Episode LXI! – We now have hats, and I… think she thinks she’s the Cat in the Hat at the moment? I-I’m really not certain, but then again, there are times I’m really not exactly sure what (or where!) my sister is thinking about.
Final Fantasy XIV
Summer Vibes
I’ve had this Moonfire Faire outfit for five years now – it came out during the 2020 season’s. At the time, and up until this latest patch, was unable to wear the hat that came with it. After all of this time, I’m finally able to dawn the dearly missed wide-brimmed straw hat to complete my summer vibing.
Right in time for this year’s Moonfire Faire no less, so I’m certain it’ll get a bit of use in coinciding with my usual hair ribbon too.
Dragon Tails: An Old Book
Lizicus is somewhat a paradoxical creature. She loves to sleep her days away (usually on the couch in HQ’s upper-entry lounge to get some sun from the window and the fire’s warmth), tends to take everything carefree (to the chagrin of Miss Laureine), and just tends to not worry all that much to be in the now.
However, on the other side she can be deeply sentimental, easily be gazing off into the distance lost in her own thoughts, listen to the people around her and give out some deep advice, or come to the rescue of folks in need.
In this instance, the book she holds. It’s an old book of mine that I have long replaced with a new functional set. Years back, the tablets that spring out stopped functioning properly and the pages grew dim. I just decided to place them in The Archives’ foyer area as an old memento of those early times seeking out Aikirees. However, a curious Au Ra fell upon them and decided to try and fix then.
Miss Laureine, try as she might, never really could get them to work just like they used to – she did manage to get the pages to glow almost like they used to. Moving on to Allagan and Alexandrian technologies, she left the books in her chambers. Meanwhile Lizz, being her usual self, had misplaced her set of rather well-loved books and was in dire need of a pair. Laureine offered her my old books, and after explaining the story behind them, promised to take good care of them.
She did in fact do so, and even without it being fully functional, has managed to thrive in her Archanist skills with them. She protects them quite well, and to this day have never seen them worse for wear – almost the complete opposite sans the tablets. Miss Laureine has mentioned in passing with a little bit of annoyance that she might have drawn a couple of cute doodles on the screens: one of them I know is her and Miss Laureine, but she won’t tell anyone what the other is. It might be us, or it might be something/someone else, but I didn’t mind hearing that she had drawn on it at all, which I believe was a relief to Miss Laureine as well.
Lizicus really is something unique, and even if she’s a bit of a pain to her cousin, she does always mean well in the end to her and to everyone she meets that she calls family or friend.
Sisters’ Fashion Report Adventure LX
Episode LX! – These hooves and paws were definitely made for walking!
Leporine Travelers: Chief Bunny
“…what are you wearing?”
“Don’tcha like it, hun? I got it wit’ all of them Gold Saucer Points we keep collectin’!”
Reinylla excitedly shows off her Chief Bunny outfit to Elizara who just continues to look on with disapproval.
“You do realize where we are. Outside. Under a gazebo. In a city-state that is expressly cold. REGULARLY!“
It would take a moment or so longer for Reinylla to realize this through all of the excitement, and within that moment of realization, Elizara throws her coat over her head and shoulders.
“Come on, let’s get you inside and next to one of the fireplaces. If you catch cold, you’ll never hear the end of it from me!”
Reinylla, slightly shivering, expresses a silly smirk on her face as the both walk into HQ to warm up.
Crafty Big Cat
While I haven’t changed it up all that much between tiers for a while now, as I really like what I wear, Aikirees really changed it up this time around in some rather comfy clothes for all of one’s crafting needs. Whether or not she keeps it moving forward depends entirety how well she can handle those long pants covering up her fuzzy legs all the time.
Then again, HQ is located in a northern snowy area, so she might just be fine.
In the Rain: Redux
After so, so many years now, Aikirees updated her Summoner’s look to more reflect her rather larger and vastly fuzzier self. Her old Summoner outfit when she was a Miqo’te was a mirrored image of the one she had from her First Life back on Vana’Diel. The color’s are very similar, but a little bit of a different style to match her new form.
