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…those aren’t the lyrics, Alisaie!

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my gift to you: all 184 mahjong voice lines for the scions

order is alphinaud, alisaie, thancred, urianger, yshtola, estinien, g'raha, krile

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Alisaie ♥ When you can see that she has the softest heart of them all. :)

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Playing chicken!

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TwinWoL Week day 3: Relaxation

Once their relationship was more established, this was a common sight in the Fortemps manor.

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TwinWoL week day 2: Ice Cream

The scions take a break to enjoy the moonfire faire.

Alphinaud: Ah, an ice cream stall! Would you like some? My treat.

Annika: Oh! That’s very kind of you! Thank you!

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TwinWoL Week day 1: New Adventure

Driven from Ul'dah, they face a new adventure together in Ishgard.

(I'm going to have to get creative for these "future" scenes as Annika hasn't actually started Heavensward yet lol)

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So they like pina coladas (maybe a bit too much)

And getting caught in the rain!

Katina made the first move. She's a bit too drunk to worry about whether or not Urianger still feels for Moenbryda right now, but when she's sober again...

Oh, looks like the rain wasn't the only thing that caught them! XD

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More FFXIV Olympics!

Estinien represents Ishgard in the pole vault!

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I noticed a neat detail about the twins' level 100 trust outfits!

It's the Isle Explorer top of course, but aside from the fact that their backpacks are dyed (you can't dye yours), they've got telescopes instead of a rolled up map!

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Looks like Katina let her hair grow out a bit during her vacation!

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I have an art challenge!

Draw your WoL/OC and your favorite NPCs competing in the Olympics!

No daily prompts, because your prompts are any Olympic sport!

Use the tag #FFXIVOlympics to share!

My day 1: Fencing with Alisaie!

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His "servant" huh? Annika is not amused.

But like, what's he been buying, as a 16 year old no less, that has him in the good graces of the Goldsmith Guild already? The only jewelry he wears is that earring! Maybe more mammet hearts? I could see him taking an interest in tinkering with them...

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Some recent WolQotD's on Twitter got me thinking about Katina's love life (or lack thereof) so here's a lore dump. This will also explain where we stand with the Love Triangle between Katina/G'raha/Urianger now that I've finished Dawntrail.

Contains Dawntrail spoilers for the last zone, you've been warned.

Haurchefant was the first man to ever express an interest in Katina. He was very direct and upfront about his desire to court her, in such a charming and kind way as well, but Katina had never been propositioned before, or even been told she was beautiful by any man that wasn't her father, so in her shock she laughed at him. He took it well, especially when she explained that she's not used to the attention, that it was so sudden, they were still getting to know each other, and she needed more time to consider. And so he was willing to give her all the time she needed... but then it was too late.

Aymeric was less direct, but inviting her to dinner was definitely his way of trying to express an interest. He would have said something that evening had they not been interrupted by the news of Alisaie's injury. But even if he had, Katina was still upset about Haurchefant and would have declined.

G'raha has been enamored with her since they met. But he's kinda awkward about it and Katina is absolutely oblivious to any hints he might have dropped and still sees him only as a best friend and nothing more. If he were to be more direct... she would accept.

Katina started to develop feelings towards Urianger during their time on the First. (The new outfit certainly helped.) She understood why he kept the secrets he did, and forgave him fully, because he was absolutely right... they would have definitely tried to stop G'raha from sacrificing himself if they knew. Her feelings grew when she saw how well he interacted with the Loporrits, and how his guard finally came down when he met with Moenbryda's parents again, but she didn't think too much about how she felt for him because of a lingering thought in the back of her mind: What about Moenbryda? Does he still feel for her?

That question was answered, indirectly, when she arrived in Living Memory. I noticed that the man who lost his engagement ring kinda looked like Urianger. His circumstances even seemed to mirror Urianger and Moenbryda; the man died young and his beloved lived on, and never took another lover, while on the Source Moenbryda was the one to die young, and Urianger....?

Of course, when we see the man again with his beloved... she doesn't resemble Moenbryda at all. Definitely a missed opportunity there I think, so this is where I will make my first real departure from canon.... that man was Urianger's shard, and the woman was Moenbryda's shard, and Katina realized this, and that Urianger would be the one to live on and never love another woman. So, Katina has now abandoned any thought of seeking him as a partner.

(Now we just need G'raha to confess. :P )

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Beach cabin nap time 😴

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Just because they’re on vacation doesn’t mean the Scions get to skip training!