Quote Originally Posted by scooby View Post
Just gonna comment quickly on the last few posts in the thread:

1. Balthier doesn't have a "British accent"; there's no such thing. The UK (United Kingdom) comprises four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In each of these countries, there exists a multitude of different regional accents. E.g., in England, there is (to name a few) Scouse (from Liverpool), Geordie (Newcastle), Cockney (East London), Janner (Plymouth - where I'm from - but, thankfully, I DON'T have the accent!!!), etc. Balthier sounds like he comes from somewhere in the South East of England; one of the Home Counties. It drives me mad when I hear/see ignorant people saying things like "...from Britain and Scotland..." Er...hello!!! Scotland is a part of Britain!!!
Sorry, I didn't intend to offend or anything.

2. Don't like Balthier's plummy, CAMP!, posh-boy accent.... More on that, later....
I'm actually quite fond of his accent...

3. Getting tired of all the crude jokes about Fran, that I've been seeing on other message boards. Don't like her accent, either.
What are these mysterious message boards? Fran is probably my favorite Final Fantasy character to date!

And I am in love with her voice.

I found a MUCH bigger version of the gorgeous Yoshida drawing of Fran and Balthier; think it's a scan from the art book. I've attached it to this post.
Yeah, that's in the art book. I love it as well. And thanks Aria!

Anyways...
Read On...On the Dreadnought Leviathan I also sensed a (more crude) Fran/Balthier vibe.

When Fran goes into her Mist-induced Super Ultra Crazy Hyper Homocidal Mode, Balthier and Penelo have a quick exchange something like this:

Penelo: What's wrong with her?

Balthier: Well, I always knew Fran wasn't very fond to being tied up.

I know that there is a myriad of things that comment could be alluding to, but I took that as a sort of double entendre. Just think about it...; )
I don't know if i'm just reading to deep into that statement (or if I was just really dirty-minded that particular day) but that's what I took from it.

Yeah, nothing major or definite.