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Y'larza Darhu : inspiration board, writing, screenshots and art.

[hop-thekatabasis]

FR / ENG GLOSSAIRE / GLOSSARY

ENGLISH TEXT BELOW CUT

Bonjour Tumblr ! Je suis un joueur de FF14 bilingue français/anglais, et je travaille depuis plusieurs mois sur un projet de glossaire rassemblant les termes spécifiques à l'univers de FF14 en anglais et en français côte à côte.

Vous pourriez en avoir usage par exemple si vous : - Êtes un.e rôliste bilingue - Cherchez un terme spécifique pour un projet d'écriture - Êtes juste curieux.se de savoir quelles traductions changent selon la localisation du jeu ! Le glossaire rassemble pour l'instant la plupart des termes spécifiques tirés du client du jeu dans l'épopée et les quêtes de job de A REALM REBORN, HEAVENSWARD et STORMBLOOD ! Ainsi que du contenu secondaire dispersé ici et là ! ↓LE LIEN POUR LE GLOSSAIRE ↑

Hello Tumblr ! I'm a FFXIV player who is bilingual french/english, and for several months I've been working on a glossary project gathering most terms specific to the FFXIV universe, in french and english side by side. You could have use of it for exemple if : - You are a bilingual roleplayer - You are searching for a specific term for a writing project - You are just curious to know which translations change depending on the game's localisation ! This glossary gathers for now most specific terms pulled directly from the game's client for A REALM REBORN, HEAVENSWARD and STORMBLOOD msq and job quests ! As well as some side content here and there! ↓ GLOSSARY'S LINK ↑

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STORMBLOOD a été ajouté au glossaire pour un total de 290 nouvelles entrées ! Le travail a été difficile, pour un surprenant petit nombre d'ajouts. J'ai trouvé les zones et l'épopée assez vides. Je me demande pourquoi ! L'outil de suggestion anonyme est toujours à disposition et j'essaie d'en regarder les suggestions une fois par semaine. N'hésitez pas ! LIEN VERS LE GLOSSAIRE STORMBLOOD has been added to the glossary, for a total number of 290 new entries ! Working on it has been hard, for a surprisingly small number of new entries. I found the zones and msq rather empty. I wonder why ! Reminder that there always is an anonymous suggestion tool at your disposal, I'm trying to review it once a week. Don't hesitate to use it ! LINK FOR THE GLOSSARY

[hop-thekatabasis]

FR / ENG GLOSSAIRE / GLOSSARY

ENGLISH TEXT BELOW CUT

Bonjour Tumblr ! Je suis un joueur de FF14 bilingue français/anglais, et je travaille depuis plusieurs mois sur un projet de glossaire rassemblant les termes spécifiques à l'univers de FF14 en anglais et en français côte à côte.

Vous pourriez en avoir usage par exemple si vous : - Êtes un.e rôliste bilingue - Cherchez un terme spécifique pour un projet d'écriture - Êtes juste curieux.se de savoir quelles traductions changent selon la localisation du jeu ! Le glossaire rassemble pour l'instant la plupart des termes spécifiques tirés du client du jeu dans l'épopée et les quêtes de job de A Realm Reborn pour plus de 800 entrées ! Heavensward suivra bientôt. ↓ LE LIEN POUR LE GLOSSAIRE ↑

Hello Tumblr ! I'm a FFXIV player who is bilingual french/english, and for several months I've been working on a glossary project gathering most terms specific to the FFXIV universe, in french and english side by side. You could have use of it for exemple if : - You are a bilingual roleplayer - You are searching for a specific term for a writing project - You are just curious to know which translations change depending on the game's localisation ! This glossary gathers for now most specific terms pulled directly from the game's client for all of A Realm Reborn Main Scenario Quest and Job Quests, with more than 800 entries ! Heavensward will soon follow. ↓ GLOSSARY'S LINK ↑

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HEAVENSWARD a été ajouté au glossaire pour un total de 361 entrées nouvelles ou mises à jour ! HEAVENSWARD has been added to the glossary, for a total of 361 new or updated entries!

