I suppose you're right in that. We know the cycle will continue so long as the entity is out there, and no amount of work feels satisfactory to any of us until this is stopped completely. [ ... ] It's hard to say goodbye to people we've spent time with, but perhaps harder trying to pick up the pieces and watch you all struggle with the losses. But... that's true, too.
I would say that we are. I know in many ways it may not seem like it's a lot, but there is progress. And there are ways to make more progress if things work the way they should. But even the best laid plans can be a bit disjointed. That's where it's important for people to try different things.
Certainly. I would say they would be fairly useful ones... I can detect the presence and location of fiends, celestials, and aberrations for one thing. [so that would have been helpful probably.] And I can cast protection spells against certain types of magic, cure afflictions and curses, grant resistance to certain conditions like fear or being charmed, heal...
Beyond that, it's my training is mostly in offensive spells, or things that add additional damage when I'm fighting with a melee weapon.
[ the idea of shadowheart fixing the whole game w0 if she had her powers is hilarious actually damn. but she's listening, very obviously impressed as she continues. ]
It sounds pretty multifaceted. [ damn. wish that were her, and also, shadowheart continues to be one of the coolest people. ] I know some ways to extend barriers and lend my energy to other people, but nothing like that. Are these abilities you've always had? Or were they learned later?
[ "did shar make you do this or were you already on this path", basically. ]
... I don't think we could provide you with a real weapon or anything, but I did help Bas order a baseball bat? It works in a pinch.
It is divine magic, so... no, they aren't anything I could have done innately. But I had a knack for it compared to others, so I was trained as a healer in addition to being a warrior.
[she doesn't even know if she'll have them if she goes back if shar has abandoned her, but she will because they were always from selûne as much as shar. sometimes you are just two goddesses' favorite princess and they both want to give you special powers.]
Most of what I do isn't that dissimilar. [she's a support class.] Something like a bat might work. I have a knife, but it is so cursed. It needs to be destroyed.
I see... [ yes, this makes sense to her. get yourself a woman who can do both. ] A double-threat's the way to be. I'm a bit envious, I think.
You know how important it is to be able to defend yourself then just as much as attack. Would you like a bat? I could help you order one later. [ she's sure shadowheart can use the kiosk herself, but she likes to be useful. ] What's wrong with the knife though?
Well, first it was used to murder Anders, and then he used it to murder Hawke, and then we both went on a sort of killing spree and he used it to murder Hawke, Kaworu, and someone Richie knows from his past, and then he was carrying it around covered in old blood for weeks, so I took it.
[but fortunately it's monday week 6 and she won't have her own horrible cyoa experience with the thing.]
It's mostly a joke. [after thursday it's not a joke anymore.] But certainly, I'd be happy to let you help me order something.
[ the longer shadowheart details this, the more perturbed she looks actually, so. ]
Yes, alright, we are absolutely doing this. I would rather not leave things to chance if it really has so many negative memories and so much negative energy attached.
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[it's the seeing it happen again and again to the people they've made connections to, and that's equally true for the angels.]
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[which doesn't feel like all that much but she's still going to offer.]
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You're one of the ones with powers that have been blocked, right? Can you tell me a little about yours?
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Beyond that, it's my training is mostly in offensive spells, or things that add additional damage when I'm fighting with a melee weapon.
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It sounds pretty multifaceted. [ damn. wish that were her, and also, shadowheart continues to be one of the coolest people. ] I know some ways to extend barriers and lend my energy to other people, but nothing like that. Are these abilities you've always had? Or were they learned later?
[ "did shar make you do this or were you already on this path", basically. ]
... I don't think we could provide you with a real weapon or anything, but I did help Bas order a baseball bat? It works in a pinch.
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[she doesn't even know if she'll have them if she goes back if shar has abandoned her, but she will because they were always from selûne as much as shar. sometimes you are just two goddesses' favorite princess and they both want to give you special powers.]
Most of what I do isn't that dissimilar. [she's a support class.] Something like a bat might work. I have a knife, but it is so cursed. It needs to be destroyed.
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You know how important it is to be able to defend yourself then just as much as attack. Would you like a bat? I could help you order one later. [ she's sure shadowheart can use the kiosk herself, but she likes to be useful. ] What's wrong with the knife though?
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[but fortunately it's monday week 6 and she won't have her own horrible cyoa experience with the thing.]
It's mostly a joke. [after thursday it's not a joke anymore.] But certainly, I'd be happy to let you help me order something.
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Yes, alright, we are absolutely doing this. I would rather not leave things to chance if it really has so many negative memories and so much negative energy attached.