teddy529 answered your question “can anyone confirm whether shop npc’s will appear at the campground...”
I think it's technically that anyone that doesn't have an amiibo out will be considered the special visitors. Shop npc's need wisp to replace them in their shops.
Ok! That’s what I kinda figured but hadn’t seen anything about the specifics. Thanks!
Why, hello, @teddy529! Would you know it, you got me as your Secret Santa! As a fellow lover of FF9, I instantly knew I had to make this just for you, and I am excited to hear what you think of it! I hope you like it, and I do hope it’s not too cheesy or anything. ;u;’’ Merry Christmas!
...And somehow we got each other as a Secret Santa. That’s.. weird. And you already got a secret santa too.. I’m sorry, was I late at all? ;n;’’
Well, the day was freezing. Freezing to the point where the gang had to group up four to a tent. Which was.. quite unfortunate for Zidane, to say the least. He had the opportunity to sleep around with Dagger, but nooo, of course good old Rusty had to chime in, yelling his head off about how the sexes needed to be separated. Even with Steiner glaring at him, it didn't take a genius that he only cared about him not getting anywhere near the princess.
So thats how he got stuck sleeping next to him.
He could not sleep at all, to say the least. One thing, you don't want to be up against a cold hunk of metal in your sleep, because it'll just keep you awake wondering why the heck someone would wear a suit of armor to bed, and not to mention, that thing probably kept heat in, but it had the cold out for sure. Then there was his snoring. Oh, god, the snoring. Zidane was about five seconds from calling a vote with the guys to kick Rusty out of the tent. That theory was emphasized when Vivi tapped him on the shoulder.
"..Hey, Zidane..? Should we.. I don't know.. move outside? You're awake, right?" Vivi's timid voice rang out. The guy was considerate, to say the least. Even when it was quite obvious nobody could sleep with this snoring beast clad in armor, he still wanted to check in on him.
"Vivi, as much as I would like to get away from this tent, it's too freezing to even think about staying outside, and sleeping with the girls is basically suici-"
"I already have to endure this fool's snoring. Don't force me to stay awake with you two chattering all night."
Oh, and of course, there was the fourth member; Amarant. Well, that was certainly something to give Zidane a thought of seriously voting Steiner out of the tent. "Amarant, listen. None of us can actually sleep. I say we roll Rusty out of the tent, he won't notice, he's dead asleep, and he's not gonna catch hypothermia in that suit of armor, trust me."
Vivi wasn't very keen on the idea, shaking his head. "I mean, it's not that bad.. we could, I don't know.. cover his mouth and nose?"
"That would only kill him, or wake him up and then he would kill us." Amarant stated bluntly as he could. "No, surprisingly Zidane actually has the best idea. We're not going to survive this cold unless we get Steiner out of the tent. Zidane, you will roll him out."
"What?! But you're the one who actually has the muscle!"
"You were complaining about it in the first place. Unless you want to sleep next to him, I refuse to do the work you wanted to do." After Amarant finished, Steiner gave a conveinently louder snore, making Vivi cover his ears.
"Fiine.. Give me a sec, then." Zidane started pushing Steiner, and surprisingly, the brute didn't wake up, instead just rolling with his armor. Vivi attempted to push with him, but Zidane shook his head. "Hey, Vivi, I appreciate the help, but if anyone's gonna get caught, it'll be me and not you. In fact, just to be safe, you and Amarant better pretend you're sleeping, if he somehow wakes up... well, let's just say things will not be fun at all for any of us." This convinced Vivi enough to curl up and sleep, and Amarant just simply glared at Zidane, making sure he actually got rid of the source of the noise. Lucky Zidane.
Zidane started to get Steiner out of the tent, landing him in the snowy area outside. "Hopefully that'll-" But then, his idea was cut short.
"Zidane?...What are you doing out here with Steiner?"
Great. Last person Zidane wanted out here with him just had to be the person he was wanting to be right next to. Why was Dagger outside, anyway? And now she was looking straight at Steiner, who somehow managed to sleep through the cold of outside. Zidane quick tried to think of something.. "Well, you know, he.." ..But to no avail. "..Okay, he kept snoring like a bomb going off inside our tent, and Vivi and Amarant voted with me to push him outside!"
