Anyone else annoyed with the whole Meteion arc of quests?

If being strictly pragmatic, would decapitating Meteion and Hermes on sight in Elpis prevent the Final Days from triggering and get it over with?

I know I'm supposed to care about them but around the 7th time she ran off in a row I kinda just gave up. I just wanna rip them open and go back to Eorzia to tend my farm and play the casino.