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Hello, Dutch, I love reading your texts. Now that you've finished Rebirth, I wanted to know what you thought of the date with Tifa at the Gold Saucer. Do you think the fact that you can only kiss Tifa is a sign that the devs want to end the LTD once and for all?

I like to think the DEVs don't make those decisions just to prove people wrong. I'd like for the kiss between Cloud and Tifa to be about Cloud and Tifa, and not Cleriths, so no. I do think in general they decided to be more explicit this time around and leave less wiggle room. Which they have basically already confirmed by stating that the remake will have less room for interpretation.

"In final fantasy VII Remake, there will be much less room for player imagination. This fact will probably change feel of the story considerably. People who know the original might not know quite how to take it. Such is the fear that I have." ~ Nojima

The word he uses is "fear", not "hope". Based on this I'd say that with Rebirth they weren't necessarily intending to put a stop to people making up their own stories, but that it is an unavoidable consequence of telling the story right. With modern graphics and an expanding story you can't really write characters and scenes in ways that can be interpreted a 1000 ways. Because that means writing your characters without a strict identity. They lack clear goals and motivations. It's kinda like the story version of a "spork", by trying to be two things you just kinda end up with a shitty version of both. If you want to tell Cloud and Tifas story as engagingly as possible, then you'll have to have him react to her the way a man in love would, his love should be reflected in his body language and actions. But if you do that, then the LTD is dead, which it now is.

We have a story where Tifa and Clouds courtship is a big part of their continuing character growth, and a game where you're rewarded for maximizing your team members affections for you. But if Cloud and Tifa are already shown being romantically paired even in the most bare bones playthrough of the game, since it's a core part of their story, then you can't have the effort of getting max affection with Tifa culminate at the date with just a hug or something else that could still be sort of misconstrued as not being romantic for the people who can't stand reality. That would be hugely disappointing and anti-climactic, especially since they already hugged in part 1 and already nearly kissed in Gongaga.

No, Tifa and Cloud didn't kiss to disprove Clerith, they kissed because their romance is an integral part of their story, they kissed because you can't have FFVII without having Cloud and Tifas Romance.

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He would become exceptional. A SOLDIER. A hero. Someone special to Tifa. [x]

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He would become exceptional. A SOLDIER. A hero. Someone special to Tifa. [x]

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mirkemenagerie update

Lore Index

I’ve had my own lore compilations thread on the RPC for some time, and now I’m porting the Index over to @mirkemenagerie. So you will now be able to scroll through an itemized list of my lore posts here:

While still finding all lore-related reblogs under the Lore Tag here:

Hope you all like the changes!

Mirke’s Menagerie Lore Index

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Aether & Magic

Everything You Could Ever Want To Know About Aether & Magic

Magical and Non-magical Healing Lore

Undead Lore, Ashkin and Necromancy

Voidsent Summoning Lore

Linkpearl Lore

The War of the Magi

Deities & Primals

Halone Lore

Menphina Lore

Thaliak Lore

Nymeia Lore

Llymlaen Lore

Oschon Lore

Byregot Lore

Rhalgr Lore

Azeyma Lore

Nald’thal Lore

Nophica Lore

Althyk Lore

Far Eastern Kami Lore

Mol’s Elder Gods Lore

Tempering Lore

Races of Man & Beastmen

Languages and Accents Lore

Spoken Terminology and Origin of Beastman Slur

Interracial and Inter-clan Heritage

Lalafell Lore

Viera Lore

Miqo’te Lore

Miqo’te Purring/Rolling R’s

Hellsguard and Roegadyn Lore

Highlander Lore

Xaela-Raen Relations

Hrothgar Lore

The Ashcrown Consortium

The Qiqirn

Guilds, Classes, & Jobs

Spiritbinding and Soul Crystal Lore with Links to Job Lore Compilations

Red Mage Lore

Bard Lore

Monk Lore

Black Magic Lore

Sultansworn and Paladin Lore

Dark Knight Lore

A Warrior’s Axe

Ul’dah, the Jewel of the Desert

Ul’dahn Law, Brass Blades, Stone Torches, and Immortal Flames Lore

Highbridge Executions?

