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[howcanihelp]

Who: Stephanie Amell, and YOU!
Broadcast: Video
Action: Marsiva Hospitality Deck
When: Right now! FABULOUS!

Ah, hello?

[ Oh, look, a new face! A rather young new face, wearing what most (if not all) the Thedosians of the Fleet will likely be able to recognize as a Grey Warden's uniform/armor/thingummy. Her accent is distinctly Ferelden, and she sounds a bit uncertain, but smiles at the camera anyway. ]

This is... rather strange, I must admit. I'm certain this isn't the Fade, which must mean it's real, even though I don't really see how it could be.

I don't suppose anyone could tell me what's going on?

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[howcanihelp]

[ She would apologize profusely for Anders if she had any idea what he'd done. Stupid Anders... ]

Ah.

[ she sighs softly and rubs her face with an ungloved hand. ]

Well. Whatever magic this is, they could've had better timing. I was doing something important.

[wolfuncaged]

[He would approve of that, yep.]

As were we all. Time, if stands still, back home, so when you return it will be as if nothing happened.

...I am still unsure if it is magic or science.

[Thanks, Exsilium, for making him aware that there is distinction.]

[howcanihelp]

[ huff ]

Well, I suppose that's better than nothing. [ half to herself ] If I must be wherever here is for some stranger's bizzare entertainment, at least I'm not letting Morrigan get any further away while I'm here.

[ She puts on a smile again that's only a little bit forced. ]

Well. Strange place-that-is-not-Thedas aside, it's lovely to meet you. My name is Stephanie Amell.

[wolfuncaged]

[He doesn't respond to the name, of course, he only knows her creepy ass mother. Still, his lips quirk, slightly and he inclines his head. Perhaps the name should mean more to him, but they try to pretend the Blight Is Not A Thing in Tevinter for obvious reasons. Even in Kirkwall, her name isn't mentioned much.]

Good to meet you. I am Fenris.

[howcanihelp]

Fenris, lovely. [ curiously ] I have to ask, where are you from? Your accent isn't Ferelden, or Dalish, as far as I can tell.

[wolfuncaged]

I'm from Tevinter, originally. I've been living in Kirkwall for many years now, though.

Definitely not a Dalish.

[howcanihelp]

That would account for the accent, then. I've never met anyone from Tevinter.

[ If he were human, she'd be asking him all sorts of questions. But... well, she knows how elves are treated in Ferelden, and they don't allow slavery. She is smart enough to know that the likelihood of that being a bad topic of conversation for a new acquaintance is pretty high. ]

I'm pretty thoroughly Ferelden. Never been further out of the country than Orzammar, unless it happened when I was very small and don't remember it. Just as well, I'm quite fond of it.

[wolfuncaged]

You should think yourself fortunate. It is not a nice place.

[She would be so very right. ]

Ah, I never got that far South. Many of my friends come from Ferelden, though.

[howcanihelp]

Really? [ perks up ] I wouldn't have thought many Fereldens would still be in Kirkwall. I know a lot of people had to evacuate during the Blight, but...

[ Ah, sweet naive girl, not realizing how hard it would be to get back, let alone start over - AGAIN. ]

[wolfuncaged]

Well, many chose to stay. They created new lives for them, and from what I understand Ferelden suffered terribly during the Blight.

[howcanihelp]

True enough, I suppose. I can't imagine wanting to stay, but... well. I wasn't evacuated.

We did. We're rebuilding, though, rather well I think, considering how little time we've had - at least from what I've seen.

[wolfuncaged]

[...Oh.]

It has been nearly ten years, since the Blight, for me.

Sometimes, people are brought here from the same world, but from different points of time. You were right in the thick of it, then?

[howcanihelp]

Ten years?

[ she looks a bit gobsmacked by this ]

I... yes, we only just finished cleaning up the last remaining large pockets of darkspawn a matter of weeks ago.

[wolfuncaged]

Then you might consider your time here a welcome respite, perhaps.

[howcanihelp]

I suppose.

[ slow grin ]

I'll admit, it will be nice to go more than a handful of days at most without someone or something trying to kill me.

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris gives a small huff of amusement. ]

I know that feeling only too well. We may not have many darkspawn left, but there are still plenty of people who wish to kill us. Assassins, thugs, and the like.

[howcanihelp]

Sounds like you're probably about as popular as I am. Let me guess, you try to help someone out, end up fighting off frankly ridiculous numbers of hooligans or monsters in the process?

[wolfuncaged]

That is exactly as it goes. It's as if they can smell us, or something.

[howcanihelp]

[ She laughs brightly ]

Yes! That's exactly what it's like! I can be minding my own business and not see a bandit for weeks, then I offer to help someone collect some herbs for healing potions and suddenly they're everywhere!

[wolfuncaged]

We can hardly move for bandits and thugs, but we do live in Kirkwall, so I suppose it is to be expected.

[howcanihelp]

I admit, even in the Circle... we heard things about Kirkwall.

[ it's mostly teasingly said, but it's true. Kirkwall is a bit... infamous. ]

[wolfuncaged]

[Luckily, Fenris isn't defensive about it. Kirkwall is a hole, it's not his home. His home is found in the people he cares about. Where they are, his home is.]

It must have been a slow day for the Templars to speak of that. [He assumes it's the Templars who speak of such things, it's not like the mages get that much outside time. Just as he likes it, really.]

[howcanihelp]

It was often a slow day. The Ferelden Circle was usually rather quiet.

[ she smiles a little, and adds (half to herself) ]

Unless Anders was trying to run away again. Then it would get pretty busy for a few weeks.

[wolfuncaged]

[Oh no. That was the worst name she could have ever uttered.]

You knew Anders? While he was in the circle?

[He says the name as if it tastes like insect innards.]

[howcanihelp]

[ Well, that startles her a bit. Both that he recognizes the name and says it with such... venom. ]

I... yes, he was brought to the Circle only a few weeks before I was. I was very young, and scared, and he looked after me. We've been friends for most of my life.

Is-- did he end up in Kirkwall somehow? Last I knew he was still with the Wardens at Vigil's Keep.