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]

Ah. Fine? [He's only just arrived, but whatever.]

It's... well, I would say it's overwhelming, but that would be an understatement. I don't really understand anything about this place, really. But I think I can manage.

[He grins wryly.]

After all, you did.

[pubcrawl]

There's not much to learn. Find a place to stay, figure out what you want to do for work, it's all uphill from there.

[ He returns the grin. That's really all there is to it. ]

Since you tried to ask my opinion earlier on Dorian, what's yours?

[lavelly]

Work. [He draws it out uncertainly, like "wwwwwwwork." Getting a job, right, that's a thing.

Let's talk about something else!]

So, Dorian. Well, I told him, so I suppose I ought to tell you. I... was under the impression--

[Okay, no. Just say it straight out.]

I remember you two being in a relationship. He doesn't, so I wanted to check if you did. Apparently you don't, so I'm crazy.

[pubcrawl]

Work. [ That's right, good sir. ] You know, what we were doing before.

Yep. You're crazy.

[ So crazy. ]

—how did this relationship go down?

[ Okay, yes, he's a little curious. ]

[lavelly]

Well, I wasn't privy to the details. I imagine you discovered that you, ah, enjoyed each other's company.

[That's accompanied by raised eyebrows and a shit-eating grin.]

You kept at it for a good two years, so it couldn't have been that terrible.

[pubcrawl]

He is a bit of a bastard.

[ Slowly and thoughtfully said. That's still crazy to him— two years, with the Vint. ]

Guess it could've been worse. Could've been Hawke. Or Varric.

Either way, I'm impressed. And now I'm curious.