More Bark and Mochi Bite

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn.
==Journal==
* Upon the decks of Limsa Lominsa, you are fairly pounced upon by the inu bugyo, who relates to you his mission to foster the bonds of friendship between Eorzea and the Far East. To this end, he is hosting a Heavensturn celebration in the Far Eastern style, and requests your help in spreading the word. Aiding you in this task is Taro, a dog as clever as he is cute, who will give the locals a taste of the spectacle to come. No sooner is Taro introduced than he rushes off, eager to find crowds to please, and you spin on your heels after him.
※Please note that you will be unable to complete this quest after the seasonal event has ended. For details, please check the Lodestone.
* Taro performs a trick to the delight of an onlooker, and you follow his efforts by giving her the particulars of the festival. His work here complete, the little dog goes off to find the next likely spot to win hearts.
* Taro performs a trick for another onlooker, and you again speak your piece for the festival. His work here complete, the little dog goes off to find the next likely spot to win hearts.
* The third time proves to be a curse; you are shocked to find Taro not being doted upon, but snarled at by a menacing dog and its equally menacing owner. The obnoxious man claims to belong to a band of pirates called the Rabid Wives, and makes his dislike of Taro abundantly plain, sending your canine companion scurrying away in fear. Though a part of you yearns to teach the brute a lesson in humility, you decide to give priority to Taro and report the incident to his master.
* Shaken as Taro is, the inu bugyo fears he is in no state to perform. Even as it seems the festival must proceed with only advent cakes, the mochi daikan returns with grave tidings: the Rabid Wives have disrupted the mochi pounding by unleashing their deckhounds. As you make to hasten to the mochi's rescue, Taro lets out a beseeching whine; for all his trauma, he still wishes to be of help. And so you strike out together to save the festival, by participating in the FATE “Who Let the Hounds Out” in one of the following locations: southeast of the Zephyr Gate in middle La Noscea; east of the Salt Strand in lower La Noscea.
* Owing to your timely assistance, the mochi has been saved. And for an unexpected but welcome turn, your show of bravery has inspired Taro to regain his former spirit. The inu bugyo will doubtless be pleased to hear of this.
* Back in Limsa Lominsa, the festival has begun in earnest, and the citizens are enjoying their advent cakes and themselves. Alas, the Rabid Wives are not yet finished with their villainy, and they appear once more to disrupt the proceedings. This time, however, Taro refuses to be cowed, and he courageously confronts his deckhound nemesis. The sight of the little fellow standing up to a foe many times his size lights a fire in the hearts of festival participants, who band together to drive away the pirates. Upon seeing this display of unity between Eorzeans and Far Easterners, the mochi daikan declares this Heavensturn celebration a great success. As a token of his appreciation, the inu bugyo presents you with an inu kabuto, and you promise to rise to the mochi's defense again should the need arise.
==Objectives==
* Find Taro on the lower decks.
* Report to the inu bugyo.
* Participate in the FATE “Who Let the Hounds Out” in La Noscea.
* Report to the inu bugyo in Limsa Lominsa.
==Script==
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Dogmissionary 	Ah, beg pardons, madam/sir! Yes, you, madam/sir, the adventurer with the dignified bearing. Might you favor me with a moment of your time?
Dogmissionary 	I am the inu bugyo, and I lead a Far Eastern delegation on a mission to foster the bonds of friendship with the people of Eorzea. This we seek to do by sharing the joys of our Heavensturn custom to you and yours.
Dogmissionary 	Though the tradition exists in both our lands, there are some differences in how we celebrate a new turn of the seasons. Most notably, while the people of Eorzea choose a deity to be first among the Twelve, we in the Far East grant that honor to a beast.
Dogmissionary 	And this year, the honor belongs to the noble dog! Behold my kabuto. Fashioned in the likeness of man's best friend, 'tis the very picture of loyalty and devotion.
Dogmissionary 	The craftsman spared no detail─it is so lifelike, one can fairly picture it rousing to attention with a spirited bark. To you I would gift this helm...if you would but consent to cooperate in my mission.
Dogmissionary 	Worry not, it shan't prove a difficult task for an adventurer of your caliber. We will be handing out advent mochi─rice cakes traditionally enjoyed on this occasion─and you need but help us spread the word.
Dogmissionary 	You have my gratitude! Now then, are you perchance familiar with mochi pounding?
Choice1q1 	Are you familiar with mochi pounding?
Choice1a1 	Yes, I am.
Choice1a2 	I'm something of a virgin.
 	
