I was pretty strong, but nothing like I am now. Or... was? I feel less that way while I've been here. On the plus side, I also have not burst into flames lately either.
Mm, your abilities were stripped on purpose, mostly to stop any potential uprisings after they made the decision to keep you awake. The other option would have been to keep you asleep for two months.
[ So, things could have been more annoying. ]
Did the flames thing happen whenever you used the strength?
Makes sense. That's the first thing you should do when you've got prisoners is make sure they can't fuck you up. Was there a reason for being kept awake? Like oooh, they'll taste better when we hand 'em over to be sacrificed or something?
[she's glad to not be asleep for two months! that's nice!]
Anyway, no. Not always. When I get mad, it happens. Which usually happens when I do strength stuff. [just ragey barbarian things]
Well, it was a big discussion, but in the end the argument to keep you all awake won out. Some thought it would be useful to see how you all react to the magic here. Others were worried if being unconscious for that long via magic would do some damage. Lots of reason.
[ It worked out for them, at least. ]
I see... Does the flames harm you? Or just others?
[OUUUGHH okay well, this is one of those buttons for her. she's not a huge crier, really, but this is such a small, simple act of kindness, touching her without fear of being burned... it's a lot for her.
she feels the heat behind her eyes real intense, for a second. and then she laughs, rubbing at her face with her free hand, and wriggles her hand so she can hold onto their hands somehow, anyhow.]
Thanks. Yeah - yeah. I can! Man, isn't it fucking great?
It is! There's not that many things that's better than just making a connection. The idea that you and someone else can feel each other, even if it's for a brief moment...
[ Sometimes! All you need really is just a hand being held! ]
Haha, get out of my brain. I feel the same way, down to the letter. It's the thing I missed the most in the Hells. You wouldn't believe how much of a jackass your average devil is.
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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I was pretty strong, but nothing like I am now. Or... was? I feel less that way while I've been here. On the plus side, I also have not burst into flames lately either.
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[ So, things could have been more annoying. ]
Did the flames thing happen whenever you used the strength?
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[she's glad to not be asleep for two months! that's nice!]
Anyway, no. Not always. When I get mad, it happens. Which usually happens when I do strength stuff. [just ragey barbarian things]
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[ It worked out for them, at least. ]
I see... Does the flames harm you? Or just others?
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[says the meta out loud]
It's everybody but me, actually. I couldn't touch people forever.
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[ They go quiet for a moment, before reaching out and grabbing one of Karlach's hands between theirs. ]
Now you can.
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she feels the heat behind her eyes real intense, for a second. and then she laughs, rubbing at her face with her free hand, and wriggles her hand so she can hold onto their hands somehow, anyhow.]
Thanks. Yeah - yeah. I can! Man, isn't it fucking great?
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[ Sometimes! All you need really is just a hand being held! ]
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Haha, get out of my brain. I feel the same way, down to the letter. It's the thing I missed the most in the Hells. You wouldn't believe how much of a jackass your average devil is.
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Hells is... where you were?
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[which coincidentally is what her fun fear-regret tattoo says.]
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[ They repeat it... They're still holding handsies. ]
Were you there? Before you came here?
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Nah. Couple weeks ago, I saw my chance to run, and I took it. I haven't been since, but... they want me back, I know they do.
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Ah. That's annoying. [ Understatement. ] Did you meet the other two after you left? Or before?
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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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