Can we get a dialog option to flirt with the Crystal Exarch? [mild spoiler]

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Originally Posted by Lunafreya

He was never coming on to you in the first place and he's just being friendly. If you thought he was wanting that then you obviously missed the entire point of the story. I get it maybe you have the hots for the guy but sorry that's not how it went.

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Who are you to say someone missed the point of a story you didn't write?

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Originally Posted by Listrella

considering the exarch is pretty darn old, I don't think it'd be appropriate.

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I don't know, you are a young and impressionable WoL/WoD. A powerful older man rips you out of your world and into his. Despite his immense power, he is lost without you. He'd risk anything to share this moment with you, even death itself. He doesn't truly expect anything in return, but hopes to at least have your cooperation, and spend just a short time with you. Through it all, he realizes the one thing he wants is to spend more time with you. Ya, there have been no romance stories written like this...

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Originally Posted by Sakei

Through it all, he realizes the one thing he wants is to spend more time with you. Ya, there have been no romance stories written like this...

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Not only that, but the WoL makes him feel young again when the WoL says his name. Its starting to sound cliche romantic XD

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Originally Posted by Sakei

I don't know, you are a young and impressionable WoL/WoD. A powerful older man rips you out of your world and into his. Despite his immense power, he is lost without you. He'd risk anything to share this moment with you, even death itself. He doesn't truly expect anything in return, but hopes to at least have your cooperation, and spend just a short time with you. Through it all, he realizes the one thing he wants is to spend more time with you. Ya, there have been no romance stories written like this...

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Originally Posted by NessaWyvern

Not only that, but the WoL makes him feel young again when the WoL says his name. Its starting to sound cliche romantic XD

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Wow. XD I mean, when you're right, you're right.

Speaking of young G'raha, I was rewatching the Crystal Tower cutscenes recently. He acts SO churlish. lol There's a point where he gives a mocking pout face at Rammbroes... I just can't picture his lines in the voice he has now. Well, I can, but it makes me stop taking him seriously as Exarch for a moment. lol If we can't get a flirt, can we at least get the opportunity to quote him from back then and tease him mercilessly?

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Originally Posted by Alleluia

There's a point where he gives a mocking pout face at Rammbroes... I just can't picture his lines in the voice he has now. Well, I can, but it makes me stop taking him seriously as Exarch for a moment. lol If we can't get a flirt, can we at least get the opportunity to quote him from back then and tease him mercilessly?

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I love this face. It was so funny. XD But nothing what helps to take him serious. But he's older now and not the "kid" he was back then. XD

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This face:

https://i.imgur.com/NJGNxwh.png

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Originally Posted by Dot21g

On a side note: I think his manner of speaking was absolutely beautiful throughout the entire game, not only when it comes to the fate of the world or his subjects, but especially when it comes to the WoL/D. Very pictorial and powerful stuff, like, wow.
His speeches had me in tears more than once, but maybe that's just me.

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Agreed! Not in tears, but he definitely had some great speeches. Two that stick in mind (not word for word, but the event) are him declaring his philosophy to Vauthry, and when Emet-Selch questions him about who he is.

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Originally Posted by Catwho

The age difference is something I think about, sometimes. He's lived a couple extra lifetimes in the short years since the WoL has seen him.

But I also sort of think of him like the Doctor, who is several thousand years old, and people had no qualms about shipping him with Rose in Dr. Who.

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Hah! The Exarch's a time lord? I like it. The title works too.

It's a good analogy though, and being immortal definitely messes with any "age difference" issues, though I'm not exactly sure how. Comes down to personality, I guess.

Still, it's strange to keep in mind that he's really that old, especially when we knew him as someone of (probably) similar age to our own character not that long ago. But then you talk to the people of the Crystarium who've known him for decades, and Lyna who regards him as a grandfather...

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Originally Posted by Alleluia

Wow. XD I mean, when you're right, you're right.

Speaking of young G'raha, I was rewatching the Crystal Tower cutscenes recently. He acts SO churlish. lol There's a point where he gives a mocking pout face at Rammbroes... I just can't picture his lines in the voice he has now. Well, I can, but it makes me stop taking him seriously as Exarch for a moment. lol If we can't get a flirt, can we at least get the opportunity to quote him from back then and tease him mercilessly?

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G'raha seemed like he was going to be a really painful character at the start of the CT quests. Sending us running all over the place for aethersand just for his own amusement...

He got a lot more likeable over the course of that storyline, though.

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Originally Posted by Haruane

I love this face. It was so funny. XD But nothing what helps to take him serious. But he's older now and not the "kid" he was back then. XD

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This face:

https://i.imgur.com/NJGNxwh.png

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I just wanna say that, side by side, the fact that that screenshot and your signature are the same person is absolutely hilarious to me

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Originally Posted by Gula

Who are you to say someone missed the point of a story you didn't write?

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It's pretty clear from the overall interactions that the Exarch is not flirting with, nor romantically interested in, the WoL/D. So if someone is reading that into the interactions, they're missing the point of the story. He has great admiration for the WoL/D, but admiration is not always romantic interest.

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Originally Posted by CazzT

It's pretty clear from the overall interactions that the Exarch is not flirting with, nor romantically interested in, the WoL/D. So if someone is reading that into the interactions, they're missing the point of the story. He has great admiration for the WoL/D, but admiration is not always romantic interest.

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Yeah, he came across as simply wanting to have a friend to me near the end of the story. Obviously his main goal was to save the world, but...his existence was no doubt pretty lonely until we came along. He had people he could count on, sure, but none of them really understood what he had gone through to get there, nor did he open up much. It was nice seeing his character development lead to a friendship with the WoL,though I had my suspicions as to his identity from the beginning.

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Originally Posted by CazzT

It's pretty clear from the overall interactions that the Exarch is not flirting with, nor romantically interested in, the WoL/D. So if someone is reading that into the interactions, they're missing the point of the story. He has great admiration for the WoL/D, but admiration is not always romantic interest.

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I've seen romance novels with far /far/ less. Not all indications of romantic interest need be overt like with Haurchefant and Aymeric - both of which also have their detractors even though in Japanese Haurchefant is so overt as to be smashing you in the face with his feelings. Honestly though does it really matter either way? If someone wants to interpret the Exarch as flirting or liking their character that's fine. It affects you in no way and affects the story in no way so as to be 'missing the point'.

At this point it feels like some people are just angry people aren't interpreting things they way they did - even though half the fun of stories /IS/ the multiple interpretations different people can come to and the discussions they bring to the table. Unless the writer herself comes out and says 'no' about the matter your interpretation is no more valid than another person's for such a grey area.