[Endwalker but only spoilers for like level 82 content]

So, like...

When Alisaie said that during Alphinaud’s time at the Studium, that he was the foremost Master Debater...was that supposed to be a burn

Like, Squeenix knows what that sounds like right

Alisaie assuredly knows what that sounds like

But the scene just blows past it with no comment or reaction

I suspect it was like

a kind of snuck-past-the-censors dirty joke

like I don't think this is a game where you're allowed to overtly talk about masturbation

I mean you can get pretty close

For FFXIV and True Lies fans, these quotes are golde...

But allow me to specify my query more precisely: is this diegetically a burn

Is Alisaie giving a straightforward account of her brother’s academic talents or is she not-so-subtly saying that Big Man On Campus Alphinaud Leveilleur was a huge jerk-off

(Which, it sounds like he was)

I'd have to rewatch the scene to hear her tone, you can usually tell when she's actively trying to burn Alphi (and vice versa)