F'elix Tia

Urianger: a safe, but ultimately boring option. They fall asleep seven hours before Urianger has finished telling a bedtime story.

the twins: The good news is that the child is not harmed in any way. They were completely safe the entire time. What happened is, inarguably, not the twins' fault. But... it did happen, and it would have been preferable for it not to have happened.

Thancred: Has taught the child certain skills. You contact the several people who shared their linkpearl details to explain that the child was actually a child, not a particularly adorable mammet created to rizz.

G'raha: Has attempted to do the same as Thancred, with disastrous results.

Y'shtola: Has also attempted to teach the child certain skills with disastrous results, albeit very different skills.

Estinien: Do not leave your child alone with Estinien. The results are similar to the twins, but it is entirely Estinien's fault.

Krile: Practically perfect in every way. Everyone agrees to make this a regular occurrence. Krile is eventually "Aunt Krile".

Zenos: Has also attempted to teach the child certain skills, albeit very different skills from Thancred, G'raha, or Y'shtola. Has succeeded. With disastrous results.

Bonus:

Biggs and Wedge: An ideal choice. Caring, effective, fun. But the child does come home in magitek power armor. They insist it was just a precaution. Wedge lets slip "and it's a good thing we had the foresight, too." You are never able to get either of them to elaborate.

Cid: Cancelled his plans to take care of the child. You probably should have expected Nero to be part of the deal, in hindsight. The child comes home with surface-level knowledge of how to construct magitek power armor. Nothing seems to have gone wrong.

Sisi accidentally flooded Empyreum. Wups.

Champion of Eorzea, blessed by the Mothercrystal. You've bested tyrannical warlords, fearsome dragons, and god-like beings. You've liberated nations, aided in their restorations. You rub shoulders with their leaders and the common folk alike. With every victory, every adventure, every grand feat, your legend grows. Everyone knows your name. Everyone knows what you've done. Everyone knows what you're capable of doing.

'It's the blessing of Hydaelyn,' they say; 'the power of the Echo,' 'the unwavering soul of Azem'. Only the Warrior of Light could do what you do, only someone destined to usher change and defend the very star from destruction. Allies and enemies alike agree; there is nobody like the Warrior of Light.

But that's where they're wrong. You may be special, or chosen, or destined... but you don't feel that at all. All you feel is the pedestal you never asked to be put on. The perceived gap between you and them is staggering. They think you untouchable; so far removed from human you must be a god, or something greater. You aren't a person to them any more. You're a symbol. An idea. A concept. Intangible.

"You, who have the blessings of Hydaelyn" they say, "The power of the Echo, the unwavering soul of Azem!" as they hold back whatever favoured weapon they have most recently stolen as a trophy from what was thought to be an invincible foe. "There is truly no one else like you, Warrior of Light."

You're wrong

I may be special, or chosen, or destined, but I don't feel that way at all

→ I never asked you to put me on a pedestal

meow, i'm a cat

"You're untouchable. The gap between the likes of us and mortal men is staggering. We are so far removed from humans we must be gods," he pauses, with a little smile, "or are you something greater?" "Show me what you are. A symbol. An idea. A concept. Intangible!"

alphinaud's heavensward and stormblood outfit has these lapel things and these glove things

y'shtola's heavensward and stormblood outfit has this gem on the collar

alisaie's heavensward and stormblood outfit has this red pin on the lapel and a red gem accent on the belt

lyse's early stormblood outfit has a smaller red gem on the blue gem necklace

and g'raha's outfit has smaller red gems on his big necklace.

i think these might be in reference to the post-arr quest Ancient Ways, Timeless Wants, where Tataru gets a bunch of "blood pearls" with the intention to make everyone charms with them. they're red pearls! these accents don't really look to be made of pearl, but... idk, it feels like a reference.

anyway, the outfits which were explicitly designed by Tataru (not counting the ones that were constructed by her but designed by someone else, like the stuff Y'shtola, Urianger, and Thancred have been wearing since Shadowbringers) that do not have these accents are pretty much just the ones intended for the WoL — neither the Scion Adventurer attire, the Scion Traveler attire, nor the Wayfarer's attire have red gem accents — but when presenting the WoL the Scion Adventurer set, Tataru does mention sewing the blood pearl charm into the lining, so it is explicitly in there, for the Adventurer attire at least.

Urianger, without looking up from his book: Fun fact, that’s what would happen if there was no air resistance, and it would come down so fast that it would kill us.

Urianger, without looking up from his book: Verily, such a thing would indeed occur were it not for the air itself. 'Twould descend upon us with such speed that all caught in the deluge would surely perish.

Urianger, without looking up from his book: Verily, such a thing would indeed occur were it not for the air itself. 'Twould descend upon us with such speed that all caught in the deluge would surely perish.

WoL: Oh.

TIL, in the Ridorana Lighthouse alliance raid, if you warp back to the start after it's finished, and run back through to the room with Construct 7 (the guy who makes you do math), HE IS DANCING!! IT'S AMAZE.