Let's go and have a look.
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| * Meanwhile, I want the rest of you to perform a full inspection of the ship as well as a biological scan.
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| G'raha Tia:
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| * Is this...a dead star?
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| Livingway:
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| * As I live and breathe...I live and breathe. The environment itself shouldn't kill us.
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| Y'shtola:
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| * Well then, let us search for Thancred while exploring the area.
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| * The ship, we leave in your care.
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| Livingway:
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| * I can't guarantee it will be of help in these strange surrounds, but I've readied a provisions node in case of emergency.
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| * Of course, if you encounter any real danger here, I expect you to return to the Ragnarok at once.
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