As far as disregarding lore goes, I remember this was a big topic of debate when 2.0 finally launched and people were burning through the original story missions. At the end of 1.0, the final cut scene showed Derplander's team of adventurers being warped away somewhere just as Bahamut decided to start going on a rampage. Then it all ended. For almost a year we were left to debate what exactly happened there. The scene where Derplander's party reappears and calls their chocobos didn't appear until one of later phases of 2.0's beta.
Most believed that Derplander's party was a proxy for our characters in the cut scene therefore we all got teleported somewhere. Others believed that in the storyline, specifically only Derplander's party was transported. Then there were debates over exactly where/when they were transported to. Most of us RP'ed that our character was somehow involved in that massive battle against the Garleans. Which was more difficult for some than others. A few of us RPed that our characters either fled the Realm or otherwise sought out safety. After all, an entire moon was about to crash into our land.
Once 2.0 released, it was made clear that our characters were transported 5 years into the future, just as most of us had heard or guessed. But what we didn't expect was the plot point that no one remembered us. So there was a big debate in the RP community about this. Some people said that you /must/ RP all your friends and family completely forgetting about you if you teleported through time, because the game clearly says that no one can remember the "Warriors of Light". Also, if you didn't teleport through time, you /must/ forget about every character you've ever RPed with who did time travel. The Echo seemed to be the one way around this. So suddenly, many characters developed The Echo as a way to circumvent this plot point.
Other people just decided that they didn't like having to forget every bit of RP they had ever done and chose to ignore it completely. In the end, I don't think it mattered since in the storyline the Warriors of Light are eventually remembered anyway. But it was a classic case of SE throwing in some special "your character is the one true hero" plot point stuff that everyone interpreted into their RP in a different way.
What this all boils down to is how /your/ character specifically will react to an Au Ra, not how SE says their NPCs will react. Manari has never seen one before, so of course she's going to be a little shocked. I have a male highlander alt that just likes pretty girls regardless of what race they are. When he sees an Au Ra (female) he will react much differently than Manari will. That's how I'm looking at it.
Most believed that Derplander's party was a proxy for our characters in the cut scene therefore we all got teleported somewhere. Others believed that in the storyline, specifically only Derplander's party was transported. Then there were debates over exactly where/when they were transported to. Most of us RP'ed that our character was somehow involved in that massive battle against the Garleans. Which was more difficult for some than others. A few of us RPed that our characters either fled the Realm or otherwise sought out safety. After all, an entire moon was about to crash into our land.
Once 2.0 released, it was made clear that our characters were transported 5 years into the future, just as most of us had heard or guessed. But what we didn't expect was the plot point that no one remembered us. So there was a big debate in the RP community about this. Some people said that you /must/ RP all your friends and family completely forgetting about you if you teleported through time, because the game clearly says that no one can remember the "Warriors of Light". Also, if you didn't teleport through time, you /must/ forget about every character you've ever RPed with who did time travel. The Echo seemed to be the one way around this. So suddenly, many characters developed The Echo as a way to circumvent this plot point.
Other people just decided that they didn't like having to forget every bit of RP they had ever done and chose to ignore it completely. In the end, I don't think it mattered since in the storyline the Warriors of Light are eventually remembered anyway. But it was a classic case of SE throwing in some special "your character is the one true hero" plot point stuff that everyone interpreted into their RP in a different way.
What this all boils down to is how /your/ character specifically will react to an Au Ra, not how SE says their NPCs will react. Manari has never seen one before, so of course she's going to be a little shocked. I have a male highlander alt that just likes pretty girls regardless of what race they are. When he sees an Au Ra (female) he will react much differently than Manari will. That's how I'm looking at it.
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