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[wardennolonger]

[The feed cut in to the bottom half of a man's face. His mouth is twisted into a grimace of concentration, and for a few long moments he seems to be only fiddling with buttons. Then, a look of realization! He rights the camera and it focuses on his face]

Is this... recording me?

[It takes a few moments for the idea to settle. A bare bitter smirk

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[Video]

[aboutpower]

[Gently:] Uh, hey. Don't panic. You're on a ship. [Pause.] That's in space. And technically kind of a prison.

[She sucks at this.] But you're safe. [...] Ish.

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[wardennolonger]

[It takes a little fiddling for him to figure how to respond proper; stupid thing, it needed to be more mage user friendly!]

... A ship? In space? Doesn't that sound like the beginning of a wonderfully trite tale...

[Anders frowns deeply; he's more concerned that he's really showing]

Who are you? And why don't you do me a favor and define "safe-ish"?

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[aboutpower]

[Oh god why does she do this. Buffy sucks at welcoming committee things. She searches for the right words, feeling awkward and hesitant to say too much.]

Safe-ish meaning: You're probably dead back home, and- Well, you're kinda on the inmate-y side of things. And by kinda I mean really. Plus, the Barge? Not really the poster-child for safe environments.

I'm Buffy. [Tiny wave, slightly sympathetic smile.]

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[wardennolonger]

Dead...?

[This pause is perhaps not as long as it should be]

Yes, that... that does make sense.

[Solemn Anders is solemn. Only, he cracks the tiniest smile-ish thing at her ramblings]

Buffy, then. Would you mind running all of that by me again? I don't think I caught the important bits. What's an "inmate-y", exactly?

[takeyouapart]

[Well, Buffy's got The Talk covered, so.]

Hello. What's your name?

[wardennolonger]

You may call me Anders.

And who might you be, stranger?

[takeyouapart]

My name's Merlin.

Are you all right, Anders? Hurt or wounded at all? [Inmates generally aren't but there's a first time for everything. :c]

[wardennolonger]

It's nice to meet you, Merlin. Well, maybe I should re-word, considering the circumstances... [a small, bitter laugh]

It is kind of you to check, but I'm fine. Quite capable of taking care of myself, actually. I've experience with healing.

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[hourglass_twin]

[Have a creepy gold man in black robes with a raspy voice.] Presumably, you died.

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[wardennolonger]

Yes, I've gone and gathered that much.

[A pause-- goodness this person is unnerving]

And... who might you be? If you leave me without a name I'm afraid you'll be tagged with 'Unnerving Black Cloak Man' until I learn otherwise.

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[hourglass_twin]

I am Raistlin Majere.

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[wardennolonger]

That is a bit of a mouthful, isn't it?

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[tis_disapproval]

'Maker'...

[SUSPICIOUS MORRIGAN. But also a torso-length one, more or less. Her device is laying on a table inside her awesome room of potions and things. Is that some lyrium filling a few vials? Yes. Yes, it is.]

Has been long, indeed, since hearing that.

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[wardennolonger]

[Anders narrows his eyes as the memory of a very long ago time flickers into focus]

You... I know you. At least, I'm fairly certain that I do.

[Oh look, familiar things!]

Is that lyruim, in those vials? How did you happen across such things in this place?

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[tis_disapproval]

Oh, you do, do you?

[A glare? Slight confusion? Curiosity? Perhaps all three!]

A carpenter has saw and wood. A warrior, their blade and shield. I, a mage, have need of other things... But 'tis rare, indeed, for one to know of lyrium here.

Know you of Ferelden?

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[wardennolonger]

Yes, I'm almost sure I do. I think I remember you from when I traveled with The Warden...

Ah, yes. I spent a good part of my life living in Ferelden. And I know what lyrium is for, I simply wanted to know how you came across it. Having some on hand would be useful.

[strangehstorian]

You're on the Barge. It's sort of an afterlife, as you seem to have guessed.

[wardennolonger]

I feel rather... alive, for this being some kind of after-life.

[strangehstorian]

Well, the Barge does try to provide creature comforts.

[wardennolonger]

How nice. I'm also appreciating the 'no irons and chains' bit. For a prison ship, it's rather hospitable.