Monsters Around Colony 4

info from Colony 4

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EUNIE: Say, you know those Aspar things? They really make my skin crawl...

LANZ: Oh, I know. I heard you retching last time we fought 'em.

EUNIE: When I saw them in Eagus Wilderness, I was like, welp, there goes breakfast...

LANZ: And what's that stuff they vom up? 'Cause to me, it looked just like...

EUNIE: STOP! Not a word more, I beg you. I'm already 105% creeped out...!

SENA: OK! Turning it around, then. What's a monster you like?

EUNIE: Well, duh! Pippitos, clearly? Their fluffy fur just gives me life! I will hear no objections on this.

EUNIE: What about you, Sena love?

SENA: Ferises.

EUNIE: ...Beg pardon?

SENA: Ferises! They're just cool, OK? And they have those massive triceps! I kinda wish I was one, honestly...

EUNIE: I-I see. Well, I s'pose there's no accounting for taste, innit.

Colony 11's Ferronis

info from eavesdropping in Colony 11

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MIO: Doesn't Colony 11's Ferronis look a bit like an Aspar?

MIO: ...I'm sorry to mention it, I know Eunie hates them.

EUNIE: Ayyup.

LANZ: It really is a weird shape, though. Would love to see it in a real scrap.

LANZ: ...Oh, sorry. I guess Eunie would prefer not to see that.

EUNIE: Yep!

SENA: Seems like it'd be super strong at sea as well, don't you think?

SENA: Like, it could probably swim like a fish, or come up from the water like "GWOAR!"

SENA: Even you'd wanna see *that*, surely? You would, wouldn't you, Eunie?

EUNIE: I would not.

TAION: I wonder if the Ferronis also ejects things from its mouth. But what kind of things, hmm...

TAION: Eunie, what do you think?

EUNIE: Nothing! Nothing at all.

MANANA: Manana wondering, for dinner tonight, do friends prefer Piranhax steaks or Aspar skewers...?

EUNIE: That DOES it! I've HAD it! All of you! Out front! NOW! You want a fight, I'll give you one!

NOAH: Eu-Eunie, come on, there's no need for bloodshed!

MIO: I'm really sorry! I guess we took it too far this time...

City Clothing

info from the City

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EUNIE: So those clothes we'd, uh, "borrowed" all that time ago, I guess they were City-made in the first place?

SENA: Huh, thinking about it... Does that mean we might see people with the same outfits, walking around...?

NOAH: ...W-wait. You don't think...? My style, it's not...weird or anything, right?

TAION: Hm, I wonder... We did get dressed in a hurry, then. There wasn't time to think about style too carefully.

TAION: Judging from the City people's perspective, it's not impossible that something about the ensemble might appear extremely offensive.

NOAH: Oh no...! This is what I was afraid of!

EUNIE: You look fine, Noah. Don't let Taion's mutterings get you down.

SENA: Say, what about Taion's clothes, then?

TAION: I need my attire to be functional, that's it. It's entirely pointless to worry solely about its appearance.

NOAH: Wow, that's pretty sensible, actually. A very "Taion" approach.

EUNIE: While we're on the subject, Taion. There's something I've wanted to say for a while now.

TAION: What is it?

EUNIE: Your scarf is deeply uncool.

TAION: What did you just say?! repeat yourself, I dare you!

EUNIE: A-ha! I *knew* it! You're as vain as the rest of us, you poser!

Mushroom Knowledge

info from talking to Raine just outside Colony Tau

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NOAH: The people of Tau certainly know their mushrooms.

MIO: I'm kind of envious... I still can't quite tell apart which ones are edible and which ones aren't.

MANANA: Manana must also brush up on mushroomology.

RIKU: Riku agree in totality.

MANANA: It not such long time ago that everybody sleep righteous sleep and get food stolen by Tirkins...

MANANA: But Manana already apologize for that! And anyway, was simple blunder!!!

LANZ: Yeah, and besides that... It wasn't just your fault.

MANANA: Manana will not make same mistake twice! From now, will spare no effort in pursuit of deep fungal knowledge!

MANANA: When discover mushrooms, will eat every one! Then will definitely learn through experience!

NOAH: Uhm... I'm afraid sleeping too soundly will be the least of your problems, then...

