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[killedwithlove]

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.]

Comments

[unbearablynaive]

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

[killedwithlove]

That.

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

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

[unbearablynaive]

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.

[killedwithlove]

... oh!

[That makes sense.

That sounds pretty good.]

And they could help me know what I feel?

[unbearablynaive]

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?

[killedwithlove]

I would like that, thank you.

[unbearablynaive]

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

Good luck.

[killedwithlove]

Thank you, the Vision.

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

[unbearablynaive]

Good luck.