...anyway, here's a special episode dedicated to him. I spent eight hours, hundreds of thousands of Gil, and got beat up by pink flans while collecting two Ping Tails and one, single, solitary item that has no impact on the game. All glory to The Rainbow Pudding!
When we first met Namingway, he was in Baron Castle, pondering his future in a world where names can't be changed. Cecil and Kain saw him next in the Myst Cave being a cartographer. He lost his tools, so he was just hanging out in Kaipo for a while before becoming a historian in Fabul. Recordingway then learned he likes to camp in a Chocobo Forest but became a Baron Weapons/Armor Shop renowned musician soon thereafter. He got the hots for two women in Toria, which leads us to right now...
Puddingway, still eagerly waiting for us in Agart, is thrilled to see us! We happily hand him the rare and exquisite Rainbow Pudding (Red Moon variety), and he hops off to meet his girlfriend.
We find him again in the Dwarven Pub of Giott all alone. When we talk to him, he asks if we're here to drown our sorrows too? We're not, but he reveals that he found his pudding loving, puddin', eating pudding with another man! I don't tell him that he was two timing two women a few days ago because I'm not that type of guy. Mopingway continues to drink. If we try to talk to him again, he, in a drunken stupor, becomes angry. He attacks the party?! Well, not really. I waited for him to strike us first, but he never did. He only has 32 HP, so make him hit rock bottom. We knock him out of depression, and he gives us the Eye Gouge Augment. I assume it can blind a target, but I gave it to Rydia to increase her speed when she levels up. Mopingway promises to get his life back together, so I'm sure he'll be fine when we next meet.
The bad news is we next see him in the Feymarch. Is that bad news? The good news is he's found a new love who seems to reciprocate the feelings! They move fast, almost like rabbits, but it's so romantic. Lovingway asks Cecil if he's seeing anyone as well and asks us her name. I guess Rosa is the correct answer, but I love you, Lucy! It's a nice callback to the SNES version, regardless. He'll run off to be with his girlfriend.
If we head to Mysidia to see all of our friends, we can meet Lovingway's love. She has a dancer girl model, so good job, buddy! They tell us that they're here to get married, so it is a happy ending! Weddingway grants us the Lucy's Love Augment as thanks for all of our help, and he hopes we can feel like he does one day. His wife worries about his wanderlust, though...
He and his bride are on their honeymoon on the moon! Weddingway's changed his name to fit his ancestors, so he's a boring Hummingway now. He, once again, thanks us, and his wife tells us how romantic it is to be on the moon for a honeymoon. With her honey, no less! Once again, though, I have to wonder how they got here? He leaves us with the quote, "When all is said and done, it's what's inside that truly matters. Still, a catchy name never hurt."
The last time we see our friend is a random location across the Blue Planet. I found him in the Baron Chocobo Forest, which was the first place I went. He's all alone, but it seems fine. Going-my-way is feeling nostalgic about his travels and wishes to see the places he's been to again. Wouldn't it cooler if he brought his wife? But what do I know? He hands us the Safe Travel Augment, which removes all random encounters from the game. It's a little late, but it's cool anyway. Going-my-way heads back to his travels, never to be seen again?
Challengeingway shows up in The After Years, but I'm not playing that.
We'll end Final Fantasy IV tomorrow. I tried to get a few more tails, but their drop rate, even with the Treasure Hunter Augment, was too low for me to keep my sanity. I got to level 83, though, so I suspect we'll make quick work of Zemus. It's actually one of the reasons why I wanted to get the Rainbow Pudding. I could never beat Zeromus on the SNES or PS1 version, so I have a vast reservoir of intimidation. There's no such thing as being over leveled for Zemus.
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