Dagger looked very upset with Zidane, quite predictably. "You can't leave him out here! What if he catches hypothermia?" Zidane just eyed his suit of armor, which they both know was a perfect insulator, no matter how cheap and rusty it was. Dagger sighed. "Okay.. but you still can't leave him out here! Just put him back!"
Zidane nodded slowly, rolling him back in the tent. "As you command.." He pushed him inside, Amarant looking at him with disapproval, and it didn't take long for Vivi to wake back up. "Look, push him outside when the coast is clear, okay? Dagger's out and I need to distract her so we can get him out of the tent! Don't complain, just follow along!" Before he could get any flack from Amarant, he whipped around to look Dagger in the face. "Alright, he's back in the tent! All safe and sound!"
Dagger just shook her head. "Yes, you did put him back, at least.. good that I was out here to stop you from putting him out here." Zidane just gave a nervous chuckle in response.
"Well, why are you out here in the first place? You could still catch hypothermia.."
Zidane watched as Dagger looked like she was about to bite her tongue. "Well.. Quina was.. well, you know.."
"Quina was also snoring?"
Dagger just sighed and nodded in response, as Zidane laughed. "I-it's not funny! Freya was threatening to stab Quina, and.. I thought I'd just go out and get some quiet and possibly avoid having to see that.."
"Aw, you know, Freya's not one to really follow up on threats like that. Especially when she's in front of Eiko. I don't really think Eiko wants to see someone get stabbed right next to her. Imagine having blood fly all over you, and you're covered in the-"
"S-stop, I do not wish to think about that!"
Zidane simply put his finger out and shook it. "Uh-uh, you're sounding like royalty again. Just because we're behind the whole you're-a-fugitive thing doesn't mean you can't slack off when you're still Dagger. C'mon, say something more casual!"
Dagger stood in place for a little bit, thinking, before assuming an angry position and glaring at Zidane. "Shut up!" In response, Zidane laughed and clapped for her.
"That was wonderfully done! I couldn't have done better myself!" He amusedly watched as her angry face turned into a little bit of a shy face, as if she wanted to be angry, but really couldn't stay mad at him. He walked over to Dagger, moving a bit closer to her. "Hey, we can stay outside together, at least. We're basically out here for the same reason, minus the whole shoving-out-of-the-tent aspect on my side. And you don't even need to cuddle up with me, but if you actually want to, you're more than welcome to!"
She seemed to silently reject that last offer, but regardless nodded her head. "Yes- erm.. alrighty!"
The two of them laughed a little, then went to go sit together and stare at the stars.
"Hey, at least they provide something to distract us from the cold. But seriously, why does it gotta get so cold outside this time of year?" Zidane said while holding himself, trying to keep his head up at the stars.
Dagger remained silent. Zidane turned his head towards her. "Hey, Dagger, you okay? You've been kinda silent over there.. You're not dying, are you?" She shook her head.
"No, it's..." She kept in place for a short amount of time, then went to wrap her arms around Zidane. "I want to take you up on your offer, is all." Zidane gave her a smile, and wrapped his arms around her as well.
"Hey, no big deal. I'm happy to cuddle."
It didn't take too long for Vivi and Amarant to successfully roll Steiner out of the tent, then notice the duo of Zidane and Dagger sleeping together. Amarant scoffed. "Idiots.. They're going to freeze to death out there. Not that I'm complaining."
But Vivi cared dearly about Zidane and Dagger, and ran over to them. "F-Fira..!" He conjured a flame, warm enough to melt the snow around them and him, and he continued to sustain the flame. Amarant looked at the three of them, and mumbled "fools" before heading into the tent, completely alone.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO THE PRINCESS OVERNIGHT, YOU SCOUNDREL?!"
The entire camp, Amarant in the one tent, Eiko, Freya and Quina in the other, and outside, Zidane, Dagger, and Vivi were all woken up by the loud voice of none other than Adelbert Steiner, classically jumping up and down in the snow, and despite there being soft ground, his armor continued to make loud clanking noises. Vivi in particular simply rolled over and went back to sleep after groaning, the poor kid stayed up nearly all night keeping the couple warm. Zidane woke up and saw himself staring into hell itself. "Oh, morning, Rusty! What's wrong, jealous you didn't have a cuddlebuddy that wasn't that cheap piece of crap you're always wearing?"
