crystal.

[byblow]

FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Alistair
RECIPIENT: All y'all
WHAT: Innocent and totally random question
WHEN: Now
NOTES: Threadjacking is cool, kiss kiss.

What's a reasonable amount of time to stay angry with someone?

[ There is a fairly obvious difference between Alistair's I have a serious question voice and I am trying to cause trouble voice, for those who know him, but in this case his tone falls somewhere between the two. ]

Obviously it depends on what they've done to make you angry, so let's talk about the full range. How long can I stay angry with someone for borrowing my sword without permission before I'm unreasonable?

Or what if they left everyone I cared about to die?

Just for discussion's sake.

Comments

[ichaer]

We could make one, probably. We have fancy mages and fancy magic. It'll be just like a crafts project but with murder being the end result instead of the friendship we made along the way.

[byblow]

You're right, those are two different things. A third thing is holding hands, and a fourth is holding peace talks—

[ So mark him down as a "maybe" for the stabbing? ]

[byblow]

What? [ Huffily insulted: ] That's not my fault.

the joke is that was his adolescence

[limier]

[ how did you survive adolescence let alone the fifth blight ]

Ah, what is that my hand is doing now — ?

[ go on and guess ]

[aforethought]

So did you leave them too, or what?

[byblow]

That's true. And we do have all these mountains.

laughs then cries then laughs again

[byblow]

Making half a heart, waiting for me to come make the other half?

[ He was too cute to kill, that's how. ]

I'm not going to kill anyone. That moment passed a long time ago.

[byblow]

I was sent out of the way. King's request. If I'd known I wouldn't have... [ Scratch that, he doesn't know her. More brightly, equally self-hating: ] I did complain the whole time. It was very noble.

[doneisdone]

You are a glutton for punishment, I'll give you that. How did you expect it to go?

[aforethought]

Wait.

[ a beat — ]

The fuck're we talking about?

[byblow]

[ That practically makes her a Warden herself. ]

In that case, I won't bring you anything.

[ichaer]

Honestly, I'm surprised Kirkwall doesn't have an active volcano already. It seems so in line with their bad luck sort of lifestyle that this city was built on.

[limier]

[ sssssssiiiigh ]

See that you do not maim either. I have yet to hear of conscription rights twice-invoked.

[byblow]

Let's see.

Gwenaëlle's on my side; Kaisa's funny; Cade's confused about everything; Anders and Nathaniel lectured me, separately, about their moral superiority; Korrin and I threw some rocks at the water; a few people tried to take it too far; Oghren is disgusting; a few people think before they answer random questions; Loghain wants to meet.

That's about what I expected.

[doneisdone]

........sounds about right.
Do you intend to meet with him?

[elegiaque]

Sorry, who was this again?

[byblow]

Don't worry, I can take him.

[ If necessary, which he doesn't really think it will be. It would probably be less infuriating if Loghain would do something that stupid. ]

[doneisdone]

That's not what I asked. [Engaging Mom Voice]

→ private

[byblow]

[ There's a frustrated sound, because holding his tongue isn't his greatest talent, but he did just finish telling Nathaniel all about how he wasn't naming names of inciting mobs.

So a moment later he switches to Fantasy PMs. The best of both worlds. ]

Ostagar.

[byblow]

Maybe we wouldn't have to make one. Maybe one is there and we only have to wake it up.

[ichaer]

Well, Nessa is mad and said she needed to obliterate something also that she wanted to hex someone's eyeballs out which are two things I never expected to happen.

The sheer force of my surprise and her anger might just be enough to awaken it.

1/2

[aforethought]

[ a snarled sound. she hangs up. ]

[byblow]

First time for everything, isn't there? But if the urge gets uncontrollable I'll let you know if advance, in case you'd like to heroically intervene.

[byblow]

—I'll bring you two things.

2/2

[aforethought]

[ LIKE TEN MINUTES LATER ]

Who's here?