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[zekken]

Who: Yuuki Konno and maybe you?
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Briefly on the Marsiva / then on the SS First Breath
When: Backdated pre-shuffle on the Marsiva / Post-shuffle on the SS First Breath

[ At a glance, the girl onscreen might just look like a fifteen-year-old girl with long dark hair and red eyes. There might be a very slight hint of purple color in her skin too, that looks to be a bit unusual to be a normal human. Look more closely, you'll spot a pair of pointy ears past her long locks of hair.

Yet another elf, it seems, until a pair of transparent, black bat-shapped fairy wings unfold themselves behind her back. She only shows her wings very briefly and as they fold onto her back again, they disappear. For a moment, she looked like a giant, human-sized fairy and now she's back to looking like some kind of elf.

She's examining herself, flexing her fingers, looking at her arms, and hopping up and down. It's almost like she's checking if her body is properly functioning.

Then she finally turns towards the feed, a big smile spreading across her face. No big deal that she was being recorded checking herself out. ]

Yo! [ A wave of her hand. ] I didn't see any tutorial or beginning quest NPCs around, so... can someone help a newbie out? I need to know if this is real or did I just dive into another VRMMORPG?

[ It feels real. But she has to confirm. ]

[ After the Shuffle: Action for the SS First Breath ]

[ Yuuki is on board the ship, already helping herself to the chocolate pudding dessert for new crew nenbers. At first, she cautiously takes a small taste. Then she starts scarfing down the dessert even more quickly. It's been a long time since she ate a delicious dessert. Real dessert. ]

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[zekken]

Hey there! [ Wave, wave. Nonstop smiling. ]

Hmm...! It sure does feel that way. [ She flexes her fingers again some. It's strange.

Then she looks Mahna up and down. Pointy ears like the fairies do, but ALO didn't have a face tattoo customization feature. ]

By any chance, you wouldn't happen to be from ALO too?

[viran]

No, I'm not. [He's not sure what an ALO even is at this point but he offers an acknowledging nod in return.] I'm of Clan Lavellan in the Free Marches of Thedas.

[zekken]

Thedas? [ Hm! A tilt of her head, then a nervous laugh. ] I've never heard of that online game.

[viran]

[Mahna doesn't know what two of those words are, so he just sort of blinks for a moment.] That's because it's not a game. It's as real as this place is.

[zekken]

[ A thoughtful pause, placing her hand on her chin. ]

So, are you telling me you always looked like that and there's a bunch more like you in this Thedas place? The pointy ears are the real deal?

[viran]

There are many more like myself. We're elves. [He points to himself.] I am a Dalish elf, specifically.

[zekken]

Oh! I know about elves already. What I mean is... you may be the first real elf I've met.

[ They only exist in works of fiction where she's from. Like video games. She might even pass as an elf whenever she puts away her wings. ]

But "Dalish" is a new one to me. What's the difference between a Dalish elf and regular elf?

[viran]

In Thedas, the differences are largely cultural. We, Dalish, leave in nomadic tribes, rather than in human cities. [He's not about to touch the alienage issues with a ten-foot-pole right now.]

[zekken]

I see, I see! And what about those markings? What's the story on those?

[viran]

[Mahna raises his hand to his face as he considers the issue of telling a shem about blood writing.] Private, but know they mark us as Dalish.