Leporine Travelers: Last Hurrah
~~ “You… you BASTARD! Bring her back here!!” ~~
Reinylla was suddenly alone, hearing the feint echo of Elizara’s shouting from what feels like so very far away. Lahabrea appearing in front of her for the final confrontation. After some rather brash antagonizing from Lahabrea, the two began to clash – Reinylla’s adventuring and training all put to the test for this very moment.
The two clashed for what felt like many of bells, neither wavering, but it wasn’t much longer afterwards that between Hydaelyn herself and what gave Reinylla the extra strength to overcome her foe.
“Lookie here, tall dark and dreary, I got’er someone to get there back to, so it’s really time for you to go!”
With that, her final blow was given, and with such power not only was it over, another was saved in the process. Realizing now that everything was still collapsing before her, it was very much time to make an escape and quick. Not exactly where to look or what to do, she only had moments to ponder the next move.
She heard off in the distance, approaching rather quickly; a magitek, her magitek barreling through the burning facility to give aid in a quick escape. Quickly hopping aboard, she rushes towards where she and Elizara were back fighting the Ultima Weapon. Upon reaching said location, she spots Elizara looking around for Reinylla, only to be quickly scooped aboard the armor as they continue quickly out!
“Nice’of ya to drop in here, darlin’!”
“Y-you! …You idiot!“
Reinylla grinning back at Elizara and back forward again as they all manage to get out and into safety right as it all comes crashing down.
With that, Operation Archon was a complete success. Everyone updates everyone’s status via linkpearl with the two Vieras heading off to daybreak while riding the magitek armor. The two do end up getting a bit of rest before the next morning in Mor Dhona, and the celebration that Reinylla has sorely earned from all of this.
Elizara decides to stay well in the background, while Reinylla joins everyone introducing the dawn of the Seventh Astral Era. While the whole celebration was lovely, Reinylla subtly headed to where Elizara was, and gives her the biggest hug ever.
“I… wh-what was that for?!”
“Oh, just everythin’ there, darlin!”
Elizara, still very puzzled, does return the hug after a long pause.
“Yeah, don’t mention it.”
“So, ya ready to hit ta hills?”
“Yeah, sure; yeah, that does sound good.”
Reinylla beams the brightest of smiles to Elizara, and then grabs her by the hand tugging her off to the next big adventure. The two safely reunited with the realm safe and sound. What lays ahead on the horizon for these two’s next adventure is fast approaching.
Dragon Tails: FriRady
Lizicus here to wish everyone a very rad Friday and weekend ahead! Kick tails and take lots of naps!
Leporine Travelers: The Ultimate Weapon
There they were, the two Vieras at the pinnacle of Operation Archon, about to storm Gaius van Baelsar’s base of operations: the Praetorium. Without even saying anything, Elizara boards the Enterprise and beckons to Reinylla to follow suit once she’s on board.
The flight to the landing site was quiet, nothing but the sound of of the airship itself could be heard.
“Hey, sug. If anything happ–“
“Nothing like that will happen. I’ll make sure of it.”
Shocked at Elizara’s resolve, all Reinylla could do was smile with obvious concern behind it.
“We’re in this till the very end, right? So.. so, it will be fine.”
Elizara’s emotions could be slightly heard bleeding through the words.
They land at the site with a gentle thud, and the two along with Cid disembark from the Enterprise to do what they came there to do. Several forces later had them face to face with Gaius himself, and after taking out a large foe, Cid stays behind to keep communications open with Elizara and Reinylla heading deeper to take care of the Ultima Weapon itself.
After donning some magitek armor themselves, they blow through an incredible amount of resistance only to be greeted with a blasting door that knocks out the armor itself upon destroying it. Shortly thereafter said door, Nero tol Scaeva block their path. After a brief talk between him and Cid, he turns his focus to the two Vieras. However, Elizara’s sheer determination of keeping Reinylla safe from any harm ended up being no match for Nero, and he was quickly taken out of the fight.
With Cid quickly contacting them, and Nero fleeing the scene with a conveniently placed power outage, there was very little left blocking them from reaching Ultima. Gaius attempts to stop them from reaching it. However, between their combined force, makes it even a surprise for him to realize this wasn’t a simple task to be taken lightly. They quickly hurry after Gaius but not before he activates the Ultima Weapon.
