crystal.

[exequy]

FORM: Crystal.
SENDER: Kostos.
RECIPIENT: Everyone.
NOTES: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Also threadjacking is rad, banter and bicker freely.

The worst country in Thedas—other than Tevinter—

[ A given. ]

—it is Orlais, right? We can all agree to that.

[ Look, he's bored. ]

Comments

[keenly]

[They talked very slowly.]

[extortionate]

Reckon he could tell?

[exequy]

Everywhere else is better. Except Tevinter.

Kirkwall is even better.

[bouchonne]

As head of Diplomacy, I must note that every nation in Thedas has its marvels and its shortcomings both, and judging a place entire is utterly impossible.

But yes.

[bouchonne]

My dear poetess, could you perhaps use metaphors a tad less licentious in nature?

[elegiaque]

You understand that I'm specifically telling her not to accidentally make herself look like she wants to be bent over a map and annexed.

[exequy]

It is the spirits’ opinions I care about.

[exequy]

—and Circles. Generally.

[bouchonne]

We're not in Orlais right now. Your intentions are good, but there's no need to teach the ways of the Orlesian court.

[exequy]

As head of Diplomacy, your vote counts twice.

[ Only because it’s the right vote. ]

[sulahnan]

Oh. Well I don't wanna make spirits do anything they don't wanna do.

Maybe I can just pretend to curse the next person.

[elegiaque]

Oh, I don't know. She sounded very interested in Orlais a moment ago.

But if Diplomacy's job is just making sure our dimmest members never hear anything naughty, just plug her ears and make your life easier.

[keenly]

...On paper.

[cozen]

[sulahnan]

[exequy]

And in practice, where I have been. If Kinloch Hold was super shitty [ to quote Jenny Lou ] about elves, I am sure someone owes them an apology.

[keenly]

You're saying people from noble families weren't treated differently in your Circle.

[exequy]

They probably will not mind.

How would you pretend to curse someone?

[exequy]

I am saying that in my experience Circles were not “super shitty” to elves.

[keenly]

I mean, you're right. More like when people are...treated shittily, it's going to be specific subsets of people. Like elves.

[sulahnan]

Oh, ya know...speaking in tongues, lots of pointing and hissing, making a little stick person to set on fire, that sort of thing.

[exequy]

That could work.

[exequy]

Do not actually do that.

[sulahnan]

Oh I won't. That muddy Orlesian that just joined up actually thought it was a good idea, which just proves that it's a terrible idea.

[exequy]

Fine. When people are treated badly, the people with less power get the worst of it. That is true everywhere and it is not what she asked.