Cracking the Code Problem

[Mr_Shaky]

I did the first part where Lani ran away and then I talked to her again without Dagger, Amarant, or Eiko in my party. My problem is that she says she likes living with the moogles and she's happy she lost. She doesn't say anything about finding writing. What do I need to do to continue this side quest?

[Lillelaps]

First, you must be on disc 4. Or, since this port doesn't have disc changes, you must have returned from Terra, after which the world is covered with Mist .

Now, go to Madain Sari with Dagger in your team, and go to the kitchen and try to talk to Lani. She jumps away. I've heard this step may actually not be necessary, but do it anyway just to be safe.

Leave and re-enter without Dagger or Amarant in your team, and Lani won't run away. Talk to her twice, and she should mention the Eidolon Wall. If I remember right, nothing about writing in particular, just that there's something there? I'm sure you'll know when she says whatever she's supposed to.

Now go to the Eidolon Wall. At this point, it should have changed from it's usual camera angle, to a side scrolling one. If you move far enough to the left or right, you loop back to the entrance. You can read some background lore at the paintings of the eidolons. The "!" at the entrance allows you to leave.

This is what it should look like: http://i.imgur.com/enVspXr.png

When you enter, head to the right until you loop back to the entrance. You'll hear a chime just a bit after you move past the entrance "!" if you did it right. Now walk back to the left until you loop back to the entrance, just past the "!" again. Repeat this 9 times, going back and forth. Make sure you hear a chime each time.

On the ninth round, your HP/MP will be recovered and all status abnormalities removed, just like in the image above.

Now read the paintings. You can read them in any order, as long as you read them all. A whole slew of extra messages appear this time, after doing the nine loops. At the end, return to the Ifrit drawing and read the newly revealed message, revealing a message from Garnet's real father, revealing her and her mothers' name .

[ramsza]

Talk to her two or three times and she should mention that there might be something of importance in the small room. Go into the small room behind her (where the village treasure was stolen from ). Go the very left of the room and a '!' should appear which allows you to read some text next to the big treasure chest on the other screen of the room. I think the text was about going back and forward in time or something similar. Afterwards you can to the walking at the paintings.

[Lillelaps]

Originally posted by ramsza:

Talk to her two or three times and she should mention that there might be something of importance in the small room. Go into the small room behind her (where the village treasure was stolen from ). Go the very left of the room and a '!' should appear which allows you to read some text next to the big treasure chest on the other screen of the room. I think the text was about going back and forward in time or something similar. Afterwards you can to the walking at the paintings.

I'm 100% sure this step isn't actually necessary, as I got it done without this step in my current playthrough. Still, I must admit I forgot about this, so thanks.