On the Threshold

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Anogg and Konogg have apparently gone long enough without annoying the dig site chief that he has become concerned─concerned that they are plotting something behind his back. Given certain recent developments for which they were present, you cannot deny this possibility, nor should you have much trouble guessing where they might be found...
* You find Anogg and Konogg before the now-unguarded entrance to the machine graveyard. They lament that the door remains locked, but fortunately, you have a remedy for their woes: the key dropped by the disgraced watchman. Once you have handed it over to Anogg, there is little question as to whether or not the three of you will be heading inside to explore.
* You proceed down the excavation tunnel and make a rather explosive entrance into a reasonably large underground chamber, where you find several odd-looking and apparently territorial machina. Anogg and Konogg make short work of them with their bombs, and rush to the side of a strangely garbed woman lying prone─completely ignoring the indignant site chief, presumably drawn by the thunderous report of multiple unauthorized explosions, in so doing. The mysterious woman in white identifies herself as “2P,” but gives no further details, instead insisting that you delve deeper into the ruins to stop the “machine lifeforms”─which you gather must be the machina from earlier─without further ado.
* Though 2P finds her ingress further into the ruins stymied by a technologically secured door, Anogg and Konogg are not above using the same trick thrice, and blow the entire locking mechanism to smithereens before anyone can so much as make an alternative proposal. The way thus cleared, you are free at last to seek the truth of the machine graveyard─with Anogg and Konogg at your side whether you like it or not.
※The Copied Factory can be accessed via the Duty Finder.
* Through the metal doors, you find not broken remains scattered across the floor of a darkened cave, but rather rusted metal structures growing out of a verdant valley, reaching skyward and stretching into the distance as far as the eye can see. 2P tells you that this place was used in the manufacture of the so-called machine lifeforms, and indeed, no small number of them remain within. You fight your way past mechanical monsters great and greater until at last you come upon an adversary of an altogether different nature. Though you sense that this 9S and 2P have a complex relationship, you have no opportunity to press for details, as a heated battle ensues almost immediately. Though you are ultimately victorious, there is no telling what might emerge next, and 2P suggests that you withdraw for a time. Reading the exhaustion writ on her face, you agree.
* Emerging from the factory, you see 2P lying on a nearby bed that has been hastily assembled from crates and sleeping mats. Perhaps the battle took more out of her than you had been led to believe.
* You speak with Konogg, who tells you that 2P collapsed as they emerged from the ruins, and─sort of─compliments you for not having done the same. Just then, 2P reawakens. She remains conscious long enough to tell you that both she and 9S are mechanical constructs made to resemble men, that more such “androids” may be on their way to attack Komra as you speak, and that a “key” to understanding─and perhaps defeating─them lies somewhere within the factory. She then ceases to function entirely, coming to a stop all of a sudden like a wind-up automaton.
* Though there was a thoroughly overwhelming amount to consider in what 2P told you, Anogg appears rather fixated on the “powerful item inside the ruins” bit, insisting that you seek it out posthaste. She also provides you with a new tool of her own design─the portable archive─which you may use to record interesting observations in the course of your investigation. With so much of the unfamiliar landscape that has been so well hidden within Kholusia as yet unexplored, it will doubtless see plenty of use.
※The Portable Archive is now available under Collection in the Duty section of the main menu. Record data at certain locations within the ruins to fill it with pertinent information.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Anogg.
* Enter the excavation tunnels.
* Speak with Anogg.
* Use the Duty Finder to enter the Copied Factory.
* Speak with Konogg.
* Speak with Anogg.
==Script==
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Dwarfmaster03671	By the by─haven't seen Anogg and Konogg, have you? Usually when they go this long without getting underfoot, it means they're up to something.
Dwarfmaster03671	I'd be grateful if you'd track them down again and send them my way. They're peskier than a pack of pixies, but even so, I'd rather keep them where I can see them.
 	
Dwarfmaster03671	Sooner you can track down the wee scoundrels, the better. It's too quiet...
 	
Tunnelguard03671	We've all taken our lesson to heart. No need to worry about us─or to draw your weapon, thank you.
Tunnelguard03671	...Also, our convoluted plan turned out to be just as much work as taking the job seriously, in the end, so there's that.
 	
Anogg 	That's the watch taken care of, but we never did get that key...
Anogg 	You mean to say that you picked it up? And no one's even noticed it's missing? Splendid! I shall open the door, and then you may escort us on our foray.
Anogg 	After all, everyone knows that the only thing that brings you more joy than being of service to your fellow man is...adventure! Indeed, your adventurous spirit calls you toward ever greater challenges, no matter how staggeringly ill-advised or outright suicidal!
 	
Anogg 	Isn't it just?
Anogg 	And after we've made it sound so very appealing!
Konogg 	How truly, madly, deeply you wound us, madam/sir!
Anogg 	I see that we have no other choice but to drag you on this adventure against your will. Never mind the how─we'll come up with something on the way.
Anogg 	Hurry along, now! There are secrets to be found here, and we'll be the ones to bring them to light─and possibly to market, depending.
Anogg 	Maybe we'll even give you a share of the spoils! A small one, mind.
 	
Konogg 	Nice work in trouncing those brutes earlier. You're so easy to push around, I had almost forgotten your vocation!
 	