Steiner's face got red, and that was most likely not due to the cold outside. "SILENCE!! WHEN WE'RE DONE WITH THIS JOURNEY, I SWEAR ON MY LIFE, I WILL HAVE YOUR HEA-"
"Steiner, that's enough!" Dagger intervened as she got a chance to woke up, which stopped Steiner dead in his tracks, and quieted him. "I chose to stay warm with Zidane of my own free will! You don't need to police me!"
Zidane laughed and gave her a pat on the back in approval, which made Steiner growl. "Fine..! Either way, we're leaving soon, so.. get yourselves ready!" He turned around, seeing everyone's angry faces, save for Quina who simply seemed dazed. "E-Excuse me! I did not order a wakeup call just yet!"
"If you learned to hold your tongue, maybe we wouldn't have to wake up. And I thought this thing over here was loud.." Freya spoke as she seemed to eye her spear. Eiko jumped angrily in approval.
"Yeah! And Quina was loud and obnoxious! You need to control your snoring habits if we are to ever sleep in the same tent again, you hear me?!"
Quina nodded, still dazed. "Yes, Quina will not snore anymore.." Freya seemed pleased with herself. Steiner simply looked embarassed.
"Well..! Yes, then.. I shall go get everything ready! Excuse me!"
Steiner ran off, the rest of the group following suit. Zidane and Garnet got up, but noticed Vivi laying down and sleeping. Zidane hoisted him up by an arm. "Vivi seems drained, and the snow's melted around us.. You think he tried to keep us warm?"
Dagger nodded in agreement, hoisting him up by the other arm. "Yes.. Let's carry him with us, he deserves a rest."
The two of them followed suit with the group, still holding the little black mage who was still fast asleep.
teddy529 said: They’ll be okay. Hope your trip to your new home goes well. :)
Thank you so much, I’ve calmed down a bit now and am trying to think more positively. ^.^ So far, everything’s going well and quite smoothly, so hopefully the good luck will continue once we’re all settled in our new place!
yukithemeddler said: Oh my, I hope they enjoy their trip!
Lols! I hope so, too. ^_^ It sure is going to be a long one.
teddy529 replied to your post “I honestly never thought I’d live to see the remake”
I'm waiting for the ff9 remake :(
I am, too, tbh. Like not even super realistic or anything?? But just upgraded into HD. Cause I really love the charm of how it looks but like can you imagine those beautiful backgrounds in hd?
xstarryheart said: I’m sorry to hear that if she is precious to you! T^T I hope the damage is minor as you suggested and that she’ll be alright in the end. o:
Thank you for saying that. :) I hope so too. So far, the hardest part is waiting to be able to do anything, as now it’s at the back of my mind and I just want to get started on fixing her right away. ^^; But, maybe when I do start working on her, things will go a bit easier than they did the first time around, since now I’ve got more experience with faceups. :3
lordhigheverythingelse said:Sounds like you sprayed it improperly/under bad conditions. This article might help:hobbyhovel.com/2010/08… (you may have to scroll down a bit or ctrl+f)
Thank you so much for the article. :) It had some very interesting pointers. the only thing I can think of that I may have done wrong when spraying her was doing it when it was really cold out, since it was close to winter time when I was working on her. With all my other dolls that haven’t had that happen, I was pretty careful to check the temperature and humidity levels and such.
equissim said: I’ve heard that it can happen to the sealant, sometimes.
That’s so weird, but it’s at least it’s reassuring me that it’s most likely not her face plate that’s damaged. :) Still, I am going to redo everything, since I feel she deserves to look as good as my other customized girls!
teddy529 said: I’m sorry to hear about your doll. Hopefully she’ll be able to be fixed. What part of the US are you moving to?
Thank you for your kind words. :3 I’ll sure do my best to get her looking in tip top shape, that’s for sure! It’s just torture waiting to be able to do it. ^^; And I’ll be moving to Florida for a couple of years or so, and then after that, my husband and I are planning to head to Oregon and live there permanently. ^_^
