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Am I getting this right

is this

Oh I think I'm getting it

<sub>[Would you look at that, it's baby's first attempt at sending a network message! His words seem to be going through just like how he's seen other messages work--so far, so good.

Next time Anders will practice with the 'delete' key. For now, he'll focus on getting his point across with proper punctuation.]</sub>

Bear with me, this isn't how I'm used to exchanging letters but it's exceptionally handy for picking a bunch of brains at once. I'm curious to know more about the little girl with the cat. You know the one--Alice. From the Wonderland book? Has no eyes now, portends events?

What's the story behind her? Was she an actual person from some other land who was brought here like the rest of us?

Those scenes suggest this isn't the first mansion of its kind, but what happened to her?

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<sub>[Jeez, she isn't kidding about there being a sad ending to this story. Her world's history makes him glad to have Thedas and its aborted Blight, warts and all.

At least the bloodshed hasn't chased them into space yet.]</sub>

It must have been a sight more depressing to live through.

:( I tried out a sad face for you.

[coleader]

[ Oh, god. They go immediately from talking about death and destruction to smiley faces. (Or sad faces, to be specific.) Clarke can't believe it. ]

You're sort of ridiculous, aren't you? :)

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Sorry. I was being serious.

_{[As serious as one can be while speaking about such grave topics through text.]}

That was me trying to grasp the lingo and extend my sympathies. There aren't adequate words for how difficult surviving must have been. But you talk as though you returned to Earth at some point?

_{[Yay for that?]}

[coleader]

No, it's all right. I liked the sad face. :)

But yes, you're right. I lived on the Ark for eighteen years, then they sent me down to Earth.

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Having a habitable planet is cause for a happy face. :)

_{[That's good news, all of Earth's species aren't floating homeless in space or doomed to extinction, right? Y... ay?]}

Was it a grand homecoming, returning after so long? I think I'd miss seeing landscapes in color the most. Space doesn't look like there's much to it.]