The Order of Nald’thal

The Platinum Mirage and Pugilists’ Guild

Street Names and Districts in Ul'dah

Limsa Lominsa, the Navigator’s Veil

Lominsan Law, Yellowjacket, Cuda, Pirate, and Maelstrom Lore

Limsa Lominsa’s Government

Limsa’s Gun Control Laws

Arcanist & Mealvaan’s Gate Lore

Mistbeard Lore

Sastasha & Mistbeard Cove

Carvallain & Astalicia Lore

The Company of Heroes

Gridania, the Sylvan City-state

Gridanian Law, Wood Wailers, Gods’ Quiver, and Twin Adder Lore

Elementals, Conjury & Hearers, Hedge, Greenwrath, Wildling Lore

Padjal Lore

Tam-Tara Deepcroft

Mun-Tuy Beans

The Holy See of Ishgard

Ishgardian Heresy Lore

Dragon Blood Lore

Chocobo Lore

House Dzemael’s Roegadyn Knights

Sharlayan, the Old World

Nyunkrepf and Sharlayan’s Founding

Sharlayan Lore Compilation

Great Gubal Library Texts, Boy and the Dragon Gay Story

Saint Mocianne’s Arboretum

Ala Mhigo

Expanded Ala Mhigan Lore Part I: History and Culture of Ala Mhigo

Expanded Ala Mhigan Lore Part II: People of Ala Mhigo

Expanded Ala Mhigan Lore Part III: Common Misconceptions about Ala Mhigo

Garlemald

Sins of Garlemald: The Rise of an Empire

Sins of Garlemald: The Fall of an Empire

The Near East (Ilsabard & Thavnair)

The Near East and Thavnair Lore

The Far East (Othard & Hingashi)

The Kingdom of Dalmasca & the Royal City of Rabanastre

Far Eastern Geomancy

The Confederacy and the Ruby Tithe

Doma, Raen, Ninja Lore Compilation

Far Eastern Lalafell Lore

Far Eastern Miqo’te Lore

Ancient Allag

The Allagan Empire, Meteor Project, and Summoning

Meracydia, the Southern Continent

Meracydia Lore

Mamook, the New World

New World Lore

Miscellaneous

1.0 Archive

Levequest Lore

Fishing Lore

The Great Continents Map Labelled

Time Passage 4.0 - What year is it?

Towns Changed by the Calamity

The Adventurers’ Guild & Eorzea’s Forty Saints

Commoners’ Opinions of Adventurers and the City-states

Commoners’ Opinions of Adventurers and the City-states Pt2

Airship, Ceruleum, Highwind Skyways, and Garlond Ironworks Lore

The Prophet Urianger & The Seventh Umbral Era

The Rising & Foundation Day

All Saints’ Wake

Starlight, Winters’ Knell, and Heavensturn Lore

Formal Education in Eorzea

Orphanages in Hydaelyn

Sex Workers, Pleasure Barges, Pillowhouses

Hydaelyn Alcohol List

Diseases in Hydaelyn

Drugs in Eorzea

Areas with Harsh Winters in Hydaelyn

Eorzean Map Poem by Roddard Ironheart

Eorzea’s Rivers Lore

Eorzean Explosives and Firesand Lore

Zer'maat Five Lore

Paissa Lore

Are Fantasias Canon?

PAX West 2017 Lore Panel Notes

2018 Las Vegas Fanfest Lore Panel Q&A

The First: Norvrandt

The Crystarium, Lakeland, and the Church of Light

Eulmore, Kholusia, Sin Eaters, and the Oracle of Light

Nabaath Areng, Amh Araeng, and Daedalus Stoneworks

Voeburt, Il Mheg, the Fae, and Titania

Ronka, Rak’tika Greatwood, and the Night’s Blessed

The Tempest, Amaurot, the Ancients, and Ascians

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FFXIV Lore Resources

Hey dudes! Lately I’ve been reaching out a bit to some FFXIV players who expressed interest in getting a hold of lore resources. I mentioned to them I’d try to set up a post making the most helpful ones I’ve encountered readily available, and this?

It’s that post.

MIRKEMENAGERIE: Easily one of (if not the) most complete and comprehensive collections of lore I’ve encountered online. Includes quotes from NPCs in-game, Encyclopedia Eorzea I and II, item references, and more. The Twelve posts and location lore are some of my favorites but really all of this is fantastic. Very accessible.

HARMONEA: Has assembled a HUGE collection of lets plays on youtube that are organized and well-paced, showing everything from MSQ to Ascian-lore specifically to Job quests and beyond. This has been truly helpful whenever I want to check a reference but don’t necessarily have time to New Game + or check the Unending Journey in-game. It’s easy to jump around to find exactly the scenes you’re looking for, and compare moments from different points during the game.