Ricecakereeve 	And so s/he should be, for s/he was instrumental in our previous pounding efforts.
Ricecakereeve 	Greetings, my friend. Right glad am I that you have returned to help us.
Dogmissionary 	Well! To think that you are already acquainted with the mochi daikan, and are no stranger to mochi pounding besides. The kami are kind to bless us with a woman/man of your experience.
Ricecakereeve 	Indeed. With her/him at our side, our mission is guaranteed to be a success. Now, if you'll excuse me, I must make ready for the pounding. In the meantime, I ask that you gather as many people as possible.
Ricecakereeve 	Impressive. 'Tis no ordinary adventurer who is versed in our ways.
Ricecakereeve 	Well met, friend. I am the mochi daikan, and making mochi is my solemn charge. That I should meet a fellow mochi enthusiast in this foreign land could only be ascribed to fate.
Dogmissionary 	Verily! With this adventurer to assist us, I have every confidence that our mission will be a success.
Ricecakereeve 	Now, if you'll excuse me, I must make ready for the pounding. In the meantime, I ask that you gather as many people as possible.
Ricecakereeve 	Then pray allow me to pound the knowledge into you.
Ricecakereeve 	Mochi is made by pounding freshly steamed rice in a large mortar until it becomes a sticky dough. This dough is then rolled into treats called advent cakes. Simple though they may be, they are central to our celebration, and as the mochi daikan, I am charged with their creation.
Dogmissionary 	You are intrigued, and small wonder─ours is a unique culture. Know that you will learn more about it in the course of the festivities, and 'tis our hope that you will enjoy yourself in so doing.
Ricecakereeve 	Now, if you'll excuse me, I must make ready for the pounding. In the meantime, I ask that you gather as many people as possible.
Dogmissionary 	Though we have distributed advent cakes in the past, this time we shall draw the crowds with an all new spectacle─one in keeping with this year's honored beast.
Dogmissionary 	Permit me to introduce you to the star of the show.
...Taro! Come!
Dogmissionary 	This is Taro, whom I raised with my own hands. Though small in stature, he is possessed of a big heart and is as clever as they come.
Dogmissionary 	...Not to mention spontaneous. Well, no time like the present, I suppose. I ask that you accompany Taro and together promote our festival.
Dogmissionary 	He is trained to perform a delightful trick, invariably attracting attention and adoration. This will afford you the opportunity to inform folk of the performance and free rice cakes.
Dogmissionary 	With that, I shall make ready to receive our guests. Good luck, my friend, and may the kami smile upon our festival!
 	
Dogmissionary 	Taro is trained to perform a delightful trick, invariably attracting attention and adoration. This will afford you the opportunity to inform folk of the performance and free rice cakes.
Dogmissionary 	I shall make ready to receive our guests. Good luck, my friend, and may the kami smile upon our festival!
Fviewer02425 	Isn't he the most adorable little thing! I can't take my eyes off him!
Blackdog 	Arf, arf!
Fviewer02425 	My, cute and clever! Don't you just have it all!
Fviewer02425 	Awww, he's gone already... I would've loved to play with him.
Fviewer02425 	What? The little fellow's going to give a performance, and there'll be free rice cakes besides? I'll be there with bells on!
 	
Mviewer02425 	Was minding my own business when this little rascal comes scampering over. Is...is something going to happen?
Blackdog 	Arf, arf!
Mviewer02425 	Haha, look at him go! That is hands down the cutest thing I've ever seen! Never thought to have a dog before, but I could take you home right now!
Mviewer02425 	...Well, I suppose it wasn't meant to be. And I so wanted to have a good cuddle... <sigh>
Mviewer02425 	I can still see him, you say? There might not be cuddling, but there'll be rice cakes? I'm already there!
 	
Bonepolisher 	The 'ells's this pathetic excuse fer a dog? All o' the puny runts I've seen, yer the puniest an' runtiest of 'em all!
Whitedog 	Grrrrrr!
Blackdog 	<whimper>
Bonepolisher 	Ye gots a problem? If ye mean to step between Ghost an' his meal, ye'll 'ave to answer to the Rabid Wives, the newest an' meanest pirates in Limsa! That's assumin' Ghost don't feast on yer entrails first!
Whitedog 	Grrrrrr! Woof! Woof!
Bonepolisher 	See, we don't take kindly to dogs what's good fer nothin' but a circus. Now Ghost is gonna 'ave to tear it limb from limb!
Bonepolisher 	Gahahaha! Look at it run, leakin' piss all over the place!
Bonepolisher 	Hmph, feeble thing like that gives dogs a bad name. Can't 'ave folk thinkin' that's 'ow dogs're s'posed to be, else our deckhounds won't sell.
Bonepolisher 	Now, you listen well, girl/boy! This 'ere's Rabid Wives territory! If I ever catch that runt runnin' 'round 'ere again, there'll be 'ells to pay! Now, bugger off!
 	
