Basically, if you don't argue with the guardians, then next day act happy, then mention things about the summoner that were never mentioned before and you had just met her, then summon dark aeons, then try to get the summoner alone, us guardians might not be as suspicious towards you.

Don't forget happily mentioning the arrival of Sinspawn when normally no one would know they were coming until they arrived...

Are you saying if somebody out of the blue came up to a girl in your life and casually mentioned something he had no business knowing you wouldn't be suspicious of them.

Ecurt-I'm just being in-character. Anything wrong with that? And, lookee here:
Which is what Ripel spoke to a certain Zeta, which replied:
All of this Drake could hear from his perch on the rooftop. So, since Ripel is a suspicious character, he obviously would jummp the gun, but he has a good reason to.

First off, your character cannot speak Al Bhed (as far as I can recall), which is why they were speaking in that language. Your character would not have known what they were talking about. Nor did it specifically say that the girl had to do something with the Besaid thing (which, in truth, she hadn't truly been).

Anyway, I did do that to a girl once (tell her things she thought I couldn't have known, pretending I was all mystic and stuff). She then kept asking me how I knew or who told until I said I went to elementary school with her a few grades (we hadn't seen eachother for years, and I almost didn't remember myself). It was funny. of course, you haven't even questioned Ripel on how he knows, so you're all still making assumptions.

Besides, all he has revealed was that he knew where Raine was from, right (honestly, I can't remember)? It's not exactly that hard, Summoner's are often talked about and all.

Anyway. He also never specifically asked her to go with him to somewhere alone, and once off the boat he did not pester any of you guys. Also, what's a suspect amount of interest? Talking with someone? Trying to help him or her have fun?

I'll admit, the mentioning of the Sinspawn was suspicious, and Ripel is a suspicious person. I'm not saying you shouldn't be hesitant, I'm simply saying that I find it funny they're all so hostile.

Our characters are Guardians, it's our job to be overprotective. And it's probably increased by the fact that in the guardians eyes, Raine is acting naive when Ripel has been highly suspicious, so the sense that they are the only things protecting her from him is just multiplied.

He can't speak Al-Bhed, but what Ripel said isn't the important part, but what Zita said back to Ripel.

I forgot, but I'm pretty sure you mentioned her mother or something.

And your guy acts to happy, and that is always suspecious. Especially since he goes from happy to serious back to happy randomly.

And let's not forgot about how he was 'admiring' new summoners, then never mentioned that he is a summoner before the time he summoned the dark Valefor.

And the rest is out of RP, since we all know Ripel is going to die and is one big contradiction and is going to try to do something to Raine.

Zita. He never did say Raine had to do anything with the plan, he just happened to ask about Raine before mentioning the business in Besaid. Drake just assumed that the things were connected.

The mother...of course. Yeah, that's right. He was thinking in his head at the time I believe, so of course they knew about that.

Contradiction to FFX? Heh, I doubt it. I don't like doing things unless they can reasonably be explained (Quiet Mr. V! I know what you're going to say, and real life does not count in here). Oh, and I said he'll probably die, but remember he won't go down without a fight. He may end up killing a few other PCs, and probably the ones who piss him off.

As for the summon...yes, that was suspicious, though noone's asked about that yet, except if he was a summoner, and he replied he wasn't on a pilgrimage. As for the admiring of summoners, everybody does that, afterall, people do support those who they believe would be their saviours.

FZ-Yup. I pretty much understand that. Still, they haven't really been direct with their questions to Ripel. I'd expect at least one of them to try and interrogate him.

I'm pretty sure some one did ask you, and the question was ignored...

Edit - And I still suspect contradiction from the dark aeon, seeing as even Seymour didn't summon 'dark' versions of other aeons.

Ask me? Hmm, well, I forgot about it then. I'm pretty sure only Raine asked me about him being a summoner.

As for the Dark Aeon summoning, I've got an explanation for that for later. I will tell you that it's not contradicting FFX in any way.