driftfleet | 5th Blight; video + open action

Who: Riona, a pupper and you!
Broadcast: yessss
Action: yessssssss
When: Today

[When the feed turns on, the fleet will immediately be greeted by the sight of a very excitable mabari puppy sniffing at the screen and trying to bite it. There's laughter behind him as his mistress pulls him back.]

Nice try, you little rascal.

[Riona plops him on her lap, keeping an arm securely around him. The ocean serves as the backdrop, the waves crashing against the shoreline. The sun is shining, but Riona's smile seems even brighter as she addresses the fleet.]

Everyone, meet Kiter. He's my mabari from home! Though he is much tinier than the last time I saw him... The tree must have made him little again. I can't fathom how or why, but I won't look a gift horse in the mouth.

[She presses a kiss to his head. He barks happily, though he keeps wiggling to try and get at the communicator.]

Maker, I missed you. Though you're a puppy again, you still knew me. [She looks back at the camera.] The tree has been kind to me. Kinder than Atroma, at any rate. I'm grateful to it and this world. But I digress. If anyone wants to meet Kiter here, we'll be by the sea. He always liked to chase the seabirds. And I will not pass up the salty air.

[That is where she will be, sitting on the beach and playing with her hound. The little guy will be running up and down the place, chasing birds and walking up to passersby. And be absolutely adorable, of course.]

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[His paws dig into the sand, trying to stop the slide. All in vain, of course, and Kiter is forced to eventually let go. He huffs in temporary defeat.]

Thank you, Tyrion. [She smiles: a genuine one, touched by his offer.] Kiter here will alleviate a lot of that, I think, but if things get rough again, I'll let you know.

[He smirks down at the pup, before gently picking him up and putting him his lap, scratching his belly.]

Good. I find that the worst thing with imprisonment is despair. Let's try to keep our spirits ... if not up, not open for ripe picking.

[BELLY RUBS. His favorite. Kiter is in heaven right now.]

You think people here would take advantage of it if they saw me in such a state?

[Tyrion is glad to oblige. It makes him wistfully wish for the pet he never had as a child, Kiter does.]

I think the Atroma most certainly would. And there's this odd ... triangle person. He travels through our dreams. I would not put it past him at all.

[That elicits a frown.]

Triangle person? I have not met anyone resembling that. Is he newly arrived?

Not that long ago - a few weeks, at most. So guard your dreams, if you can. He will ... be wandering through them. I would hate for you to get a nasty surprise.

I see. Thank you for the warning. [Her lips twist into a frown.] He must be some kind of demon then. Strange though. With no Fade here, I did not think anyone would have the ability to affect dreams.

I am not entirely sure what he is - or whether or not he can be trusted. I just know he possesses a power that makes me wary of him. [He picks Kiter up, so he can give him some head rubs as well.]

Typically I don't mistrust someone right off the cuff, but given his abilities, I would lump him under "cannot be trusted". Or at least should be treated with caution. Does he do anything in these dreams?

He offers you things. Or rather more specifically, what ever you want, whatever you have dreamed.

[...ok. Definitely a demon. And that is a whole lot of Not Good. This may even require a conversation with Cole.]

He very much sounds like a demon from my world. Do his offers come with a price? A atipulation?

[Tyrion doesn't know much about demons, but this sounds about right for something not good.]

Naturally, all things come with a price.

And? What does he ask for in return?

He wants favors. Which are a dangerous thing to give.

Extraordinarily dangerous.

[YUP. She's messaging Cole soon. He needs to know, if he doesn't already. Perhaps he could provide insight. And the mages... they will need to know, too.]

I've never heard of a demon taking such a shape in Thedas, but if this is anything like the spirits back home... [She curses under her breath.] Tyrion, if it visits you in your sleep again, ignore it. Do not speak to it, do nothing. I don't know what this thing is capable of, but back home? Demons could possess a person, usually mages. They do so by offering something: power, love, any desire that would convince a person to lower their guard. In exchange, they possess them, and they become abominations.

[And all hell breaks loose. She's seen enough to know.]

Do you know of anyone else that has been visited by this spirit?

Absolutely dangerous.

[Tyrion stated simply, and his mis-matched eyes narrowed.]

...Well he wouldn't find much use in me. I am a dwarf with no future plans and no real power on these ships. [Outside a network of friends and the first mate of a ship.]

However, to keep my friends safe, I will avoid the creature in the future.

[A shake of his head.] No.

Do not discount yourself, or anyone. Maker knows how a demon's mind works, but I suspect one could find use of anyone if they felt so inclined.

[She rubs a hand over her face.] As if there wasn't enough to worry about. All right. Do you know of anyone who can use magic or has some other kind of power? If so, I strongly suggest you warn them. The last thing we need is an abomination running loose on these ships. It's bad enough the augments can make people snap.

Well that is terrifying ... and disturbing, all in one go. [Tyrion made a face. He would have to watch himself as carefully as anyon else.]

I know a few people who know magic - Hawke for one, Lily for two. [He paused for a moment, then frowned.] Would mutations count?

I hope I'm overreacting, but better safe than sorry.

[She's running through a list in her head.]

Yes, Hawke. Both of them. And Anders. [She frowns in return.] Mutations?

Well, I cannot deny the truth of that ... so yes, I will go ahead and let them know of the dangers.

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