Up front, I missed out on 1.0 Ascilla/Minfilia. I've heard that those early experiences with the character alter the impression of her. However...
It took three years, an expansion, being consumed by the frigging mother crystal, and the suicidal crystal-offerings of the saviors of an entire world to FINALLY end Minfilia's reign as Miss Ostensible of Eorzea. AND NOW THAT SHE'S ACTUALLY ARGUABLY DOING SOMETHING, IT'S OFF SCREEN. Off WORLD even!!
The NPCs are all "No, Minnie! We all miss you so much! What will we do without you!?" Meanwhile, I'm standing there all, "Actually, kinda forgot you were gone? Occasionally visit your office, but it's still got a weird kid in it obsessed with sending us to fight primals. I guess your function is covered? Plus they can do more in a fight than yell out a weirdly sensual, 'Nooo!' It's strange, but without you there to call us back to the mother bleeping no-aetheryte Itchy Sands, all the competent members of the team (and Alf) just do our damn jobs. So... TTYLOMGSorryNotSorry"
It took three years, an expansion, being consumed by the frigging mother crystal, and the suicidal crystal-offerings of the saviors of an entire world to FINALLY end Minfilia's reign as Miss Ostensible of Eorzea. AND NOW THAT SHE'S ACTUALLY ARGUABLY DOING SOMETHING, IT'S OFF SCREEN. Off WORLD even!!
The NPCs are all "No, Minnie! We all miss you so much! What will we do without you!?" Meanwhile, I'm standing there all, "Actually, kinda forgot you were gone? Occasionally visit your office, but it's still got a weird kid in it obsessed with sending us to fight primals. I guess your function is covered? Plus they can do more in a fight than yell out a weirdly sensual, 'Nooo!' It's strange, but without you there to call us back to the mother bleeping no-aetheryte Itchy Sands, all the competent members of the team (and Alf) just do our damn jobs. So... TTYLOMGSorryNotSorry"