With a little bit of help from Hydaelyn herself, they’re able to stave off the weapon’s eikon powers and even rip them away. Lahabrea makes his move, and activates Ultima’s most powerful ability – Ultima itself. Thanks to one more timely shield from Hydaelyn, Elizara and Reinylla just had the stripped and worn down remains of the weapon left to worry about.
“Enough of this! Come one, Reinylla, let’s end this and go home!”
“You got it, darlin’!”
The two attack the Ultima weapon, dodging its surprising amount of tricks even after being through all of this, but before it could manage to let out another Ultima spell, Elizara’s determination reached its highest heights.
“Absolutely NOT!! You will NOT harm her!!”
A bellow war cry of sheer anger with very obvious subtle hints of other emotions rang deep within, and from what appeared like it came out of nowhere – arrows of pure light rained down on the battlefield.
It was over. The Ultima Weapon had been defeated.
Gauis being emergency ejected from the weapon itself lied motionless before the two.
“You think he’s okay, sugar? Maybe we should check’er somthin’?”
“Why- after… all thi–, ugh… You’re such an idiot. Come on, let’s go home.”
Partial confused, but in agreement, Elizara and Reinylla begin to look for an exit from the wreckage. However, only upon walking just a few paces forward, Lahabrea appears all of a sudden and takes Reinylla away!
“You… you BASTARD! Bring her back here!!”
Nearly shrieking in anger at what she just witnessed, all she could do now is hope for Reinylla’s safe return…
Dragon Tails: The Professor
A while ago, the cousins (as well as Aiki and I) obtained omnicraft status once again for the rest of Dawntrail. Afterwards, there’s usually a rite of passage in obtaining a new outfit to go along with said accomplishment. Miss Laureine has reached her peak form with this ensemble as her crafting outfit of choice this time around.
‘Professor Laureine,’ which seems fitting being the one who has combed more of the Archives than any of us, has delved well deep into Allagan, Alexandrian, and any other otherworldly technologies without question. Keep shining bright, and continue to hone your craft all the way to the stars.
…which is still something she, along with the rest of us, still need to explore eventually.
Leporine Travelers: The Castrum
“You ready?”
Elizara, glancing outwards at Castrum Meridianum with Reinylla next to her.
“Huh, oh, a right, yes. Let’s get-a to it then!”
Elizara takes point and begins to rush ahead into the forces that await with Reinylla backing her up with the spell power she has learned to wield throughout her journey thus so far.
Upon taking out the first wave and a magitek armor, they appear to have come to a dead end.
“Where-to now, darlin’?”
Elizara shrugs, looking around for any sort of option before Cid contacts Reinylla with a solution.
“…he wants us to, what!?“
“Jump on down this ‘ere trash chute!”
“Wh- no. Absolutely not! I’d rather climb the wall over there!”
“Aw, come’er on, sugar! It’ll be fun!”
“…how is that fun!?”
Before Elizara could continue to protest, Reinylla excitedly jumps down the chute. With a loud exasperated sigh, Elizara jumps down to join her as well. Continuing their battle throughout Castrum Meridianum, taking out more soldiers and a drill-mech, they’re finally face to face with Livia sas Junius herself.
“Look-a, sugar! It’s her!“
Not even pausing, Elizara aims her arrow at Livia’s helmet.
“Yep. Payback for Waking Sands.”
Reinylla nods with a mixture of emotions, and the battle between the two forces begins! Bullets, fire spells, and arrows litter the battlefield, and finally at the end, the two Vieras were triumphant.
A quiet near eerie feeling falls over the area. Elizara and Reinylla still eyeing the now lifeless body of Livia, making sure it was in fact over with. Finally, Elizara lets her guard down and holsters her bow.
“..Let’s go. Just one thing left to do.”
Reinylla nods and puts her staff away with that. They both leave Castrum Meridianum slowly and exhausted from the ordeal. They report back to the Alliance and begin the final phase: Praetorium. Once they’re both rested up, it will be time to put their journey together up until now to the test.
