10th moon [video]

[paladinlost]

[Is that a Zephyr Badge, glinting from within Cecil's white-knuckled grip? Yes it is! But for some reason, Cecil looks extremely unhappy for a guy who just won a badge. Even his Pokémon look tired but uneasy. What could be the cause of that?]

Tidus. Cloud. If you can hear this, answer me. This isn't funny anymore.

[...Ah, yes, that would do the trick.]

Comments

[of-france.livejournal.com]

It's probable that they're very different from what we think of as golems; they could all be android or clones for all we know.



Robots. That's what they probably all are...

[paladinlost]

Mechanical dolls, you mean? Luca does have Calca and Brina back home, but the scale is not quite the same. They show much less individuality than the locals.

[of-france.livejournal.com]

I think it's more likely that the locals are highly advanced androids with their own artificial intelligence. They might also be shape-shifting demons; I wouldn't put it past the Devil.

[paladinlost]

How can we know for certain? Is there a way to tell those androids and humans apart?

[of-france.livejournal.com]

It's... getting harder to tell them apart where I am from. We would have to take a local apart to be sure.

[paladinlost]

I'd rather not do that, if it can be avoided. There is always the possibility that they are merely brainwashed victims.

[of-france.livejournal.com]

True... I just want to know so badly...

[paladinlost]

I've been looking for libraries and public archives, though I have not yet found anything. Would there be an equivalent for technology? It might hold information about possible robots.

[of-france.livejournal.com]

I doubt that the information would be available to the public. That would defeat the purpose of keeping us in the dark in the first place, wouldn't it?

[paladinlost]

What about records that are not available to the public?

[of-france.livejournal.com]

That would involve some light-fingered work, but it would probably be worth it...

[paladinlost]

By some strange coincidence, I know someone who is quite talented at light-fingered work. Then again, any potential records would have to be found first.

[of-france.livejournal.com]

I'm more than a bit familiar with such work myself, although, I must admit, I am a bit better suited to keeping my ear to the ground at the moment. You're absolutely right, after all.

[paladinlost]

My group will probably move on to Ecruteak next. Is there anything I should keep an eye on? Buildings, types of people?

[of-france.livejournal.com]

Closest bet is people; behavior will out more often than buildings, although searching abandoned or ones associated with suspicious things is always useful.

[paladinlost]

I'll look for people with technical knowledge or in a position of authority. They would be more likely to know anything.

[of-france.livejournal.com]

I'll look out for the same.