MANANA: No worries! Stomach of Manana made from 100% indestructible stainless steel!

EUNIE: I don't know how reassured I feel...

MANANA: Manana never tire in pursuit of knowledge!!!

SENA: ...We should probably make a point of keeping some tummy-soothing herbs on hand...

MIO: Yeah, I think we'll have to...

Ether Cylinders

i believe the info for this convo comes from Nopon at the Cascade Ferronis Hulk campsite

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MIO: Those ether cylinders are pretty handy, huh? We use them in Ferronis hulks, and for crafting gems as well...

TAION: They're a great replacement when you no longer have a Flame Clock.

EUNIE: Then it'd be a no-brainer to carry a couple of 'em around, no?

TAION: It's not that simple. First of all, you have to find an ether channel before you can store the ether.

NOAH: That is true... And you don't exactly trip over those every day.

RIKU: Then should use ether channel discoverer.

SENA: Is that a real thing?

RIKU: Should be, if Riku not mistaken. Would make finding easy sneezy.

LANZ: That would solve all our ether troubles...

RIKU: Indeed. All have to do is load five ether cylinders into discoverer, and it locate ether channel.

EUNIE: Whoa, that does sound simple...

EUNIE: ...Wait, five cylinders?!

RIKU: Find ether channel with few ether cylinders' worth of ether, machine require five cylinders.

EUNIE: That doesn't compute, at all!

RIKU: Exactly why nobody use.

LANZ: Man... you got my hopes up...

TAION: It seems there will be no shortcuts in this endeavor.

MIO: Seems not...

Nopon Levnises

info from Nopon at the Cascade Ferronis Hulk Camp

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TAION: Riku, I've been thinking. The Nopon Caravans, they move around on Levnises, correct?

RIKU: Correct. What of?

TAION: I just realized, regular Levnises cannot normally operate too far from their home colony, due to ether cylinder limitations.

TAION: So how is it that the caravans get around everywhere?

RIKU: Reason is simple. Caravan Levnises small and lightweight.

RIKU: Also, not loaded up with weaponry, and fundamentally not expected to fight. That why ether consumption much lower.

TAION: I see... Yes, that makes sense. That explains how they're able to operate over long distances.

RIKU: In other words, very green energy.

TAION: ...Huh? How can energy be inexperienced?

RIKU: ...It just mean power consumption is low.

TAION: Understood. Thank you for explaining, Riku. It's been a good learning experience.

Tirkins and Gogols

info from Nopon at the Engardo Pass Camp

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LANZ: Hey, so, there were Tirkins and Gogols fighting in Maktha Wildwood, right...?

SENA: The caravan folks said it's been going on for over a thousand years.

LANZ: That's a long time to keep at a war, that... Almost like Keves and Agnus, huh.

LANZ: If you look at us from the outside, would we seem just like them...?

TAION: Unusual for you to be so maudlin, Lanz. Did the family resemblance get you feeling nostalgic?

LANZ: Shut the snuff up, mate! I'm allowed to have a deep thought just as much as you are, you arse...

TAION: Jokes aside, just like us, the monsters fight to protect their territory, to keep themselves safe and fed, alive.

TAION: In that sense, there is no large difference between us and them... You weren't wrong in your assessment, Lanz.

SENA: But if they're like us, couldn't they learn to get along someday?

LANZ: ...You mean, like we did?

SENA: Yeah, exactly!

TAION: It's hard to tell with certainty, but our existence serves as proof of the possibility.

TAION: Perhaps even those creatures will find some common ground and attain peace, someday... Don't you think so, Lanz?

LANZ: ...Wow, never thought I'd live to see the day where you try to cheer me up.

TAION: Just trying to turn your mood around. All this deep thinking doesn't suit you.

SENA: ...Interesting way to make peace, huh.

Nopon Cooking

info from the Ruins of Seebu campsite

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NOAH: Say, Manana, I think we all agree that your cooking is delicious and filling, but isn't it a burden for you to always cook?

EUNIE: Ah, and don't get Noah wrong, it's great! It's just, you've got four more mouths to feed than when you were in Agnus...

MANANA: No needing for concerning! Cooking is whole life of Manana.

