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[closerift]

-ing here. Of-bloody-course.

[ Oh, hello. A pale Cecily appears over the network, trying for an at-ease smile and failing. She is outlined by the eerie glow of something big and green which hangs in the air behind her. ]

Shit. All right. This is Inquisitor Trevelyan, and... long story short, there are these... tears, in the air, which must have just appeared, as I've not seen them in Hadriel yet. Thing is, they're from my world, and it's really not good to have them hanging around like this. I've gone to close one, but [ but when she did, a dozen more opened ] there's more than one out there. Dangerous things, dropping demons around, so stay away from it all until I've got them shut again.

[ Remember the exploding hand? That's the one that has both caused this problem and will (hopefully) fix it. The hand in question is shown briefly on screen, the sliver of green pulsing to match the rift behind her. ]

In case it wasn't painfully clear, demons are demonic and should be avoided. Killed, really, if you've the ability. Don't listen to them, don't... talk to them, don't make any stupid blighted deals. They're demons, not - nugs?

[ She does a double-take; off-screen, one such nug goes scurrying by. ]

Andraste's tits, has Thedas just gone and vomited all its things through the Door? [ Not good, not good at all. ] Right, avoid the demons, stay away from the rifts - that's it.

[ Anddddd she's off! ]

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[bheidh]

It appears it's trying to make up for what else it brought in.

( Sorry, Cecily, but she's going to be bringing a few nugs home

BUT ANYWAY )

Where was the first rift that you found?

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[closerift]

You must be happy for that.

[ Don't lie, she knows you've missed the things. ]

In the middle of the blighted street. This is the first I've seen since I've been here, in over a year.

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[bheidh]

( Schmooples III here we come )

It's fortunate that it's taken so long.

( Though unfortunate that they are everywhere )

We should begin there.

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[dragoon_pride]

[Great. If it's not dragons, it's demons, this place is never dull, apparently.]

I'm willing to fight them. Do they have any particular strengths or weaknesses to be aware of?

[He glances closer at the screen and that glowing green light. If she has a way to handle what's going on, so be it.]

And should we inform you if we come across any of these tears?

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[closerift]

[ Yyyyyyeah... sorry about that. ]

It depends on the demon. Some are... a little more obvious; demons of rage are - well, fiery, and so they're vulnerable to the cold. For example.

[ This would be a good time to have Solas around, she thinks, not for the first time. ]

Absolutely. Unless someone else has got one of these, I'll be the only one who can close them.

[ Maker help them if someone else is stuck with something like the anchor. ]

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[dragoon_pride]

So we're facing a variety of enemies here, each with their own set of attacks. I'll keep that in mind. Do they each embody different emotions, then?

[Since she mentioned demons of rage, he can only assume there may be others to contend with who have other emotions covered. It's just good to have a really good sense of what they're dealing with here.]

I'll be sure to alert you if I see any. The last thing we need is to be overrun by demons...

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[unitas]

[ Nugs are the oddly cutest things in the world, but that's not the important thing here. ]

What the fuck can I do to help? Are demons easily stabbed and murdered, or am I going to have to get creative? [ Sharon's pulling on her big girl panties, putting down the alcohol, and just. Let's fuck up some demons, ok. ]

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[closerift]

[ Cecily knows better than to tell Sharon to stay away from the fight, so - ]

They can be stabbed and murdered. [ Thankfully. ] Just don't talk to any of them, all right? No matter what they say.

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[unitas]

Why? What will they say, Cecily? [ What makes talking with them so dangerous? They offer deals, but surely people won't fall for them, right? ]

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[rebelarchivist]

I don't suppose we got lucky and it spat out a case of Minrathous wine?

[He looks down, stepping to the side as a nug runs by]

No, of course we weren't that lucky. Only the things about home that I don't miss.

[He sighs]

Well, you know you have my help while you close the Blighted things.

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[closerift]

If it did, I've been too-bloody-busy to notice our good fortune.

[ grumble grumble ]

Thank you. This... isn't going to be easy. I'm not entirely sure how many of them opened up.

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[rebelarchivist]

Perhaps we'll find one, who knows! I'm trying to stay positive.

Well, it's a good thing I cleared my absolutely packed social schedule. Otherwise I'd be far too busy to help.

[strangelic]

Do the rifts only go in one direction?

[closerift]

The 'other direction' is the Fade, but we're not likely to be able to just hop through. [ She's been testing. ] So, put simply: yes.

[ For now, at least. That may change. ]

[strangelic]

That's unfortunate. Magic from other worlds seems to work here, by and large, but in my experience all mine that would be able to take us out of here has been stymied.

I don't mind, but others do.

What is the Fade?

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[skelebro]

[Hope you're cool with talking skeletons, inquisitor, 'cause Sans has more than a few questions.]

Where do the tears go?

[And where did they come from, cotton-eye joe?]

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[closerift]

[ Eh, she's seen stranger things. ]

They pour out from the Fade. It's... the world of spirits.

[ Who then become demons. ]

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[notjustinthemirror]

I am hurt and offended by your low opinion of Demons.

[ No he's not. He sounds like he couldn't care less. ]

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[closerift]

Oh, I can see that.

[ Or, you know, not. ]

I beg your forgiveness.

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[shadowsangel]

[This is all information Ryou really wishes he'd had before he started aimlessly wandering the city again.]

Excuse me, but do you happen to know what the little bottles, potions, I assume? around the city are? There seem to be varying kinds of them, but I'm not quite sure which ones are offensive and which are defensive. Is there an easy way of telling them apart?

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[closerift]

Er - [ No. The answer is "no." ] Not... an easy one, unfortunately. They can overlap in color and appearance, even, though you wouldn't want to ingest Antivan fire when trying to find a tonic for resisting fire...

[ Yikes, that'd smart. ]

Have you found one? I may be able to identify them by sight, myself.

[purpleknee]

[SLAPS DESK no really apparently he slapped a desk or something as he switched on the video]

Are those dangerous, because I kind of want one.

[NUGS ARE LIKE WEIRD NAKED...BABY PIG DOGS?? He doesn't know, they're gross and cute.]

[closerift]

[ snerk ]

Not at all. I can't think of much that's less dangerous than a nug.

[ Go crazy, adopt five or ten of them. ]

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[gymnast]

Is there anything we can do to help close them?

[ Demons don't exactly sound like fun to her, and Allison's not one to just sit idly by if she can help. ]

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[closerift]

If you like, you can fight with me. What I've got on my hand is the only thing that can close them, but it's hard to do that when demons are trying to bite my head off on all sides.

[ C'est la vie. ]