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Failure to Lunch
Map quest, level 12 (you can take it from level 10). 59th of 102 in play order.
Quest giver: Wafufu, Lower La Noscea (X 26.0, Y 33.9).
Steps
- Find Wafufu's missing lunches.
- Return the
lunches to Wafufu.
Journal
- Poor Wafufu's food cart is light a few lunches, and she needs help locating the lost meals.
- Search the Moraby Drydocks for four missing lunches.
- You have located all four lunches. Now hurry them back to Wafufu before foreman Ahtbyrm
does something drastic! - Your efforts have spared Wafufu a terrible fate...that in all likelihood would have never befallen her anyway (but don't tell her that).
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is sure the hungry foreman will eat her. The quest journal adds, with a straight face, that this would almost certainly never have happened to her.
is the armorer who likes to show off and holds one of the lunches. The name means 'Mighty Mouth', word for word.
here, the one who snatched the lunch. The name means 'Long Storm' in the ancient Roegadyn language. idle talk is about a 'handsome wench' and her curves. It turns out to be about the ship: 'I'm talking about the Victory, you gutter-dwellin' landlubber!'packed lunch holds boiled boar, stewed dodo, steamed cabbage, stone cheese and day-old bread. That is all a hard-working shipwright needs to keep his (or her) strength.Characters 4
Foreman Ahtbyrm is at the Drydocks waiting for his
lunch, but some of Wafufu's lunches are missing.What you know from earlier quests 2
- #57 On to the Drydocks: Ahtbyrm is angry at another delay, then says sorry to you, the messenger. He leads work on the Victory, the first new warship since the Calamity, the disaster that sank most of their ships. To him it is a symbol of Limsa Lominsa's rebirth.
- #58 Without a Doubt: Fyrilsmyd
was never late in twelve months. Ahtbyrm doubts Haldbroda
at Candlekeep Quay, who claims he never saw Fyrilsmyd. Ahtbyrm cannot leave his post, so he sends you to threaten Haldbroda with a move to lonely Turtleback Island.
Wafufu runs a food cart at the Moraby Drydocks. Four of her
packed lunches have gone missing, and the workers are hungry.Lyngstyrm is a worker at the Moraby Drydocks. You meet him while searching for Wafufu's
lost lunches.Maetimynd is an armorer at the Moraby Drydocks who pounds and shapes iron sheets all day. You meet him while searching for Wafufu's
lost lunches.
What happens in this quest spoilers for this quest
- Ahtbyrm does not speak here. Wafufu mentions him as the hungry foreman whose belly keeps grumbling and who gives her "the evil eye". She fears he might eat her if the lunches stay lost.
- Wafufu gets very anxious. She must stay with her cart, so you search for the lunches. She fears the hungry foreman Ahtbyrm might eat her, and is relieved when all four return. The journal says this would almost surely never have happened.
- Lyngstyrm took a lunch knowing it was not his, since it is his day off. He gives it back and asks you not to tell Wafufu, so she does not think he tried to cheat her. His name means "Long Storm" in old Roegadyn.
- Maetimynd has one of Wafufu's lunches and had started to think she liked him. He says she is not his type: he likes taller, heavier, bluer women. He gives the meal back. His name means "Mighty Mouth" in old Roegadyn.
What the Japanese and French versions say 5
Japanese
EN 'Now, perhaps, I can rest in peace, knowing that Ahtbyrm won't be indulging in his cannibalistic fantasies...'
JA 『今、みなさんが力を合わせて造っている「ヴィクトリー号」は、霊災後に初めて造る大型艦で、リムサ・ロミンサの希望になる大切な船なんです。』, 'The Victory that you are all building together is the first large warship made since the Calamity, an important ship that will be Limsa Lominsa's hope.'
Wafufu isn't afraid but earnest. The English jokes about Ahtbyrm's appetite instead.
EN 'Don't tell me. You came to collect my lunch. I can see it in them accusing eyes of yours.' · 'If I give back the lunch, would you promise me you'll not mention that it was I who took it? I don't want the lass to think I was trying to swindle her...though that's sort of what I was trying to do...'
JA 「ワフフちゃんが弁当を探してるって？じゃあ、この弁当を持って行ってくれ。今日は非番だから、本来、俺は弁当ナシだったのさ。」, 'Little Wafufu is looking for the lunch, you say? Then take this lunch to her. I'm off duty today, so I wasn't supposed to get a lunch anyway.' · 「明日は、水漏れを防ぐ作業をするから、特に必要そうな所をチェックしておきたくてね。」, 'Tomorrow we're making the hull watertight, so I wanted to check the spots that need it most.'