MANANA: Food from colony canteens is fine and all, but when comes to feeding friends, Manana want to do by self.

MANANA: Can adjust menu based on preferences and dietary requirements... Will not get similar service in canteen, that for sure!

MIO: Manana's cooking is really what lets us face each day with a renewed vigor.

MANANA: Needless to say, eheh!

MANANA: ...Or so Manana front, but actually, wouldn't mind eating at colony canteens from time to time.

MANANA: Can be good to get ideas for recipes by sample what world have to offer, and then rework and have friends sample.

LANZ: Well that's fantastic then! Food for our tums, and for Manana's thought. Two Ansels, one stone.

MANANA: That exactly right! Manana look forward to never stop expanding repertoire as long as live!

Nautical Navigation

info for this one is from Nopon talking at Corne Island Camp

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LANZ: Erm, Riku, mate... About your piloting technique...

RIKU: Hehem! No need to say in words. Riku know already.

RIKU: Riku's handling of Bravery so splendid, make friend want to shower compliments?

LANZ: No, actually, it's the exact opposite! D'you have to always turn so sharply?! It makes me seasick as all snuff!

RIKU: Meh?!

SENA: I'm sorry, but me too...

RIKU: Meh-meh?!

TAION: ...To be perfectly honest, same here.

RIKU: Meh-meh-meh-meh?!

NOAH: Hmm... Seems like maybe there's some room for improvement, then, wouldn't you agree?

RIKU: Meh... Riku is not to blame. Always steer exactly like directed.

RIKU: Since friends keep changing destination willy-nilly, cannot keep straight course. Please to improve direction-giving also.

NOAH: Ah, I see what you're saying... And, OK. I'll try to do better at giving bearings.

RIKU: If friend aware, then no problem. Riku will also do best to steer gently. Just please, not to throw up complaints.

LANZ: Oh trust me, if things don't improve, it won't be complaints that I throw up next time, Riku my chum...

Glitter Radishes

info from Nopon at the Hillside Ferronis hulk

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NOAH: You see Glitter Radishes growing all over the place in the Fornis region, huh...

LANZ: Yeah, no joking. At first I thought it was just some kinda weed.

MANANA: That offensive against radishes everywhere. Glitter Radish is not only delicious, but also cover all bases nutritionally!

TAION: The misapprehension is understandable. They do tend to spread like wildfire when they're in season.

EUNIE: Ugh... That brought back memories, and not the good kind...

MIO: You use these Glitter Radishes quite a lot in your cooking as well, don't you, Manana?

MANANA: Very muchly! Glitter Radish even add aesthetic appeal, making for very good and versatile ingredient.

MANANA: Only need peeling, as skin is tough. And also to take out stringy bits...

MANANA: But after boil for a few hours and be sure to strain off scum layer, then yes, very tasty!

SENA: Sounds like a lot of work for a radish...

MANANA: Want to eat but tough to eat... That is what Manana call dilemma...

LANZ: Eh, doesn't bother me. I'm a simple man. If it's good, I'll polish it off!

MANANA: Then Lanz can take peeling duty. If not have to work for joy of eat, the pleasure much diminish.

LANZ: Uh, what...? Sheesh, can nobody take a joke these days?

About Armus

info from Colony 30

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SENA: Lotsa Armus around Colony 30, isn't there?

LANZ: Must be nice for them, lotsa food around. And Armu meat ain't nothing to scoff at.

TAION: You keep saying Armus this and Armus that, but actually, the proper term would be "Armuidae".

TAION: The ones with horns are Arduns, while the ones without are Armus proper.

TAION: And speaking of meat quality, Armus have more subcutaneous fat, making theirs the more flavorful.

TAION: On the other hand, Ardun horns are rich in nutritious compounds, so people grind and mix them with water to drink.

TAION: Any other questions?

SENA: Oh, wow! I didn't know half of that! Taion, you're awesome.

LANZ: Nobody asked any questions to begin with. What're you, some kinda Armu-ologist...?

Crossing the Vortex

info from after getting the Bravery but i can't remember where

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LANZ: D'you guys remember when we talked to Ethel about directions to Swordmarch?

EUNIE: Phwoosh, that's a blast from the past...

