Quote Originally Posted by Brinne View Post
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What do you make of Emet asking us after Hermes flies off "Do you understand what's going on in Hermes's mind? Because I don't, at all."? I suppose that counts as things having already gone to hell, as he then proceeds to show zero patience toward Hermes throughout the dungeon.

My take on Elpis Emet-Selch had always been that he's kind of dragging his feet through it all. Am I projecting my own feelings towards Endwalker and how little patience I have with Hermes's character on him? ...possibly. I have to say this is actually making me like Emet less, though to be fair he's never exactly been my favorite to begin with.

Yes, Emet fussing about Hermes and offering him a seat on the highest governance in the world because he felt really bad for him is pretty dumb.
Especially since Hermes himself replies that in the state of mind he's in, he would be hard-pressed to take any sort of decision for humanity. Which I 100% agree with, for once!