[hop-thekatabasis]

FR / ENG GLOSSAIRE / GLOSSARY

ENGLISH TEXT BELOW CUT

Bonjour Tumblr ! Je suis un joueur de FF14 bilingue français/anglais, et je travaille depuis plusieurs mois sur un projet de glossaire rassemblant les termes spécifiques à l'univers de FF14 en anglais et en français côte à côte.

Vous pourriez en avoir usage par exemple si vous : - Êtes un.e rôliste bilingue - Cherchez un terme spécifique pour un projet d'écriture - Êtes juste curieux.se de savoir quelles traductions changent selon la localisation du jeu ! Le glossaire rassemble pour l'instant la plupart des termes spécifiques tirés du client du jeu dans l'épopée et les quêtes de job de A Realm Reborn pour plus de 800 entrées ! Heavensward suivra bientôt. ↓ LE LIEN POUR LE GLOSSAIRE ↑

Hello Tumblr ! I'm a FFXIV player who is bilingual french/english, and for several months I've been working on a glossary project gathering most terms specific to the FFXIV universe, in french and english side by side. You could have use of it for exemple if : - You are a bilingual roleplayer - You are searching for a specific term for a writing project - You are just curious to know which translations change depending on the game's localisation ! This glossary gathers for now most specific terms pulled directly from the game's client for all of A Realm Reborn Main Scenario Quest and Job Quests, with more than 800 entries ! Heavensward will soon follow. ↓ GLOSSARY'S LINK ↑

[mirkemenagerie]

FINAL FANTASY XIV 1.0 ARCHIVE

FINAL FANTASY XIV

FINAL FANTASY XIV 1.0 MIRKE MENAGERIE This is my personal passion project to archive FFXIV version 1.0. After more than a decade since it

In honor of FFXIV: A Realm Reborn's 10th Anniversary and this year's Rising event, comes the public release of my years-long passion project to create a 1.0 Archive of the original 2010 release of the game. This 1,500 page archive contains a full annotated transcript of the original 1.0 MSQ, the 1.x GCQ (End of an Era storyline), full Class and Job questlines, Side Quests, and Open World NPC Dialogue and Newspaper articles.

FFXIV 1.0's continued existence on the internet means so much to me, and this project is possible only thanks to monumental efforts from Gamerescape, ChrysalisWiki, dedicated 1.0 Youtubers, and long-time loremonger AnonyMoose. Thank you all! It is my hope that this archive provides one more accessible source from which to read and enjoy the game that we celebrate every year at the Rising.

[hop-thekatabasis]

We’re all welcomed by Sounsyy

It’s been three years now ! It’s been three years that I joined the FFXIV community !

I joined a new game, without any grasp on the lore, and as all and any new beginner I was scared to death to make a mistake. I had so many questions ! I remember asking them in the dedicated channel during the Heartless event and that’s where a soon-to-be familiar figure started to show up !

Because as all and any new beginner who one day asked a question in a FFXIV RP channel I was welcomed with an answer and a link to Mirke Menagerie’s tumblr.

I won’t say this wasn’t intimidating -it was ! Can you believe? WALLS of knowledge, walls of lore, compiled, sorted, written there in all letters for me to read ! And I was soon loosing myself in these posts. I remember reading the one for Azeyma first or at least one of the first I’ve read !

Now, I can say that I have a firm understanding of how the lore works and it is because of Sounsyy and their compilation, but also their precise and exhaustive answers.

Now, I’m adressing you if you’re ever reading this post here ! Sounsyy, it took us three years to really interact outside of these little questions I had, even when we shared spaces together, and I’m grateful. I’m grateful for your work, I’m grateful for knowing such a generous friend, someone I also discovered to be extremely funny and an amazing storyteller ! I wish to keep writing with you for very long !

Thank you Sounsyy !

[hop-thekatabasis]

We’re all welcomed by Sounsyy

It’s been three years now ! It’s been three years that I joined the FFXIV community !

