Eyuzi System Mingle

[lord_wizard]

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: If you like!
Action: The planet Lyuku, the Iskaulit, and anywhere else you want
When: Sept 1 to Sept 28

[After a rather short time adrift, the fleet is finally in range of another planet. Small, peaceful, and colorful, there is plenty to do and explore.

Maybe it's enough to forget that vague feeling of unease.

Or not.]

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Comments

[whatisright]

[It's pleasing that she's being honest, but the confirmation of her unhappiness is still saddening. He doesn't know how to fix this. There is no fixing this, and perhaps there's not even making this better. He wishes that Sigrun or Nathaniel were here. Even Oghren. Any of them would have a better idea of how to make her feel better. (Not Velanna, though. Velanna would probably be about as terrible at this as he is.)]

That you would prefer court over this is telling. [Was that an attempt at dry humor? Probably not, because it's Justice, but it could have been if one squints and forgets how limited Justice's understanding of humor is.] I am sorry you have been taken so far from home. I am sorry that you have been left without those you love for so long. It is not right, and it is not easy, no matter how well you have adapted.

I cannot make up for their absence, but for what it is worth, I am here for you. Say what you need of me, and I will give it freely.

[He doesn't know how else to help her, so he hopes that this is enough.]

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[bryces_pup]

[It's more than enough. No, he's not Alistair or Nathaniel or Sigrun or any of the others more "adept" at consoling, but he's still her friend. Besides, he's actually doing pretty good at the comforting thing.]

Isn't it though? [She huffs out a laugh. Good to know they listened to her bitching about it during their travels. She wouldn't have blamed them if they tuned her out after awhile.] Thank you, Justice. It really does help having you here, and seeing a friendly face again. This place can be a trial, but having friends at my side makes it bearable. [She smiles, a tease in her eyes.] Even if-

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[bryces_pup]

[Okay so, she was about to tease him about his smell, and that's when she finally notices the lack thereof.]

...wait, why don't you smell like a rotting corpse anymore? And now that I look at you, you look a lot more... put together than you did before. Like, all of your digits are there. I could have sworn you lost one or two.

[whatisright]

[However inadequate his social skills, he has somehow managed to comfort her. This is a great achievement and he hopes he can do it again should she need it in the future.

And then she asks a very good question. He looks down at his hands, as if checking to see he has all his digits even though he already knows he does. By the time this place took him, he'd lost fingers on his sword hand as well. He'd needed to use magic to supplement his grip or he'd be useless in battle.]

When this place drew me here, it left Kristoff's body behind. I am possessing nothing, and yet I am comfortably existing in the mortal world. I suspect magic is at work. [Not that he's complaining. Not being stuck in a corpse + not going crazy = not so bad.] I chose to continue using Kristoff's appearance because that is how the Grey Wardens recognize me, and I did not know if I would encounter any.

[Yes, he's choosing to look like a corpse. Please talk some sense into him.]

[bryces_pup]

Oh, so you have your own body. That's good! [And it's not falling apart, which means it won't necessitate him having to find another one. Which means no one risks getting possessed. That didn't exactly go well last time, and she's not about to let that mistake be repeated, not on her watch. She failed them both that day, but she's here now.]

I... well, I understand your reasoning, but, you still look like a walking corpse. Some might find that unsettling. [To say the very least. He's going to get some looks when he's out and about in the fleet proper.] And a perfectly missed opportunity! You can look as dashing as you want. Not everyone has the ability to be able to choose their appearance so.

[whatisright]

I do not know how permanent it is, but for the time being, yes. [Justice is pretty happy with the whole 'not going to need to hunt down a new host soon' thing. He had been dreading the prospect of possessing a new corpse, but possessing a living host doesn't sound all that great either. It'll need to be dealt with again once he's back home, but in the meantime, he'll enjoy living freely with a body of his own.

He cocks his head at the possibility she raises. Sure, he'd like to not scare everyone he meets, but...]

What else would I look like?

[It's a genuine question. She raises an idea that has merit, but he doesn't know what other form to take. He's not particularly invested in being physically attractive, though being less outright frightening would be nice. He doesn't want to take someone else's face, and he's not sure he has the creativity to think of his own. There are images of justice representations that hover in the minds of the mortals, little things that tug gently at him--a human with wings and a trumpet, a blindfolded woman with scales and a sword, a faceless knight in shining armor... he supposes he could be any of those, but those forms also sound like they wouldn't fit in well.]

[bryces_pup]

[At least Atroma doesn't even seem willing to see what would happen if Justice's body broke down. Whether out of practicality or what, Riona can only guess, but at least they exhibit some shred of common sense.]

Just about anything. But that's not something we need to address right this moment. Honestly, I think it'd be more beneficial for you to focus on acclimating to the fleet before we worry about what you look like. Maybe we can rope in Anders to help, too.

[whatisright]

That seems wise.

[Both focusing on acclimation and talking about possible appearance changes later. Makeover: Extreme Edition! He hasn't even fully gotten used to the mortal world yet. He has no illusions for how out of place he'll probably be in the fleet.]

Are there particular things I should be aware of, now that I am here? [Facts or basic social rules or basically anything. He doesn't know what he's doing and the Warden Commander has always been generous with her guidance.]