Long day, folks! I only got to the MSQ today so that's all I'm going to cover!

MSQ
While I was sad that Yotsuyu's story ended the way it did, I suppose it was a more fitting outcome since Fordola's been set on the path to redemption. Her foster parents continuing to abuse and treat her like a piece of property went beyond the pale for me, and as much as it screwed things up I can't really blame her for killing them in a rage. Asahi goaded her into incarnating as Tsukuyomi as predicted (I figured out what was in the crates well before then), and despite Gosetsu's positive influence she was too broken to let go until her vengeance had been sated. At least she got it... by doing in the ones actually responsible for her torment and saving us the trouble of dealing with Asahi. (Seriously, I'm a SAM right now, should have let me parry the bullets to protect her and for cool factor!) ... even after everything she did, I can't help but feel like things could have ended differently... but the world is a strange and cruel place.

Ah well! Doma is free and on the right foot toward reconstruction and peace with Garlemald, that smarmy snake of an ambassador has been dealt with, and though it wasn't the happy ending everyone would have liked Yotsuyu went out with her own smile.

Zenos has been possessed by Elidibus. Though this could have been guessed as far back as 4.0's stinger, this is near-explicit confirmation. It was made fairly apparent when Zenos started talking about "saving [the world]" during Asahi's Echo flashback that it wasn't him - Zenos never gave a rat's ass about the state of the world, just having his fun.

Zenos has possessed that Elezen Resistance soldier; his commentary and weapon make that fairly clear. He's coming for us again.

Alphinaud impulsively went with Maxima, who turned out to be a genuine member of the Populares (hey, if you guess every Imperial is going to be a "good guy" you'll be right eventually...), to Garlemald, only to be shot down over the Burn and saved by the "Shadowhunter," a man whose commentary, evasiveness, weapon, and fighting style all very heavily imply he's Gaius. This raises the questions both of how he survived and how he got there, if it is indeed Gaius... but we need explicit confirmation before those questions are really relevant. This puts a lot of weight into the "Gaius Lives!" hypothesis, though.

Looks like Garlemald might be our next destination, or at least some of the provincial territories.


I'll get to the rest when I get to it...