GARLAND TOOLS DATABASE: Sometimes I need lore details from specific quests, that aren’t in cutscenes or easily found in a video. Garland Tools helps with tracking down quotes, character information, and much more. Also contains data around NPC designs. Doesn’t have cutscene quotes, but does have enough info to find what cutscenes you’ll likely need to watch. Whether on youtube or in the Unending Journey, it gets much easier spotting references.

TALES FROM THE CALAMITY, TALES FROM THE DRAGONSONG WAR, TALES FROM THE STORM, CHRONICLES OF LIGHT: THE HUNT BEGINS, TALES FROM THE SHADOWS, TALES FROM THE TWILIGHT: These are official FFXIV short stories associated with A Realm Reborn, Heavensward, Stormblood, and Shadowbringers respectively. The story from Chronicles of Light is also canon but insanely difficult to locate, contains details surrounding Zenos’s backstory and psychology. These absolutely carry lore details! You don’t need them to understand and enjoy the game, but they give added information and context.

ALL FINAL FANTASY XIV 1.X MAIN SCENARIO CUTSCENES: I have not gone through all of this yet but you can bet your ass I have it saved.

FINAL FANTASY XIV 1.X LETS PLAY: Likewise haven’t gone through all of this yet but if you want really detailed 1.0 lore info, this has it.

OZMA’S ASCIAN REFERENCE PILE: Contains both concrete known information, game data, and speculation by Ozma as a longstanding Ascian fan. 1.0 WHITE MAGE QUESTLINE: This isn’t 100% canon anymore, but I’m including it because it actually shows the Elementals in voiced roles and that is a huge deal. Worth noting this youtuber has other 1.0 videos documented too.

BOTANICA EORZEA: This contains all lore surrounding the plants of Eorzea, organized and accessible.

MINERICA EORZEA: Sent by @firecattebird, A fully searchable, organized, and accessible doc containing all the lore I could find in-game about the things we pull from mining nodes.

LODESTONE SONG LYRICS COMPILATION: There are often other places you can google around for official song lyrics and I usually use those, but if you want everything in one place this is your spot!

ETHYS ASHER: Has some really good coverage of the niche parts of Eorzea’s history and solid discussion/speculation surrounding various lore elements. I haven’t gotten to investigate deeply but did enjoy his coverage around Belah’dia and the Great Wyrms.

Lastly, while not lore related I do want to share a particularly fun resource with the people who might be peeking over.

EORZEA COLLECTION: A lot of players in FFXIV are heavily invested in the design components of the game, and this is a hub for that. Whether you’re looking for something in the vein of Dark Souls, something outrageously silly, something cute, something majestic, etc. you can basically find all kinds of tones/experiments here. You can restrict what you see by job, race, gender, etc. and order according to recency or loves. It’s also somewhere you can see how gear looks with different characters, dyes, and combinations. Very organized and can be a useful resource for farming.

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I really need to vent about how much I like Cal and Merrin's dynamic in Jedi: Survivor cause they've quickly become probably my favorite canon pairing in the franchise.

I absolutely love that this relationship is built on the basis of friendship, respect, and a genuine mutual understanding of each other. From gameplay comments and conversations, Cal is very clearly so enamored with Merrin and literally everything about her. I know it's become a bit of a joke how clearly into her he is but he just thinks she's the most incredible being in the entire galaxy and it's honestly the sweetest thing. The writers could have very easily made his connection to Merrin a weakness or had it where it made his struggle with the darkness harder but I adore that they allowed him to be completely smitten with her and presented it as a strength. It's refreshing not only in Star Wars but in media in general, at least in my opinion. Love being presented as a positive asset is something so deeply missing in media nowadays - especially romantic love. Far too often in this day and age, love is presented as a weakness or something that will only bring you down, so I respect the fuck out of this writing.

Oops, this got really, really long so I'm putting the rest under a cut. It's kind of spitfire, so I apologize if it feels random.

I love how their first kiss is Merrin basically making a split-second decision where she realizes she doesn't want to die without kissing him at least once even if it runs the risk of making things awkward should they survive. Is it cliche as fuck? Absolutely, but it works so well in this instance. Cal being so dumbfounded, gawking at her like a fish, trying to process what the hell just happened that BD has to remind him they're literally about to die is the best thing too.

