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Quest giver

G'raha Tia

Location

Ultima Thule (X:32.3, Y:27.5)

Quest line

Endwalker Main Scenario Quests

Level

90

Gil

 1,260

Previous quest

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Hello, World

Patch

6.0

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G'raha Tia is ready to set forth.

— In-game description

Steps

• Speak with G'raha Tia.
• Examine the console.
• Speak with Alphinaud.
• Observe activity at Base Omicron.
• Speak with G'raha Tia.
• Search for the errant Omicron.

Dialogue

G'raha Tia:

• So, the console we seek lies on the far side of this isle.
• Given the nature of the ground, the route may not be entirely direct as it seems.
• Let us all watch our step as we make our way.
• This appears to be the console.

G'raha Tia:

• But it seems...unresponsive.
• Would you care to take a look at it?
• No luck, I see.
• But there must be a way to activate it. There must...

Alisaie:

• Well, I'm out of ideas...

Alphinaud:

• As am I. Operating such consoles is trying enough, but if we can't even activate it...

G'raha Tia:

• Perhaps there is a way.
• First, consider the world that has been recreated here.
• Its inhabitants were machines who gathered combat data to enhance themselves. And among the many wars they waged, the most notable was that against the dragons.
• As you've doubtless surmised, I believe this was the home world of Omega.

If you have not done Omega, you get this script fork:

• Aye, I speak of the ancient weapon. The one which the Alliance unleashed upon Shinryu.
• I will spare you the long story, but according to the records I read in the future, it possessed a single weakness: lightning.

If you have done Omega, you get this script fork:

• Cid built a jamming device to defeat it. A device which generated massive bursts of lightning, its sole weakness.

Script forks converge:

Alisaie:

• That's all well and good, but what does that─ ...Wait, you're not thinking to strike the console with lightning, are you?

G'raha Tia:

• As a matter of fact, I am. Ask yourselves this: why would an entity as puissant as Omega not be designed to suppress the effects of lightning?

Alphinaud:

• Because it relies upon it─or something akin to it─as a source of energy.

G'raha Tia:

• My thoughts exactly. And there is a good chance the same is true of the Omicrons and their devices.
• So, shall I cast caution to the wind and try something reckless and dramatic?

If you have done Omega, you'll get the following two lines:

• You still have it!? Cid and Nero's legendary device, which brought low the superweapon Omega!?
• Wait... The actual device was much too big to lug around, so you must have only the control module. And there I was getting all excited...
• Never mind. An old-fashioned spell will suffice.

G'raha Tia casts Thunder regardless, and the script forks converge once more:

Alisaie:

• It...it worked!

???:

• Opening connection to Communications Module I... Connection established.

Sir:

• Transmission: strategic Matrix Stigma-1 now online. As the primary strategic matrix, you may address me as “Sir.”
• Checking for new communications... None found. All units, please maintain current state.
• End transmission. Closing connection...

G'raha Tia:

• Wait! We have questions for you!
• Of late, no mission orders have been issued. Why not? Has there been some manner of trouble?

Sir:

• Reply: the extended operations unit has yet to determine guidelines for future assignments.
• All strategies are calculated, devised, and actioned in accordance with said guidelines.
• In the interim, all citizens are directed to maintain a state of combat readiness. End reply. Awaiting query.

Alphinaud:

• Can you tell us why the extended operations unit hasn't yet determined the guidelines?

Sir:

• Unable to comply. Information unavailable or access restricted.

Alphinaud:

• In that case, is it possible for us to communicate directly with the unit?

Sir:

• ...Access denied. Unable to establish connection.

Alisaie:

• Is there anything you can tell us? Have there been any abnormalities, like a threat to the star or widespread unrest?

Sir:

• Reply: negative. All citizens continue to operate at maximum efficiency.
• If your operations are suboptimal, please proceed to a maintenance facility for evaluation. Otherwise, standby at your designated post. End reply.
• End transmission. Closing connection...

G'raha Tia:

• I could activate it again, but I doubt it would be productive. What do you think?

Alisaie:

• If all the Omicrons really were running as efficiently as it claimed, then I doubt they were hoping for life here to end.
• As this Sir told us, there just haven't been any new instructions, and everyone is standing by.

Alphinaud:

• Should be standing by, at any rate. If there are those that are neglecting their duties, perhaps we can glean a clue from them.
• I propose we take another look around, and also try to find the operations unit.
• Let us focus our search on the outpost.
• Alisaie and I will try speaking with the Omicrons this time, in the hopes we might learn something new.
• Meanwhile, perhaps you and G'raha could observe them from a distance.
• These beings are systematic and routine by nature. If there are any that aren't, it shouldn't be too difficult to spot them.
• If there are no questions, then let us begin at once!

G'raha Tia:

• As we came this way, I believe I spied a promising vantage point. Follow me.
• An Omicron wandering aimlessly? Where!?
• Aha, I see it!
• It's left the base. Let's follow it!
• It's not here, but it definitely came this way. It must have used the portal.
• Time to go through and see what we find...

M-017:

• Bzzzt... What is your query?

G'raha Tia:

• Ah, you found it!
• What are you doing here?

M-017:

• ...I am looking at the tree.

G'raha Tia:

• Quite an unusual specimen... What is the device attached to it?

M-017:

• The tree is a sample collected from another star. As it cannot survive in our environment, however, it requires life support. That is the function of the device.

G'raha Tia:

• To go to such lengths to sustain it... Is there something special about this tree?

M-017:

• Being foreign matter, protocol requires that we study it. As this task has been completed, the specimen may be discarded.
• However, when I behold the tree, I am made to feel as though...there is a problem.
• In order to become strong, we have continued to enhance ourselves. Like we did countless others, we conquered the star whence this tree came.
• It is the last remnant of a dead world, and there is nothing towards which it may aspire. Yet it grows. Extends its branches. Sprouts leaves. Produces seeds.
• Why does it seek to continue?
• Why was it made to behave in such a way, and to what end? I do not understand.

G'raha Tia:

• ...I see. Out of curiosity, does this pertain to your duty?

M-017:

• ...No, it does not. My apologies, I shall return to my designated post and assume a state of combat readiness.

G'raha Tia:

• So, it was acting outside of orders...
• Perhaps it is simply a malfunctioning Omicron. These are by no means uncommon.
• But it may also be a unit possessed of the ability to make decisions. One not unlike Sir...
• I believe this bears further investigation.
• To endeavor to live even if we must depend on forces beyond our control...
• Tell me, Player. One day, when this adventure becomes a part of your epic, do you think I will be mentioned in it?
• You truly think so? That would be a...
• Nay, I shouldn't say such things until the moment comes to pass. Never mind the embarrassment...
• ...Well, we had best get on with our task.
• Tracking down Sir, and understanding the nature of the emotion which bars our way!