ƒ 001 [voice/action] open } { but you're bound to stay, for you've lost your way

[deathlessness]

[voice ~ ota]

[This isn’t the first time Freya is woken up to find her world changed, but she had thought she had put this part of her life behind her. She’s also super annoyed because she’s supposed to be saving her dumb family right now, but apparently she can’t ever have what she wants. Story of Freya’s life.

This is not where she’s supposed to be but she’s too paranoid to place that on the network right away. She buys her time, explores, gets to know things, and after finding her way to a bar for a big girl drink, while she’s sitting there, swirling the straw in her hand, she opens the device and decides to test the waters. She speaks calmly and clearly, but doesn’t show her face quite yet.]

So. Instead of demanding information I'm sure you've all shared a thousand times before, I’d prefer to keep things interesting. If you all don’t mind indulging the curiosity of someone who so rarely finds themselves in a place that is quite so … eclectic, I think I’d like to know more about where you all are from.

Granted, there are many variables that make up different worlds, so let’s not let ourselves get carried away. Beginning with one topic would probably suffice, so I’ve chosen the one that I know best.

[You can almost hear the smirk as she speaks.]

Let’s talk magic.

[action ~ the bar ~ for cami o'connell, but ota]

[The reason she chooses the bar, rather than the safety of her assigned room to make that particular announcement is that she does need someone to explain this world to her and as far as she can tell, there is only one person she knows and trusts here. She would rather hear it straight from Cami, getting potentially conflicting information from strangers.

(She's aware that she's fortunate Cami was there at all - she might have had no choice but to rely on the kindness of strangers - but for how she's choosing not to think about being trapped, alone, in a world she doesn't understand. It's bad enough that her siblings aren't here and she seems to be trapped here indefinitely.)

So there she is, perched on a bar stool like she belongs there, and waiting for Cami to make her appearance. That being said, she's not completely unfriendly, so if you wish to chat her up, she'll be more than happy to talk to you.]

Comments

[magisterium]

It sounds a bit like what some of our elven mages might practice.

[He hasn't known many, but there are a handful assisting the Inquisition-- like Dalish, for instance.]

Is your power inherent, then, or strictly learned? I'm curious; it seems to vary from world to world.

[deathlessness]

Inherent. While I'm certain you could study magic without it, it tends to run in our blood. In fact, certain witch bloodlines can become quite powerful, the longer the chain goes unbroken.

[magisterium]

It's not so different for us, though in Thedas, unless your are born with magic, no amount of study would make any difference-- though depending on where in Thedas you're from, perspective varies.

[In Tevinter, magic was a desirable trait, revered above all others, though it was not so elsewhere.]

Until recently, most nations attempted to lock their mages up in towers to be governed by templars, so fearful were they of their power.

[deathlessness]

That doesn't surprise me. My world has a long history of persecuting witches for having power they did not understand. Granted, not all witches are good, that is certain - but not all of them are bad either. We mostly remain hidden, or stick to communities where people with preternatural power as seen as ... part of the aesthetic.

[magisterium]

Much like our apostates.

[Remaining hidden, spending much of their days aiming to escape persecution. Dorian has never been able to blame them for that. For all that he doesn't approve of concerning his homeland, he is forever grateful that he at least had his safety there, being a mage.]

Likewise, not all mages are good, but the same could be said for any group, I'm sure you'll agree. People themselves are so varied.

[deathlessness]

That is very true. And some are forced to adapt to the world they're born in. No person is born bad, exactly, but circumstance certainly plays a role in it.

[magisterium]

Circumstance can do a great deal to change a person.

[Briefly, he's reminded of Alexius, though he chooses not to dwell, at least not for the time being.]

I don't believe I've introduced myself. Dorian, of House Pavus.

[deathlessness]

Freya. It is a pleasure, Dorian.

[She's being careful with her last name, for Klaus reasons, but she makes it sound casual enough that she's probably just doesn't have a last name.

To be fair, for her first nine hundred years of life, she probably didn't have one.]

[magisterium]

I assure you, the pleasure is mine.

[The lack of a surname doesn't seem to trouble him; he's met plenty of people who hadn't seen fit to offer one, and there's no reason to assign it any sort of significance, at least for now.]

I will say, your attitude concerning your arrival here is certainly admirable.

[All things considered, she's handling it quite well.]

[deathlessness]

[She gives a small shrug because she's become well-practiced in cooler heads prevailing.]

I've found that impotent rage never gets anyone anywhere. You learn much more by keeping calm and asking the right questions.

[magisterium]

You're quite right.

[He smiles approvingly.]

A fact too-often forgotten in a moment of panic, I'm afraid. We should make time to talk at length later, once you've settled.

[deathlessness]

[She nods in agreement.]

I would enjoy that. It's always nice to talk, practitioner to practitioner.

[magisterium]

Very well, then-- I'll let you find your way for now, but we'll most certainly speak again before too long.

[deathlessness]

Yes, we will.

[And with that she will disconnect to go wander some more.]