There was a big rock that had a hand sticking out of it, and when I pulled the hand out, it was actually Gale? Would've been so easy to just ignore that. And Astarion tried getting a little cheeky by threatening me with a knife, too, I could've just ripped him to pieces, but... I didn't.
Coincidental, but sometimes I get the sense fate wanted something out of us.
Hah! Yeah, me too. [she says, and she feels a little better, which is very clear.] I'm glad they're here. Wish they weren't, but you know. I don't want to be alone.
You wouldn't want a friend to be in a crappy situation, but you also don't want to be on your own in a crappy situation. Or for one of them to be alone.
... I'm going to protect them, best I can. I don't know what I can do against all this, but I figure we're in the process of destroying one already back home, so this one can't be worse.
... well! I'm going to be honest with you. A few people have been asking, like, what are my grand plans for this whole deal. What I'm going to do after we get you out of here. And truth be told? I don't know. I'm not the heroic type. I really did not think past taking ritual sacrifice off the menu.
[ They sound a little uncomfortable admitting this. ]
But I know a lot of you are thinking past that. So, like... maybe you can do loads of stuff against this! Beyond what even I was considering.
You all keep saying you're not heroes, but the thing is about heroes is it's not always a big grand gesture. You start small. You start with caring if innocent people die, you know? And once you care, you take another step, and you keep going.
Anyway. Past all that, you don't have to be a hero to be a good person, and going the direction you're going means you've got something good in my book, plan or no plan.
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After. Actually, immediately after. They were on the ship I escaped on.
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[ Funny how that happens. ]
Were they together, or it was overall a coincidental meeting?
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Coincidental, but sometimes I get the sense fate wanted something out of us.
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Pestilence nods their head along as if this is normal, but their lip is twitching a bit like they're trying not to smile. ]
I see. Well. I am glad that fate brought you all together, in the most normal and mundane way possible.
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Hah! Yeah, me too. [she says, and she feels a little better, which is very clear.] I'm glad they're here. Wish they weren't, but you know. I don't want to be alone.
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You wouldn't want a friend to be in a crappy situation, but you also don't want to be on your own in a crappy situation. Or for one of them to be alone.
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... I'm going to protect them, best I can. I don't know what I can do against all this, but I figure we're in the process of destroying one already back home, so this one can't be worse.
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[ They sound a little uncomfortable admitting this. ]
But I know a lot of you are thinking past that. So, like... maybe you can do loads of stuff against this! Beyond what even I was considering.
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Anyway. Past all that, you don't have to be a hero to be a good person, and going the direction you're going means you've got something good in my book, plan or no plan.
We'll figure something out. We can work together.
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Whoa... You're kind of good at that.
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Huh? At what? [confused yay from the praise]
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[ They put a hand over their own. ]
Such a cool moment!
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Aw, thanks. Didn't mean to speech you, it just slipped out. [but she's glad they liked it.] I mean it, though! None of that was a lie.
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[ Motivational. Karlach is so adorable. ]
... but thanks. I guess we'll see how this goes?
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Yeah. Yeah, guess we will. Thanks, Pesto - good talk, and for the heart in a jar business, too.
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