I appreciate that Cal is so obviously hesitant about giving into any sort of romantic feelings for Merrin because, of course, he would be due to his upbringing. He's pushing so hard against it to the point that he's even completely reluctant to so much as discuss it with Bode when they're on the Lucrehulk. Personally, I don't think Cal is oblivious to their potential feelings for each other. I've never been a huge fan of treating Cal as completely naive. He still might be a bit emotionally stunted, sure but he's lived 10 years outside of the Jedi Order at this point. I think he's hesitant to talk about it because first of all, it's really none of Bode's business but also, if he talks about it, he has to admit it, and if he admits it, that makes it real, and if it's real... well fuck, now he has to do something about it either way which is exactly what he's trying to avoid. I think he's trying to stay as neutral about it as he can until he gets to a point in the story/his arc where he decides he actually wants or feels ready to make a decision. Bode almost gets it out of him too before they're interrupted. The progression of Bode's questioning during that mission is something I actually find really interesting but that's a different topic.

Many people have pointed this out but Cal smiling so brightly while Merrin is clearly freaking the fuck out of Bode is just the cutest thing. Not only because he finds such humor in her scaring the shit out of people for fun when he of all people knows it's a running joke but he also goes along with the joke any chance he gets. He does this even when she's not around. People will be freaked out by her and he still plays along and it's not even like, "Yeah, I know, she's fucking scary bro," it's more like, "Yeah, I know, she can wake the dead, isn't it amazing how scary she is!" Someone else already pointed this out in another post but that feels almost more intimate than any kiss they share. His attraction to her encompasses all sides of her including those that many people find incredibly terrifying and I find that so endearing, he wouldn't ask her to change for anything. He's the only person who genuinely isn't freaked out by her in the slightest but not only that, he finds that side of her to be so incredible. Also, Cal being so blase with Bode about his obvious attraction to Merrin a mission prior and then having the most blatant sexual tension with her in front of Bode in the next scene is peak comedy, I don't care what anybody says. Like, Cal, honey, you just spent the entire previous mission trying to convince Bode (and yourself) there's nothing there and/or you're not pursuing it, so you're not doing yourself any favors by looking at her like that, standing that close to her, and speaking to her with the cadence of a lover bro.

I love that the second Cal walks onto the Mantis after killing Rayvis, she instantaneously picks up on the fact that something's wrong. Literally instantaneously. You can see her face drop the moment she sees him. She just knows something happened. Her ability to read him insanely well is something that is introduced very early on in the game, most noticeably in the campfire scene, and it stays consistent over the course of the story. The following conversation they have is honestly one of the best moments between them in the entire game. It's this type of conversation I've been wanting to see with a Jedi and their potential lover since Revenge of the Sith. He is so open with her even in a somewhat roundabout way about his genuine fear of losing himself and while the conversation is not explicitly about their relationship, the implication is still there and she 100% picks up on it, especially since he wonders aloud why Santari didn't see the change in Dagan before it was too late. Instead of shaming him for his reservations or calling it ridiculous or anything else she could have said at this moment, she instead decides to possibly help curb those fears and give him some comfort regarding it. She goes on to basically tell him in so few words she knows what she's signing up for and is willing to cross those bridges with him if they come. It's a great difference between Cal and Dagan. Though it's never outright stated that Dagan and Santari were in love, I feel like it's... pretty heavily implied, or at least he was definitely in love with her (was I the only one who read it that way??) but whereas Dagan demands that Santari talk him away from the darkness and seems to almost expect her to, Merrin herself plainly offers to do it with no prodding on Cal's part. It doesn't seem to be a burden Cal wanted to put on her, not something he was inherently expecting of her but she willingly offers, it is her choice, she wants to carry that burden with him. While she does seem maybe slightly annoyed by his hesitancy regarding their relationship to each other, she is also so incredibly patient with him while he's stewing over what he wants to do. It's beautiful. As a side note, "A shared dream is not so easy to wake from," is such an amazing line. Seriously, I want merch with that quote on it.

