Quote Originally Posted by Teah_Kaye View Post
I think the juxtaposition of the proto-alphabet and chocobo signage means something and is probably the closest thing we have to a clue regarding Solution 9's origins.

I don't think it's possible to say for certain what it means at this point, but it's very odd because up until now we've only seen the proto-alphabet associated with Ancients and their creations and we've only seen chocobos associated with parts of modern-day Etheirys.
My theory here is that this could fit with Solution 9 being from the Levin-blasted 12th shard.

Each rejoining starts with manipulation by the Ascians to tilt the balance of a shard. This could have come in the form of advancing a civilization by giving them incredible technologies then stepping back and watching them overuse it. This also would tie into some themes we're seeing hints of in DT with a ceruleum rush in Tural. A bit of green theming or messaging there, maybe. We're hastening the ruin of our own world by chasing ceruleum and meeting people who have already ruined their own world with levin.