hadriel | VOICE ; forward dated to the 23rd, late evening

Hey everyone, this is Peter. I'm, uh... Just lemmie-- Okay, I'm gonna preface this with "I'm fine", which... probably still sounds concerning to anyone who knows me. Uh, with good reason, but I promise that I really am fine.

Okay? Okay.

So... okay, you know those freaky tentacle snails that attacked those guys a little while ago? Yeah, they're still around. I ran into a few of them outside the city, and by 'ran into' I mean 'was totally ambushed by'. Like, I was just minding my own business and they jumped out all "Blahhhhgh!" and I was like "oh snap!!", so yeah, we fought a little and I got bit and, y'know, it hurt. And I know the one guy was all "hey call for back up if you see any" and I totally would have if I'd had a chance, but I didn't? I mean, not because I didn't want to, it's just like, in the moment I was a little distracted by trying to get away from the things, and I didn't have my web shooters on me because they're possessed by demons right now? So I wasn't gonna even try to catch one of those guys without my gear, so I left. My toothbrush tried to stab me this morning, I'm not dealin' with this on top of that today. I'm done, I'm tapping out!

Anyway, if anyone else ends up fighting these guys, go for the eyes if you can. They're kind of hard to hit because of all the tentacles, but if you can take their eyes out it slows them down. They're still dangerous, though, like, they will absolutely still try to fight you, so just like, don't stick around if you can help it. In fact, just don't go outside the city by yourself. Don't go anywhere by yourself. Y'know, buddy system up if you can. I don't know how many of these dudes are still out there, but I have a feeling that they're not going away any time soon.

Oh right, I did manage to break a chunk off one of their shells. I don't know how helpful that's gonna be? But I've got it at the lab if anyone wants to see it, assuming you can pry it away from Newt. I also got a photo! It's... not a very good one, but uh, I'll put this somewhere, I guess.

[attached photo: A City Boy Seconds Before Being Chomped By A Tentacle Monster.]

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[ But she's also here and surrounded by weirdos. Just be a little foolish it's fiiiiiiiiine]

I'f I'm not patrolling, I try to keep myself focused on stuff I'm working on at the lab? It helps sometimes, but not always for very long.

[it's nooooooooot]

Hmm. It sounds as though this extra sense is most troublesome during what the local gods choose to do to us. Would you wish to do something else during them?

{buuuuuuuuuuuuut]

I don't think so, because it's still really useful if they toss something dangerous at us and I gotta go fight stuff. It's just sometimes it's like yikes.

I see. That's logical. You've been here longer than I. Have the local gods given us anything truly dangerous? Not counting the creatures accompanying new arrivals. Those are more of a nuisance than anything.

Uhmm... Man, I've only been here a few months, someone who's been here longer could tell you better. Like, from what I've heard the gods used to be more likely to do dangerous stuff a couple years ago? But that's all I got. This one time, the arena monsters went all nutty and started showing up all over the place, but that wasn't a god thing so much as it was a Door being weird thing.

[she sounds disappointed about missing the thing with the monsters]

I see.

[a pause]

I suppose I'm so used to fighting, I'm not sure what to do with myself when I'm not. Becoming queen will be an adjustment, but a welcome one.

[MMMM no girl is was baaaaaaaaaaaaaad

also yikes dude why does peter know so many royal chicks]

Finding stuff to do between new arrivals and monster fighting can be kind of tough, yeah.

[but it would have given her something to do!

...luck?]

It is. I am . . . unaccustomed to always having something to do to end the Blight and resolve Ferelden's civil war. What do people do around here?

Uh, weeell... I can't speak for anyone? But I ended up joining the guard, so I do a lot of patrolling. It's not exciting, but it gets me out of the house.

I, too, joined the Guard but they force me to patrol with another. Why, when I led the entire Fereldan army in the final battle against the Blight, I do not know.

Yeaaaah, age laws n'junk are just different where they're from. You did tell them that you literally led an army, right?

Yes. It seemed a--a curiosity as much as anything.

Just give 'em a little time to see you in action, they'll come around.

I do hope so. I'm not sure what I'll have to do to convince them.

Just do your job and do it well. There's really not much to it, I don't think you have anything to worry about.

I don't do a job if I'm not going to do it well. [the tone is lighter than the words imply] And I hope not.

Then you totally got this. You'll be running solo patrols in no time.

I do hope you're right. It's a bit . . . galling to not be trusted on my own after everything I've been though. [and it's a sign of trust that she's willing to admit to an eensy bit of weakness to him]

It's really nothing personal, they're just being cautious.

[as far as he can tell, none of this really seems like any sort of weakness at least]

I suppose you're right. I will try to be patient.

[she admitted to an emotional weakness and that's. not. allowed. for the Hero of Ferelden]

[Y'all people got weird planet rules.]

They'll come around, don't worry about it too much.

[it's a self-imposed rule. weakness breeds doubt and doubt breeds failure and that she cannot allow]

I'll do my best not to.

[In that case, y'all people got weird, unreasonable self imposed rules]

I feel like you got this.

[she's always been like this. it's okay.

...except for when it's not]

Thank you. I appreciate your kind words.

[Gurrrrl be good to yoself]

Hey, you're welcome. We all gotta stick together out here, after all.

VOICE ; forward dated to the 23rd, late evening

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