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[ 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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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. ]

I can definitely do that. [ Anything to feel useful and to help protect those who can't protect themselves. ] Do I need anything special to kill them, or will a regular blade or arrow do?

Both blades and arrows will work. It just takes time, depending on the strength of the demon. [ There's a pause. ] ... If you come across a massive, purple one, then just... turn the other way. They're particularly nasty.

[ No need to let the Pride demons tear through Hadriel's population. ]

Okay, [ she says to the first part, glad to know that she can rely on her own skills to take them out. That last bit, however, has her curiosity piqued. ] If you don't mind me asking: nasty how? If you're familiar with these things, I trust your judgement, but you can't say something like that and not expand at least a little on it.

Right, sorry. [ She's understandably distracted and it shows. ] Those are pride demons: the strongest of the bunch. It'll be difficult to take them down without a dozen or so people. I've never seen one be brought down by a single person, no matter how good a soldier.

[ Or mage, whatever. ]

[ Allison definitely doesn't blame her, and she won't keep her from more important things for too long, but she doesn't want to go into this completely blind. ]

...okay, yeah, I'll definitely stay away from the big purple ones. Do you have any other important tips you can share?

[ Yes. She has to so much experience with all this from just the past year that she should be able to write a novel, but - but her head is swarming with everything she needs to do, and so she flounders a little in silence, finally shaking her head. ]

I'm... sure that I do, but it's lost at the moment. If you have any more direct questions, I think I can answer them, and... you can always call on me again later on.

[ ... ]

Kill them as quick as you can, I think, is the best advice I have to offer. At the moment.

[ Allison nods to all of that. ]

I think I can manage that, and I will. Contact you if I think of anything, I mean. [ It's clear that she's busy and her focus is elsewhere - not that Allison can blame her - and since she doesn't have any specific questions right now: ] Be careful out there.

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