Plans for the Labyrinth

[alkonost_storm]

I'm gonna take it easy for the moment, just clearing one cloister at a time with maxed out characters. Note to self: remember to get ALL THE TENTS/COTTAGES.

Cloister of Beginnings: CLEARED

PC: Terra Branford (Alt 1)
Party: 1 (yep Terra solo'd this cloister)
Assists: Several (didn't count them)

Cloister of Encounters: Stopped at 13th Floor
PC: Terra Branford (Alt 1)
Party: Terra, Squall, WoL, Ultimecia
Assists: Gabranth, Golbez, Laguna, Lightning
Reason: Failed to meet Door requirement

Cloister of Encounters (2nd Attempt): CLEARED
PC: Terra Branford
Party: Terra, Squall, Bartz, Ultimecia, Sephiroth
Assists: Lost track XD

Comments

Re: ENDED!?

[toffeethesnob.livejournal.com]

I refer to that as mask-slip!Kuja when it happens in-game. Because he usually waltzes around with a genteel composed arrogance and yet when it slips, it slips bigtime. I adore it when that happens. The tantrums are hilarious but I have a very soft spot for the anxious side. But I really, really, really have a gigantic fangirl crush on ultra-bratty!Kuja.

Terra's got her hands full with this one. I've also got plans for Kuja to have freakout later on when he wonders if the kid will be born with a tail. Somehow I see him babbling about vanish spells whilst Terra kindly says "Yeah..." and tries to find something else to talk about.

What's wrong with tails?

[alkonost-storm.livejournal.com]

It'll be a useful pretty tail so I don't see what's the problem here....Besides, Trance!Terra is on the furry side so what's the difference? *watches Kuja throw a melodrama fit*

Nothing! I'm all for 'em!

[toffeethesnob.livejournal.com]

Kuja's veeeeeeeerrrry weird about the tail. This is mostly because it's a staple of being a Genome and therefore an artificial creature made by and belonging to Garland. FFIX quote:

Garland: "You judge only be appearances. I mean someone with a soul similar to yours. The one I sent to Gaia might also be called your brother... And his name is Kuja."
Zidane: "Kuja!? He's a Genome!? Impossible! He doesn't even have a tail..."
Garland: "He is only hiding it. He denies his own identity. He rejects the meaning of his own existence and tries to assert his own individuality. Don't you see the resemblance?"
Zidane: "Shut up! I'm not like him at all!"
Garland: "He said the same thing when speaking about the other Genomes: 'I'm not like these guys.'"

I wrote a reeeeeealllly long piece about Kuja's FFIX personality and how his backstory shaped him into the complex character he became (which helped convert Rai to the church of thongboy AND FFIX, ha ha!) so yeah...

But because he has such difficulty accepting the tail he believes that the rest of the world will. He's socially awkward like that.

(RUFF)

“What if it has a tail?”
“What’s wrong with that exactly? You have one---”
“Precisely! And no one else does! Our child is going to be tormented for their entire life with the stares of onlookers labelling them as some freak of nature!”

Re: Nothing! I'm all for 'em!

[alkonost-storm.livejournal.com]

And once again Kuja proves how much of a drama queen he is...XD

Re: Nothing! I'm all for 'em!

[toffeethesnob.livejournal.com]

Well of course! This is the person who went OMGWTFBBQ!? at being told he wasn't immortal after all!

Terra: Stop being such a baby!
Kuja: But-
Terra: You're worse than the children.
Kid: Waaaaaah!!! I hurt my finger...!

Re: Nothing! I'm all for 'em!

[alkonost-storm.livejournal.com]

That's true *happens to be replaying FFIX on her ps3*

Re: Nothing! I'm all for 'em!

[toffeethesnob.livejournal.com]

OOOH, OOOH, WHERE ARE YOU AT SO FAR!? *is a notorious FFIX fangirl to the point of memorizing most of the script*

Re: Nothing! I'm all for 'em!

[alkonost-storm.livejournal.com]

I just cleared disc 2 yesterday (and keep expecting Garnet's Heroic BSOD because I want to get that part over with)

Re: Nothing! I'm all for 'em!

[toffeethesnob.livejournal.com]

Ah yeah, the BSOD is annoying. I usually have Eiko as my white mage/summoner for most of the game. Garnet doesn't get her BSOD until Alexandria is destroyed (and Kujie-coo is most put out by Daddy's interference. I really hope for a remake just so we can see his WTF!face when he realizes that Garland has seized control of the invincible) and you won't get to control her until Zidane's run around Lindblum to make the potion for Cid.

If you need to know where the potion ingredients are gimme a shout, I can name their locations off the bat. /nerd

I prefer Dagger as my white mage but...

[alkonost-storm.livejournal.com]

During that period I alternate between the two, mostly because I don't want Dagger falling behind on levels while everyone else powers up.

If you know how you can have her learn Curaga before you're even halfway through Disc 3

[toffeethesnob.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. Usually I grind EVERYONE up until level 40 in preperation for Desert Palace and make sure everyone has their basic abilities mastered and try to have Dagger learn most of her summons.

Having Quina learn level 5 death by eating a whale zombie (you can find them on the beach of the lost contintinent) allows you to take down those Grand Dragons that loiter around outside Daguerro or the mountains above Gizmaluke's Grotto for 12'000 EXP and 3 AP a pop. It's a great way to save time if you want to beef them up. (Not so much for mastering abilities mind you but it's a start)

Re: If you know how you can have her learn Curaga before you're even halfway through Disc 3

[alkonost-storm.livejournal.com]

I LOVED THE ITEM-ABILITY SYSTEM IN IX. IT MADE LEARNING ABILITIES A BLAST...Shame they didn't keep it

Re: If you know how you can have her learn Curaga before you're even halfway through Disc 3

[toffeethesnob.livejournal.com]

Luckily it made it's way into Dissidia...X3

Re: If you know how you can have her learn Curaga before you're even halfway through Disc 3

[alkonost-storm.livejournal.com]

Well sorta at least BUT YAY IT'S BACK

Re: If you know how you can have her learn Curaga before you're even halfway through Disc 3

[toffeethesnob.livejournal.com]

IX did it better I feel but at least it got a nod. Now if only they can fix IX's levelling system so it's not such a chore.