Cloud Strife: No way! That thing's just a machine.

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The aeons-old guidance node is patiently awaiting instructions.

Quest description

In Node We Trust is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.

Journal

• It appears that the guidance node can show you the way to the Aetherochemical Research Facility upon the “Flagship,” Azys Lla's central isle. Ask Alphinaud how he feels about following the suspiciously helpful Allagan machine.
• For want of a surer way to reach your destination, it is decided that you will trust the guidance node. Follow the node to Matter Conduit II-III and ask it for further instructions.
• If the guidance node is to be believed, the matter conduit will send you to the Beta Quadrant. Operate the Allagan transporter at the center of the conduit when you are ready to proceed.
• You use the matter conduit and emerge, as promised, in the Beta Quadrant. Request further instructions from the guidance node.
• In a manner ill befitting a machine, the guidance node expresses surprise that the conduit still functions correctly after over five millennia of disuse.

Objectives

• Speak with Alphinaud.
• Speak with the guidance node at Matter Conduit II-III.
• Use the Allagan teleporter to travel to the Beta Quadrant.
• Speak with the guidance node at Matter Conduit III-II.

Script

In Node We Trust script
Guidancesystem	<blip> Greetings, Mistress/Master [Player Name]. Is there something you wish to know?
Guidancesystem	Determining a recommended location for routine inspection... Location determined.
Guidancesystem	<blip> Requesting access to the Aetherochemical Research Facility... Access granted. Generating route...
Guidancesystem	<blip> Route generated. Commencing guidance to chosen destination.
Guidancesystem	Please be aware that the designated route may take you through restricted sectors, and that the isle's defense systems may attempt to terminate you. Be kindly reminded that, in accordance with the terms and conditions of use, you and your party assume all risk of damage or injury, including death, that may occur en route to your destination.
Alphinaud	The Warring Triad... I somehow doubt they are amenable to negotiation.
Estinien	What in the Fury's name is that thing?
Yshtola	The Warring Triad puts me in mind of a tale from my childhood. It told of three gods locked in perpetual conflict.
Cid	Well, this node turned out to be rather more useful than I expected!
Biggs	A few years back, Wedge decided he wanted a dog. And when we said no, he sulked for a bleedin' month.
Wedge	Gilly's a good girl! Isn't she a good girl?
Alphinaud	Can the guidance node be trusted? I know not, but we have few other options. Let us see where it leads us.
Alphinaud	[Player Name], Y'shtola, Estinien─we four shall proceed to the research facility.
Alphinaud	Cid, the Excelsior is our sole means of escape. Pray remain here and have her ready to depart at a moment's notice.
Cid	Understood. We'll see that she's repaired and ready to fly. If anything happens, just let me know via linkpearl.
Alphinaud	Be on your guard, my friends─the enemy could be anywhere.
Biggs	First Maggie, and now Gilly... Maybe we should have let him have that dog...
Wedge	Promise me you'll take good care of Gilly! Don't let any harm come to her!
Cid	Should you need to return to Ishgard for supplies, you can use that standard to signal for an Ironworks airship, just as before.
Cid	When your business below is done, let our man at the airship landing know, and he'll ferry you back here to resume the mission.
Estinien	So we are to follow that...thing? ...I shall leave it to you to deal with it.
Yshtola	Though we know little of the node, we know still less of the facility at large. Let us see where it leads us.
Guidancesystem	<blip> You are currently within the Alpha Quadrant.
Guidancesystem	First, you must use the nearby matter conduit to travel to the Beta Quadrant. Please wait a moment while I activate it.
Alphinaud	If I am not mistaken, this is some manner of teleportation device.
Estinien	We have scarce begun, and already it leads us to a dead end.
Yshtola	Mayhap the node has further instructions for us.
Guidancesystem	Conduit activated. You may travel to the Beta Quadrant at your leisure.
Alphinaud	If I am not mistaken, this is some manner of teleportation device.
Estinien	We have scarce begun, and already it leads us to a dead end.
Yshtola	Mayhap the node has further instructions for us.
Guidancesystem	According to my records, this conduit was last serviced approximately five thousand and fourteen years, six months, eleven days, seven hours and thirteen minutes ago.
Guidancesystem	That it should function without mishap may be described as a miracle.
Estinien	Are you certain it is wise to trust this orb with our lives?
Yshtola	That node is not what it seems. From amidst the metal, I sense the gaze of a living being. Have care around it.
Alphinaud	The matter conduit appears to operate on the same principle as the aetherytes. How remarkable that it should still function after all this time...
Quest complete.