Game:

Final Fantasy IX (2000)

Duration: 35:07

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Go back down and follow Artania. Head down the hall between the guards, and get on the lift. where the airship dock and main rooms are, and Upper Level, where the royal chamber and conference room are. You will be taken up to the next floor. The castle has three levels: Base Level, where the trolleys are, Mid Level, This area is restricted, as the regent lives here. You can only go there with permission. The party does not see anyone sitting on the throne, but an oglop jumps on it. Steiner, who loathes oglops, takes a whack at it. Everyone then learns that the oglop is Regent Cid. He has been transformed, and his wife, Hilda, has disappeared.

Cid offers lunch to the party, but Zidane would prefer to find a meal in town. He stops in at the pub, and meets up with Freya, an old acquaintance who has been looking for her betrothed, who has been missing for years. There is some discussion about the upcoming Festival of the Hunt, as well.

Back at the castle, Cid reveals that he asked Tantalus to kidnap Dagger, as he feared for her safety. Baku is an old friend, so Tantalus was an easy choice.

Cid also admits the truth about his current form and his wife's disappearance. He became interested in a woman other than his wife, and Hilda learned of it. Retribution was swift and harsh - she turned Cid into an oglop and left with his airship, the Hilda Garde. He is currently working on a Hilda Garde 2, but finds the mental capabilities of an oglop something less than what is necessary for aviation technology. He assures the party that the reconstruction of South Gate is already under way.

Zidane wakes up at the inn the next day, which is in the Business District. Vivi comes in to speak to Zidane. Lindblum is a busy city, and Vivi is going to explore. Zidane plans to go to the Tantalus headquarters in the Theater District. When you regain control, go into the next room of the inn and speak to the moogle, Moodon, who has a letter for Zidane from Ruby. It appears she is opening a mini-theater in Alexandria. Save the game, and go downstairs. Look on the left of the lobby for information about Bobo birds. Search the front corner of the room for 163 gil, and look at the guest register and notice the name of the person who made a complaint - Lani. You'll meet this charmer later in the game.

Explore before going to the Theater District. Down the stairs is Hunter's Gate, another Lindblum entrance/exit. Enter the building across the road.

Run downstairs at the front of the screen. Read the posters on the buildings and talk to the fan club members. Lowell comes out, then runs back inside the theater. A man comes out dressed in a moogle suit - follow him. Go back to the square and eneter the house across from the terminal. Get the Ore from the chest and the Moogle Suit from behind the chair. Talk to Michael, and then to Lowell, who was, of course, the man in the moogle suit. He will give you an autograph. Go to the terminal and return to the castle.

Go to the guest room. Dagger isn't there, but Steiner is. He accuses Zidane of taking the princess, and then runs to look for her. Save the game, and then return to the area with the fountain. Zidane hears Dagger's voice coming from somewhere above. The guard won't let you use the lift, so Zidane determines to disguise himself as a guard to get by him. Return to the hall outside the guest room, and go down the stairs. Speak to the sleeping soldier on the left. Zidane will lure him into the guest room, beat him up, and take his clothes.

You can now access the lift, so take it up to the next floor. Zidane will change back to his regular clothes, so steer clear of the guards. Take the stairs on the left to the machine room. Again, run up the stairs on the left to reach the top of the tower. There are more stairs between Zidane and Dagger, who is at the very top, singing the song Zidane remembers hearing her sing in Dali. After a conversation, they go to look out the nearby telescope. Move the directional buttons to change the view. In six places, a ! will appear. Press X to see each location's name and mark it on the map. After you have done so, Dagger will take a turn on the telescope, thinking hard all the while. Another conversation will follow, and Zidane will put his foot firmly in his mouth. Dagger says some very strange things, but Zidane doesn't seem to be suspicious.

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