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[viran]

Who: Mahna Lavellan
Broadcast: Fleet-wide
Action: Marsiva, if you'd like
When: Pre-shuffle

[By the time he's sorted out that he's no longer in Thedas, Mahna's patience has all but run out. The silence had woken him and the continued lack of birds chattering or insects buzzing unsettles him far more than he expects. Instead, inane music plays under his strained voice.]

I am Lord Inquisitor Lavellan and it would serve you well to return my companions to me.

[He hates titles, hates formality, but if it gets his comrades back, he'll throw them around as much as necessary. Nevermind that he's in a foreign place where 'Lord Inquisitor' might just as easily put a target on his back. If Corypheus is behind this, he won't run and hide.]

I was traveling with three others and a ram: Dorian of House Pavus, Lady Mai Bhalsych of Korse, The Iron Bull of the Bull's Chargers, and Lord Woolsley of Redcliffe. If any harm has come to them, I can assure you it will be repaid in kind.

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[child_of_bhaal]

The one who took you, and all the rest of us, is not likely to respond, my lord. But perhaps I can reassure you a little. Dorian is here, and he is well and seems to be in good spirits, in as far as I can judge them.

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[wilder]

[Lord Inquistor? He remembers Jove telling him about his title, and that's even her last name. And her bestie Dorian was mentioned! But he definitely doesn't remember he mentioning another Inquistor, and especially one with the name Lavellan]

Huh. Now now, I'm sensing a plot twist!

[That may or may not be the background sound of microwave popcorn being thrown into the microwave]

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[serpentis]

I do wonder just how many Inquisitor Lavellans there are across differing realities. I'll have to look into that...as it stands, we do come from different worlds here, us from Thedas and from the rest of the worlds. Curious, endlessly curious.

[Hmmm. Oh, shit. He forgot to actually say hello he was busy being a nerd.]

...regardless. Welcome to the Fleet.

[viran]

[While he's not thrilled at a mass kidnapping, Mahna's shoulders relax an inch or two at the mention of Dorian's wellbeing.]

And the others? [He tries to keep all the ice in his voice from melting immediately.]

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[viran]

[Mahna pauses for a moment. Computing, computing, computing... unable to compute.]

Sorry, what?

[Oh wait, he's supposed to be wearing his Lord Inquisitor hat.] You will tell me any information you have.

[child_of_bhaal]

[Mass kidnapping is such a bitch man.]

I've never yet heard of any of them, so there's a good chance they are precisely where you left them.

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[viran]

[If there were ever a sight for sore eyes, it would certainly be Dorian. Mahna sort of glazes over that first bit, considering he knows jack all about alternate realities. Instead he skips to the important part.]

Dorian. [Mahna sighs in relief and there might even be a little bit of a smile quirking his lips.] Are you... alright?

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[wilder]

[It's true, you would look much more official with the hat. Though maybe not, because he's not in the least fazed by getting a direct order]

Hmmmm...nah, I don't think so. I'd rather not give away any spoilers! ♥

[How did he heart over the audio? The worlds may never know]

[viran]

[Right where he left them. That would be the Hinterlands, a far better place than, say, the Fallow Mire, or on board this ship.]

Ah. [That's about as much thanks as he ever gives.] You were taken from your home as well?

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[viran]

[Mahna would be the same if he weren't the one supposed to be leading this Inquisition bullshit. But, as he is leading it, he has to do his thing.]

It was not a request. [He's so fucking bad at this being intimidating thing lbr.]

[child_of_bhaal]

Everyone in the fleet was taken from their world.

[That's a nice way to dodge having to answer slightly awkward questions about 'home'.]

Though, if I guess correctly, your world is Thedas. It seems to be quite a...popular realm to target.

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[serpentis]

I am! Oh, but you've just arrived. I've been here for several months already. ...regardless, we've assembled quite a little group.

[viran]

[She mentions Thedas by name, but includes that whole 'your' modifier. His brain isn't exactly on point after traveling through dimensions and everything.]

You're not of Thedas? [Oh yeah. Space. That thing. Time to ask a different question.] How do you know of it?

[child_of_bhaal]

As I said, Thedas seems to be a popular spot with our kidnappers. Hawke is a friend of mine, and I've had the pleasure of meeting Dorian as well as Anders and a few others. And Seeker Cassandra Pentaghast is a member of the Red Fish crew along side me.

I can see the appeal, frankly. You're a delightful people. Not that I would consider kidnapping as an appropriate way of spending time with any of you.

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[viran]

[Several months. That's... not what he expected. Swallowing, he tries to ignore the small blossom of pain in his gut.]

I see. [He runs a hand along the side of his face, curious as to whether or not he's been missed, but priorities. ] Who's with us?

[serpentis]

The Champion of Kirkwall, for one, and some of his companions, including an endlessly charming elf named Fenris, Cassandra, Cullen, Solas...and Jove, but I suspect you don't know her.

[viran]

[Hawke, Dorian, Cassandra and... Anders? Delightful is not the word Mahna would use to describe a mage who Hawke herself described as 'insane.']

I'm not sure the Thedas I come from could be described as 'delightful.'

[dawnwillcome]

[Hold on, she really has something useful to say here.

She really does. But she's laughing too hard, because she knows those names. Of course she knows those names and this newcomer earns a lot of points for using Sera's in particular in public.]

I'm afraid the only one of them you'll find here is Dorian.

[child_of_bhaal]

[She likes Anders.]

All worlds have their ups and downs. Toril isn't exactly paradise, but it's my world and I love it.

[wilder]

[It's okay Mahna. If it makes you feel better, his captains regularly wind up wanting to pull out their hair]

No, and it wasn't very polite either. [He makes a tut-tut sound with his tongue] But sorry, since I don't serve under you - I'm sticking to my "No Spoilers" policy.

Just hang tight, I'm sure someone will explain very soon.

[viran]

[Hawke, Cassandra, Cullen, Solas, Jove, and charming Fenris]

I'm charming. [Whoops did he just blurt that out loud? Mahna doesn't exactly look remorseful, more embarrassed than anything. He's going to try and forget he said that so they can get back to Inquisition business.] That is quite a group.

[serves]

[Maker's breath, how many Inquisitors--

He really doesn't know how to address these Inquisitors that aren't his, so he'll start off with the easy stuff.]

Bull and Sera are some of the few that aren't here.

[viran]

[It's Sera's formal name, after all, and Mahna's honestly a big fan of it. Saying it with a straight face is one of his specialties.

But she seems to know them! That's a step in the right direction.] Is Dorian well?

[viran]

Is that where you hail from? Toril? [He'd rather not talk about the ups and downs of Thedas.]

[dawnwillcome]

He's quite well, actually. Space agrees with him, apart from the motion sickness bit.

[Oops spilling secrets. There are some important things they should probably address, chiefly the whole she's the Inquisitor too bit, but he seems to take the job quite seriously and she isn't sure how to say it without it sounding like it makes his own work in his world any less important.]

It seems we have a lot in common, you and I.