Anogg 	Locked. Which bodes well for us finding something worth our time within, assuming we can get it open...
Konogg 	The moment of truth, then.
Anogg 	That was easy.
Robot03718 	Intruders sighted. Eliminating with extreme prejudice.
Dwarfmaster03671	What have you done!?
Anogg 	Wicked white...
2P 	The...the machine lifeforms...
Anogg 	“Machine lifeforms”? What are you talking about? And why didn't you blow up?
2P 	I am numbe─ 2P. Call me 2P. The rest can wait.
2P 	The machine lifeforms must be stopped. To do that, we must reach the heart of the ruins. Come.
Dwarfmaster03671	Anogg! Konogg! Don't you dare!
Dwarfmaster03671	How bloody stupid are they!? <sigh> Listen, sinner─I know we've put you to plenty of trouble already, but...I need you to stop them before they dig themselves any deeper. At this rate, someone's going to get hurt.
Dwarfmaster03671	Not a thimble's worth of common sense between the two of them, I tell you. And once they get going...<sigh>
 	
Anogg 	Another door! Who needs this many doors?
 	
2P 	Sealed per defensive protocols, I believe.
Anogg 	Protocols, shmotocols! We've got something for this immovable object.
Konogg 	Unstoppable force!
Anogg 	Mwahaha! How'd you like that?
Anogg 	I'm sure you were told to keep us from getting into trouble, or some such nonsense, right?
Anogg 	But who took care of those machines? Us! Who got the door open? Us! Who's going to find out what's in there? Us!
 	
2P 	If we can't unlock it, we'll need to break it down.
 	
Konogg 	They don't make this easy, do they? These machine-whatsits.
 	
2P 	That's the means of ingress secured. Onward.
 	
Anogg 	Aha! Hahaha! Mwahahahahahaha...<cough> <cough> <cough>...<wheeze>... Remind me to save the maniacal laughter for after the dust clears, next time.
 	
Konogg 	Smell that? That gentle scent carried with the draft? That's the smell of secrets!
 	
Dwarfmaster03671	If you won't stop them, at least keep those two from getting themselves killed. I've got enough problems without adding funeral arrangements.
 	
2P 	There may be others lying in wait. We should withdraw.
 	
Konogg 	She just collapsed! One minute she was walking ahead of us, the next─well, as you see here.
Konogg 	Though after all of that, perhaps the greater shock is that you're still standing. I'm impressed. And a little bit scared.
Konogg 	Truly, you're wasted on the petty errands that everyone else puts you up to.
Anogg 	Oh! Are you feeling better?
Anogg 	More importantly, who was that boy in black? How was he controlling the machines?
2P 	Not a boy, an android. An advanced machine designed in imitation of mankind. Same as me.
Konogg 	...You? You're a machine?
Anogg 	But that's impossible! It's hard enough to make a fully functioning ironbeard, or a wind-up automaton that bears a passing resemblance to a real person. To create machines that look and act and fight like you two... Who could possibly have done such a thing? And how?
Anogg 	But─fine. Let's say, for the moment, that I believe you. Why would one of these androids want to attack us?
2P 	I don't know. But he's not the only one out there.
2P 	And if the other androids come looking for these ruins, I can't promise they won't be just as...aggressive.
2P 	Anyone who gets in their way could be in terrible danger. This whole place could be in danger...
Konogg 	If they're anything like what we just saw, I don't like our chances...
Anogg 	Don't be silly. We have our clever minds! We have loads of explosives! We have an exceptionally violent assistant, and we even have an android of our own!
2P 	I'm sorry...
2P 	My systems took too much damage in that battle. I don't...think I'll be functional for much longer.
2P 	I can only tell you what you need to do.
2P 	Deep within the ruins lies the key. Find it.
2P 	With it, we can stop them. The machines, the androids...
2P 	With it, you can restore...
Konogg 	Restore... Restore her to functionality, maybe?
Dwarfmaster03671	What in the hells was that about?
Anogg 	Ohoho...
Anogg 	A very promising discovery, is what!
Anogg 	So we must persevere! Onward! Inward! Awaaay!
Konogg 	Hmm...
Dwarfmaster03671	They're both all right, by the looks of it. Didn't expect that. Well done.
 	
2P 	...
 	
Anogg 	Ah, danger upon danger! Mystery within mystery! How invigorating, this...invigoration!
 	
Anogg 	I knew that there was something of value in there! Mwahaha...
Anogg 	And once we get our hands on it, they'll see. They'll all see!
Anogg 	Oh! Nothing! What? Did you hear something?
 	
Anogg 	Ahem. The real question is, do we pack more explosives this time? Maybe we can fit some in your pack, as well...
Anogg 	You are coming along, right? Oh, who am I kidding─I know you wouldn't miss it!
Anogg 	Yes, yes, we both know that you're loving this.
Anogg 	And I have a present for you! Feast your eyes on this!
Anogg 	It's a one-of-a-kind recording device─the portable archive! If you spot anything odd, aaanything at all, march right up to it and let this collect its data. Then we'll have a nice little set of records to review.
Anogg 	I know, I know, we're brilliant. Anyway, find a place for that in your pack, and do take care of what other preparations need doing. We'll be ready to go when you are.
Dwarfmaster03671	So there're androids, which are machines, but also other machines, and also...
 	
Dwarfmaster03671	Look, all I know is that I'm not keen on anything that gets Anogg this excited. Not bloody keen at all.
 	
Konogg 	Having seen all of that from 2P...what else sleeps within those ruins, I wonder?
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse in Final Fantasy XIV