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Who: Cole to everyone
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Pathstone
When: Now

[Cole is actually looking at the camera, which is a minor miracle for those familiar with his habit of leaving his communicator next to him and pointing at the ceiling.]

How do mortals know what you're feeling? Varric used to tell me what it was, or Jove, or Solas, but they're gone and now I don't know what these feelings are. I can tell how to help other people and how to navigate their hurts but I can't do it with my own.

[He gives a small sigh and looks off somewhere. A fluff slug climbs over the communicator screen.]

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I'm glad to meet you, Cole. [And he's even sincere about it.]

[Cole smiles a little. His face doesn't seem to smile easily.]

What sort of Vision are you?

[He taps the yellow stone set in his forehead, which glows briefly.]

This is an artifact called the Mind Stone. It was known to my creators as a source of power and control, but also of causing great chaos. Thor--the god who awakened me--sought guidance. He had a vision of our world falling into destruction and the loss of everything there he held dear, all centered around this stone, except in a single possibility. In that one calm point, he saw me.

I am the vision of that hope.

The Vision of Hope.

[Cole is quiet for a while, thinking about this.]

That's lovely. I like that. It must be nice, to be Hope.

[And sometimes it's good to remind himself of that - something the counselors on Lavendula have been helping with. So he smiles.]

It's easier some times than others, but I strive to help in what ways I can.

Do you have a particular aspect with which you are associated?

... Compassion.

Before I was Cole, I was Compassion. A spirit of Compassion.

Then I'm unsurprised you seek understanding from others.

Have you considered speaking with the professional counselors on the moon Lavendula? They make their living based on helping people understand themselves.

The only councillors I know runs councils of things and argue a lot.

[He really doesn't understand what they do.]

I don't understand. Are they like... Compassion?

[He tilts his head to one side.]

They offer counsel to those who desire it. For some it's out of a sense of compassion, yes. For others, it's--more of a desire to see people making educated choices about their lives, for increasing their self-knowledge. Does that make sense?

Sort of.

... not really.

The primary reason is compassion for others, in any case. They want to see people improve their quality of life through understanding.

That.

That I don't understand. Improve the quality of their life through understanding.

Understanding... what? How does it improve their lives?

By understanding themselves and their own feelings, and what makes them feel that way to begin with. If we understand why we become sad, we can plan steps to recover from that sadness. If we understand why we feel lonely even when in a crowd of others, we can take steps to alleviate it.

... oh!

[That makes sense.

That sounds pretty good.]

And they could help me know what I feel?

I think there's a very good chance they could, yes. I can give you a recommendation for a specific group of counselors, if you'd like to try?

I would like that, thank you.

[He sends over a list of some of the counselors more familiar with odd situations.]

Good luck.

Thank you, the Vision.

[Cole cuts the communication. He's not great at social niceties.]

Good luck.

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