I liked that going through with the relationship was Cal's choice in the end. Merrin didn't push it, she didn't pressure it. She let him bring it up and come to her when he was ready and if that meant potentially being rejected by a man she very clearly adores, so be it, and I have no doubt she would've respected that choice if that's what he'd wanted. I know a lot of people seem to think he only makes this decision due to Bode's questions earlier but it really seems to be a combination of multiple things that lead to this. Bode picking his brain definitely got him thinking about it, maybe more than he wanted to, but I do think the other big part of Cal being willing to go forward with it at this moment is his confrontation with Dagan that, while an illusion, did cause him to come to grips with his own mortality in a way. "How does it feel knowing you're about to die. That your life meant nothing." As Cal says, Dagan uses an extremely powerful force hallucination based on fear here, so while losing himself to the darkness might scare him, his life being completely meaningless is what he seems to fear the most. Cal's journey throughout Survivor encompasses many things but one of them revolves around feeling aimless and finding a purpose, preferably outside of being a hired weapon that will surely and slowly consume him. It's what everyone consistently tells him: find a home, settle down, embrace happiness because it's fleeting, the path you're on is not healthy and will consume you otherwise...etc. His decision here to give in to his romantic attraction to Merrin is a culmination of all of these interactions and conversations he's had throughout the story, how they've influenced his line of thinking, and him coming to his own conclusions regarding what he personally wants and at this moment, when things are finally, calm and everyone is in a good place with a plan going forward, he personally decides there's no point in living up to the expectations of the Jedi when the Order doesn't exist anymore and wants to see where this could go.

I love the fact that when Merrin witnesses Cal's darkness in the ISB, it's made abundantly clear that she's just as afraid of losing him as he most likely is of losing her. I do think a major reason why she was able to talk him down at the moment is that he fundamentally understands what it feels like to lose everything and everyone, your entire livelihood. That is what they first bonded over and it's something that keeps them bonded in the saddest, yet most profound way and he would never want to add himself to the list of people she's lost. She's also doing exactly what she said she would. In an instance where again, she reads him like a fucking book, she can tell just from his responses on the intercom that he's losing himself and is guiding him back. She immediately went to rescue him as she says. No question, no argument, nothing, she simply does it. She made him a promise and she kept it and in that moment, he promises that she won't lose him, he won't allow it. This is a fundamental difference between Anakin and Padme's dynamic and Cal and Merrin's. While Anakin's love for Padme quite famously ends up extremely selfish in an "I would lose myself to ensure you're not ripped away from me" type of way, Cal and Merrin's dynamic is leaning towards a more selfless, "I won't allow myself to be lost because I can't let that happen for your sake," type of way and god damn it, I love it.

There are several interactions they have in gameplay that I'm lowkey peeved weren't included in cutscenes and one of them is when Cal returns to the Mantis after all but demolishing the ISB, they have this really short but great interaction where Merrin says that if he ever feels that way again, he needs to tell her. She doesn't even ask him to do it, she all but demands it, "If you feel that way again, you will tell me." She's demanding communication from him regarding the darkness and he doesn't fight this demand at all. He agrees to respect this request and I fucking love that from both of them. I will genuinely be kinda upset if we don't get a moment like that in the next game.

I like how their kiss after they've successfully navigated the abyss is kind of their first kiss inverted but instead of "omg we might die, I need to kiss you" it's more "holy shit, we survived, I need to kiss you," but instead of Merrin initiating, now it's Cal. I'm probably reading too much into that but whatever, it's cute.

This isn't about any one part in particular but I do love that it looks like the headcanon so many people had regarding Merrin most likely being quite physically affectionate is turning out to be true.

...I think that's enough for now lol I might add on some things later

Apologies for any typos and thanks for indulging my rambling if you got this far.

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@pscentral event 15: favorite ship(s): Merrical

-I know what I want now.

-Took you long enough.

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I'm going through back logs of art I wanted to finish for awhile, and spread. This is one being a gift to

@fireflyxrebel-writes. It honestly feels relieving to be about to create something that isn't AOEX XD.

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Yeah, i’ll be honest i don’t like the novel, it felt so out of characters for them, but that doesn’t mean what happened there is not canon. Cal did not understand his feeling in it, which is normal being a jedi and lost his master.

(It’s weird that Cere couldn’t provide better answer for his question regarding attachment, she’s a jedi master???)

Anyway, in jfo Cal started to feeling things, battle scar he’s confused (still call Merrin ‘his’ tho 🥲), in survivor he acknowledge, but not yet ready, then finally accept it. They even adopt Kata and act as their parent 🥹.

