Quote Originally Posted by Vyrerus View Post
No, what are you talking about? You're adding information that wasn't given. They did not talk about how or where Kairos was implemented routinely. They did not say that researchers just magick it out of the air. Like this is literally just the weakest form of foreshadowing, "Oh hey, by the way, we have a secret memory wiping device." To which Emet-selch then implies that not even Pashtarot knows about it, and that's kind of that Convocation seat's wheelhouse. And that makes two Convocation members unapprised of the goings on of Elpis, which really just points to another thing in Endwalker that beggars belief.
Because the Convocation isn't omniscient and Hermes has a habit of creating pet projects for his own use at Elpis? Neither was Meteion. What beggars belief? Not everyone reports their creations to the Bureau of the Architect. Venat's weapon is an original creation of hers that she didn't report in. Athena certainly didn't report her brainwashing spell. Even if Kairos isn't a creation everyone can use, Hermes is the master of Elpis and it absolutely makes sense that a device designed to make testing easier would be present for him to use at Elpis' most rigorous testing facility.

Sure, the power dampening field is a plot contrivance to justify the Duty Support option and prevent Emet-Selch and Venat from blasting their way straight to the roof. But if you're going to complain about monologuing you might as well complain about all of fiction since it's a story device used to expand upon villain motivations. I don't know what to say to you in that regard if your fixation is on everyone acting "logically".

In the end, Meteion's escape was inevitable because that's how the Final Days came about. We were just there to witness it.