Sisters’ Fashion Report Adventure LIX
Episode LIX! – Twinsies this week, with some of our own flare. However, one of us has clearly won the additional flare part by a long malm.
Leporine Travelers: Aiming for the End
Reinylla approached the gate that would lead her into Cape Westwind. She knew what was more than likely going to happen upon proceeding forward. Elizara standing close by, wanting to lend assist, but knowing she couldn’t.
“Hey, Reinylla, I–“
Before she could finish the statement, Reinylla intervened.
“Wait’a for me, sugar. I’ll be alright; it’s just’a like last time!”
“B–“
She walked over and placed her index finger on Elizara’s lips, with a gentle confident smile.
“Wait’a for me. This isn’t the end of me, darlin’.”
Elizara, stunned and unable to conjure a response quick enough, did what she was told and watched as Reinylla entered into Cape Westwind alone. All that could be heard thereafter was the yelling of soldiers, spells of fire, and Rhitahtyn sas Arvina going toe to toe with Reinylla herself. Elizara did her best to keep any additional solders from running into the battle for lending assist, and it wasn’t very long before it became silent.
“R-Reinylla…?”
Elizara creaked open the gate and hollered out into Cape Westwind, only seeing smolders and smoke from the two’s clash.
“Reinylla!?”
She shouted as loud as she could, only to hear her voice bouncing across the smoke. She rushes into the area, trying to hear any sign of Reinylla through the crackling sounds of the smoldering ground. Panic began to sink in, but once she heard footsteps through the smoke, a cautious relief washed over her.
Slightly staggering, Reinylla makes her way out through the battlefield towards Elizara. Nearly collapsing into her arms, Reiynlla knew she was safe at last.
“I-I did say that I’d be alright, sugar.”
“You idio–“
At that point, Reinylla fell asleep with Elizara holding her. She embraced her dear friend and let her rest for a bell or so. Once Reinylla was capable of walking on her own again, they headed back to Minfilia, Alphinaud, and Rabauhn to bring the good news.
“You ready?”
Reinylla nods, determined.
“I’a sure am, darlin’! Let’s show them what’a we got!”
Elizara smirks.
“Alright then, together until the end. Let’s show them what we’re made of!”
With that, the two proceed through the massive gate and into Castrum Meridianum. Their journey together is inching ever so closer to the first major climax with many more adventures yet to be revealed!
Black Mage Ticker – Dawntrail Edition Ver 2
As of Patch 7.2, the Black Mage’s Elemental Gauge got a smidgen of a change – where the timer was completely removed. I decided to continue my silly ‘Ticker Thingamajiger’ schematic with the change included.
Personally, I’m somewhat mixed on the change. One ear it’s a nice adjustment to make the class a smidgen more relaxed only to now worry about positioning for optimal damage in each encounter, which makes getting a Flare Star off at level 100 a lot easier. However, it kind of trivializes a major aspect of the class itself as well as ‘break’ the reason for abilities to be there to begin with. Firestarter doesn’t feel as necessary now as there’s not big reason to worry about refreshing the timer anymore. It’s nice to quickly flip between Umbral and Astral plus a damage burst in general when it proc’s, but… I don’t know, I kind of miss the timer now that it’s gone.
Something tells me that there’s going to be some more changes by or before 8.0 to give some of these abilities a more useful task – or they’ll just remove it entirely, which I hope doesn’t happen. Regardless, still love the class and will continue to for the foreseeable future as my main.
Leporine Travelers: Undercover
“Hey… uh. Don’t die in there, alright?”
Elizara says with near-affection concern to Reinylla who was fully garbed in a stolen Garlean uniform.
“I’ll’a be fine, darlin! I promise! We’re going to get in there and get our friends’ all nice and’a back out in once piece!”
Her carefree and unbiased lack of concern for what she was about to embark on somewhat gave comfort to Elizara.
“Alright, I’ll cover you as you make your way in.”
Reinylla nodded, and as Reinylla headed into Castrum Centri with some familiar comrades, she gave her the cover fire from her arrows. After that she was on her own with only the sounds of alarms and explosions giving no comfort to Elizara who started to worry.
