#(except Gabieta)

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Me watching everyone in my EO2 guild miss their all their attacks. (Except Gabieta)

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Even worse. I thought about him some more and he's probably a noble's illegitimate son. So his actual name isn't anything fancy. It's just. Clay.

I imagine by 3rd stratum he'd tell Kenji and Hai and they'd squint and go. "Ough.... Why don't we keep calling you Aer?"

Back at it again with giving my guild members silly names.

Ragna lore: for some reason I never select landsknechts for my guild. I can't really say why. I just dont use them and favor the gimmick classes.

But there's always a quest requiring a lvl xyz landy WJSJSJ Eo2 I picked one. Named him "Aer".

Aer sounds like Air. WHICH SOUNDS LIKE HEIR.

So just now decided he's some noble and he goes "I'm HEIR!!" Angrily before realizing he's not supposed to say that and claims that "Yeah uhmm... that's my name HAHAHAH. I'm Aer. " *Sweats profusely*

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1 thing about my party comp, very nervous because I don't have a medic. So far my war Magus, Gabieta is good, but I dont have access to like any refresh or unbinding items. (Except a theriaca BX I found but those seem... uber rare. Which is funny bc they just do what a regular Theriaca B did in eo1 ) I know that Chimera does poison and maybe binds or other ails... so oughhhh... nervous. Probably WILL get my ass beat.

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a funny confession before i forget:

there was a period when you were talking about Cinnabar on your blog in anticipation of Full Mettle, and for some reason i thought you were referring to Shinsha from Land of the Lustrous all of a sudden ToT

you: i love cinnabar

me: oh shinsha? i love shinsha too :DD!

semi-related to that though, full mettle was really cool and inspiring! the concept of an alchemist/gunner is a very *click* moment, especially with the elemental rounds.

gabieta also having a mutable presentation (like when she immediately switches in her tone between the boss and cinnabar, it’s a little bit like a jump scare) herself helps the vibe too :0! kind of like the flow of water or a gust of wind that has to blow its course. like how cinnabar will eventually get to the place she is in EO2!

this has become lengthy, my apologies ToT but i hope this brightens your day, even by a little bit!

I had a friend who was into Land of the Lustrous! I still have to read it, but it’s interesting that they chose Cinnabar (Shinsha) for a gem since it can produce mercury,, This made me read about them a bit and Shinsha and Cin have stuff in common heheheh.

I named Cinnabar, well, Cinnabar bc the stone’s association with Chinese alchemy and bc it makes mercury too. Mercury is one of the principles, the tría prima, of the branch of alchemy I based my story off of. It’s the principle of the mind, and it’s known for being flexible like a mix of the other two which represent body and spirit. Cinnabar plays a similar role in my head!

Each of their guild mates kind of reference this too, except Kenji.

Gabieta’s name has to do with fire, which is derived from the principle of sulfur,, the “spirit”— what skews Cinnabar to pursue alchemy. I’m glad you liked Full Mettle, even the title is a reference that (Mettle’s a synonym for spirited. Cinnabar is fully spirited, her mettle grows ❤️)

Don’t worry about the length, this literally made my day 🥹 Very excited to write the salt principle, the “body”. And how it grounds Cinnabar!!