Very poor lighting in certain cut-scenes during 'Futures Rewritten' quest

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Date & Time: 9/15/2025, 1:32 PM DST
Frequency: Every time the scenes in question are viewed.
World name: Excalibur
Character name: Darienne Noirterel
Retainer name: Endimien, Rhuvi.
NPC name: N/A
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Class/Level: RPR, lv. 96
Party or solo: Solo
In-game time: 9:30 PM
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Steps:
1. Begin and continue the ShB quest 'Futures Rewritten' till it brings you to Lyse in the Ala Mhigan Quarter. (Alternatively, skip this step and the next, and view this quest's cut-scenes via the Unending Journey.)
2. Speak to Lyse to begin the problematic cut-scene in The Royal Menagerie.
3. Behold.

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