For what felt like forever, Elizara saw off in the distance the Enterprise coming in on the southern side of Castrum Centri. She quickly ran as far as she could towards that side with only the sounds guiding her, finally getting a clear sound if not faint of everyone safely making it out aboard that faithful airship!
With a huge sigh of relief, Elizara followed the airship back to Ul’dah via her trusty fat cat.
She rushes into Ul’dah in time to see the Enterprise dock in Airship Landing high above the city. Finding out the Scions rushed into a meeting at the Royal Promenade, she headed there immediately. Her waiting felt like an eternity, only with her impatient foot tapping keeping her company. Finally Reinylla and the Scions appeared from within, and Elizara rushed up to the Reinylla who was in a fairly lighthearted mood even with everything she just endured.
“You-you– idiot! I was so worried! Are alright!? Here let me look you ov–“
Reinylla could see the distraught all over Elizara’s face, and simply just hugged her. The motion caused Elizara to break out into tears.
“Ah, hey, darlin’. I’m alright. Nothin’ to it is’a all! We all got’on out of there thanks to that Cid feller and his fancy flyin’ contraption!”
“Just… don’t do anything that wreckless again! At least not without me!”
“Of’a course, sugar! Together to the end and’a beyond!”
Reinylla hugged her for a bit longer, with Elizara smiling with a gently nod at the notion, they took their time walking together back down towards the Quicksands to plan their next leg of the adventure.
‘To the End and Beyond.’ Little do they realize how literal that will become in the future…
Leporine Travelers: Void
“…are you absolutely sure this is a good idea?”
“Sure I’ma sure! What could possibly go wrong with this here’a thing, darlin’?”
Elizara, paused and thought for a moment.
“It’s… oh I don’t know… a literal floating black hold right in front of you making weird chanting whispers!!”
“Is’a that what that sound is? I just thought’a I was hearin’ things or just’a hungry is all!”
“Why– ho-…!?”
“It’ll be perfectly fine, sugar! Let’s just’a see what happen’s when I place this here red goopy lookin’ vial near it like’a I was asked to!”
Reinylla lightheartedly placed the vial of demon blood near the void rift. The eerie sounds coming from within the portal began to grow louder.
“If you stick you hand into that thing or something comes out, I swear to the–“
Right then, Reinylla pokes the void portal.
“Reinylla!! What did I just say!?”
“Oh’a sorry, darlin’ the funky soundin’ voices asked’a me to–“
At that moment, several imps appeared out of the portal and attacked Reinylla!
“I TOLD YOU THIS WAS A BAD IDEA!”
Elizara yells at her, while drawing her bow to help in dispatching the imps before they could do any real harm. Once the imps had been taken care of, Elizara stomps off and sits down on a boulder close by, while Reinylla lightly chuckles at the whole ordeal.
“Well’a that was sure fun! C’mon! Let’s do that again, darlin’!”
Needless to say, that didn’t go over well with Elizara. As much as she can be annoyed with Reinylla’s sometimes carefree recklessness, she doesn’t want any harm to come to her as well. However, the annoyed feelings didn’t last very long and the two took off to parts unknown.
Leporine Travelers: An Interlude
“Sure’a is a rainy night…”
Reinylla commented out loud to break the ambient but relaxing sound of rain falling over Fallgord Float.
“Yeah… nice night to take a break here. At least we made it to the inn before the rain picks up even more.”
She quickly turns to look at Elizara.
“What? Is the ‘big bad’ ole Elizara scared of’a some rain? Afraid’n you might just’a melt?”
Elizara doesn’t respond directly, but the color of her cheeks give the answer. Reinylla lets out a lighthearted laugh.
“Ah I was’a just kiddin’ there, darlin’! Yer right though, nice place’a to call it a night!”
The two have had quite the journey thus far, having taken out two primals and a chimera along the way. Elizara doing her best to continue to learn and understand herself, and her skills, better while making sure to keep the green-eared Reinylla safe from harm as much as she possibly can.
