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resort_link2014-07-22 07:43 pm
archeologue) wrote in resort_link2014-07-22 07:43 pm
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Grave sites are splendid repository of priceless artifacts. The golden mask of Agamemnon from Schliemann's excavation of the royal shaft graves at Mycenae. King Tutankhamun's glorious, some say cursed, tomb. Beautiful Etruscan jewelry from the tomb of Tarquinia.
[His eyes gleam with excitement as he talks about the treasures.]
I wonder why there are no graves on this planet. It is a universal truth of archaeology that where there are settlements, there are graves. It may be internments, ashes and bone fragments of cremation, wall burials, sky burials, but all peoples must deal with their dead. And yet for all the ruins here...nothing.
[He's convinced that there must be burials somewhere. But it would suit his purposes just fine if he discovered a burial site (and the grave goods within) with no one else in a position to know or suspect.]
My apologies, where are my manners. I am Dr. Belloq, archeologist from Earth, year of our Lord 1936. These communicators, remarkable devices. It's very strange to think that to some here, I am a part of ancient history.
[His eyes gleam with excitement as he talks about the treasures.]
I wonder why there are no graves on this planet. It is a universal truth of archaeology that where there are settlements, there are graves. It may be internments, ashes and bone fragments of cremation, wall burials, sky burials, but all peoples must deal with their dead. And yet for all the ruins here...nothing.
[He's convinced that there must be burials somewhere. But it would suit his purposes just fine if he discovered a burial site (and the grave goods within) with no one else in a position to know or suspect.]
My apologies, where are my manners. I am Dr. Belloq, archeologist from Earth, year of our Lord 1936. These communicators, remarkable devices. It's very strange to think that to some here, I am a part of ancient history.
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Although... If you do go deep enough into the Farplane, it is possible to hear their voices. [Braska's smile becomes a little mischievous here, like he's keeping a secret. Because he is. He's used that trick to encourage Yuna in her fight against Vegnagun.] But, you must be very deep within it, and no one makes it regular practice to go that far. The viewing platform remains just inside.
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What happens if one goes too deep within the Farplane? [Belloq likes pushing boundaries and going where Man Was Not Meant To Go.]
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I'm not entirely sure, to be honest. I only know of one instance, and though many extraordinary things happened, then, very little of it had to do with the Farplane itself. [This is Braska, secretly bragging on his daughter. You kicked that machina ass, gurl. You kicked it good.] But it was the first time the souls in the Farplane were able to contact the living within that I'm aware of.
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[And not just academics like him wanting to speak to historical figures. He thinks of how very popular seances were just a few decades ago, so many people so desperate to speak to their lost loved ones.]
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Why does it surprise you?
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Spirans are especially sensitive to the idea that this day may be our last. We may mourn deeply those we have lost, but we cling to what life we have. Most of us aren't very keen to put ourselves in more danger, even for the sake of something like this. Those of us who are more willing to do so, do it for the sake of protecting the living.
All in all, we don't have a history of being particularly adventurous, I'm afraid.