Re: Final Fantasy XII Basch/Penelo "sixteen is dying"
Inverted images: :D
tangentially related: Although B & P are supporting cast in the game's script, they both appear notably changed during/after the Pharos. Staging (plus script) supports the idea that Basch passes the "hero of the people" role to Penelo (and to Vaan, although Vaan more actively takes on the role) after returning from the Pharos.
(prose: yay! those exercises of pure writing pain -- word-by-word reconstruction -- that I did back in Dec-Feb must have paid off. This was written in one go last night with no preconceived idea beyond listening to the song "16 is Dying" (by Sistersomeone). Only one quick edit after completing a write-or-die session. Today, I'd fix three words, perhaps, but didn't want to sit on it 'cause life's too busy this week.