The airship Tidus helped salvage at the start of the gameThe Al Bhed don’t acknowledge this or thank him, which would really go a long way to smoothing out that whole unfortunate slavery “misunderstanding”. is parked here, and it’s been cleaned up and is ready to fly.
Wait. How Long Has it been?
I'm sorry, I know this is Final FANTASY but I refuse to believe this thing flies.
If you go strictly by the visible day / night cycle in the game, then…
- Day 1: Tidus arrives in Spira and meets the Al Bhed. The day ends when Sin attacks.
- Day 2: Besaid island. The day ends after meeting Yuna.
- Day 3: The ship ride from Besaid to Kilika. The day ends when Yuna performs the sending.
- Day 4: The ship ride from Kilika to Luca. The day ends while sailing.
- Day 5: The Blitzball tournament. The party sets out on the Mi’ihen highroad. The day ends at the inn where they fight the Chocobo eaterWhich I didn’t mention in this write-up. But trust me, they fought one..
- Day 6: Operation Mi’ihen. The day ends at Djose Temple.
- Day 7: Moonflow to Guadosalam. Afterward you stop at the inn in the Thunderplains. While you can’t see the time of day, the game does play the “sleeping for the night” lullaby sound.
- Day 8: Exit the Thunderplains. Pass through the forest. Lake Macalania. Kill Seymour. The day ends when Sin attacks under the lake.
- Day 9: Bikanel Island.
So in nine days the Al Bhed hauled the Airship up from the bottom of the ocean, cleaned it up, figured out how it worked, found or built replacement parts, repaired it, fueled it, figured out how to pilot it, and gave it a factory-fresh coat of paint?
Yeah, yeah. Final Fantasy. I know.
I know.
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