I wanted to say thank you for stopping that interviewer from intruding further. I'm sorry that you heard all you did about... my condition. Please let me know if I can make it up to you.
[Not that Tav is in a rush to get back to being a leader and all the hassle comes with that, but three years without Gale, Astarion, Shadowheart, Halsin, and the rest.]
[A longer silence hangs from Tav’s end. Eleven of them, and one of them is a monster, a murderer, capable of terrible things. If given the chance, the Bhaalspawn could wipe them all out.
Fuck.]
I don’t suppose you are a flowers person, for listening to my droll questions?
[There's a silent nod on Tav's side, trying to keep his mind from the thoughts of slaughtering the eleven rifters remaining, the way a blade would would slide through skin and sinew as they slept.
No. He can't allow that. Maybe he needs to talk to the Captain again, see if they've come up with restrictions for him.]
Regardless, thank you Abby. If I may, if I have other questions, may I return to you?
Yeah, sure. (She remembers what it was like. Having a million questions, not wanting to ask all of them in case she got annoying, or somebody told her to go read a book about it. Which she did, but—usually that lead to more questions.)
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crystal; after interviews
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(She makes an indifferent sound, a sort of scoff.) I can pretend I didn't hear anything if it makes you feel better. It really doesn't bother me.
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It doesn’t bother you?
[Potential friend get?]
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(Maybe it should.)
We are fighting a war. Most of us have murdered other people. It would be harder to find somebody who hasn't.
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I’m Tav. You’re Abby, right? That’s what the interviewer called you.
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What do I call you?
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Are you from this land or another?
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You?
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How long have you been here? And, if I may, how long does it take before you start feeling like you might fit in with all this?
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(Tricky question, Tav.) Been here nearly three years. I think—you gotta fake it until you make it.
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[As for her other answer:] Three…
[He doesn’t even have three years of memories in his head.] And there’s never been a chance to leave?
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Not that I've heard of. (Her tone gentles somewhat. She remembers being new and freaking out about this.) Sorry.
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Has anyone from your home arrived?
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(Quickly,) But it isn't very common. I think there's only one other person who had somebody arrive from their home world too.
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One more question, I apologize, but how many of us rifters are there?
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Ten... no, eleven. Including you. (She always forgets about Wysteria.)
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Fuck.]
I don’t suppose you are a flowers person, for listening to my droll questions?
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I'm not. Seriously—you're new here, of course I'm going to listen to your questions.
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No. He can't allow that. Maybe he needs to talk to the Captain again, see if they've come up with restrictions for him.]
Regardless, thank you Abby. If I may, if I have other questions, may I return to you?
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Any time.
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