The Abyss Stares Back

is a Quest in Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker.
==Objectives==
* Speak with the avian specialist.
* /pet the abyssus.
* /poke the abyssus.
* /hug the abyssus.
* Speak with Perikles.
==Script==
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Perikles 	Hm. Still no reaction... What exactly are we supposed to try now?
Perikles 	Ah, perfect. A familiar. I'm on the observation team for a new kind of bird, and it's giving us some trouble.
Perikles 	It won't move or react at all no matter what anyone does to it. Could you maybe give it a try?
Perikles 	I certainly hope so! And I've got something for you if you succeed.
Perikles 	Is something the matter? I'll throw in a reward, so please, just do your best.
Perikles 	We have a specialist in avian species working with the creation in question, and he can help you with the particulars. You'll find them by the towering structure northeast of our settlement here.
Perikles 	Please, go and speak with the avian specialist by the northeast tower. Surely that bird will react to someone...
 	
Birdwatcher04308	You were sent to help us get this fellow's attention, yes? Then let's get you two acquainted.
Birdwatcher04308	This here is an abyssus─so named for the way it seems to just...stare off into the abyss. One of our colleagues found it perched on a melanion's antler, and brought it in for closer study.
Birdwatcher04308	And that's everything we know. We have no idea where it came from, who made it, or even what it really is.
Birdwatcher04308	We'll be taking it to Ktisis Hyperboreia eventually, but we want to get some notes on it first. Namely, on how it reacts to external stimuli.
Birdwatcher04308	The abyssus has yet to acknowledge any of us, but maybe you can get a reaction out of it, seeing as you're a familiar.
Birdwatcher04308	Why don't you try giving it a pet to start with?
Birdwatcher04308	Go ahead and try petting the abyssus.
 	
Birdwatcher04308	Nothing. Like some great thinker, lost in a meditative trance... Hm. How about giving it a poke?
Birdwatcher04308	No reaction. How about a poke next?
 	
Birdwatcher04308	No good? I'm all out of ideas. Unless...unless you want to try giving it a hug?
Birdwatcher04308	The only other thing I can think to try is a hug.
 	
Birdwatcher04308	Still nothing. Too bad, really.
Birdwatcher04308	What did it do? I can't believe I missed it!
Birdwatcher04308	Perhaps the abyssus only responds to signs of affection. As such, I'll need you to help us experiment a bit more. We'll run dozens of tests, each with a different expression of love!
Birdwatcher04308	...No? Well, I suppose you have other duties to attend to. Still, I'm thrilled we got a reaction out of him. Thank you, and please give Perikles my regards when you go to collect your reward.
Birdwatcher04308	Perikles should have something to give you as thanks for your help.
 	
Perikles 	My associate said you were incredibly helpful. You have his thanks, as well as mine.
Perikles 	What did you think of the abyssus? Strangely enthralling, isn't it? With those penetrating eyes that seem to stare right into your very core.
Perikles 	It almost feels like it's studying us as much as we're studying it. I have to wonder who made it, and for what purpose...
Perikles 	I'll have to consult with Venat─if anyone would know aught of this creation, it is her. Oh, and before I forget, here is your reward for today's work.
Quest complete. 	Quest complete.
Category:Elpis Sidequests in Final Fantasy XIV