#my notes for my wol r so sad

[noxtivagus]

i LOVE stormblood (listening to some of the ost rn <3 i love all the expansions so very much. they all mean a lot to me <3)

[mythicbeast]

DARK KNIGHT 70: DIALOGUE COMPARISON [ENG/JP]

It seems like it's impossible to find a full transcript of the Dark Knight dialogue past Level 50 on most websites. So I took it upon myself to save the options available after my latest playthrough on an alt.

And then, for extra fun, I asked a friend to translate the post-duty cutscene so I could compare it to the English version. :D Here's both (cut to avoid spoiling those who haven't played through):

DARK KNIGHT 70 ENGLISH POST-DUTY DIALOGUE Myste: Forgive me, forgive me... I ask, I beg, I pray, but it never comes... Myste: Again they go to join the multitude in the black oblivion of the abyss... Fray: Such is our lot. Such is the fate of all who are born─to suffer and to die. Fray: Do not seek forgiveness, for it will not ease the burden. It weighs as it should. Myste: But what of the lost? Do they not deserve to live again? Rielle: They do. In our hearts and our souls and our memories. Rielle: No one likes having to say good-bye. But it's...it's a part of life. That's what makes the time we share together so precious... Rielle: You can't obsess over the mistakes of the past, or you'll lose sight of the future. Of the people still with us, who need us more than ever. Sidurgu: The greatest strength is born of the flame in the abyss... Fray: Listen to my voice. Listen to our heartbeat. Listen... I forgive you. I forgive you. I forgive you... Myste: Thank you. That is...that is all I ever wanted... Myste: So...this is it. One last parting. One final farewell...after a fashion. Myste: In your darkest hour, in the blackest night...think of me...and I will be with you. Always. For where else could I go? Who else could I love but you? * DARK KNIGHT 70 JAPANESE POST-DUTY DIALOGUE

Myste: Everyone... I'm sorry... I'm really sorry... Myste: All I wanted was to... be together with you, forever... Myste: Aah... Myste: Parting is so lonely, after all... Fray: ... Indeed. Fray: It's very painful, and very sad. Fray: The weight of that suffering - if you can't bear it, it can stop you in your tracks. Fray: But one day, in spite of it all... Fray: You'll find your footsteps becoming light once again. Myste: Because... you forget the ones who left -- who disappeared...? Rielle: ... That can't be right. Rielle: I'd surely remember a painful goodbye for the rest of my life. Rielle: But even if I was hurt over the course of that parting, people can learn to love* again. Rielle: I'd take their hands, stand up, and walk forward. Rielle: The memories of the one I'd lost, the feelings they gave me - I'd bring them all to the future awaiting me...! Sidurgu: The strength to accept this pain, and keep looking ahead... Sidurgu: I'm sure you've felt it. Fray: ... That you acknowledged your feelings was a fair miracle to me. Fray: You simply need to think a little more about the way you do so. Fray: "Love," wasn't it? To pair your dark knights with such an ideal... Myste: .... Mm. Myste: I've always, always loved them... been proud of them... Myste: I'm sorry... for troubling you. Myste: I think your aether should be all but returned, but... in the end, if you could accept my thoughts and feelings as well... I'd be happy. Myste: That I was born from an aloof, independent hero. Myste: That I rejected sadness, and fled from parting. Myste: ... Please, take these things, too. TL Notes: * the wording used is closer to falling in love by my reckoning

- without context on anything happening in the DRK quest it's a little rough BUT this is how i translated it... i'm sure their speech patterns aren't right bc i haven't met any of these guys FJDSLKF - it seems like the english localization tries to play down fray's individuality and caring for the wol?? that's my impression

[noxtivagus]

emotional over shadowbringers hours again yes