Her name is Quenotte. For some reason I think it translates to “What night” – a mangled mix of Spanish and Italian, perhaps. And she’s such a whimsical little thing, happy to flop around and dance for any passerby who might be curious.

Anyways, I’ve been searching for an answer to a few questions…

1. Overload – how do I “calculate” the burden caused by the various Maneuvers?
2. Weapon skills – how do I “force” them? ie, Slapstick and Combo make an SC, but I am unable to make SCs due to the fact that Quenotte only uses Slapstick after I do Combo … (maybe I should take off the Inhibitor attachment!)
3. A little absurd, but … how long can I run around in this semi-naked get-up soloing PUP?! (I jest.)

I dinged Level 9 just 5 minutes ago.. Come Level 10 and I will be getting me a new frame! I’ve tentatively decided on the Ranger, Sharpshot-Z500. But I’m sort of leaning towards the Valoredge-X900 too… Well, it’d keep my ass safe for a bit until I hit Level 30, no? But if I get the Sharpshot-Z500 later it’d be tougher to level its Ranged skill…

Aahh.. Questions, questions and decisions. :(

Let’s start with the more “major” achievements, shall we?

My cooking is now 37, and my fishing is 8! Whee! Meat Mithkabobs, big money!

I got WHM up to 43 (Crawler’s Nest, ewwww), and got AF1 – the Blessed Hammer of DOOOOOM!

BLM-wise, I didn’t do much except for attempting to solo in Newton Movalpolis (sp). I delevelled though, and since then I’ve taken to duoing with Sumiki in various corners. We last duoed in Bibiki Bay – so much better compared to scary Newton Movalpolis. ;P I did, however, get a substantial buffer for BLM and managed to get my Wizard’s Coat, thanks to Carz and Zioncross. (Who’s Carz!?)

I was running around in Toraimarai Canals with Tenshiiryu when we came to a gate with a Dark Aspic on the other side of it. Being rather bored, Ten provoked it and we went on our merry way. Just as he remarked, “I wonder when we’ll see that Aspic again?” it confronted us as we ran down the steps to the water ways!

I saw Nhadyne online one night and he mentioned that he hit 75 on MSN. Of course, I immediately beseeched him to help this little Tarutaru and he agreed! He roped in a friend and helped me get the Shiva summon :D!

Oh… what about Aht Urhgan? Actually I was hoping to make my maiden trip there with Zioncross, but he’s been busier than a busy Elvaan with the Zilart Missions ever since we started our LinkShell… Carz was our first “real” member… but more on him later!

In any case I went to Aht Urhgan Whitegate alone…

I saw that little island on the ship to Al Zahbi. Reminds me of the Bird Rock on the 17 Mile Drive in the US! (-w-)

So.. what brought me to Aht Urhgan in the first place… Ummm… Oh right! I was to report to this Naja Salaheem persony-thingy…

And oh my god she scared me with her big mace when she banged the table!! ; ; One of the fiercest, scariest characters in the game I’ve encountered so far- I’m surprised I didn’t run away the moment she banged the table! And she had the cheek to send me running through dangerous places too…

Well, apparently I’m the only one who thinks she’s scary AND not hot when she is scary…

So.

Now…

Who is Carz?

Simply put he’s a Japanese guy whom Zion met while making the TOFU LinkShell. They sat and chatted for hours and I joined them sometime in between. He uses a software to translate from Japanese to English – that’s mostly how he communicates with us. His grammar is still Japanese though… :)

The night before he came to me and told me, “raen zion i like. but good-bye”… and, “you. cannot help” – with missions and all.

:( and he left the LinkShell.

The next morning Zion called me while I was sleeping and told me that Carz went to him and said, “{Ummm…} mistake last night.” Apparently… he was drunk. w! He’s rubbing off everyone  in the LS now, broken grammar and all… but we all love him :D

(Of course, Z paid for my account… for now. Until I figure out a way to transfer money to him.)

Of course, since he’d also bought me the ToAU expansion as a Christmas present, I rushed right out of Jeuno and got the items needed for the Boarding Permit… those Tenshodo people really know how to make us run errands…

I’ve been on Akkisan, plying the Teleporting trade.

Lower Jeuno is quieter these days. Not as many people. The gil trickles in at an unbearably slow pace- much like how the sewers of Bastok must be, filled with gunk, trickling away slowly. Maybe that’s why its stench was so pungent.

I suppose the people went away to Aht Urhgan, making it their new city of choice. Jeuno lost its place of important as more people hit the higher levels, just like how the Outlands was so much more exciting than Azeroth once one got there. The quest rewards, the gold, the enemies… All so much more fascinating than the old world.

You see the Auction House? It used to be so crowded that one could barely push through it; you’d run into knees and ankles everywhere. Now Jeuno has just become another city, like San d’Oria, Windurst, Bastok. This is dismal news.

This means I have become seriously, painfully outdated.

FFXI-What job are you?

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