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| - |- BGCOLOR="#FFA500" !Past Reflections - Upper Jeuno |- BGCOLOR="#FFEC8B" |Luto Mewrilah: Grrreat timing as always, (name).I have a favor to ask you. Luto Mewrilah: Actually, I was going to ask (fellow) to help as well... And here he/she is! Luto Mewrilah: I was just explaining to (name) that I want you to to head to Windurst for me. Fellow: Oh, I love Windurst! What do you want us to do once we get there? Luto Mewrilah: I know I could count on your enthusiasm. Luto Mewrilah: What I need you to do is borrow a book. As you probably know, the library in Windurst is home to many ancient tomes of lore. Luto Mewrilah: I want you to bring a book that contains a method for repairing the broken mirror you left with me. Fellow: Why fix that one? Wouldn't it be easier just to buy a new mirror? Fellow: And doesn't that thing have creepy powers...? Why would you want to restore something like that...? Luto Mewrilah: ... You just don't understand the potential. Luto Mewrilah: That mirror is a treasure of the Near East. The price will rise exponentially if it's in mint condition. Luto Mewrilah: It may be a frightful object, but that's just one more aspect that makes it valuable to collectors. Fellow: Hmmm... Well, you're the expert, Luto! Luto Mewrilah: The mirror is made with a rrrare, black-tinted metal. That should help start you on your search. Luto Mewrilah: I want to hear every scrrrap of information you can dig up. Find out everything you can. |- BGCOLOR="#FFA500" !Past Reflections - Windurst Waters |- BGCOLOR="#FFEC8B" |Tosuka-Porika: Hrm.A tome that contains references to a mirror made from black-tinted metal...? Tosuka-Porika: And a method for repairing said mirror...? Tosuka-Porika: Hrm. Hrmmm... Hrrrmmmmmm...hrm! Fellow: I've had a look at the shelves, but I've never seen so many books before... Tosuka-Porika: Hrm? Hrrrrrm! That's it! Tosuka-Porika: The volume that Ritopopo was searching for was all aboutaru mirrors. I'm certain there was some mention of Near Eastern treasures-weasures... Ritopopo: Hoho! I've found it! The elusive "Looking Glass Legends"! Ritopopo: Mostaru of these accounts appear to be no more than fairy tales, but there could be a kernel of truth hidden here and there... Ritopopo: My scholar-sense is tingling! Twenty years of research experience gives you almostaru supernatural powers, I do believe! Ritopopo: Now that my searching is done, I think I've earned a rest and a decentaru meal. Ritopopo: Even super-duper scholars such as myself need to eat something substantial every now and again. All those bretzels...really made me thirsty... Ritopopo: Hm? Can I aid you in some way? Ritopopo: Good gracious! Those Near Eastern mirrors actually existaru!? Then my research hasn't been in vainy-wain! Ritopopo: Eh? Ritopopo: You want to borrow the "Looking Glass Legends"? Ritopopo: You mustaru be joking. Give up this wonderful tome after I've only just discovered it? Ritopopo: Ritopopo: Ah...! Ritopopo: You didn'taru hear anything just now! All you need to hear is me refusing to lend you my precious book! Ritopopo: Ritopopo: ... Ritopopo: Ritopopo: You know... I've always wanted to give the minister something nice. Ritopopo: But I'm justaru too shy to present it myself... Ritopopo: Ritopopo: ... Ritopopo: I overheard the minister mumbling-wumbling something about craving a full-course meal... Ritopopo: It started with something like, I don'taru know, say a loaf of white bread, a bowl of whitefish stew, a Windurst salad, and a serving of bison steak... Ritopopo: Then came a serving of icecap rolanberry, and a pot of San d'Orian tea to finish. Ritopopo: I'm positive he would absolutaruly adore a meal like that. Ritopopo: Since I feel so indebted to the minister for assistaruing me in my research, I would do anything to grant his wish. Ritopopo: However, a scholar like myself has no place in the kitchen... Ritopopo: If you could see your way to preparing this gourmet delightaru, I would consider lending you the "Looking Glass Legends." Ritopopo: But only if everything is absolutaruly perfectly! I will accept nothing less! Oh, and you don'taru have to say the dinner is from me. Ritopopo: Simply hand it over and enjoy the joy you bring! Fellow: Did you remember everything, (name)? I did. I think. Fellow: A loaf of white bread, a bowl of whitefish stew, a Windurst salad, and a serving of bison steak. Followed by a serving of icecap rolanberry... Fellow: And lastly, a pot of San d"Orian tea. We should probably write this down... Fellow: Hmm... I'm starting to feel a little hungry myself... Fellow: Buy why make this for the minister? She seemed to be "absolutaruly" starving! Fellow: Oh well, as long as we get the goods for Luto, right? |- BGCOLOR="#FFA500" !Past Reflections - Upper Jeuno |- BGCOLOR="#FFEC8B" |Tosuka-Porika: Hrmmmmm? Where did all this food come from...!? Ritopopo: Ooh! Ritopopo: Ritopopo: Fantastic! Magnifico! This is exactaruly what I've been dreaming about! Ritopopo: I'm so happy! I thank you from the bottom of my stomach! Ritopopo: Here! Take the book! I finished reading it while you were preparing that splendiferous full-course meal. Ritopopo: It truly was a fascinating read. Ritopopo: This Taliesin is amazing! I hope that one day I can pen an equally marvelous research paper. Ritopopo: My next goal is to read "The Lost Looking Glass"! Did you know there were two magical mirrors from the Near East? Ritopopo: Researchers on the subject think that these two looking glasses may be fundamental opposites. One a mirror of the other, you might say! Ritopopo: "Looking Glass Legends" touches upon the object known as the "Mirror of Blighted Gloom." Ritopopo: "The Lost Looking Glass" details the mirror called the "Glass of Blessed Radiance." Ritopopo: I mustaru seek out "The Lost Looking Glass" and straighten out the facts once and for all! My scholarly spirit is reignited! Ritopopo: Thank you once again! Goodbye! Tosuka-Porika: Hrmmmm.... Such a dramatic change in character... Food can have such a powerful effectaru on people. Tosuka-Porika: Hrmm... I'm the minister of this place, or had you forgotten? I demand a ltitle respectaru... Fellow: I knew finding that book would be hard, but who could've seen that weirdness coming? Fellow: I suppose Luto will want to get her paws on this book as soon as possible. Fellow: What were those names...? The Mirror of Blighted Gloom and the Glass of Blessed Radiance... Tosuka-Porika: Hrmm!? Tosuka-Porika: |- BGCOLOR="#FFA500" !Past Reflections - Upper Jeuno |- BGCOLOR="#FFEC8B" |Fellow: We found what you were looking for, Luto. This book holds information about a Near Eastern mirror. Luto Mewrilah: I knew I could count on you two! Let's dive rrright in, shall we? Luto Mewrilah: So this tome is called the "Looking Glass Legends," and is written by..."Taliesin." Fellow: Apparently, another mirror exists that is the twin to the one described in this book. Luto Mewrilah: Yes... I know... Fellow: You knew? About the Blighted Gloom, and the Blessed Radiance? Luto Mewrilah: Yes. One of the mirrors was being kept in the Empire of Aht Urhgan, but was eventually lost to the world. Or so the tale goes... Luto Mewrilah: It was once stored within a small chest and strrrictly guarded, with only selected people permitted to view the mirror itself. Luto Mewrilah: This looking glass supposedly emitted a light of such heart-stopping beauty, it was almost blinding. Luto Mewrilah: This light was so dazzling, it spilled from the chest and soothed the souls of all who gazed upon it. Luto Mewrilah: And so we can deduce from these properties that the mirror lost to the Aht Urhgan Empire was most likely the Glass of Blessed Radianced. Luto Mewrilah: If this mirror still exists somewhere in the world, I would do anything to track it down! Luto Mewrilah: I'm a sucker for beautiful artifacts. And this tale of divine rrradiance makes me want it even more! Luto Mewrilah: ...This book appears to be of considerable age. You did well to discover such valuable resource. Luto Mewrilah: Let's see what it has to say. Luto Mewrilah: "Worshipped in the Near East, there is a small mirror whose creation was ordered by a king, now long deceased." Luto Mewrilah: "As time passed, the looking glass came to be revered as a holy object, and even while it was kept under guard..." Luto Mewrilah: "...people began to call it the Mirror of Blighted Gloom." Luto Mewrilah: "The blackened metal of the mirror emits a dim, dark light that conjures images of early evening." Luto Mewrilah: Hmmm... Luto Mewrilah: That sould suggest to me that the brrroken glass I have now is this Mirror of Blighted Gloom. This description fits perfectly. Luto Mewrilah: The explanation continues... Luto Mewrilah: "This metal is like no other substances we have ever encountered." Luto Mewrilah: "Expert scientists concur that while this substance gives off a metallic glint..." Luto Mewrilah: "...it has a malleable structure at room temperature almost like a liquid. However, for reasons unknown, it is able to maintain its shape." Luto Mewrilah: "The metal used by the creators of the mirror no longer exists, and as such, it would be impossible to duplicate its creation today." Luto Mewrilah: No longer exists...! Then how am I suppose to...? Fellow: Is that all it says? Luto Mewrilah: It continues... Luto Mewrilah: "However, the method for crafting the mirror has been discovered and follows these steps:" Luto Mewrilah: "One. Prepare the metal that is to become the body of the mirror." Luto Mewrilah: "Two. Find a spring with a surface as smooth as glass. The spring must be filled with clear