Lyngstyrm is no thief and hands the lunch back. He came only to see where the Victory most needs that work.
French
EN 'If I give back the lunch, would you promise me you'll not mention that it was I who took it? I don't want the lass to think I was trying to swindle her...though that's sort of what I was trying to do...'
FR «En fait, on va calfater et bitumer la carène demain, alors je regarde s'il y a pas des endroits qui demandent une attention particulière dans les œuvres vives.», 'Actually, we're going to caulk and tar the hull tomorrow, so I'm checking for spots below the waterline that need special attention.'
Here too, Lyngstyrm is no thief. He checks the hull for the next day's job.
EN 'And here I was beginnin' to think the lass had eyes fer me.'
FR «Hein, c'était un par personne !? Et moi qui croyais qu'elle avait voulu me récompenser parce que je me décarcassais... C'est que je suis un forgeron émérite, moi !», 'Huh, it was one each!? And here I thought she wanted to reward me for working so hard... I'm a master smith, you know!'
Maetimynd took his second lunch as a reward for his work. In English he thought Wafufu fancied him.
EN 'Now, perhaps, I can rest in peace, knowing that Ahtbyrm won't be indulging in his cannibalistic fantasies...'
FR «Vous savez, le Victoire est le premier grand navire qu'ils construisent depuis le Fléau, et c'est un peu une source d'espoir pour tous les Limséens.», 'You know, the Victory is the first big ship they've built since the Calamity, and it's something of a source of hope for all Limsans.'
The jokes about Ahtbyrm's belly are gone. Like the Japanese, Wafufu cooks to help build the Victory.
Dialogue 13 lines
Accepting the quest
Wafufu
Oh, woe is me! I seem to have gone and misplaced four of my packed lunches. Whatever am I to do? I can hear Ahtbyrm's belly grumble from all the way over here!
I'm certain I made enough for everyone, so it must be that I either dropped a few, or gave some to the wrong fellows. Oh, did you hear that? It was Ahtbyrm's belly again. He does not look at all pleased, does he?
I must stay with my cart, but if you could search the Drydocks and see if you cannot find those lunches, I would be eternally grateful. I might even whip together something special for y─ Ah! Did you see that? Ahtbyrm just gave me the evil eye. If those lunches don't turn up soon, I'm afraid he'll come over here and eat me!
Find Wafufu's missing lunches
Lyngstyrm
Don't tell me. You came to collect my lunch. I can see it in them accusing eyes of yours.
- JA ワフフちゃんが弁当を探してるって？じゃあ、この弁当を持って行ってくれ。今日は非番だから、本来、俺は弁当ナシだったのさ。 ‘Little Wafufu is looking for the lunch, you say? Then take this lunch to her. I'm off duty today, so I wasn't supposed to get a lunch anyway.’ Lyngstyrm is no thief and hands the lunch back. He came only to see where the Victory most needs that work.
- FR Tiens, t'as qu'à prendre celui-ci. ‘Here, just take this one.’ English: he guiltily sees accusation in your eyes; French: he simply hands over the lunch.
- JA じゃあ、この弁当を持って行ってくれ。 ‘Then take this lunch with you.’ English: he guiltily sees accusation in your eyes; Japanese: he simply hands over the lunch.
Sure, I knew right well that none of these lunches was meant for me, what with today being my day off and all. But I never thought little Wafufu would miss just one.
- FR Eh ben, j'admire le Victoire, pardi ! ‘Well, I'm admiring the Victoire, of course!’ English admits he took a lunch hoping Wafufu wouldn't miss one; French says he is here admiring the Victoire.
- JA この建造中の「ヴィクトリー号」を眺めてたのさ。 ‘I was gazing at the Victory here, which is under construction.’ English admits he took a lunch hoping Wafufu wouldn't miss one; Japanese says he was gazing at the Victory.
If I give back the lunch, would you promise me you'll not mention that it was I who took it? I don't want the lass to think I was trying to swindle her...though that's sort of what I was trying to do... But she doesn't have to know that now, does she? Right then! Carry on!
- JA 明日は、水漏れを防ぐ作業をするから、特に必要そうな所をチェックしておきたくてね。 ‘Tomorrow we're making the hull watertight, so I wanted to check the spots that need it most.’
