→ On Orion Bysnoe and Head Hunting

“At this point, Orion’s gotta be my best friend. Thick and thin, as they say. I do the stealth, he always comes in for the final blow. We make a good team. And he sure has passed a lotta knowledge onto me… General knowledge too, like cooking. Sometimes we sit around and do music together too. I’m happy we ran into each other, after that shipwreck I was in and all.”

→ On the Shipwreck

“The shipwreck me and Achilles were caught in was pretty damn bad. Not sure if he’ll ever talk about it himself. Seas were just too stormy, not a damn thing to be done except not be sailing there in the first place. The whole ship went down. I like to think I saved his life that night. Rumor has it a sea monster stirred it up… With everything I’ve seen since, I’d’ve believed it. Achilles stopped working the decks after that, and I didn’t see him for years ‘til me and Orion found him half dead in the snow.”

→ On Horses

“My father was probably the best veterinarian in Valnain. I’d assume so, based on how many people visited our stable. Folks brought horses, sheep, sometimes cattle… If it had a hoof my dad could’ve taken care of it. He grew up on the Steppe and learned everything there. Then he met my ma and they settled down in Valnain. That’s where I lived well, until… Oh, the horses, right. These days I keep mine stabled in Revenant’s Toll, I visit as often as I can and I even take ‘er with me when travels are safe enough.”

→ On Being a Deckhand

“After… After Valnain and I got split up from my family, I started working on ships to make some gil. It was hard work but easy to come by. Always someone wanting something shipped somewhere as soon as possible…”

→ On Achilles Knight

“That kit was scrawny first I seen him working the boat decks. Months on the sea wasn’t gonna help. I stole extra bread and soup for him, though I wasn’t sure if he liked me at first. He seemed a bit lonely. He had started to open up a bit, but then the shipwreck split us up. Good to see him fairing better lately. He’s always a dependable friend.”

→ On “found him half dead in the snow”

“Hah, I guess Achilles really doesn’t talk about these things. Orion had a mission out up in Ishgard, we were traveling there together through the thickest blizzard I’d ever seen. Couldn’t shake the cold out of my ass. Anyways, we saw a dark lump in the snow. We stumbled up upon it to see Achilles a bloody mess. He wasn’t even conscious at the time. With the snow around him like that, he's awful lucky he’s got that thick pelt of fur on him. When he woke he mumbled something about a temple knight… We cut our mission short and took him back south so he could heal. He joined us for a bit after that.”

→ On Larceny

“Missions sometimes need more of a… silent touch. That’s where I come in. In and out without a noise, without anyone realizing. I’ve taken documents, jewelry, even planted incriminating evidence to be found by others…I keep some cool stuff, usually end up giving away stuff we don’t need… Well.. Can’t help but pick a few pockets here and there too. Never know what you’re gonna find.”

→ On Soul Crystals and Dark Knight

“A’ve never been good with those… job stones… One day I was running around late for a job. I damn near tripped over a box Achilles left laying out, the thing spilled all over the floor. I guess he kept a spare crystal in there, didn't have a clue about it 'til I picked it up and it started glowing like fire. Guess it chose me. I never realized I had that much worth protecting.”

→ On Odysseus and Lemon-Chan

“I first ran into them while I was in Ul’dah. Them and those Scions were doing a lot to stir up Garlean movements, and Orion wanted to be right on top of it. Me, hah, I’m just the guy who’s always in the right place at the right time… Odysseus picked me out from the crowd - not by choice mind you - one of them echo vision things hit him. Showed him how my own echo awakened. I never even realized, but everything made a lotta sense after that. He convinced me to travel with them, he practically begged. They’re quite a duo, I mean, we’re quite a trio now.”

→ On the Echo

“My echo lets me withstand fire. I ain’t hit with those memory visions very often. But I’ve figured I can sort of use it to control flames. Wield weapons that are burning hot. Or just tend the campfire. I can’t seem to produce fire itself… but Odysseus seems intent that I can with some magic. A’ve never been good at that stuff though. He just always sees the best in people.”

→ On Lemon-Chan

“She… scares me. Often. I would trust her with my life. She hasn’t said so, but I think she likes hearing my stories about Auri folk and what my life was like back before, in Dalmasca, and when we’d travel to the Steppe. There’s always something soft about her expression…”