Third Song: Missing Cuba

[bard_of_orlais]

[it's been quite some time since Cuba was droned. At first, Leliana hoped it was only temporary; listening in to other conversations around town suggested that it was possible

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omg that thing looks like an overgrown naked mole rat. XD

[freakinblur]

I've seen people get droned fer a coupla months before comin' back. But sometimes they don't remember bein' here.

BUT IT IS ADORABLE, OKAY :|

[bard_of_orlais]

Is that so? That's very interesting; I didn't realize that losing your memory was a side effect of the droning process.

r-right >_>

[freakinblur]

Not always! I had one friend leave an' come back, an' he remembered bein' here. But I got another who did the same, but doesn't remember it. Talk about a bummer.

I don't understand why she finds them so cute, either.

[bard_of_orlais]

How very odd.

Is there any kind of pattern? Or is it just chance whether you remember or not?

[rogue_crow]

That squeaking noise; it sounds so familiar -

Oh, no.

[bard_of_orlais]

And what is that supposed to mean, Zevran?

You surely couldn't have expected Schmooples to survive back home without me. I think it was very kind of the town to bring him here.

[rogue_crow]

Ah, yes, very kind. One hesitates to think of what would happen if Oghren got ahold of him.

The constant squeaking can simply become rather...grating.

[bard_of_orlais]

Exactly. [If you were being facetious, Zevran, she's either missed it completely or is choosing to ignore it.]

It isn't so bad. He just squeaks because he's happy. He missed me. ♥

[knowthestakes]

-what on earth is that noise?

[bard_of_orlais]

What noise? The squeaking?

Oh, that's Schmooples. The town saw fit to give him back to me the other day. And good thing, too; he missed me.

[There's a bit of a giggle as the nug sniffs at her feet.]

[knowthestakes]

Not to be rude, but what's a Schmooples?

[bard_of_orlais]

[Leliana doesn't find the question rude at all!]

Schmooples is his name. He's a subterranean bunny-pig from back home; I think they're called nugs?

[sting_like_a]

I got droned for a few months earlier this year... so did my "daughter" here. It doesn't seem like it's very common, though.

...Eh? Hey, what's that noise? [Someone's cute senses are tingling...]

[bard_of_orlais]

A rare occurrence that happened twice in the same family? I wonder if it is no coincidence...

That's Schmooples in the background. I got him back the other day. You should see him; he's absolutely adorable.

[sting_like_a]

Well, we weren't in the same family before we were droned -- but we both snapped out of it at the same time. When we woke up that morning, poof, we were in the same house all of a sudden! Pretty weird~

Schmooples, huh? He sure sounds cute~!

[bard_of_orlais]

How very strange! Well, I suppose it would be rude of me to say that it is better to be here, but at least you are not a mindless body.

He is! You are welcome to come see him, if you'd like. My name is Leliana--I live at 1764 Beaver Street.

[She thinks that's right. These address things confound her.]