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someone please give this dumbass a letter opener that doesn’t look like a fish. or stop giving him fish that look like letter openers.

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Here you go. Have some, uh. valentines cards?

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Another warmup

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considering we had ishgard restoration and then houses

and now we'll have cosmic exploration

i think you're on to something about next housing

ok so i've been thinking about ffxiv housing. the in-universe explanation for the housing districts is that the city-states want to attract adventurers because they are a valuable demographics, in terms of spending power, social networks, and martial power. this makes sense, especially in the wake of the calamity; the states have all been considerably weakened and currying favor with (otherwise mercenary) powerful individuals in hopes of stimulating the economy and protecting their own citizenry and property is a rather sound prospect.

this makes even more sense for limsa lominsa in particular, considering merlwyb was the one behind costa del sol - the land being unfit for cultivation, she sold it to gegeruju who turned it into a luxury resort (and kicked out the locals who are now forced to resort to poaching! yay), and was behind the island sanctuary project. she wants to be an economic power using tourism as a means for colonization sooooo badly

it makes sense for ishgard, too - considerably weakened by their own war and isolationism, similarly unable to push for self-sufficiency (considering the environmental disaster that was the calamity for coerthas), they have (imo) correctly identified that one of their avenues for development lies in the brokering of trade agreements and tourism development (ishgard has a unique and strong cultural identity and beautiful vistas that make for a sound touristic opportunity).

it also makes sense for kugane to have a housing district - kugane being the only place that's open to foreigners, and catering quite extensively (not to mention expensively) to tourists' tastes, and being practically the only trade point between hingashi and the rest of the world.

that being said, the game itself acknowledges how unfair this system is, since unlocking access to every housing district involves you watching some poor local citizen's hopes of homeownership getting brutally dashed by the "foreigners/adventurers-only" policy. (except for ishgard, since there is another citizens-only housing district?)

that's very obviously a case of gentrification (textbook definition even). worse, the sprawling suburban hellscape, literal-gated-community-full-of-gaudy-mcmansions that is the housing district is an inefficient use of land + very resource-intensive + creates an entire domestic service economy (labor-intensive to maintain). in other words, the opposite of a community & incredibly alienating to the people living there!!

you CAN'T create this kind of dynamic in the crystarium (first of all there's no room and most importantly the entire concept is that they're a communist city). you can't recreate the kind of exploitative class dynamics they had in EULMORE in there!!!!! that makes no sense!!

now it would make sense in eulmore but the resource availability in the First is still limited, i would say, not to mention it would be an extremely scummy move lmao

as for sharlayan, the same applies; theyre not communist at all (lol) but they would not benefit from tourism or creating this kind of class at all, and anyway they already manage their (limited) (island) land scarily extensively and i don't see how or why or where a housing district could be located anyway (and can you imagine the paperwork??)

now obviously the actual option for a new housing district would be mare lamentorum. it was quite literally made for that. no idea if they will ever go through with it but it would make sense and be physically possible, i think

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I don't watch Wrestling nor Japanese Wrestling but sometimes I come across photos and they do very specific things to my brain I can't identify

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Disclaimer i like when people develop their azem's story i've truly seen excellent azem art and writing over the years

But it's not for me. The very existence of azem is defined by their non-existence (or nebulousness, when they were technically alive) and it is sufficient in itself, i never felt like it called for more.

Ironically enough azem is a pure concept like the ancients loved - but they can't be defined. They can't be created. No one can grasp who they are. And it's fine that way.

There's something about the undefined that just, captivates the mind. The mind of the player and the mind of the npcs who knew azem - or didn't. The very silence that surrounds their loud personality - that's where they come to life. The threads are endless, but none can create a full picture, and this blur is what makes azem so unique.

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Oh yeah, I LOVE showing off our builds and Caz & I love going to look at housing builds in other servers/DCs as well its a big part of our love for FFXIV.

SO PLEASE, come see our home and maybe say hi if you’d like, its not done yet but its 90% done and always fun to see WIPs I was experimenting alot this time around;

Delrune Island cottage: Primal - Lamia - Lavender Beds Ward 22 - Plot 35.

Alphabet Academy FC: Primal - Lamia - Mist - Ward 12 - Plot 2

Feel free to relax and stay for awhile Or maybe just leave a cute little message in the books if you like them!

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DOUGGG ARCADION OWNER OF THE ARCADE ARCADION

(This is now a sticker!)

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It Kwehmas.

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It Kwehmas.

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A Look Back 2.0 - 2.5

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pocky day

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Back in the days of shadowbringers, everyone loved getting their ears blown out by "RIDING HOOOOOOOME", and it was an enjoyable part of all our day

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has this one been done yet

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get spooky'd