I joined a new game, without any grasp on the lore, and as all and any new beginner I was scared to death to make a mistake. I had so many questions ! I remember asking them in the dedicated channel during the Heartless event and that’s where a soon-to-be familiar figure started to show up !

Because as all and any new beginner who one day asked a question in a FFXIV RP channel I was welcomed with an answer and a link to Mirke Menagerie’s tumblr.

I won’t say this wasn’t intimidating -it was ! Can you believe? WALLS of knowledge, walls of lore, compiled, sorted, written there in all letters for me to read ! And I was soon loosing myself in these posts. I remember reading the one for Azeyma first or at least one of the first I’ve read !

Now, I can say that I have a firm understanding of how the lore works and it is because of Sounsyy and their compilation, but also their precise and exhaustive answers.

Now, I’m adressing you if you’re ever reading this post here ! Sounsyy, it took us three years to really interact outside of these little questions I had, even when we shared spaces together, and I’m grateful. I’m grateful for your work, I’m grateful for knowing such a generous friend, someone I also discovered to be extremely funny and an amazing storyteller ! I wish to keep writing with you for very long !

Thank you Sounsyy !

[ylarza-darhu]

Collection of NPCs and two maps done with One More Multiverse I made for Y’larza’s tribe setting

[aidan-hawke]

LFRP | Aidan Hawke | Balmung

THE BASICS ––– –

Age: mid to late-20s

Birthday: 1st Sun, 6th Astral Moon

Race: Midlander Hyur

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE ––– –

Hair: black, curling and slowly growing it out.

Eyes: dark brown

Height: 5′6″

Build: scrappy, in peak shape, a boxer’s physique

Distinguishing Marks: He keeps most of them covered, but anybody catching him with his shirt off would find several large burn scars, some bullet holes, and a gash on one arm. He’s also got a knee that gives him trouble sometimes that looks to have been sliced open, and a ragged scar on his thigh.

Common Accessories: a bone ring, half a dozen bracelets, a necklace with a wooden charm under his shirt, a slightly battered satchel.

PERSONAL ––– –

Profession: apprentice goldsmith, adventurer, hunter, salvager

Hobbies: cooking, reading, card games, singing

Languages: Eorzean, Hingan, Old Auri

Residence: Ul'dah

Birthplace: South Shroud

Religion: it’s complicated (maybe you want to talk about it)

Fears: failure, that things inevitably go wrong, loss of agency

TRAITS ––– -

* Bold your character’s answer.

Extroverted / In Between / Introverted

Disorganized / In Between / Organized

Close Minded / In Between / Open Minded

Calm / In Between / Anxious

Disagreeable / In Between / Agreeable

Cautious / In Between / Reckless

Patient / In Between /  Impatient

Outspoken / In Between / Reserved

Leader / In Between / Follower

Empathetic / In Between / Apathetic

Optimistic / In Between / Pessimistic

Traditional / In Between / Modern

Hard-working / In Between / Lazy

Cultured / In Between / Uncultured

Loyal / In Between / Disloyal

Faithful / In Between / Unfaithful

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ––– –

Until recently Aidan was a man whose individuality was superseded by those with power. A scarred veteran soldier, the simplicity offered by military life didn’t prepare him very well for existing outside of it. He can seem both friendly and hesitant at once – almost seeming afraid to upset what little balance he has. Even so, he strives to engage with the world and learn more about people. Where they’re from, what they do, what their lives are like. The thick layer of patience and humor makes up for just how secretive he can be about his own past.

RP HOOKS ––– –

· Expatriate: You were originally from Kugane and recall an Eorzean adventurer working various odd jobs around the city. He seemed to have been living there at the time. · The Calamity: Cartenau veterans from the Twin Adders may recognize a young Serpent by the name Hawke. · Out of the Woods: South Shroud natives may remember the name Hawke, recalling a large family that lived scattered within the woods. · Salvage Operation: You put out a call for someone to help scavenge abandoned Garlean castellums and castrums. He seems rather interested and experienced with such work.