LANZ: Well, she said back then that anything that comes close to the vortex in the Great Sea gets ripped to shreds, yeah?

LANZ: So, now we know why that is, and Origin's the reason.

TAION: That's right. Back then, I don't think we could've imagined that something so huge was submerged there...

LANZ: Right? So anyway, it got me thinking.

LANZ: If we'd had Mr. Samon's Levnis back then already, we could've just flown right over the vortex! It'd've saved so much time.

EUNIE: Honestly, I'm just glad we've got the little guy now.

RIKU: Please not to discount Riku. With enough time, could also have built.

RIKU: ..."Enough time" being approximately ten years, give or take five months.

LANZ: Well that wouldn't have been any bloody help, now would it...?

Indelible Marks

from just after the Colony Lambda confrontation

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TAION: It looks like our marks don't disappear even after the Flame Clocks are smashed.

NOAH: ...Yeah. We're only freed from the tyranny of the Flames...

MIO: It's true... A mark, once made, cannot be erased.

EUNIE: It's not all gloom and doom though, yeah? Being free from the Clocks, that's already something. Things feel different somehow.

SENA: I know what you mean! It feels less anxious, like I can breathe a little easier...

NOAH: Exactly... And ultimately, everyone has to choose their actions for themselves.

NOAH: Freedom from the Flame Clocks expands one's options immeasurably. I think that's huge.

LANZ: Yeah... Everyone's gotta die sometime. At least this way they get to live the good life first.

TAION: The "good life"...? What do you understand by that?

LANZ: Huh? Well, I mean, like... Eating good grub and stuff, yeah?

TAION: ...I don't know what I expected, asking you.

LANZ: Oi, you got a problem?!

MIO: Heheh... The good life, though... I could go for a bit of that.

NOAH: Yeah. Me too...

Ferronis Hulks

from after discovering your second hulk

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MIO: It seems Millick Meadows isn't the only place with a rusted-out Ferronis, huh?

NOAH: Yeah... If I had to guess, I'd say they're scattered all over Aionios.

EUNIE: What bothers me is how totaled they all are. Surely that can't be standard practice, right?

TAION: Ferronises come in different Flame Clock ranks. If they aren't used to their strengths, the defeat can be crushing.

TAION: Retrieval and transportation of a Ferronis also comes with costs. Leaving it to rot on the field can sometimes be simplest.

LANZ: And then it turns into a monster breeding ground. Man, that makes my blood boil a bit.

NOAH: But even abandoned, they can contain a wealth of supplies. I think they'll prove useful on our journey.

MIO: For sure. If we see one anywhere, we should make an effort to check it out.

Crafting Gems

info from just after unlocking Gem-crafting

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LANZ: Riku, mate, question for ya.

RIKU: Riku listen but not promise answer.

LANZ: Couldn't me and Noah do some gem-crafting sometime?

RIKU: Riku not understand how Lanz can ask such frankly blasphemous question while maintain façade of innocence!

RIKU: Of course answer is couldn't!

RIKU: If try making gems without presence of professional like Riku, then whole thing doomed to definitive failure!

RIKU: It nothing but waste of precious gemstone! Very bad for sustainability!

LANZ: Surely it's not 100% certain we'd fail, right?

LANZ: If Noah and I just work in harmony, I'm really sure we could come out with something good.

RIKU: That because part that Lanz play is extreme simple.

RIKU: But for part which Riku perform, require specialist technique!

RIKU: It take full ten years to master!

LANZ: OK, cool, got it. I'll try that one next time then, yeah?

RIKU: It like Lanz not even listen when Riku speak!!!

Keeping Clean

info picked up somewhere in the desert during chapter 2

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NOAH: Phew...

EUNIE: Man, there's nothing better than kicking back and taking a load off, getting my kit all nice 'n clean... Best feeling in the world, bar none.

MIO: I totally agree. All the filth we pick up on the road really wears you down...

MIO: Especially the sandstorms in Dannagh Desert... they're just too much...

LANZ: Yeah? Huh. All that stuff doesn't bother me one bit.

RIKU: Riku also unbothered.

MIO: No way... Really?

RIKU: Nopon not big on baths to begin with.

SENA: I guess that tracks, but Riku and Manana still always look pretty clean, I thought.

