Summary: The introduction to Porom’s tale. We see Palom and
Porom in flashback in Mysidia, just after the events of the base game.
Good set-up for Porom’s perspective on her relationships, personality,
and motivations.
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-We start out with Porom as a kid. Flashback!
-Actually, it’s the moment where Palom is bragging to Leonora about Mount Ordeals. He’s supposed to be learning from the Elder, and Porom has to go get him. I get the sense she has to do this a lot.
-My first task with control of Porom is to find Palom and drag his ass back to school. I’m like a combination of white mage and truant officer.
-A random black mage is complaining that Palom’s not acting his age. I disagree. He’s acting as a 7 year old (or whatever he is) normally does. Porom is the one not acting her age. She’s way more mature than most girls her age would probably be.
-After chasing Palom around town, eventually what gets through to him is Porom reminding him that he wants to be like Tellah, a sage. It’s kind of cool to me that he was so heavily influenced by Tellah.
-Great discussion between Palom and the Elder. Palom wants acknowledgment for his success and growth with Cecil’s party, which is true. But the Elder wants him to acknowledge how success is a group effort, and how many people contributed to Palom’s growth. Palom admits he didn’t do it alone, but the Elder thinks he agrees intellectually, but still believes deep down that it was mostly Palom’s work.
This is very similar to the “You didn’t build this” controversy. I won’t get too political since it’s not a strong suit of mine, but the basic argument seems very similar. When we succeed, it seems important to me to acknowledge that so much of our success (and failure) is a product of many external factors and contributors, not just us.
-Palom really wants to strike out on his own. This is overt and explicit. Interesting to me that the Elder sees in Porom’s eyes that she wants the same thing deep down, but is more reluctant to express is.
-This REALLY interests me. So much of Porom’s actions and characterization have centered on her relationship with her brother. Caring for him, watching out for him, scolding him, shepherding him around. What about her own personal goals?
Now, it’s not like she JUST that. She’s selfless, kind, caring… but I also imagine that a theme of this tale might end up being how her self will emerge from simply being self-less.
-The title: “Porom’s Tale: The Vanished Lunar Whale”
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Next time: the training of twins.
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-We start out with Porom as a kid. Flashback!
-Actually, it’s the moment where Palom is bragging to Leonora about Mount Ordeals. He’s supposed to be learning from the Elder, and Porom has to go get him. I get the sense she has to do this a lot.
-My first task with control of Porom is to find Palom and drag his ass back to school. I’m like a combination of white mage and truant officer.
-A random black mage is complaining that Palom’s not acting his age. I disagree. He’s acting as a 7 year old (or whatever he is) normally does. Porom is the one not acting her age. She’s way more mature than most girls her age would probably be.
-After chasing Palom around town, eventually what gets through to him is Porom reminding him that he wants to be like Tellah, a sage. It’s kind of cool to me that he was so heavily influenced by Tellah.
-Great discussion between Palom and the Elder. Palom wants acknowledgment for his success and growth with Cecil’s party, which is true. But the Elder wants him to acknowledge how success is a group effort, and how many people contributed to Palom’s growth. Palom admits he didn’t do it alone, but the Elder thinks he agrees intellectually, but still believes deep down that it was mostly Palom’s work.
This is very similar to the “You didn’t build this” controversy. I won’t get too political since it’s not a strong suit of mine, but the basic argument seems very similar. When we succeed, it seems important to me to acknowledge that so much of our success (and failure) is a product of many external factors and contributors, not just us.
-Palom really wants to strike out on his own. This is overt and explicit. Interesting to me that the Elder sees in Porom’s eyes that she wants the same thing deep down, but is more reluctant to express is.
-This REALLY interests me. So much of Porom’s actions and characterization have centered on her relationship with her brother. Caring for him, watching out for him, scolding him, shepherding him around. What about her own personal goals?
Now, it’s not like she JUST that. She’s selfless, kind, caring… but I also imagine that a theme of this tale might end up being how her self will emerge from simply being self-less.
-The title: “Porom’s Tale: The Vanished Lunar Whale”
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Next time: the training of twins.
