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A Welcome Overstayed
Map quest, level 28. 166th of 194 in play order.
Quest giver: Gogolata, North Shroud (X 21.0, Y 25.0).
Steps
- Deliver the
envelope to the haughty houseboy. - Speak with Gogolata.
Journal
- Gogolata doesn't want to go home.
- Gogolata is enjoying the comforts of life on the road, and seeks to delay his return home for as long as possible. Present Gogolata's envelope to the haughty houseboy who has come to find him.
- Upon opening Gogolata's envelope to discover reservation papers for a stay at the Bobbing Cork, the hired hand dashes off in delight. Return to speak with Gogolata.
- According to Gogolata, the hired hand expressed his gratitude, then rushed straight to his room where he now sleeps soundly. It would seem Gogolata is not the only one less than eager to return to Ul'dah.
Hidden
says he has gone to 'Nophica's bosom'. Nophica is one of the Twelve, the goddess of soil, harvests and abundance, a fitting goddess for a man enjoying warm meals and a soft bed.Small Envelope's text is a little joke: the letter was 'written in shorthand by a tiny man'. has no wish to leave the Bobbing Cork.Characters 5
Gogolata is a guest at the Bobbing Cork who loves life on the road and does not want to go home to Ul'dah.
What you know from earlier quests 4
- #160 Potable Perils: Aeluuin grumbles that guests who cannot hold their liquor should stick to tea. He thanks you warmly for the key. He says rumors of a suspicious masked man have him and his customers on edge.
- #161 Cleaning House: Aeluuin lends you his
chocobo duster, hoping his staff learn a lesson from seeing a guest work. He loves one painting upstairs of a lonely figure gazing into the distance. It moves him, but nobody knows who painted it. - #162 Trouble on the Road: Aeluuin fears the ill rumors and is relieved when you say the girl is safe. He almost mentions the masked man, then stops himself. He feels responsible for his guests and goes to prepare her a warm bed and hot meal.
- #163 Meals for Miners: Aeluuin explains that an adventurer once ate three
lunches and ran off without paying. He is glad the prospectors enjoyed the food and says their gold helps the region thrive. He offers you a place at the Bobbing Cork any time.
What you know from earlier quests 1
- #160 Potable Perils: Somerhild praises the tea, beds and ale of the Bobbing Cork inn. A traveler who drank with Somerhild lost his
room key. With rumors going around, Somerhild asks you to find the key and return it to the inn.
- #160 Potable Perils: Somerhild praises the tea, beds and ale of the Bobbing Cork inn. A traveler who drank with Somerhild lost his
What you know from earlier quests 2
- #164 Save the Trees: Oriane must fight the Ixal, the birdmen who raid the forest, so she cannot hunt the Shroud hares eating the trees. She gives you
flat ale to lure them. She tells you of Florentel, a hero who loved the forest, and his love for Eugenia. - #165 Pumiceous Pursuits: Oriane explains the living stone golems rose from the broken land after the Calamity and keep multiplying. She gives you a
sealing vessel to capture a golem's 
soulstone and sends you to the researcher Yhom Epocan
.
- #164 Save the Trees: Oriane must fight the Ixal, the birdmen who raid the forest, so she cannot hunt the Shroud hares eating the trees. She gives you
What you know from earlier quests 1
- #163 Meals for Miners: Ademar curses the greedy adventurer who stole the miners' food. He can hardly believe it when you bring his lunch, and he is glad some adventurers can still be trusted.
- #163 Meals for Miners: Ademar curses the greedy adventurer who stole the miners' food. He can hardly believe it when you bring his
What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest
- Gogolata complains about a stingy wife, who hired a houseboy to bring him home. Gogolata has you give the man paid papers for a room and ale. The houseboy rushes off happily and now sleeps soundly at the inn.
Dialogue 8 lines
Accepting the quest
Gogolata
A cozy bed, warm meals, fine spirits... I tell you, friend, ever since I came here it's like I've died and gone to Nophica's bosom!
Go home to Ul'dah? To that ramshackle hovel where nothing awaits but my gil-pinching wife and her endless whinging? Never!
Perhaps you can help me. My wife's hired some poor sop to bring me home, but I reckon this'll give him a change of heart.
- DE Ich werde den guten Service hier noch eine Weile genießen, da kann er sich meinetwegen auf den Kopf stellen! ‘I'll enjoy the good service here a while longer, he can stand on his head for all I care!’ English expects the envelope to change the man's mind; German says he can do as he likes, it is staying.
- JA 私はまだまだ、この宿を満喫してやるのだからな！ ‘For I intend to enjoy this inn a good while longer!’ English expects the envelope to change the man's mind; Japanese just vows to keep enjoying the inn.
Deliver the envelope to the haughty houseboy.
Wh-Whaddaya want!? The missus paid me good coin to bring her good-for-nothin' husband home.
- DE Wenn ich meinen Herrn nicht schleunigst zurück nach Ul'dah geleite, macht mir seine Frau die Sieben Höllen heiß! ‘If I don't escort my master back to Ul'dah quickly, his wife will make the seven hells hot for me!’ English says the wife paid him good coin; German says he fears her wrath if he fails.
- JA ああぁ……考えるだけで恐ろしい！ ‘Ahh... just thinking about it is terrifying!’ English says the wife paid him good coin; Japanese dreads what the madam will do if he fails.
Your gil don't mean nothin' to me. The missus paid me─hm? What in the hells? A room o' me own here at the Cork─plus all the ale I can drink─fully paid, courtesy o' Gogolata?
G-Get out of me way! I'm goin' to go give that man a piece of me mind!
Speak with Gogolata.
Gogolata
Hah hah! It would seem your efforts were a success. My wife's associate just stopped by a moment ago.
Seems he wanted to express his gratitude in person. Downed a pint of ale and dashed right off to his room, where he's sleeping quite soundly, if his rather conspicuous snoring is any guide. Ahhh...the comforts of life on the road!
- DE Sieht ganz so aus, als hätte ich einen wertvollen Verbündeten gewonnen, hehe. ‘Looks very much like I've won a valuable ally, heh heh.’ English sighs over the comforts of life on the road; German gloats over gaining a valuable ally.