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When we get back to the Von Eltia, Benwick gives us a "Fortune Apple" as a "good luck charm." SPOILER WARNING: I watched Snow White with some friends the other night and, uh, I don't know what kind of old hag he bought this thing off of but we surely shouldn't eat it. The party thinks that they shouldn't eat it because it's "good" luck when we need "bad" luck... okay then. Velvet comes to conclusions about her power to consume being a part of Innominat... does that mean she'll survive and become human again if we kill the villain?

I get a skit about tackling sidequests, which may give us an idea of what Artorius is up to and... well, we're not meeting the Empyreans, because we're not going to find them, and we'll probably have to fight them. They're only concerned with the balance that Innominat threatened, not our vendetta. But for some reason I can only go to this Class 4 for Armored Daemons and Zeksom. The heck? I clear out the daemons at the Class 4 and just go to the only place I can, hoping it's for a scene that shows the normalization of the place.

On the way, Eleanor and Velvet have girl talk about Laphicet... his motivation comes from hope, while Velvet's comes from spite and despair. They both play tough but in opposite directions. It's a fascinating dichotomy, now that the game mentions this. Laphicet is extraordinarily tough for a kid his age because he looks to a brighter future, while Velvet is in great anguish and projects her toughness to both hide her internal fragility and to project her anger at the world. A world she understands now, from Laphi's viewpoint as one who wanted to travel. Velvet then asks Eleanor a favor: To take care of Laphicet. Eleanor starts realizing that Velvet is going to go full kamikaze since she thinks her death is inevitable if she kills Innominat. And Velvet says she can't control it. Eleanor says she can't control her acceptance of Velvet's conditions, either, since that's her oath. "Good thing I kicked your butt after all." I love how the dynamic between these two has evolved. It's an interesting relationship. The game has several. Disappointingly, Rokurou/Eizen isn't one of them. I wish we'd have gotten more drinking scenes of them!

Zeksom has returned to normal. Eleanor starts talking about how she can think for herself instead of letting her political affiliation doing it for her, and because of that she's much stronger, even if it's more painful. That's something I often tell people: You have to think for yourself, else you're going to live in stupid. Accept reality for what it is. Rokurou reminds her to not push herself too hard and to ask for help if she needs it. You CAN rely on others, but... not when it comes to doing the thinking. Question everything and know who really has your back. Some people are mad at the exorcists for losing the malakhim, but this one exorcist has a shit ton of backbone and will give his life for the people - that's dedication. There's also a guy who wants to rip off of Magilou's comedy routine... and uses the Dark Wings name in an epic reference that I did not expect. Well, they were circus performers as well as shifty thieves, so there is that. I find the trader who I punched out, and he thanks me for saving his life and offers a permanent 30% discount for the Von Eltia. Nice! A sailor talks about opening a tea shop since that's tea, and then asks Eleanor on a date. She says no. I notice a huge amount of sidequests... so here we go on a tour!

I pick Yseult first. Gosh, I haven't been here in eons. I don't even have hoverboard access since it was before I got that! There's a Teresa stalker here, too, who's even creepier than the other guy, only thinking about his own perverted desires instead of how to treat a woman properly. No, dude, you're not the man she was after, because you're making it all about yourself. He then starts to fall for Velvet because of the icy glare... and Magilou scurries everyone away. LOL. I get a tip about a daemon in Palamedes, watch the Rokurou/Magilou comedy routine (the two trolls don't work together very well, sadly), overhear some hypocrite calling Haria "heretics" for worshiping a better Empyrean, and get a BIENFU CONFESSIONAL where the priest is whispering because the entire group is trouble. He doesn't buy Bienfu asking him to forgive his companions, and then Bienfu tells HIM to repent for being a petty mean old priest. XD!

The scouting ship discovers some Terror Island... which sounds very endgame sidequest-y. Eizen says in the skit to "join up with the crew at the decks in Yseult" - so, uh, was that scripted, or was it just because I was in Southgand? Did they have one for each port recorded? Interesting given the budget. Also interesting: More guys enjoying being whipped by Kraken Queens... and the climate's sudden shift causing peril around here.

I collect the blue Nor Doll in Haria, getting a skit about Eizen sending letters to his sister as an apology for never coming to see her, and knowing he'll never get a reply because she disapproves of his way of life since she wants him by her side. It's kind of tragic, at least until Velvet says "Just go hash it out with her! At least the person you care about is still alive!" Eizen's actually pontificating this. Don't blame him. She's right. He really should go see her, even if he brings the curse with him. And even though he belongs on the Von Eltia... she might actually fit in, too. I mean, are the guys going to try anything with her when Eizen would punch them into the water?

That's all for now. Tomorrow, I plan to take on this daemon in Palamedes, beat up the Code Red near Stonebury, finish collecting Nor Dolls, and arrive at Nam Cobanda Isle. Progress is progress, however sidequesty!