#2:
> Jill was explicitly said to not be sexually abused/raped by any of the ironbloods because they see dominants like her as impure
> in one scene, as Jill and Clive are both laid in a barn, Jill tries to make a move on Clive (like how he tried to when they were kids), but Clive rejects because he's still suffering from Phoenix Gate PTSD
> also during free roam, Jill acts as Clive's master (since Clive is a branded bearer aka slave) to keep others' suspicion away from him, since bearers aren't allowed to roam around freely in Valisthea, making the 2 inseparable
> Clive eventually confronts Dark Clive in his mind, which is where we get the Ifrit vs Ifrit fight, and that's where he finally gains full control of Ifrit and we unlock LB
> Hugo is about to invade Cid's hideaway soon, and kill everyone there
> Clive and Jill discover that the Empire has butchered a town they passed earlier and murdered Lady Hannah (Murdoch's wife)
> they are now motivated and join Cid's cause
> Cid is emboldened by this and unveils his master plan. They are gonna sneak into the Empire's capital and destroy its Mothercrystal.
> next couple of hours features Clive and co sneaks into the capital while being aided by the local whores
> they plan their assault of the mothercrystal inside a brothel while whores are moaning in the other room. Jill is made very uncomfortable by this
#3:
> the game opens much more here in terms of exploration and zone size as the crew prepares for the main assault on the mothercrystal. The sidequest writing gets better here too as it tackles the inhumane way the Empire treats Bearers.
> the final assault on the Mothercrystal is a point of no return. Game informs of you of this.
> assault happens. Turns out the area around the crystal is very aetherically dense and this turns people in there Akashic (basically aether zombies). Dominants are not affected. Interestingly... neither is Torgal?
> they fight an Akashic Dragon guarding the crystal and reach it.
> Cid turns into Ramuh and shatters it. A dark portal opens and Typhon comes out.
> Typhon blows a hole in Ramuh, as Ramuh throws his staff through Typhon.
> Typhon attempts to possess Clive and enters his mind.
> Eikon fight against Typhon inside Clive's mind. This is where the Eikon battles go from dumb button mashers into actual skill-based combat. Ifrit now actually moves way closer to Clive and Typhon has moves straight out of Nier Automata.
> Clive beats him and wakes up.
> Cid is on death's door with a hole in his stomach. Jill and Clive tend to him.