Two components away from four submarines... one submarine up in modified, but it still hasn't brought me a Gestahl Painting nor an Icebox. *sigh*

Other than that, I've been back in FFXI, replaying its story just to re-experience it with a fully developed brain. Probably said something on it before, but man, I always forget how jank the cutscene activation triggers can be in XI. I totally forgot that some just trigger upon approach to a specific coordinate, while others happen upon zoning, while still others happen upon login... it feels like a madhouse compared to XIV hehe. It's kind of made recording it a touch difficult for me, too. Fortunately there's rewatch methods such as Goblin Footprints or Town Minstrels.

Beyond that I've been driving myself mildly insane overanalyzing npcs in XIV, as well as patterns on architecture. Currently tinfoil hatting stuff about Aulus mal Asina having been under body possession at the time of his demise by our hands. Probably off my rocker, but certain patterns that adorn the wall lead up to his boss room are vaguely reminiscent of Ascian energy masks, and when he dies, I could swear there's a split second where a phantom of sorts rises in vapor off his body (I've gotta record and rewatch frame by frame to verify though). Then there's the mention on his minion of him being vulnerable to voidsent possession? *wraps tinfoil hat tighter* Maybe Fandaniel will at least get that sick cybernetic magitek floaty cruiser chair of his. Telotek the shit out of it!

Overanalyzing his last name lead me on a chase for the name, "Ashina." Which comes up with Turkish/Chinese/Japanese origins. The Turkish/Chinese one relates to a mythological wolf origin story where a subset of folks trace their lineage to a beautiful woman bearing the children of a wolf. The JP one was a lot more boring. Just some clan from a prefecture in Tokyo, though it obviously showed up in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (where I assumed it was entirely fictional for that fantastical variant of the Sengoku Jidai).

Could definitely do with November's end getting here, so I can take my time off from work and be pointed in another direction.