As for Reinylla, she’s becoming quite the artisan in the Dark Arts of black magic; if I weren’t to know any better, she might even be a rival for Miss Laureine in understanding it very quickly! Always seeing the world in wide-eyed wonder, it almost reminds me of the early days upon seeing Eorzea for myself while seeking out where Aikirees had ran off to many months before.
From the letters I receive, and I assure everyone do read as they do not get lost in the pile of desk letters already in existence, Reinylla has gotten pretty close to Elizara, but as for her I think only more time will tell how she’s feeling. I suspect being out and about as an adventurer has helped but still far from where she’d like to be.
I’ll keep looking forward to reading the letters from them as they continue to adventure forth, and from Miss Laureine’s visit with my Sister when she does the task I entrusted her with.
Churning Mists Day 2025
Six Summers have passed now, ever since Aikirees first reached this place. She always likes to come back and reflect on the year that has passed. Originally she’d come here alone, but after our journey to the ends of the universe and back, I’ve been accompanying her since then.
This time, Aikirees was there well earlier than I was, and since she’s grown this past summer by quite a bit, both literally and figuratively, finding her in the usual spot was pretty easy to do. I landed close by on my golden glowing bird, and headed over to greet her.
“Beat me to the spot this year!”
Aikirees nodded with the biggest adorkable grin on her Hrothgar snout.
“Zee yup yup! Got zee here’sies at zee dawnbreak’sies!”
Aikirees over the months had gotten a lot more quiet; she hasn’t really explained as to why, but I suspect it has something to do with her transformation, I suspect even now it weighs on her mind.
“I probably would have gotten here sooner, but letters from Laureine and the Leporines held me up. It’s not because of the mess on the desk!”
“Uh-huh’sies, you ever gonna’sies clean that thing’sies?”
I paused, stunned to think of something witty to reply with.
“Y-yes, j-just… oh shush!”
Aikirees bellowed in laughter; her laugh especially now is really contagious as I started to as well.
“It’s good to see you like you used to be, ‘Little’ One.”
She smiled, and gave a slight nod. We glanced out over the clear skies of the Churning Mists. It’s been at least the summer since we were here together last. Always gorgeous views there, and the crispy cool winds over my ears felt so nice. Thoughts of our Tural journey went through my mind, and began where we’d head to next and as to what is going to happen with the strange ‘Vana’Diel’ in the near future.
“…Mama said’sies to tell you zee ‘Hi’sies when I returrrrrned from my journey’sies.”
Unprovoked, Aikirees said the first thing ever involving her journey. I looked at her in complete surprise.
“Y-you saw mother??”
She simply nodded with a warm smile.
“I didn’t realize that you– wait don’t tell me, did you die again!?“
“It’sies a bit zee complicated. Lot’sies of zee things I don’t understand’sies, but zee Sissy Tess and zee Miss Laureine probably’sies know zee more about it. Zee Mama did give’sies another life’sies, which kind of might have caused zee beeg change’sies.”
Mother always said she’d give her life for us, I didn’t think she’d do it literally, even after she’s been gone for so long now. I honestly didn’t know how to react to the information, but the fact that Aikirees is still here, even if she’s bigger an a lot more fuzzy, is thankful enough to whatever happened out there.
“…Thank you, mother.”
I said quietly to myself, but I suspect Aikirees heard it as well.
“So, tell me, you have anymore surprises like that up your sleeves?!”
Aikirees just laughed.
“Zee nope’sies!”
“Ah, well, I guess I shouldn’t be that surprised honestly. Having a Viera pop out the Archives, Tess’ odd behavior the last time we all got together. We certainly are a quirky trio of sisters aren’t we?”
Aikirees laughed and beamed a grin.
“Just zee awesome’sies that way’sies!”
“I suppose so!”
We both laughed a laugh that could be heard across Moghome, and then small talked for a bell or so. Not sure what this next year holds for us; only the path we walk will tell that tale, but I know we’ll be back here once again next year to swap stories and enjoy celebrating another Churning Mists Day again together.
Sisters’ Fashion Report Adventure LVIII
Episode LVIII! – I-I think this might just take ‘exploring fashionably’ a bit too literally. Well, at least we’ll keep our feet dry while we make our way back to civilization.