OTA | a disturbance in the force

[limier]

FORM: Sending Crystal
SENDER: Coupe
RECIPIENT: All of you
WHAT: Something has to be uP
WHEN: One (1) legitimately good, ordinary day this month when nothing terrible happens to anyone on base
WHERE: Kirkwall
 

[ it might be reading into things a little, maybe, to call her voice tense ]

It is — uncommonly quiet today, no?

I trust that all is well, [ a pause that manages to audibly convey the act of suspicious looming ] Else we would hear of it.

[ is that a threat or a question? ]

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[onlyhymns]

imsorry

[limier]

You needn't whisper, Harrimann.

[onlyhymns]

I'm-- [clears throat and speaks only a fraction louder] --sorry. Everything is fine.

[limier]

[ the faint sound of someone pacing, ]

What has happened?

[onlyhymns]

nothing







why

[limier]

private;

[limier]

Why are you apologizing?

[ other than that it's just what he does between breathing ]

[onlyhymns]

I thought you might. Be. Maybe um. Well you seemed worried and I'm-- I don't want to um--

--...ruin it? I shouldn't have.... said anything. [in general he shouldn't]

[byblow]

Shh, Cade, you’re going to ruin our enormous secret prank.

—wait. Shit.

[ There is no prank. This is a rescue. ]

[limier]

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Where?

[onlyhymns]

I got shot but it's fine [wait no you were supposed to say 'that's right alistair, ha ha, the prank we were planning, such capers we enact, such jokesters are we']

[limier]

Where?

[ this is now a slightly different 'where' ]

[onlyhymns]

I went hunting in the Planasene with N-- [wait maybe this shouldn't be common knowledge yet, people are weird]

--a friend

[limier]

Where did you get shot, Harrimann.

[ 'n' sure is a weird way to start the name 'alistair' ]

[onlyhymns]

[Oh.]

Um.

[It's not as embarrassing as it could be, though getting shot at all is hardly something to be proud of.]

...my shoulder. [A pause.] And my leg.

not even here but

[nadasharillen]

[limier]

[ well, fuck ]

Stay with the Warden. Inform me when you've returned and been seen to.

[ presumably they're out of danger, if they're risking chatter. presumably. that's probably like a 50/50 chance in truth. ]

[byblow]

[ Why does he bother. ]

[onlyhymns]

[he'll bring apology cake later]