More can be found on his carrd here: https://aidan-hawke.carrd.co

CONTACT INFORMATION  ––– –

Discord, Tumblr DM/ Whatever is relevant.

Tumblr: this one Discord: available on request please In game: Aidan Hawke My timezone is Central Standard Time (CST). I’m usually not available for in-game rp until 7:30 CST/8:30 EST weeknights. Weekends are more open! I’m also open to headcanons over discord or rp over discord.

[ylarza-darhu]

An attempt to loosely reproduce my adventurer’s plate portrait !

[ylarza-darhu]

LFRP : Y’larza Darhu

Summary :

Age : 28

Occupation : Performer - Storyteller - Hunter

A few skills : Acting, singing, dancing, hunting (archery-spear fighting), conjury & craftmanship basics. 

Notable traits : Lively, optimistic, kind, impulsive, bold, proud and stubborn. 

Patron deities : Azeyma - Nald'thal

Y'larza is a storyteller first and foremost, a scholar in essence : she accumulates immense knowledge of stories, songs, dances, spiritualities and all that makes a culture, in hers and in those she meets in her travels. She is defined by this love for the world and its people but also by a higher sense of justice, of duty and the conflicts that go with it. She speaks of themes of humanity, spirituality, destiny and social justice as well. She is an easy going character, she is lively and optimistic and caring, which hides a strong pride and an invading personality.

Hooks : 

- Did she hear about your character and/or their achievements? Do they need to tell and perpetuate their stories into the oral culture of Eorzea?

- Are they searching for informations and/or gossips and/or news she could have heard of? Are they searching for an item she could have traded?

- Are they in need of a hunter?

- (New offer) Are they a scholar from Sharlayan or associated with Sharlayan?

- (Discord RP and headcanons offer) Have they heard about her past in a theater troupe? Seen the play? Want to send a fanmail or hatemail?

- Many more to be discussed. 

OOC :

I’m looking for friends and long term partners but I understand some cannot work out. Let’s try !

I prefer roleplaying with players and characters over the age of 18.

I’m in CET timezone but flexible in my hours !

I prefer to roleplay ingame but I am very open to write headcanons over discord.

Are you french? I’m french ! Let’s get in contact.

Carrd : https://ylarza.carrd.co/

Contact me on tumblr, ingame (Y’larza Darhu, Balmung) or on Discord (Hoparnoz#3045)

See you soon !

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[ylarza-darhu]

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these edits !

I’m not using any mods or shaders here.

[aidan-hawke]

cross

It’s no small task to cross the desert. On the contrary – it was a bear of a thing, when you had intent to do it properly. The preferred method, where he didn’t crawl to his destination drier than salted goods. As good a story as that first time made, the experience itself was too miserable to recount enthusiastically. He felt his lips chap just thinking about it.

First thing had been to memorize the instructions to get there, hummed with intent while he wrote down a list. His good boots, for the walking. Enough water to get to the oasis. Something to cover his head, maybe, if he could stand it. A tent for sleeping out on the sands. Bedroll would be comfortable but unnecessary if it was daytime. Rations came last. He wasn’t sure on the number of suns – best to prep for two sennights. Just in case. Lyrics were easy to memorize, but translating them to time was tricky. At worst he could forage. The Sagolii thankfully had life enough to forage.

That left the gifts. Cheese had been requested but left in his own hands – he’d found a couple of hard ones. They seemed like they’d keep better in the heat. The plant cuttings had roots already, little hairy pale limbs growing out of the bottom of the cactus pad with no stem. Hopefully this would be the equivalent of a gift and not the equivalent of giving them something they had in abundance. There was already more than enough imagined scenarios to worry about without bringing the equivalent of their own garden vegetables.

I should have asked what to say. A pause. Should have asked what not to say if that was short. But it was too late to ask; she’d gone ahead. It was up to him alone to sink or swim.

