veilstrike: (and it's not a cry)
leilani lavellan. ([personal profile] veilstrike) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2017-12-12 08:54 pm

video

Who: Leilani Lavellan and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: On the Blue Fish
When: Now, after gifts have been opened!

[ The video opens with Leilani fiddling with something in her hands, but she's quick to turn her attention to the camera and focus on the people she's talking to. She's well practiced at the art of focussing her attention on people rather than things; the Inquisition had demanded it from her, and she barely had any time of her own. No time for worries or fears or sadness; only work and fighting for whatever future Thedas had left. ]

In my clan we did not celebrate the winter as the rest of the world did. I didn't recognise that there were different celebrations until I became the Inquisitor, and then it felt as though I was pretending to understand something that was completely alien to me.

[ Frowning, she drops the necklace from her hands. ]

I'd like to know more about your traditions, if you'll appease me. I've never had much time to sit and talk about these sorts of things, so anything that you might be able to tell me would be welcome. There is always time to learn something new.

[ It also distracts her, so it's a welcome relief. ]
samahl: (fire)

[personal profile] samahl 2018-01-05 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
I do, don't I?

... It's everything after that that is the difficult part of me.
samahl: (experienced)

[personal profile] samahl 2018-01-05 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
If it were, it'd be a children's story, I'm afraid.
samahl: (okay)

[personal profile] samahl 2018-01-05 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
I... [He starts, but then frowns a bit, then retries]

There is still some truth to some of the stories.
samahl: (all leader-ly)

[personal profile] samahl 2018-01-05 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
I find that there are few things that I want and end up having...

That doesn't mean what I have is without value, though.
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[personal profile] samahl 2018-01-05 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
I think that there are few things which are totally worthless.

The task is helping others see the value too.
samahl: (amused)

[personal profile] samahl 2018-01-05 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Either that or I'm making it up as I go along...
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[personal profile] samahl 2018-01-05 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yes. Absolutely. [But it's said so casually it's hard to tell if he's being honest.]
samahl: (smiles to the side)

[personal profile] samahl 2018-01-08 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
I try, at least, to appear as one.

There are much worse things to be thought as.