[OPEN, mostly] so please remember me as who I used to be

[amygdalae]

FORM: Sending crystal announcement
SENDER: Bruce 'The Loser' Banner
RECIPIENT: Everyone in the Inqusition, with a private note for the advisors
WHAT: rest in fucking pieces kain
WHEN: 8th Kingsway
WHERE: Skyhold, but everyone can listen :U
NOTES: Plot log is here for those interested or have missed it. This is pretty much just the aftermath of it all.

...hello.

[The voice that comes through the sending crystals is--well. He's clearly hesitant, for one, and its easy enough to tell that this particular person is not that all used to speaking at large. Not that speaking into a crystal counts as such, but. The effect is still there, knowing where these messages will go to.

The awkwardness lingers for a moment, but then Bruce clears his throat and speaks properly, this time.]

This is Bruce. [Pause.] And I have news to deliver for anyone who is familiar with Kain Highwind, the Rifter.

[Another pause, and a quiet breath, because no matter how many times he does this--delivering news such as this is never pleasant business.]

He is dead--killed in a fight against a desire demon and its companions. All the healers at the scene did whatever was possible to save him, but the wounds were too extensive for chance of a proper recovery. Kain Highwind passed away a warrior, fighting to his very last breath.

In his last words he sends his apologies and well wishes to everyone who knew him, and to not mourn his passing - these are the words I pass on now to those concerned. For those who knew him, he will be remembered in our hearts.

Thank you for listening.



[Private to the Advisors only]

[Switching over now, and in a quieter voice:]

To the advisors: I will send you a detailed report as soon as I am able to.

Comments

[amygdalae]

[Just making a face here, not that she can see it.]

...I apologize, with his death so fresh on our minds those weren't really things that we would have kept in mind.

[sistertohermen]

[Look, it's not that she isn't impacted by his death, but sometimes you have to look at the practical aspects, too.] You didn't have to just burn it all, you fire-happy sun-touched Stone-forsaken-- [She snaps her mouth shut, and there would be such a pout if he could see it.] Fine, what do his things and his legacy matter to you after all.

[amygdalae]

[Trust me, Bruce would be practical about this too usually - but nothing about this had been normal. And he can't exactly talk about it, either.

Though she can't see it again he is totally winching here, but--well. He's been snapped at for lesser things. This is nothing.]

I apologize. Should it happen again in the future-- [He certainly hopes that won't be the case, but...] --I'll do my best to keep it in mind.

[sistertohermen]

[That...someone is apologizing to her because they either respect her anger or is humoring her but still, this is not a thing that happens? She doesn't know what to do with that. So she'll...be polite and diplomatic about it. With that tone that says the anger is still there, just dying off.] ...Thank you for the consideration.

[amygdalae]

[Well Bruce just doesn't want to induce any kind of conflict, and its not like she is in the wrong - but he also can't talk about the real circumstances, so.]

It is what should have been done. [If Highwind hadn't been possessed...] I apologize for having not thought of it.