A Keyring Would Help

As I was AFK in my rent-a-room in Jeuno I got a tell from a Taru named Trixi, asking if I would like to join a party he was PL’ing. Again, I had no food but I figured, “What the hey. :o”. It was yet another awesome party. @_@

But after a level or two they decided that they wanted to go to Kazham. Now, firstly, I can’t go to Kazham since I don’t have the keys. But, also, I don’t like to rush things. I mean, granted we had a PL, but the tank was level 22 and most of the other members were 23; I don’t understand why everyone is in such a rush to move on to the next zone. As far as I recall there’s plenty of xp to be had in Delkfutt’s Tower at ~23+. Anyway, never mind, that’s just my own personal opinion and I certainly had nothing against their decision so I thanked them for the party, wished them well and warped back to Jeuno. Anyway, yar, I’m level 24 now and – as such – I’m pretty much done with Qufim without ever having to seek for party. *_*

Trixi did offer to help me attain the keys needed for Kazham access however. I say offer; they had already pencilled in a time and drafted in a friend of theirs to help. @_@;

I’m very grateful for their kindness but the suggested time was a tad too late for me. Also, I spoke to Datsuki about it and she was eager to help me get the keys herself and I can’t say no to that. :O

So…onwards to Giddeus we went!

It was all a pretty standard affair; after a while the key dropped in both Giddeus and then Yughott Grotto respectively.

Things got a bit spicy once we hit Palborough Mines though; mainly because I got aggro through the gate from two Quadavs that then proceeded to link with most of the top floor…

^_^;

Did I mention I hate Quadavs? @_@

Soooo yeah, that kinda sorta got me killed and it appeared I wasn’t to be getting a raise anytime in the near future so – as we were pushed for time – Datsuki decided to break out another alternate character of hers on a different account (are we keeping up with this?) to come and raise me. So~ I guess now would be a good time to introduce you to that said character. :o

Chibimoon~

Not only did she give life back to me but she also proceeded to batter that key out of the nearby mobs and impress me with her high level Black Mage-ness. :x

Incidentally, this is my favourite character model in the game and then some. :O

Anyhoo. @_@ I quickly proceeded to warp myself to Jeuno to hand over my keys to Guddal who seemed more than happy to accept them after an inspection. What does he do with all those keys? I’ve never seen him leave the office. D:

Then, on my way back up the stairs, I bumped into my old chum Sylbianna who proceeded to poke me both violently and incessantly. >:T

She apologised and explained that she was bored; ’tis for that reason I suggested that we play a game of hide and seek using the zone that we were in at the time – Port Jeuno – as our playground. :D

I was first to hide. I decided to hide behind the wall in the chocobo stables. Yeah…that was the first place she looked. xD

Her hiding attempt was much more successful than mine which, admittedly, isn’t that much of an accomplishment. :x It really did take a long time for me to find her though. D:

The tables were turned, however, when we decided to partake in more hide and seek fun – this time in Ru’Lude Gardens – mainly because Sylbianna didn’t know the zone too well. Advantage Garcie. :x

I decided to hide next to the balcony that overlooks Ru’Lude. I’m sure that, regardless of what happened during her searching, it would have taken her a while to find me. However, it didn’t help that whenever she seemed to click on a door she was forced to watch a cutscene. @_@;

I am somewhat ashamed to say that I did take advantage of that fact. >_> When Sylbianna clicked on the audience chamber door and accidentally activated another cutscene I quickly ran around the corner. :x~

But, as I guessed, she soon honed in on my position. But, to my surprise, she didn’t spot me even though I was practically standing in her furry face. :O

I did eventually give her a big hint in regards to where I was hiding and she wasn’t pleased when she found out that she had actually walked by me.

Anywizzles, after the excitement of hide and seek was done I proceeded to take her to the dining hall for a meal…by that I mean I asked her to sit in the room while I scurried to the AH to buy a roast mushroom, a steamed crab, some choco-milk and twelve pieces of bubble chocolate. :x

As she ate we proceeded to sample the ‘art’ that enveloped us in the dining room but, I’ll be honest, it looked well crap. I can only presume this is because of PS2 limitations.

Thank you, Sylbianna; ’twas fun as always to chillax with ye. ^_^

My next venture in-game involved me grabbing some tasty Taru RSE. It’s not actually something that I’ve ever done myself even though I’ve helped plenty of people with it.

So off I went to speak with everyone’s favourite Goblin tailor, Guttrix. He informed me that, this week, he will mostly be requiring magical patterns found inside the chests of Ordelle’s Caves. “Fine!” I thought, “I’ll head there now and stuff.”

Oh, I forgot to mention that I had to trade (yet another) load of Boyahda moss to Melyon in Selbina to raise my fame high enough to be able to start the RSE quest. Datsuki was kind enough to help me with this task and I must say she was looking rather dandy in her newly obtained Jujitsu Gi and matching Elvaan RSE. :o

Er…where was I?

Oh, right…Datsuki then switched characters to Chibimoon once I had opened the quest. I’m grateful she was on hand to lend a helping…hand. Firstly, because it would have been nigh on impossible for me to, like, not die without stepping foot past the entrance. Secondly, because she basically did everything whilst I pottered about getting skill ups. orz~ :x

In fact, we weren’t in Ordelle’s Caves too long at all before she got a key to drop and, after an extensive search, we found the chest that the said key fits into. :O

I eagerly headed back to Guttrix who offered me a choice of four pieces of Taru only wear for the magical pattern I had found him. I selected the mitts, simply for the fact that I can sell them for a higher price than the others. :x

Don’t look at me like that; I’m a poor Taru and “will /panic for gilz” only gets you so far.

Not too long afterwards, Amith – everyone’s favourite bored DRK/SMN/Godknowswhat :x – had no reservations in assisting me obtain my second magical pattern of the day when I asked him if he would do so.

Now…up to this point, I hadn’t died. The world is not in balance if I’ve not died whilst undertaking anything that remotely resembles fun and/or adventure. I can only presume it is for that reason Amith chose to MPK me by popping Polevik as we searched for the chest.

No, but seriously, he clicked on the stalagmite out of curiosity and I had no problem in letting him do so. That’s mainly because, like, I wasn’t aware that he had the first PLD AF quest active. @_@;

And it was my fault that I died; I made the fatal error of throwing a DoT onto a mob that is extremely resistant to melee damage but has low HP. Nicely done, Garcie. :x

Another lesson learned the hard way. Good times. xD

Anyway! Shortly afterwards we did find that elusive chest. ^_^

Opening a chest backwards…evidently, I’m a man of many talents. :x

And look, there’s Amith; he likes to watch small people open boxes. He was all, “Yeah, that’s right; get your fingers right around the handle.”

Thanks for the help, yo. ^_^

As I knew I wasn’t going to be getting another piece of RSE before the window closed for Tarutaru M, I opted for the braccae as they’ll no doubt come in handy on my WHM.

Money actually didn’t turn out to be a problem anyway since my alternate character, Garciewaffles, managed to sell all of his ancient beastcoins for a healthy profit. I quickly sent that money to Garcie and headed to the AH to purchase the equipment he’ll need from levels 25-31 but, as I was doing so, I got a party invite which I’ve decided to take.

And that’s what I’m about to do now as the airship bound for Kazham is here. :x

Wish me luck~ :3

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~ by garciewaffles on March 5, 2008.