[ oh, oops. merrill's looking for advice here, huh? hawke gives a pause and tries to actually think about it. ]
I don't trust the Flamines. They remind me of the Blight, the more I hear of them. Imagine being able to pay someone coin to cause a Blight? And with no Wardens around, what are we do to?
[ sips that beer. ]
CERES is a known entity. Sometimes, I feel as if they are simpler than they make themselves out to be. Sometimes, I think perhaps not. I'm not sure but Mosley is just one person. Perhaps we can talk to him?
[ and then finally -- ]
I don't trust any God that demands worship. I trust what is real and tangible. I trust my blade and I trust my friends. Deities are just a reason for cruel people to do cruel things. If this Bridge is chaos as they say, why place my faith in her and the chance she may be overtaken by another God? I spit on the Maker, I spit on Tellus too.
You've been here much longer than I have, Hawke, so I— I trust you to give me your honest opinion. [ and that sure was honest alright. ] I feel a bit sympathetic for the people of Tellus, but I've never met even one person from outside the colony. So I suppose I'll stay that sympathy for now. I know The Creators would never allow something like genocide to happen, but we have no idea what these creatures are capable of, do we?
[ she phrases that almost like an actual question. merrill is sitting at her kitchen table, and she buries her head a little deeper into her hand. ]
I wonder if there's some way we can speak to Mosley. Without being shanked, of course.
[ ugh now you've got hawke considering plot, merrill. why this. hawke doesn't want to consider plot. she drops down from the bar and taps the mouth of her bottle against her lips and considers. ]
We could go visit them? Go outside the city, try and find one of those villages? I've met the ones from the fire village, they live in volcano. It wasn't... pleasant, but it happened.
[ ughx2 hawke realizes then she should probably talk to ardeo. ]
... Do you know which god you've been "assigned" to, Merrill?
[ and one bit -- ]
Mosley won't shank us, I promise. I'll kill him if he does.
Oh? Do you think we could do that? I'd love to, Hawke. It's been bothering me for a while now. I can't help but feel as though— as though CERES is doing what Orlais did to Elvhenan. It makes me feel.. a bit scared, truthfully.
[ she doesn't want to witness the diaspora of an entire culture of people. she doesn't want what happened to the elves to happen to the people of tellus. meanwhile, while hawke is getting turnt, merrill thoughtfully sips some tea, looking a little unsure as she does. ]
I can't say I do. I've heard that there are four, yes? Is there some way for me to uncover which I've been assigned to? A membership card, perhaps?
[ that's a bit of a heavy statement to drop on hawke there, merrill. what the fuck?? but hawke understands and is glad merrill can't see as she drags a hand over her face and lets out a quiet sigh. ]
That makes sense. It isn't the same though, Merrill. You do know that, right? But... I can do my best to see if we can help them. If they need it, that is.
[ and right uhm. hawke isn't actually sure either but here's a guess. ]
I don't know but we can visit the shrines? I imagine you're very connected to the Earth element though so let's go to that one first, see if we can talk to her. Perhaps she can confirm who you belong to.
I— Yes, of course. I'm the only elf here. The only I know of, at least.
[ and that was rather sobering. even with the whole universe thing, other humans could find some commonality in the culture other humans shared — merrill didn't get that here. ]
I would love to, Hawke. I'm certainly interested to see what she has to say. We could go in the next couple of day, if you'd accompany me.
[ that's a thing hawke is keenly aware of too and for a moment, she feels bad that she reminded merrill of the fact. she wonders what it must be like to be dalish but finally, truly be the only one of your kind. terrifying, most likely. ]
Of course. Just let me know when and I'll join you. I'll bring Garrett too, just in case we need a mabari to ah... claim a tree for us.
[ she's kidding, she's kidding. except she's not kidding -- garrett would totally pee on occidi. ]
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[ because merrill has some sort-of-opinions, but she wanted to talk to hawke about them first. ]
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I don't trust the Flamines. They remind me of the Blight, the more I hear of them. Imagine being able to pay someone coin to cause a Blight? And with no Wardens around, what are we do to?
[ sips that beer. ]
CERES is a known entity. Sometimes, I feel as if they are simpler than they make themselves out to be. Sometimes, I think perhaps not. I'm not sure but Mosley is just one person. Perhaps we can talk to him?
[ and then finally -- ]
I don't trust any God that demands worship. I trust what is real and tangible. I trust my blade and I trust my friends. Deities are just a reason for cruel people to do cruel things. If this Bridge is chaos as they say, why place my faith in her and the chance she may be overtaken by another God? I spit on the Maker, I spit on Tellus too.
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You've been here much longer than I have, Hawke, so I— I trust you to give me your honest opinion. [ and that sure was honest alright. ] I feel a bit sympathetic for the people of Tellus, but I've never met even one person from outside the colony. So I suppose I'll stay that sympathy for now. I know The Creators would never allow something like genocide to happen, but we have no idea what these creatures are capable of, do we?
[ she phrases that almost like an actual question. merrill is sitting at her kitchen table, and she buries her head a little deeper into her hand. ]
I wonder if there's some way we can speak to Mosley. Without being shanked, of course.
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We could go visit them? Go outside the city, try and find one of those villages? I've met the ones from the fire village, they live in volcano. It wasn't... pleasant, but it happened.
[ ughx2 hawke realizes then she should probably talk to ardeo. ]
... Do you know which god you've been "assigned" to, Merrill?
[ and one bit -- ]
Mosley won't shank us, I promise. I'll kill him if he does.
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[ she doesn't want to witness the diaspora of an entire culture of people. she doesn't want what happened to the elves to happen to the people of tellus. meanwhile, while hawke is getting turnt, merrill thoughtfully sips some tea, looking a little unsure as she does. ]
I can't say I do. I've heard that there are four, yes? Is there some way for me to uncover which I've been assigned to? A membership card, perhaps?
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That makes sense. It isn't the same though, Merrill. You do know that, right? But... I can do my best to see if we can help them. If they need it, that is.
[ and right uhm. hawke isn't actually sure either but here's a guess. ]
I don't know but we can visit the shrines? I imagine you're very connected to the Earth element though so let's go to that one first, see if we can talk to her. Perhaps she can confirm who you belong to.
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[ and that was rather sobering. even with the whole universe thing, other humans could find some commonality in the culture other humans shared — merrill didn't get that here. ]
I would love to, Hawke. I'm certainly interested to see what she has to say. We could go in the next couple of day, if you'd accompany me.
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Of course. Just let me know when and I'll join you. I'll bring Garrett too, just in case we need a mabari to ah... claim a tree for us.
[ she's kidding, she's kidding. except she's not kidding -- garrett would totally pee on occidi. ]