[ylarza-darhu]

LFRP : Y’larza Darhu

Summary :

Age : 28

Occupation : Performer - Storyteller - Hunter

A few skills : Acting, singing, dancing, hunting (archery-spear fighting), conjury & craftmanship basics. 

Notable traits : Lively, optimistic, kind, impulsive, bold, proud and stubborn. 

Patron deities : Azeyma - Nald'thal

Y'larza is a storyteller first and foremost, a scholar in essence : she accumulates immense knowledge of stories, songs, dances, spiritualities and all that makes a culture, in hers and in those she meets in her travels. She is defined by this love for the world and its people but also by a higher sense of justice, of duty and the conflicts that go with it. She speaks of themes of humanity, spirituality, destiny and social justice as well. She is an easy going character, she is lively and optimistic and caring, which hides a strong pride and an invading personality.

Hooks : 

- Did she hear about your character and/or their achievements? Do they need to tell and perpetuate their stories into the oral culture of Eorzea?

- Are they searching for informations and/or gossips and/or news she could have heard of? Are they searching for an item she could have traded?

- Are they in need of a hunter?

- (New offer) Are they a scholar from Sharlayan or associated with Sharlayan?

- (Discord RP and headcanons offer) Have they heard about her past in a theater troupe? Seen the play? Want to send a fanmail or hatemail?

- Many more to be discussed. 

OOC :

I'm looking for friends and long term partners but I understand some cannot work out. Let's try !

I prefer roleplaying with players and characters over the age of 18.

I'm in CET timezone but flexible in my hours !

I prefer to roleplay ingame but I am very open to write headcanons over discord.

Are you french? I’m french ! Let’s get in contact.

Carrd : https://ylarza.carrd.co/

Contact me on tumblr, ingame (Y’larza Darhu, Balmung) or on Discord (Hoparnoz#3045)

See you soon !

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[ylarza-darhu]

Onerous

[Yeah that’s kind of experimental. About failing expectations or the illusion of it.]

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Count. Calculate. Speak out. Voice an opinion if you dare. Y’jawara looks at you and frowns, he is the one who knows what it entails. He counts, he calculates better than you. Yes we’re running out of alcohol these past two moons. Who is willing to trade some? Your solution is ignorant. You weren’t there for so long.

Count. Calculate. Speak out. Voice an opinion if you dare. This time you’re listened to, and asked for more. You run dry of ideas quicker than you expected, you don’t remember which of your folks had the required skills. You weren’t paying too much attention.

Count. Calculate. Speak out. Voice an opinion if you dare. Your idea is good and applauded carefully. Yes, the spring would be better secured if you derivated this underground river to… you’re asked to do it, and you chicken out. You still fear the depths.

Count. Calculate. Speak out. Voice an opinion if you dare. You’re told to stay out of it, for now. This issue needs to be adressed by those who were there when… you protest and you’re accepted into the conversation, but you don’t really get what the issue is. You weren’t there for it.

Count. Calculate. Speak out. Voice an opinion if you dare. You belong here but it must be learned and worked upon thoughtfully. You’re trained for it but it must be remembered. They see you become frustrated and distressed, they care, but deep down you know you’re not enough.

Speak out. Voice your feelings if you dare. Admit your failings.

Speak out.

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[ylarza-darhu]

Yawns

[Something way softer, because we deserve some good too.]

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“And he climbed up and up on the pile of furniture -made of forests you remember what we said about forests? He climbed up and up and reached high and high for the stars. How much did he want to touch them !”

“He wants to eat them?

“He wants to kiss them ! Mwah !”

The little girl giggled and escaped Y’larza’s arms to crawl towards her father to avoid being kissed on the forehead by a very obnoxious aunt. The little girl’s younger sister however was waiting for the rest of the story, immense eyes staring at Y’larza from the comfort of her arms. She was fascinated.

“Soooo… he reached for the stars but they remained far, far away. He looked down and said,” she deepened her voice and the little ones laughed, “Councellor ! Took that little stool right there, yes this one, this little stool of nothing, it should suffice !”