Blackdog 	<whimper>
Dogmissionary 	Ah, there you are! Taro came running back visibly shaken. What has happened?
Dogmissionary 	What!? I have heard of these detestable pirates who make savage beasts of dogs─these Rabid Wives. To think that they would so callously threaten poor, harmless Taro...
Dogmissionary 	The experience has so distressed him, he is in no state to perform. Nor would I place him in danger by making him conspicuous. 'Tis a most unfortunate turn of events, but we must make do with handing out mochi alone.
Ricecakereeve 	<pant> <pant> T-Terrible news! Pirates have loosed vicious hounds at the pounding site! It's...it's utter chaos!
Dogmissionary 	Vile fiends! Not only do they traumatize Taro, they would disrupt the mochi pounding as well!?
Ricecakereeve 	They came for Taro, too!? Damn them! If there is to be no performance, we must protect the mochi at the very least!
Ricecakereeve 	Adventurer, the festival's success is at stake. You have helped us to save the mochi before. Will you not help us save it again?
Ricecakereeve 	Adventurer, the festival's success is at stake. Will you not help us save the mochi?
Ricecakereeve 	We are in your debt! Let us make haste to the pounding site!
Blackdog 	Arf, arf...
Ricecakereeve 	What's this, Taro? You wish to come along? Perish the thought! Shaken as you are, you are in no shape to join us. We will manage somehow, so remain here and stay out of sight.
Dogmissionary 	Though he is unable to perform tricks, he still wishes to be of use... I wouldn't expect any less of my Taro. But nay, I cannot allow it, little one. Should those pirates see you...
Blackdog 	Arf, arf...
Ricecakereeve 	'Twould seem he is resolved to come whether we will it or no. Ah, but someone must keep watch over the advent cakes we retrieve. Mayhap Taro can be entrusted with this task?
Blackdog 	Arf, arf!♪
Ricecakereeve 	Worry not, my esteemed bugyo. Lest you forget, our adventurer friend will be on hand. No harm shall befall Taro, I am sure of it.
Dogmissionary 	The heavens could not have sent us a more dependable adventurer. Very well! Let us together ensure that the festival is a success!
Ricecakereeve 	Now, there are two pounding sites. One is in middle La Noscea, to the southeast of the Zephyr Gate, and the other is in lower La Noscea, to the east of the Salt Strand. I shall see you there.
 	
Dogmissionary 	The success of the festival rides upon the mochi. Pray save as much as you can!
Fviewer02425 	Mmmmmm, the rice cakes are so good! The chewiness is habit-forming!
Mviewer02425 	Ungh...unnngh...unnngah! <gasp> Whew, I damn near choked on rice cake... But I can't die─not until I've had myself a proper cuddle!
Blackdog 	Arf, arf!♪
Ricecakereeve 	Thanks to you, we are able to hand out the advent cakes as planned. Not only that─witnessing your bravery has helped Taro to find his own again.
Dogmissionary 	My heartfelt thanks for saving the mochi. Even as we speak, folk are enjoying our advent cakes. I daresay you will see familiar faces.
Dogmissionary 	And for an unexpected but welcome turn, Taro has regained his aplomb! We will be able to proceed with the performance after all!
Bonepolisher 	What did I say 'bout lettin' that runt roam these parts!?
Bonepolisher 	This 'ere's a pirate town, a place fer strong folk. If ye wants to be strong, ye needs a big, strong 'ound. An' it jus' so 'appens we sell 'em─fer a million gil each. It's a right bloody bargain!
Bonepolisher 	Don't even think 'bout leavin' without buyin'. It's plain rude, see, an' Ghost 'ere don't much care fer rude folk. Ain't that right, boy?
Dogmissionary 	K-Kami preserve! Adventurer, you must protect the citizens!
Blackdog 	Grrr! Woof, woof!
Ricecakereeve 	T-Taro, no! You don't stand a chance against that beast!
Bonepolisher 	Hmph, all bark an' no bite! Always the way of it with puny dogs! Ghost, put that yappin' thing out of its misery!
Fviewer02425 	Look! Even the little one is standing up to these ruffians! We must be strong, too!
Mviewer02425 	Aye! You don't scare us! Go back to the shitehole whence you came!
Bonepolisher 	Damn, all this commotion's gonna attract the Admiral's yellow pets... Y-Ye 'aven't seen the last of us!
Ricecakereeve 	You've done it, Taro! Your courage lit a fire in our guests' hearts, and together you stared down a common menace! Verily, this is the spirit of camaraderie we sought to sow by our mission!
Dogmissionary 	Well, the festival has barely begun, but I believe we can already declare it a great success. Taro has matured greatly, and it is all thanks to your heroic example. Pray accept this as a token of our gratitude.
Dogmissionary 	Whenever you don it, may you be reminded of us─your friends from a distant shore.
Dogmissionary 	Now, the celebration shall continue for a while yet. Should it turn out that the Rabid Wives haven't learned their lesson, I pray that you will lend us your strength again.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Heavensturn Events Quests