inquisitor's path 1: well, shit

[dawnwillcome]

Who: Jove Lavellan
Broadcast: fleetwide video
Action: the marsiva
When: right now!!


Well.

[It's half breathless, half amused, and said with something of a strained grin. Why does weird shit keep happening to her. At least this time when she's waking up there's no chains around her wrists or incredibly intimidating women shouting questions at her. Her hand aches dimly, but it's nowhere near as bad as she's used to. She must be very far from home if she can't feel any rifts nearby.]

Could someone tell me what year it is? One moment you're jumping through a magical mirror and now here I am in... whatever this is.

I'm fairly certain it's not the Fade and I don't feel particularly dead.

[And then, more quietly,]

Cassandra is going to kill me.

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[dawnwillcome]

[Predictably, she lifts a hand to the side of her head to pat at her hair. It feels like it should look the same way it always does, so she frowns at him in what is honestly more of a pout than anything else.]

My hair looks fine, thank you. You focus on your own grooming.

[The news about having to wait is unwelcome, though. It seems a cruel joke, putting them this close together an yet unable to actually have a conversation face to face. She might joke about opening rifts but it certainly isn't a thing she's going to try for something so small.]

Which ship is yours? And while we're at it, why don't you tell me exactly what you've been up to without me to keep you in line?

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[serpentis]

The SS Three Twins is the ship I am currently assigned to. I work communications for it. I suppose whoever brought me here decided that my face was so charming, others ought to see it as much as possible.

[And then he sighs a bit.]

Not drinking, unfortunately. I haven't been able to locate a decent whiskey. But let's see...I arrived, met someone else from Tevinter- Fenris, I see you've met him. He and I have had some rather...interesting discussions. And then, what do you know? He up and murders someone for keeping a slave.

By the way, said slave is on my ship and is utterly despondent, but there's not much I can do about that. You're aware of what a cuddly man I am.

[He makes a small face.]

I wish I could do more, but...I don't know these people, yet. They're not you.

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[dawnwillcome]

Josephine will at least be glad you can't raid the cellar anymore.

[Josephine. Creators, she misses them all already. Like Dorian she hopes time will just stop at home, that no one will worry about her. That her presence here means the world as they know it will be doomed because she isn't there to do her job.

They're not you, he says, and she laughs a little weakly.]

I'm just an elf, Dorian. You mean the world to me, but that doesn't mean you should hold yourself back because other people don't measure up.

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[serpentis]

"Just an elf". Listen to you.

[He smiles, though, and scoffs a bit. She's right, she usually is. It's just hard for him to trust. Living in a world where he could expect a knife in the back for opposing the Venatori, for being a revolutionary upstart in Tevinter...and beyond that, moving from place to place, living on the road...

He had learned to not make friends, not until he joined the Inquisition. It was right, and he was certain that they would save Thedas, but...in some way, he was saving himself, in the process.

Something to think over.]

You're my friend. That means I'll consider your advice. At the very least, I suppose there could be worse company.

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[dawnwillcome]

[She understands, of course. How many years has he made it a point to do exactly the opposite of what she's suggested, to close himself off and build up the walls that will keep him safe? She'll never understand how humans can be so cruel to each other, how they can put so little thought into crushing the hopes and dreams of someone as wonderful as Dorian.

His own father, and she shudders at the memory. That alone is enough to make her want to be sure Dorian ends up surrounded by as many friends as possible. What a good way to prove the point.]

I only have Felix and myself to judge by, but you've made good choices so far. Even Alexius wasn't so terrible until the end. You'll be fine, Dorian.