Y’larza suspended her voice in the air, letting the oldest ones understand. When they did, a couple gasps echoed back to her. Loudest one came from Y’hekima who was trying to discipline two of the toddlers fighting for a toy, all the while holding two others already snoozing out, while still participating in the story.

“No, don’t-... don’t eat that, give it back !”

“And the councellor took the little stool, right below the pile and… everything went tumbling down ! BAROUM BAROUM. All the tables and armoires and chairs and benches, baroum baroum, all went down and he got-...”

Y’larza paused. Crushed? Killed? Torned to pieces?

“...bruised ! He really learned his lesson. And that’s what you get, trying to take the stars for yourself.”

She expected more reactions, however the little ones were at least partly gone to softer dreams. She thought that they’ll get it better next year or the year after, but dreams about the stars were never too soon. She felt a little drooling over her arm, and Y’hekima saw in his direct surrounding a serie, one provoked by the other, of big, big yawns. He sent a smile the way of his sister who shrugged.

“Thank you for helping,” he whispered.

“THANK YOU !” yelled the most awake of the group of toddlers, waking up the newest born who started to whine against his father’s chest.

“Alright alright, to bed now.”

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[ylarza-darhu]

Tepid

[Written with a very hardcore headache. Only implicit sexual theme, nothing nsfw.]

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After finding each other at one of the hottest hour of the day, they washed minutely, together. They rubbed their skin’s impurities away until it was smooth and sensitive, discovering their bodies with care : the moment passed in laughter and awe. He asked about her scars, she told him the story was long and worth the wait. She rubbed his back and admired his strenght in a compliment. He smiled.

Sitting together in front of each other, they anointed their forehead and their chest with scented oils and told prayers with their hands solidly intertwined. Chants of hope and chants of expectation. The moment passed in contemplation. Her voice was tight, his was confident.

When the prayers ended the silence settled, then he bent over her, laying her down carefully.

-

“I can show you how they do it in the north, would you want to try?” she asked.

“No, thank you. I’d prefer it the normal way.”

-

It was as hot as an oven in this room as they stayed in each other’s arms, talking about everything and nothing at once. The moment passed in embarassement as they felt like meeting for the first time. She spoke to him about the towers of Ishgard while he brushed her hair, and he spoke to her about his dream of seeing the golden plains while she idly braided three brands of the fringed blanket.

When it was enough, when they got bored of each other they washed again, washed away every trace of the other from their bodies. The moment passed in silence and lingered when they dressed back. She made a joke -forgot it just a moment after- and he chuckled quietly.

This concluded the ritual and they parted ways in silence with just a softer word to each other.

She went back to his room the next day, appeased. Just a mild moment to pass.

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[ylarza-darhu]

Cutting corners

[A song.]

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Walk, walk, three Suns set to your right.

Follow the lion star

Walk, walk again, never loose its sight

-

Rest, rest, after the Sun rising again

In the calm oasis

Rest, rest, soothe your pain

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Don’t stop too long, walk to the east

On the highest crest

Don’t fall from the red beast

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Find, find the palace whose only roofs remain

Drowned in sand deep

Find, find it but avoid it, walk south again

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It’s your last stop, make it worth it

Drink and laugh your fill

It’s your last rest, soothe your spirit

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Walk.

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Two Suns south, follow the lion star

Don’t get lost

Four Suns east, and you won’t be far

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You’ll be in pain and despair

Break the veil

See it through

You’ll feel a shift in the air

Follow it

Follow through

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See the sand fly and flow

In this whirl of gold

Your way is just below

You found it, be nice

Really, I hope you brought something with you

I just want them to like you.

-

She laughed a little and shook her head, when the song finished. The feeling was soft and hopeful in the end and she insisted to sing it a second then a third time, so they could remember all of it -it was a matter of life and death after all.

Here and there, she changed a word, refining the song. She thought : maybe this line is better this way or the other. Or maybe I forgot how to get there. Anxiety rising, before she settled.

“Just be careful.

“And don’t forget me.”

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