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[fleurdesel]

FORM: Sending Crystal
SENDER: Adelaide LeBlanc
RECIPIENT: Everyone
WHAT: Questions for Shardbearers
WHEN: Guardian 22
WHERE: Emprise Du Lion, heard by all
NOTES: Research Questionnaire for people that have shiny things on/in their person.

This message is for anyone that has a shard in their hand, their chest, or otherwise on their person; Rifter or Thedosian or otherwise. If you are so fortunate or unfortunate depending upon your view of the shard as to have one I've questions for you in the interest of better understanding that which you have and what it means for your health, the world around you, and how likely it is you might attract demons in your sleep. At my current best estimate the odds are high in on last but I tend to err on assuming the worst and being pleasantly surprised when the world doesn't rain down fire, death, and the undead.

If you would rather speak in person and are in Emprise du Lion- I can be found in my healing tent. If not? I will return to Skyhold at the end of Guardian if you would prefer to wait to speak face to face or am available at all hours on the crystals.

Comments

[fleurdesel]

Church you are in a world where dreams have less figurative and more literal meaning. The Fade is real albeit strange. No one has been tempting you with promises of power, knowledge, a way home in return for wearing your skin or working as their partner?

[motherfucking_ghost]

Dude, if I--hnnnnngrrraugh. [That sound is one of immense frustration and cutting himself off. Even though his immediate response is 'hell yeah I'd let a demon take my not-mine skin if it could send me home', he knows a little better than to say that. In public. Because this is like a radio, where teammates will hear, and maybe the other side, and not talking in person. Give him a second.]

Sorry. I forget this is way more of a real thing for you guys here. I don't think I even knew dreams and the Fade were even a thing? Like, connected? That's weird. What happens if you're not Fade-y? Do you just have normal dreams that aren't fucking weird? Like, instead of going to school naked and then zombies attacking while your teeth are falling out, you're just going to school like a normal day? That'd be boring.

And to answer your question, no, as far as I know, no demon alien devil satans have made any business transactions with me in my sleep. Though if they come up with signed documentation, I'm boned.

[fleurdesel]

...Church I know this is difficult for you but I am going to ask as it has been an increasingly long month, longer week, and horrifically long day.

Brevity. Please.

[motherfucking_ghost]

...My dreams haven't been weird.

[fleurdesel]

Thank you. If this changes, you will tell me, yes?

[motherfucking_ghost]

Absolutely, ma'am.

We can still talk when you get back, right? This castle's just a little less sun-shiny without Old Woman Winter here.

[fleurdesel]

I am thirty seven, Church, that is hardly old. [ Still, there is a strained twist of amusement to her voice. ] One would think winter leaving would make the days brighter.

[motherfucking_ghost]

Well you're not exactly Peter Rabbit up in here. In like a lion out like a lamb. Or...or is that the other way around... Whatever, it's not spring, but it's--I'm trying to say a nice thing here!

[fleurdesel]

...Keep talking. You will hit bedrock eventually, I am certain.

[motherfucking_ghost]

I'm sure I've got a pickaxe somewhere.

[fleurdesel]

I have, apparently, all day.

[motherfucking_ghost]

And here you were just complaining about how stressy and busy you are. Is that you putting aside time for little old me?

[fleurdesel]

You are using short sentences, not the long, rambling things. I can work with that.

[motherfucking_ghost]

But the long rambling thing, you can't work with that? Do I get too wordy for you? Hey, wait, do you just start blocking me out if I start going on?

[fleurdesel]

It all blurs together after awhile, nonsensical noises punctuated by the odd 'bullshit' and 'motherfucker'.

[motherfucking_ghost]

You get used to it with enough time around me. Soon you'll just roll your eyes and nod at whatever it is I'm going on about.

[fleurdesel]

I would hate to encourage you.