Stories of the Past

Start Location

Start the quest by placing Sandrone's Portable Tea Table gadget near Palais Mermonia.

Steps

1. Go to the vicinity of the Palais Mermonia to begin the tea party
   1. Use Sandrone to take a seat and begin the tea party
2. Enjoy teatime
   1. (Optional) Sandrone seems to have something to say to the tea party companion...

Dialogue

(Invite Neuvillette to a tea party.)

Neuvillette

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The Iudex of Fontaine. Hmm... There are a few things I'd like to ask him about.

Invite

Quest Description

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Go to Palais Mermonia, place your tea table, and have Sandrone take a seat. Then, prepare to enjoy some tea with Neuvillette...

(Place Sandrone's Portable Tea Table near Palais Mermonia and take a seat)

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 01.ogg Neuvillette: Many thanks for the invitation, Miss Guillotin. I presume this pure water was prepared specially for me?

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 marionette 01.ogg Marionette: Think nothing of it, Monsieur Neuvillette. It's an honor to have the Iudex of Fontaine take time out of his busy schedule to join me for a cup of... water.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 02.ogg Neuvillette: Does the Fatui have some official business that you wish to discuss?

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 marionette 02.ogg Marionette: Not at all. This is a strictly personal visit. And there's no need to be so formal. I simply wanted to ask you about an old acquaintance.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 03.ogg Neuvillette: An old acquaintance... Ah, you must be talking about Mr. Alain Guillotin? The great Lord-Artificer.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 marionette 03.ogg Marionette: Exactly. What kind of person was he? I heard he was your subordinate in his youth.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 04.ogg Neuvillette: Hmm...

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 05.ogg Neuvillette: Mr. Guillotin was an earnest and grounded young man. Even after being granted the title of White Cavalier of Protection, he never exhibited one iota of arrogance.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 06.ogg Neuvillette: He spent most of his time studying machines. The world outside his own little bubble was of little interest to him.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 marionette 04.ogg Marionette: Huh... So he was like that even when he was younger? I wonder if he was wise beyond his years or simply ignorant of the ways of the world.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 07.ogg Neuvillette: However... He changed dramatically after losing his family and friends.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 marionette 05.ogg Marionette: The Tower of Gestalt? And Elynas...

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 08.ogg Neuvillette: Indeed. When he and I signed the order to search the tower, he appeared... helpless.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 marionette 06.ogg Marionette: It was the estrangement and alienation of the past that led to all that. He must have felt guilty, too.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 09.ogg Neuvillette: Hmm... He became even more taciturn after that, and our interactions grew less frequent.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 10.ogg Neuvillette: At the ceremony where he was given the title of Lord-Artificer, all he said was the following:

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 11.ogg Neuvillette: "A quiet, humble life is a surer path to happiness than the blind pursuit of endless perfection."

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 marionette 07.ogg Marionette: Heh... And that's exactly how he lived in his later years.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 marionette 08.ogg Marionette: I guess he wasn't just saying that to the crowd. He was saying it to himself.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 12.ogg Neuvillette: And what do you think about it all, Miss Guillotin?

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 marionette 09.ogg Marionette: Me? Hmph. I won't pass judgment on his epiphany or his way of life, just as he never told me how I should live my own.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 marionette 10.ogg Marionette: But I have no intention of either following his path or of imitating his ideals. I'm my own person.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 marionette 11.ogg Marionette: Heh... Thank you. You've helped me understand him better.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 13.ogg Neuvillette: You're very welcome. It's a pleasure to share stories of the past with one of his family.

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(Approach Neuvillette)

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 14.ogg Neuvillette: And a pleasure to share stories of the past with you, Miss Guillotin, over this wonderful glass of water.

Marionette: (Let's sit like this for a little while longer.)

(Exits dialogue without ending the quest)

Marionette: I think it's time I started clearing up.

Media:vo sdnwq013 1 neuvillette 15.ogg Neuvillette: Very well. Wherever you're going next, I wish you a smooth journey.

(Exits dialogue and ends the quest)

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