001 // too much time

[serpentis]

Who: DORIAN THE EXPLORIAN (Dorian Pavus)
Broadcast: Video, fleet-wide
Action: The Marsiva~
When: 1/21

[Dorian spends a fair deal of time poking around the ship before deciding to try out sending a broadcast. He's not entirely certain how he knows how to use the device, only that he does, and that almost unnerves him.

Still, his voice is pleasant, almost chipper.]

Well, if this isn't a curious little jaunt that I didn't exactly expect to take this afternoon. I do hope someone might be able to enlighten me as to where, exactly, I am...and when, for that matter. ...and where one might find passable reading material would also be appreciated.

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[serpentis]

[He thinks about that for a moment.]

I've only just met him, so I'm not entirely sure. I might ask the same question of you.

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[yourdistraction]

[ SNORTS. Friends? Ahaha, no. ]

We're allies. Companions. I suppose! But I can't speak that language, so I just thought, perhaps you used to know him... He isn't usually so talkative.

[ Then again, anything linked to that past isn't actually a good one. She suddenly looks a bit wary. ]

I hope he isn't being rude. He can be, quite a lot.

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[serpentis]

Not at all. I've certainly spoken with men far more rude. He's a veritable lamb!

[He smiles to himself a bit.]

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[yourdistraction]

What sort of lambs do they have in Tevinter? They must be fierce!

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[serpentis]

They are! Fangs and all.

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[yourdistraction]

No! Fangs, really?! What do they need fangs for?

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[serpentis]

It's an adaptation. Everything in Tevinter has fangs, you see.

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[yourdistraction]

...Now that can't be true! I'm mostly certain.

[ Mostly. Fenris?! ]

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[serpentis]

[He laughs softly.]

Forgive me, but your reaction was darling. I could barely help myself.

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[yourdistraction]

Oh, was it a joke? It was a joke, wasn't it? I don't understand Tevinter humor...!

[ HUMAN HUMOR. ]

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[serpentis]

Please, don't be upset! I'm certain we'll chat enough that you'll get it just as well in time.

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[yourdistraction]

Perhaps! We might be stationed on the same ship. My name is Merrill.

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[serpentis]

How fortunate that would be, to see your charming face every day.

Dorian Pavus, of Tevinter.

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[yourdistraction]

[ Merrill is looking over her shoulder to see who is charming? Wow, he can't mean her, even she knows that's got to be empty flattery. She smiles anyway!

Maybe she ought to act more nervous around someone from Tevinter, but she's lived in Kirkwall for years, and it's also a hotbed. ]

You might want to get to know me before trying that word again! But I am curious about how many from Thedas are arriving here...

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[serpentis]

[Dorian smiles, amused as he watches her. It's true, he has no romantic interest in women, but harmless flirting is fun and it is what passes for friendly banter, for him. If it makes people happy, there is no harm in it.]

That is a good question, I wonder myself.

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[yourdistraction]

Fenris and I made more sense, since we already had experience in places like this. Well, sort of... Not like this, but...

Have you looked out a window yet?

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[serpentis]

I did! Quite a shock. Beautiful, but a shock nonetheless.

Where were you before this?

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[yourdistraction]

I doubt you've heard of it. Exsilium?

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[serpentis]

Doesn't ring a bell, I'm afraid. Where is it?

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[yourdistraction]

Ummm... Well, Earth, a planet very different from the one nearby, but it's more of a when than where. It wasn't always there.

But we also had to live upon it's moon for a time, in a construct like these ships.

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[serpentis]

Interesting! Do you just make a habit of traipsing about different worlds?

Are you a mage, by chance?

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[yourdistraction]

They're merely different realms, like the Fade!

[ Should she answer that? Merrill has no shame in being a mage, but she knows it can be stupid to paint a target on oneself, when this is like standing in the middle of a crowd!

Then again, many people saw her use magic already, and nobody seems to care. Much like Exsilium. ]

I was First to the Keeper of my clan. [ Sooooo yes! ] Is it so obvious?

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[serpentis]

I was wondering if, perchance, your magic brought you to different worlds. I haven't heard of the magic being theorized before, but...I thought it might be theoretically possible.

[He smiles a little.]

I am a mage, as well. An Altus, from Tevinter.

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[yourdistraction]

No, no! Nothing like that. It was technology, something I would be happy to show you more of once you're off that ship.

What's an Altus?

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[serpentis]

A kind of mage, from Tevinter. We Altus are the upper-class, trace our lineage from the Dreamers. If I wasn't an Altus, I would be Laetan but...unfortunately, I have the dubious honor of being the result of generations of careful breeding, you see.