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FORM: sending crystal
SENDER: Minka
RECIPIENT: Everyone with a crystal
WHAT: Minka's trying to get her bearings
WHEN: Mid-Firstfall, during the Nevarra expedition
WHERE: Shes in Kirkwall, but this message is going out to all.
NOTES: Reminder to check out her permissions post if talk of abuse is something she shouldn't bring up to your character. Not saying it will in her first post, but just to cover my bases.

[ Well this is just great. Here Minka thought she'd show up, they'd put a pair of tweezers to her hand, and out would come the bit of green Fade magic bullshit. Not so, she's now learned. And she's stuck here unless she wants to be in excruciating pain. Super.

It takes her several tries to start up the crystal correctly and when it is, there's the sound of deep breaths and whispered words: "Okay, okay, I can do this. Okay. Just fucking get it over with. Do it, you fucker. Do it. Okay, okay.... okay." ]

How does anybody find anything around this damned place? Like, yeah, I know how to find the stables: just follow the smell. Same with the kitchens. But you lot have completely changed this place since I was last here and I can't find shit. I'm lucky I ran into someone who knew someone who handed out these crystal things.

Would it kill you to put up more signs? And by signs, I mean signs with pictures on them. Not all of us got a fancy schooling to learn how to read.

[ She mutters under her breath. It's something about nugs. ]

Anyway, does anybody do favors around here? I need someone to write a letter for me. Preferably a dwarf, but I'll take who I can get. In exchange, I'll run messages for you in Kirkwall for a week. I just have to let my employers know I ain't coming back for awhile.

[ Because of this stupid freaking shard in her hand, but she doesn't say that. ]

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I guess...

I mean, I get around pretty well, but it can't hurt to know a little more.

Exactly! And I ... would like to expand my business outward but I haven't left this town in about thirteen years so. Guessing things have changed?

Yeah, a bit. Different factions have been in and out of places. You know. Stuff like that.

Same works here in Kirkwall. We just have our factions much closer together.

Yeah, practically on top of each other. But you'll show me where stuff is now, yeah? When can you take me around?

It's just how we roll around here - but yeah. Let me know when you're done with your letter and I'll take you around.

Okay, bye.

[ Because how does one end a conversation properly? Don't ask her. About an hour later, she calls him back. ]

Hellllllo? Is this thing working?

I certainly hope so because if I broke it, I'm not sure if I could afford to replace it.

Do they charge you for breaking it? Shit.

[ Not that Minka is clumsy, but she seems to have bad luck sometimes. ]

Anyway, I'm ready for the tour. Where you at?

I don't know but I don't plan on finding out.

I'm in the scouts area. Third floor, towards the back. Got my name painted on the door.

Still can't read, but if you're the only one that's painted a door, I'll find it.

Oh yeah, only one.

Okay.

[ And with that, she goes to meet him, knocking on his door about five minutes later. She wasn't kidding when she said she was fast. ]

[The door opens to a tall elf - a really tall elf - who makes up for height in just being really lanky like. He looks down - and down a little more.]

Ah! My student and teacher, all in one. Hold on!

[He whistles, and a small chocolate nug goes and scampers up. He picks him up and puts him on his shoulder.]

All right, let's go tour.

[ There's a whole world down here. It's mostly filled with dust and cobwebs. And smol people. ]

Uh, okay.

[ She eyes the nug suspiciously, and nearly asks if he's bringing a meal on the go that's really fresh. But then it occurs to her that people who aren't often underfed keep this food as a pet and she shakes her head in annoyance. The amount of times she went to bed hungry when she would have done anything to see a nug scamper past in the Vimmarks. ]

Where first?

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