Beg Pardon?

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.
==Objectives==
* Speak with Gryllos's assistant.
* Speak with the slippery mandragora.
* Speak with Gryllos's assistant.
* While transfigured, speak with the slippery mandragora.
* Speak with Gryllos's assistant.
* Report to Gryllos.
==Script==
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Gryllos 	Crows take that little sod! Where's it gone n─ Oh! I was unaware we had a visitor.
Gryllos 	Pardon my language─I should hate to give a poor impression of Elpis with my unprofessional behavior. Alas, I am quite at my wits' end with this new cultivar. You are fortunate not to have overheard worse.
Gryllos 	Its restorative properties are superlative, that much is true. Yet what possessed its creator to give it such nimble little legs, I shall never understand. I really must impress upon those fools at the Words of Halmarut that not everything need be ambulatory!
Gryllos 	I have tried leashing it, fencing it in, staring at it with all my might...each to no avail. Its resourcefulness is far beyond what one could─and I daresay should─wish of a vegetable.
Gryllos 	Given that it shows such signs of sentience, however...perhaps it is possible for another intelligent creation to commune with it. Are you willing to make the attempt?
Gryllos 	When it embarked upon its most recent bid for freedom, I sent my assistant after it. His own legs have grown quite powerful by this point, so with any luck, you will find them not too far to the west.
 	
Gryllos 	At this rate, we will certainly succeed at filling this star with life─but at what cost?
 	
Mandragora04290	○♪××□○◆?
◎◎#!!!
 	
Assistant04290 	Gryllos sent you to “commune” with the mandragora? Er...best of luck.
 	
Assistant04290 	I assure you that it will respond if you speak to it. I cannot promise you will enjoy the experience, however...
 	
Mandragora04290	○♪××□○◆?
◎◎#!!!
 	
Assistant04290 	Did that...help?
Assistant04290 	So even its fellow creations cannot understand it─what a pity. Granted, I did suspect its vocal organ was...unique.
Assistant04290 	Aha! If you took the same form, that may be less of an obstacle.
Assistant04290 	Though I am admittedly unversed in the original design specifications, I should have little difficulty transforming you into its mirror. Shall we have a go?
Assistant04290 	Wonderful! Now, stand still...
 	
Assistant04290 	Yes, it is quite flattering on you. Now please, commune with the mandragora.
 	
Assistant04290 	Odd... I would not have expected the magic to dispel so soon. Never you mind, though─there is more than enough where that came from.
 	
Mandragora04290	○♪××□○◆?
◎◎#!!!
 	
Mandragora04290	◎■■■♭×!
 	
Assistant04290 	How was that? ...Ah, one moment please.
 	
Assistant04290 	Pardon me─I had not the slightest idea what you were saying. Would you mind repeating that?
Assistant04290 	Foiled again! Nevertheless, we have gained valuable data.
Mandragora04290	■×□○○◎△◎!
○▲♭♭!!!
Assistant04290 	Alas. Please inform Gryllos that it may be some time before I return...
 	
Gryllos 	Did you locate the mandragora?
Gryllos 	Seemingly incapable of comprehensible communication, is it? Perhaps its degree of intelligence bears further scrutiny.
Gryllos 	Of course, if upon further observation it is deemed sentient, it will be subject to even greater scrutiny to ensure that it can be safely set loose.
Gryllos 	To understand each creation in all its aspects, and conclusively prove it beneficial or detrimental to the star─such is our duty and burden as researchers...
Gryllos 	...At least we can say with certainty that its legs work.
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Elpis Sidequests in Final Fantasy XIV