RIKU: Riku maintain strict standard of hygiene! Is good manners in polite society!

MANANA: Indeedy-doodle. Is question of etiquette.

RIKU: That said, some Nopon can go whole one week without bath.

SENA: Eww...

EUNIE: ...Yeah, that's just mingin'.

RIKU: Riku note that Lanz also only take bath approximately one time in week.

SENA: Nooooo...!

LANZ: Oi, don't lie about me, furball! I said it doesn't bother me, not that I never bathe! The cheek!

Role Models

info from after freeing Colony Gamma

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EUNIE: Wonder if we've become more like Ethel...

LANZ: What's that about Ethel?

EUNIE: I mean, like, we saved Kyrie from the hands of the enemy earlier, yeah?

EUNIE: That's kinda like when Ethel saved *us*, way back when...

LANZ: Huh... Yeah, she did do that. Haven't thought about it in a while.

NOAH: And this time, we were the rescuers... That's kind of emotional to think about.

LANZ: Oh, but remember, she took on a Levnis that day all by her own sparking self! And that was in her third term!

NOAH: Uh... Yeah, she did do that. I guess if it were easy to be Ethel, everyone'd be doing it.

TAION: I'd heard rumors, but it seems they were, if anything, vastly understated. What a formidable warrior...!

SENA: Wow, thinking about trying to match Ethel makes me feel *less* confident than ever...

MIO: We can still work hard to become someone that someone else might want to emulate, how about that?

Supply Drops

from sometime during chapter 2

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LANZ: So, you guys know those supply drops we've been seein' now and again...?

SENA: Yeah? What about them?

LANZ: Colonies we've freed from their Clocks, they can't request supplies, can they?

TAION: ...No, that wouldn't make any sense.

TAION: The drops are aid from one of the Castles, or neighboring friendlies.

TAION: Even if one of the liberated Colonies did file a request, nobody has a duty to honor it.

MIO: Which means that wherever we see supplies being dropped, there must be a Colony or troops we haven't freed yet...

NOAH: Yeah. There's a good chance we'd encounter enemies in those areas.

TAION: Indeed. When we see a supply drop, we'll have to remain vigilant.

LANZ: But those containers will have stuff we'll need as well, am I right?

LANZ: If we can get our hands on 'em, I say we should. Even with the enemies and all.

On High Alert

info from after freeing at least a couple of colonies? i don't actually remember, but relatively early on in the story

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SENA: So, uh... Word on the grapevine has it that Agnus and Keves patrols are on the rise.

LANZ: Yeah, now you mention it, they've been all over the place lately.

TAION: Hmm. It's conceivable that if we act conspicuously, the nations' troops will be placed on higher alert.

MIO: And destroying Flame Clocks seems pretty conspicuous, all things considered.

TAION: Indeed. I doubt the Consuls would overlook such irregularities.

TAION: So we might expect more vigilance from them. More reinforcements.

LANZ: Right, makes sense I s'pose.

NOAH: But releasing colonies from their Flame Clocks can't be all bad.

MIO: For sure. It gained us the cooperation of their people, for one.

TAION: It's had its benefits, that much is indisputable.

EUNIE: So long story short, we've just gotta up the ante, like what our "pals" are doing.

NOAH: Absolutely. We can't afford to slip up.

A Roundabout Journey

info from soldiers talking about the Cloudkeep close to the back entrance of Colony Gamma, after going to the Cloudkeep

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EUNIE: Hey, have you noticed that we set out from the Aetia region, and then came right back again?

LANZ: Oh spark, you're right... Wow, talk about a waste of effort.

TAION: Of course it wasn't a waste. We had no way of knowing the Cloudkeep was there at the start of our journey.

SENA: And even if we'd known, we wouldn't have been able to get inside anyway.

MANANA: Most important things in life are closest to hand, but hardest to find, meh.

EUNIE: ...

LANZ: ...

MANANA: ...Hm? Something wrong?

EUNIE: Uh, nah, it's just...

SENA: Kind of surprising to hear that sort of thing coming from you...?

MANANA: ...How so? Did friends take Manana for some kind of blithely happy-go-lucky dummypon?

LANZ: ...

EUNIE: ...

TAION: ...

MANANA: ...Why friends look away?