I’m so glad that he’s in love with Merrin, someone who’s clearly very mature, whose voice he always take to the heart, and basically his anchor.

So I know that we all think that Cal’s decision to embrace his feelings for Merrin is because of what Bode’s said to him during their mission to rescue Zee.

But, I just did my 3rd re-run and I can unlock the conversation Cal had with Zygg and Wini (that they can see their interest to each other and advice him to embrace it), after the last fight with Dagan but before they get back to Jedha.

I just wanna say that it’s not only Bode who told Cal to pursue his feeling, but Zygg and Wini (although optional, you can certainly missed it) also help him to confront his decision.

I just, in a lot of ways, don’t like the idea of Cal’s decision to be with Merrin is solely due to bad intention Bode had. I guess I don’t want this decision will have bad impact in the future due to its bad intent, but since Zygg and Wini also encouraged him, I’d like to say that his decision is solely he himself own thinking.

It’s just I want the best for their relationship 🥹

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One flaw of this plan is: Merrin is able to act as Cal’s anchor, his way back to the light.

Just force sensed this on Jedha…

#jedi survivor #jedi survivor spoilers #cal kestis #merrin #merrical #calmerrin #cal x merrin

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All these, and I love how you didn’t say that Bode is the only one who pushed Cal into his decision, thank you!

and more:

They have started everything from fallen order, the moment Cal gave her the holocron and held her hand. Then the awkward hug. Their eye contact, duh.

Even before the crew met up again, it’s been teased by the way Cal looked at the old video BD played (after showing each of the member, when they having meal together - the way it framed, Merrin in the middle, Cere out of frame, Greeze at the back, and the zoom out pan showing Cal and Merrin giggling). When Greez asked about Cere and bruh out of nowhere talking about Merrin (“I was talking about Cere”, lol 😂). Also, why Cere didn’t greet him directly, Merrin must’ve volunteered to picked him up at the rendezvous point.

I mean all the crew knew about them.

People need to pay more attention.

Another complaint I see that again doesn’t make sense to me on multiple levels about Jedi Survivor Spoilers regarding all story on Jedha and the planet directly after it.

I see some people say they think Cal and Merrin’s relationship was rushed. It kinda wasn’t though and it really confuses me.

Rushed is them kissing the first time they see each other again or kissing during the first game. That would be rushed I would agree.

However that’s not what happens in the game.

By the time they see each other again it’s been two or three years since the group broke up. They had a whole two years together before that. As just friends. On top of that Battle Scars near the end of the novel basically spells it out that Merrin basically always had feelings for Cal, but because he was a Jedi she just left him be because she never thought it would work.

Anyway onto the actual game

The first romantic thing that happens is the grasp of support on the spammel. Something that isn’t to far from what someone would do regardless of intimacy. Again these two have known each other for literal years and were already hugging a week after they met each other

The second romantic thing is the lean and the snuggle during the storm. Again initiated by Merrin who is once again seeing if Cal is interested in her like that regardless of his Jedi status.

Then you have the kiss. At this point both of them aren’t 100% they are going to survive anyway so Merrin initiates the kiss. Because who cares at that point. Screw it they might die anyway. Might as well express your feelings.

It’s important that Merrin is the one who starts these as even half way through the game after Merrin kisses Cal. He still doesn’t think he should go that way as it’s not the Jedi way. He spells this out to bode pretty much.

He then confronts Rayvis and after they have their little talk and I think this is where he starts to change his mind.

He then almost dies to Dagan and sees a vision of the entire mantis crew dying.

After this he realizes the Jedi are wrong. He doesn’t want to be alone in that way the rest of his life whatever the cost. Ironically it’s this decision to have attachments on feelings for Merrin that are the only reason he doesn’t fall to the dark side at the end of the game.

So no it wasn’t rushed. It was in fact the opposite of rushed. If they wanted to rush it they could have had them kiss at the end of Fallen order or the start of Survivor. They didn’t. Respawn knows how to build a romantic relationship. It’s the best example of enemies to lovers in fiction IMO.

You can dislike Merrin and cal ending up together(I will judge you lol) but to say it was rushed confuses the heck out of me.

#star wars #jedi: survivor #jedi survivor #cal kestis #merrin #merrin x cal kestis #cal kestis x merrin #cal x merrin #merrin x cal #merrical #jedi survivor spoilers

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Cal’s face went from grinning to look as neutral as possible to support his gf’s dark joke 🥹