Data across the Decades

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.
==Journal==
==Objectives==
* Catch garjana wrasse and deliver them to T'laqa Tia.
==Script==
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Tlaqatia 	Oh, hello again!
Tlaqatia 	Did you notice the fish tank, by the way? I went ahead and put one of my research specimens in it. Quite the looker, wouldn't you say?
Tlaqatia 	I tell you, so many things have fallen into place ever since you showed up. I'm having the time of my life analyzing all this data!
Tlaqatia 	I mean to continue my analysis of aetherlice, of course, but I will task another gleaner with such mundane tasks.
Tlaqatia 	Instead, I'd like to make full use of your skills by having you visit an area I've long been fascinated with.
Tlaqatia 	I speak of the oceans surrounding Thavnair!
Tlaqatia 	I have reason to believe there was a significant change in the aether currents in those waters that occurred around the time of the Calamity. Professor Nele shared with me some data from twenty years prior, and I would compare it with current data to ascertain if I am correct.
Tlaqatia 	The waters around Thavnair, you see, have long been one of the focal points of Professor Nele's research.
Tlaqatia 	I wish to study them more to honor his work, whilst also using it as a starting point for my own.
Tlaqatia 	Before you go, however, a word of warning: ever since the Calamity, the region is notorious for shipwrecks. I realize that you are a seasoned professional, but I fully understand if you do not want to take on the risk.
 	
Tlaqatia 	Oh, thank you! I knew I could count on you.
Tlaqatia 	So the rumors were true! Still, you could always fish off the island's coast. I reckon there wouldn't be much risk in that.
Tlaqatia 	Anyhow, I'd like you to fish the same species that Professor Nele studied twenty years ago: to wit, the garjana wrasse.
Tlaqatia 	According to the books the professor gave me, they live near the Great Runoff, and are known to enjoy nibbling on shrimp balls. And that should do it! Be safe out there, yes?
 	
Tlaqatia 	Have you managed to reel in any wrasse? According to my references, they live in relative abundance near the Great Runoff and favor the taste of shrimp balls.
Tlaqatia 	Speaking of which, how do you plan to travel to Thavnair? I suspect teleportation magicks would be the most convenient way─if, sadly, not one available to me. In either event, do take care!
 	
Tlaqatia 	Well, would you look at that wrasse! Splendid! I can scarcely wait to analyze it, that I might compare my findings with Professor Nele's from two decades ago!
Tlaqatia 	Dear me! What an impressive specimen! This should allow me collect data as complete as Professor Nele's from two decades ago. I can't wait to compare my findings!
 	
Tlaqatia 	Well, I daresay I've more than enough samples now. Pray wait for just a moment—I'm going to ask Professor Nele to take a look.
Nele 	It's not every day that you ask after me, T'laqa. I trust this means that your research is coming along well?
Tlaqatia 	Better than I could have ever imagined! As a matter of fact, I was hoping to hear your thoughts on my latest findings.
Tlaqatia 	Comparing my data with yours from twenty years ago, I can say with confidence that the concentration of aether in the area did indeed show an increase around the time of the Calamity. From these numbers, I would posit that smaller fish species in the area have increased in abundance severalfold!
Tlaqatia 	The garjana wrasse, in particular, is known for protecting itself from predators by creating disturbances in the surrounding aether. A population increase of such scale would undoubtedly result in a dramatic impact on its habitat.
Tlaqatia 	Which would go a long way to explaining the countless shipwrecks. The sheer number of these fish would surely play havoc with ships' aether compasses.
Nele 	Outstanding work, T'laqa! Of course, more data will be needed to prove your assertions as fact. Should it hold true, however, this could be a discovery of no small import.
Nele 	Come to think of it, I remember you showing considerable interest in my research into the seas around Thavnair. What exactly was it that drew you to my work?
Tlaqatia 	Oh! It's just, well, I always found the figures somewhat...unnatural. Call it a hunch, but I couldn't help but feel like it warranted further research.
Nele 	Ah, now that's the true spirit of a scholar. Even the most epoch-making of discoveries often started from observation of a simple irregularity or curiosity.
Nele 	With that intuition and power of observation, you're going to go places, T'laqa. I knew my faith in you was not misplaced.
Tlaqatia 	I...I am!? You flatter me, Professor...
Nele 	Haha! Take care not to let it go to your head. Your potential will only be stifled if you allow yourself to be content with minor progress and faint praise.
Tlaqatia 	O-Of course, Professor. I will redouble my efforts, and work harder than ever to deliver results!
Tlaqatia 	And on that note, I'd best get to work summarizing my findings for inclusion in my thesis.
Tlaqatia 	If I am able to identify an explicit correlation amongst the post-Calamity change in aether concentration, the explosion of the fish population, and the increase in shipwrecks, it will go a long way toward proving my theory correct!
Tlaqatia 	Of course, I'll be needing more fish specimens before that can happen. Fair warning─I might have to send you to even more hazardous locales. And yet I'm sure you're up to the challenge, yes?
Tlaqatia 	Splendid! I swear, this is the most invigorated I've ever felt about my research! Now, where to start...?
Quest complete.	Quest complete.
Category:Studium Quests in Final Fantasy XIV