Huh, so that's why then. Occuria favored blood huh? I say it's mutation!

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

Sarah: *laughs* Vaan asked for it when he called Balthier "old"! poor kid. he SO asked for the sky pirate to screw with his head!

Hehehehehe...

(giggle)

Heh! That was beautiful, my dear. I love the way you write for these two, and Fran as well. Tender, teasing, and just so very Archadian.

Also.

His accent is hypnotic, but his shoes are pointy-toed.

FT

So brilliant!

I really enjoyed reading your story, it was extremely in character threw the whole thing and THAT amazed me. How long did you do this to make it fit? That is boggling my mind.

Good story, good use of words, good ... everything.

100% D

*had died of laughter and love for Elfkin*

Oh my gosh. I read your fic last last night at around 2AM and was too tired to leave a review; usually, when I pass out, I forget about a fic I'm reading and end up never leaving a review. Not this time!

You've written a wonderful Balthier, I'll say that right off the bat. He's savvy, he's flirty, and he most definitely is a sky pirate. ;D This part proved to be the part that stuck out most in my mind: "There was nothing more absurd in all the world than a sky pirate willingly walking across the open wilderness. When his ship was functional, no less!" Yes! It's so funny imagining it, yet at the same time, it's true! For most of the game, you wander around in the open wilderness; ironic for a sky pirate and a sky pirate wannabe. Your voice for Balthier is so close to the original, it's shocking. In a good way! Some authors can't seem to grasp the difference from Balthier's way of speaking to say, Vaan's. Yours is exceptional. :D

The other character that I absolutely loved in this fic is Fran. She's sassy, witty, and a very good compliment to Balthier and his dirty ways. Their conversation felt so natural and real to me and the way you write her is fantastic! Granted, I haven't read that many FF12 fanfics, but some fics just portray her as a statue and others as some depressed emo girl. Your characterization of Fran, even though she's just a minor character, was one of the shining points of this fic. Wonderful, accurate, and fun to read! :)

Your entire premise, them being in the desert and Balthier dealing with his stubble, is hilarious and fun. I love what you've done with it; Vaan is adorably naive and Balthier is cranky. It's absolutely a pleasure to read, particularly since you write such a fantastic and accurate PoV of Balthier's. So, in summary, you did a great job! :) I love this fic through and through and it's rare that I would go at such lengths to leave a review. Good luck in the future of your works (I will be keeping an eye out) and have a good day! :D

This was really cute and funny, and everyone stayed in character for the most part. I'm sure a bunch of people have already said this but this is a great fanfic and it's really well written too.

You had me laughing nearly the entire time throughout story.

The beardless Dalmascans, yes, it's a topic worthy of discussion, and you managed to explain it amazingly well.

All of the characters are so perfectly well in-character, it makes me jealous as to how you manage to do that ;)

And the ending, oh the ending, LOVED it XD

And Vaan is such an innocent little boy .. :P

LAWL.

That was great. Balthier thinks in big words. :D

It turned so despicably slashy at the end XD

Can't wait for the next one! ;3

Oh my goodness, you write fanfiction too? You are unfairly talented! This was marvellous. You captured Balthier's voice so perfectly, and the hair conundrum was fantastically amusing, in addition to being so thoroughly explained. Perfect place to end it as well. I was left with a giggle and a blush. The conversation was a delight to read. Fran was spot-on too - she had such a small role, but you captured her essence with so few words.

I also LOVED this particular line to pieces: 'He was absolutely positive that from a distance, brooding looked convincingly like heroic contemplation.' Oh Balthier. *_*

Blackbird here. The fact that you managed to explain- no, LOGICALLY, like seriously LOGICALLY explain - the reason behind Vaan's lack of hair, is just a huge feat in and of itself. How long did it take you to think of those clever explanations? KUDOS.

One thing that bothered me though, was the lack of spacing between dialogue. It's so easy to get lost when different people are speaking in one clump of a paragraph. ;A; Please space. D:

Other than that, I loved your descriptions, and Balthier was just so deliciously naughty. I also like it when Vaan is accidentally smart. XD

I look forward to less pre-slash and more m-slash.