water." Luto Mewrilah: "Three. Chant the charm, and offer a prayer. The charm is only known by the guardians of the mirror..." Luto Mewrilah: "If the above steps are followed correctly, an enchanted mirror will be created." Luto Mewrilah: This is no help at all! Why tell us all this when there is no way to know the charm? Luto Mewrilah: What do we do? Is there anything we can do? Luto Mewrilah: Who are these guardians of the mirror...? Fellow: just a moment, Luto. The Glass of All-Seeing... Fellow: Palometa...! Fellow: The mirror shows her near the airship docks. Luto Mewrilah: The little girl you found in the Eldieme Necropolis? Well, pinch my whiskers. Luto Mewrilah: We have to go and talk to her! She could be our only clue! |- BGCOLOR="#FFA500" !Past Reflections - Port Jeuno |- BGCOLOR="#FFEC8B" |Khumo Daramasteh: A little girl? Could that child over there by the one you're looking for? Palometa: Mom, do you think the mirror is somewhere else after all? Laurana: Who can say, dear? The looking glass carried by the adventurer that saved you was similar, but not the one we're looking for. Palometa: It's just that when the adventurer talked about using a mirror to find me, I thought we had found it... Palometa: Oh well, I guess we have to keep looking. Palometa: I was so happy that someone came and saved me, though! Laurana: Me too, sweetheart. I'm so glad you're safe. Laurana: It just froze my heart when you told me about that strange man. Palometa: I'm sorry... Palometa: He told me that he saw someone carrying a black mirror into those horrible tunnels. Palometa: He said he would help me look, and then disappeared once we were inside... Palometa: I'll never go off alone with anyone, even if they say they know about the mirror! Laurana: I certainly hope not. You'll make your mother sick with worry. Fellow: Little Palometa! How have you been, sweetie? Palometa: (fellow)! Fellow: I have something I want to ask you... Palometa: How come you know about that? How do you know about the guardians? Palometa: Ah! The Glass of All-Seeing! Palometa: But...I'm not a guardian. Palometa: The guardians were responsible for protecting the mirror... Palometa: But they're all gone now... Luto Mewrilah: That doesn't sound prrromising. Luto Mewrilah: You know all about the guardians, rrright, Palometa? Palometa: Right. My daddy was one. Until he got sick and had to leave us... Luto Mewrilah: Oh... Palometa: After Daddy was gone, someone came and stole the mirror. Palometa: I was so scared... Palometa: But now I've come to this country with my mother to get the mirror back. Palometa: Do you know anything about the mirror, Miss Luto? Please tell me if you do...! Palometa: I...I have to get it back. My daddy spent his life protecting it...! Luto Mewrilah: I know, kiddo. Just calm down and I'll tell you what I can. Luto Mewrilah: I have the mirror that you're searching for. Palometa: What? Luto Mewrilah: But the mirror's been broken... Palometa: No! It can't be...! Luto Mewrilah: We've been looking for a way to fix it. And our search has led us to you, the daughter of one of the guardians. Luto Mewrilah: To repair the mirror, we need to learn a certain charm. You wouldn't happen to know anything like that, would you? Palometa: A charm...? Is that like a prayer? Luto Mewrilah: Something that only a guardian would know. Palometa: I think I do. My daddy taught me a prayer with some really hard words. But I can say them all! Luto Mewrilah: Rrreally! That's wonderful! Maybe there is hope for the mirror yet. Luto Mewrilah: I'll be happy just to see this trrreasure back in one piece. Luto Mewrilah: As soon as we fix your mirror, we'll give it back to you, okay? Palometa: Okay! Luto Mewrilah: Until then, I think you should stay here in Jeuno. Better yet, rrright by my side! Luto Mewrilah: I don't want anything happening to you. Luto Mewrilah: It looks like I'll be needing your help again. All that's left is to find some of the metal used in creating the mirror. Luto Mewrilah: I'll keep porrring through "Looking Glass Legends" and see what I can find. Luto Mewrilah: You'll be the first to know if I learn anything useful. Luto Mewrilah: Your cooperation and trust will make the task of repairing the mirror a simple one. I'm counting on you! Fellow: You can rely on us. Right, (name)? Luto Mewrilah: Phew! Keeping up a facade is hard work. I was almost feeling sorry for that little girl. Luto Mewrilah: Besides that unusual metal, I have everything I need for repairing the Mirror of Blighted Gloom. Luto Mewrilah: I'll have that mirror in one piece if it's the last thing I do! Luto Mewrilah: I wonder who this author of "Looking Glass Legends" could be. Luto Mewrilah: Anyone who can gather this sort of information alone is not to be underestimated... |}
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