- FR En fait, on va calfater et bitumer la carène demain, alors je regarde s'il y a pas des endroits qui demandent une attention particulière dans les œuvres vives. ‘Actually, we're going to caulk and tar the hull tomorrow, so I'm checking for spots below the waterline that need special attention.’ Here too, Lyngstyrm is no thief. He checks the hull for the next day's job.
Maetimynd
Wafufu be needin' one o' her lunches back, ye say?
And here I was beginnin' to think the lass had eyes fer me. Not that she's me type, mind ye. I like me women a few hands taller...and a few ponzes heavier...and a few shades bluer, if ye catch me drift.
- FR Hein, c'était un par personne !? Et moi qui croyais qu'elle avait voulu me récompenser parce que je me décarcassais... C'est que je suis un forgeron émérite, moi ! ‘Huh, it was one each!? And here I thought she wanted to reward me for working so hard... I'm a master smith, you know!’ Maetimynd took his second lunch as a reward for his work. In English he thought Wafufu fancied him.
- FR Et moi qui croyais qu'elle avait voulu me récompenser parce que je me décarcassais... ‘And here I thought she wanted to reward me because I've been working my tail off...’ English thought the lass fancied him; French thought she was rewarding his hard work.
- FR C'est que je suis un forgeron émérite, moi ! ‘I'm a first-rate blacksmith, you know!’ English jokes he likes taller, heavier, bluer women; French boasts that he is a first-rate blacksmith.
- JA てっきり、がんばってる俺へのご褒美かと思ったよ。 ‘I was sure it was a reward for me, working so hard.’ English thought the lass fancied him; Japanese thought it was a reward for his hard work.
- JA なんせ俺は、腕利き鍛冶師だからな。 ‘After all, I'm a skilled blacksmith.’ English jokes he likes taller, heavier, bluer women; Japanese boasts that he is a skilled blacksmith.
I wouldn't have minded the extra meal, though. A man can work up quite a cravin' when he's been poundin', stretchin', and shapin' sheets of iron all day/day.
- FR Ce sont ces bras magiques qui ont fabriqué toutes les pièces vitales de ce vaisseau... comme les taquets de pointure, les chaînes de hauban et même les canons ! ‘It's these magic arms that made all the vital parts of this ship... like the reef cleats, the shroud chains and even the cannons!’ English cites shaping sheets of iron all day; French lists cleats, shroud chains and cannons he made for the ship.
- JA 帆の留め具や、ロープの掛け金、それから大砲……船に欠かせない品を、この手で生み出してるんだ。 ‘Sail fasteners, rope latches, and cannons too... I make the things a ship can't do without, with these hands.’ English cites shaping sheets of iron all day; Japanese lists sail fasteners, rope latches and cannons he makes.
Return the lunches to Wafufu
Wafufu
Please tell me you found the lunches. I swear Ahtbyrm has shifted several paces closer since you departed!
One, two, three...four! You did it! You found all the missing lunches!
Now, perhaps, I can rest in peace, knowing that Ahtbyrm won't be indulging in his cannibalistic fantasies...
- JA 今、みなさんが力を合わせて造っている「ヴィクトリー号」は、霊災後に初めて造る大型艦で、リムサ・ロミンサの希望になる大切な船なんです。 ‘The Victory that you are all building together is the first large warship made since the Calamity, an important ship that will be Limsa Lominsa's hope.’ Wafufu isn't afraid but earnest. The English jokes about Ahtbyrm's appetite instead.
- FR Vous savez, le Victoire est le premier grand navire qu'ils construisent depuis le Fléau, et c'est un peu une source d'espoir pour tous les Limséens. ‘You know, the Victory is the first big ship they've built since the Calamity, and it's something of a source of hope for all Limsans.’ The jokes about Ahtbyrm's belly are gone. Like the Japanese, Wafufu cooks to help build the Victory.
...at least for today.
- FR En tout cas, je ferai plus attention lorsque je leur distribuerai mes petits plats la prochaine fois. ‘In any case, I'll be more careful when I hand out my little dishes to them next time.’ English adds the punchline "at least for today"; French promises to hand out meals more carefully next time.
- JA 船が早く完成してほしいから、次こそ、間違えないようにお弁当を配ります。 ‘I want the ship finished soon, so next time I'll hand out the lunches without making mistakes.’ English adds the punchline "at least for today"; Japanese promises to hand out lunches without mistakes next time.