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[wolfuncaged]

[Well, Fenris has been avoiding people and their offspring all week, and now the blighted things are gone, people are moping. And it's annoying. So, standing in his usual spot n the lobby, he begins to talk into the journal]

I understand that there were doors, leading to a children's bedroom in which you were expected to deliver your offspring this year. But did none of you attempt to keep them? Everyone speaks of how sad it is that they are gone for another year, and how they hope the children are happy and safe, but have any of you done anything to assure this?

Could you not have stayed within the room? Taken the children to the Dead Zone where magic is not an issue? What is the point of mourning if you are not at least willing to try. If it were my own child, I would stop at nothing to keep them safe and away from the games this world enjoys to play.

Comments

[psych0p0mps]

ok there is a lot wrong with what you just said
but ill start with the obvious one
the wigglers were probably created by magic in the first place
so taking them to the dead zone is as likely to kill them outright as to save them

[wolfuncaged]

Perhaps. It is not an easy thing to decipher.

It would not have hurt to try. [It could have hurt the babies, Fenris]

[psych0p0mps]

umm no
it could have *killed the children* to try
i literally just said that

[wolfuncaged]

And if it had not, you would have kept them with you.

[psych0p0mps]

theres no guarantee of that either
maybe they would have just disappeared into the aether or their new rooms or wherever they go and we wouldn't know
theres too many variables for it to be a worthwhile experiment
...
anyway theyre probably better off wherever they are now
im pretty sure there are like five people in the entire castle who are actually qualified to take care of them

[wolfuncaged]

I have noticed those given children were not all that...experienced.

[psych0p0mps]

exactly
heck some of us are barely older than kids ourselves
they need real lusii or parents to help them out

[wolfuncaged]

They gave the children to those who are children themselves?

[psych0p0mps]

yeah im about 14 in human years

[wolfuncaged]

... [Well, that would be old enough to be married off in Thedas, but he decides not to pass comment on that]

I see. Too young by far, then.

[psych0p0mps]

[Haha oh Dragon Age. Aradia has no idea marriage might have an age restriction anyway.]

yeah pretty much
what can you do though
actually its kind of good for me that they got taken back
because otherwise i might have to stick around and keep an eye on a helpless pupa for gog knows how long

[wolfuncaged]

And you have far more important things to do?

[psych0p0mps]

sure do!

[wolfuncaged]

I know I will regret asking you what those things are.

[psych0p0mps]

what
i have an outpost to complete and an expedition to organize thank you very much
its a lot of work and its important

[wolfuncaged]

Ah, then I wish you luck. You are fortunate to be able to leave the castle.

[psych0p0mps]

you cant leave?

[wolfuncaged]

No. If I travel too far away from the castle, or if I spent too much time away from it, I am transported back to the lobby.

[psych0p0mps]

ugh that blows
well tell you what
i am not averse to bringing back souvenirs if you want one :)

[wolfuncaged]

Thank you, that would be...most appreciated.

[psych0p0mps]

no problem
what kind of artifacts are you most interested in?

[wolfuncaged]

Anything that could hold some...answer to this place.

[psych0p0mps]

thats pretty broad
even the smallest and most insignificant objects can hold clues to the big picture
its everything put together that lets us assemble an image of the past

[wolfuncaged]

Then I shall leave it up to your judgement.

[psych0p0mps]

ok ancient macaroni jewelry it is

[JK JK... seriously what is it with her and teasing people who have no sense of humor]