Quote Originally Posted by Lady_Silvermoon View Post
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I mean, you're not wrong lol.
Would have been interesting if part of Living Memory involved people actually standing up to Cahciua instead of just blinding following everything she says. Even when you try and say "there must be another way" you're told no, and pushed to just pick the "yes" option for turning off the place.

If there's one thing I wish happened, it would be Cahciua actually apologising for how her actions have effected her son- I mean when Erenville finally snaps at her before you turn off the terminal she just handwaves it away saying how he should understand that he has to get rid of her endless form, because all living things die and to try and stop that cycle is some kind of crime against nature. In a way, her reply just reinforces what he said- she decided on the course of action everyone would take without considering how it would effect anyone other than herself and then leaves everyone behind to deal with the fallout. She believes the endless shouldn't exist because its unnatural for people to continue living after death, so you should shut them all down. Is there an alternative? It doesn't matter, because she doesn't think they should exist. Even going on her last little adventure with you in the last section is something she's doing to make herself happy- sure you could argue she was doing it so it all ends on a happy note for every, but when it comes to turning off the terminal she's just like "ahh that was the most fun I've ever had! I'm so happy! Welp, time to go!" and acts like Erenville's the one at fault for hesitating at the last moment. She talks about him like he's just this difficult child, not clocking how she could have contributed to that.

Even before that, just before Cahciua takes us to Origenics/Everkeep, Erenville stops her to ask if Oblivion knew about Sphene being an endless (also im gonna use the JP text for this because I think its a better interaction). Cahciua just replies with a kind of unenthusiastic "well... yeah" and when asked if there's a reason why she couldn't tell us she says it would have been confusing and that it would distract us from the more important issue of dealing with Zoraal Ja. She then gets everyone who will be invading Everkeep to set off with her, and the last thing she says before leaving is "Erene'shpa, you will remain here and support everyone ok?" before going off to wait for the rest of you in Heritage Found. She basically just dodges his concerns, decides he will stay behind and then goes off, again.

If they spent more time actually exploring their relationship maybe it wouldn't feel so sudden Erenville decides to take on her dreams at the end. Probably too late to explore in post content too... sadge