01 | video/text

[lavelly]

[It's set to video, but the feed is dark, and there's some kind of ambient noise. After a few moments it becomes clear that Lavellan is unknowingly covering the camera with his hand. He's talking, too, but his voice is muffled.]

Hello. Hello? Is this--is it working? I can't tell--

[Then there's actual video: it's a fuzzy closeup of Lavellan's eye, and then his ear.]

Can... anyone hear me? Am I doing this correctly?

[There's more muffled noise, like someone manhandling a microphone; the feed jostles and then goes dark again. There's what sounds like muted cursing in a foreign language (elvish, for those who recognize it) before the video ends entirely. Trying to use advanced technology is rough when you're from medieval fantasy land :(

The video is accompanied by text that looks like someone poked uncertainly at the letters of an unfamiliar keyboard with one hand. Because they did.]

hello.isanyonethere///

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[lavelly]

[For a moment Lavellan very nearly gets irritated. Then he reminds himself that whatever this demon is, dealing with it is still preferable to negotiating with Orlesian nobles.

He takes a deep breath and forces away his annoyance a split-second later.]

We don't have such things where I'm from. So this is a phone, is that what you're telling me?

[redshitlord]

Oh! Dude! Why didn't you say that!

It's totally this thing you use to talk to people from really far away. You like, send text messages, or voice messages, or like videos. Like we're doing.

I'm probably way far away from you right now, but we're talking anyway!

See?

[lavelly]

[Lavellan just stares at him for a second. Blankly.

He doesn't know the meaning of a good half of what Sideswipe just said.]

Fascinating. [He pokes the screen again, hesitantly, for good measure. Just to make sure.] So... where are you right now, then? If you're really far away.

[redshitlord]

Uhhhh... waiting for Riptide to show up.

So. In the first district thing. Does that ring a bell?

[SORRY LAVELLAN HE'S TRYING. But he's also a stupid teenager.]

[lavelly]

[Sideswipe and Riptide. You know what? Okay.]

I'm afraid I haven't taken the opportunity to do much exploring yet. How about I just assume it's rather far and leave it at that?

[Does he HAVE to accept help from this teenage demon.]

[redshitlord]

Sure, man.

But you should totally look around and stuff. That's like, super important.

[HE'S TRYING... 8C]

[lavelly]

I would imagine so. I'll keep that in mind. And credit you with the idea, if anyone asks!

[He... appreciates the effort, Sideswipe.]

[redshitlord]

[He actually points his fingers at the screen. Fingerguns.]

Awesome, dude. Good luck and stuff!

[lavelly]

[Lavellan mimics the motion with his good hand, frowning.]

What does this mean?

[redshitlord]

Oh uh. It's a good thing. You do it when people like... do a cool thing.

[lavelly]

I see. [He doesn't, really, but he does it again at Sideswipe with a bit more enthusiasm.]

Thank you for your advice.

[redshitlord]

No problem, my dude!