[ fair. the orb has been a constant for a quite a while now.
he’ll listen — but this is the one week that shifting topics isn’t as easy it might’ve usually been. ]
Gale, I can literally hear your thoughts right now. I’m not going to be offended if you want to bring up Mystra. [ on the contrary. give him the gossip. ]
[ he looks mildly uncomfortable that he can't exactly turn off his thoughts. it's something he's trained very hard to be able to protect himself from and now they are just. out there! but it's fine. ]
I would not have gotten involved with Mystra, had I the wisdom of my older self.
[ oh, it’s not as though astarion is enamoured with the idea of people getting to peak into his head but at this point he’s half becoming conditioned to the fact this place doesn’t want him to have his peace, privacy or comfort in the slightest.
he’s not sure how he feels about getting used to that. ]
… The unfortunate side effect of youth is we do a great many things we wish we could undo. If we’re lucky, we survive them and they become a nice little tale for when you’re around the campfire with the good wine.
Yes, well, I agree and I do very much hope one day we can all sit around and laugh at the mistakes of youth: being turned into a vampire and a very long, very bad relationship with a goddess.
[ this is terrible first (fake) date conversation, but Astarion is asking so. he will answer. ]
My entire life until that point had been nothing but the study of magic, its workings and its miracles. Before I could even walk, I was immersed in the Weave.
It was - and still is - the most beautiful thing I have ever known. Perhaps looking back upon it, it was always true that it was her creation I loved, though at that time it was difficult to separate her from the Weave itself. When I was in her presence, I could only think of that love. But what a mortal feels as love is not the same as what a god conceives of love, though as a very young man, I could not tell the difference.
[ they jumped from first (fake) date conversation to the things you talk about months to a year in. speed run. ]
…
I imagine a god wouldn’t understand an imbalance either, when they sit ahead of everyone else out there other than their own peers.
[ well, he’s made his thoughts on gods and mystra in particular clear enough more than enough times. but it makes sense that separating the goddess of magic herself from her own creation would be… difficult. especially for someone so starry eyed for the entire concept, weave and maker and all. ]
Still, it’s quite a thing to love something that much. The Weave, not her. I remember you talking about it not long after you joined up with us.
I am hardly the first young wizard to fall in with her, and I will hardly be the last.
[ just sayin' someone's got habits. anyway they have been hanging out for weeks? are they gonna go back to pretending they don't know all sorts of weird shit about each other. ]
I do. I have to admit, I find myself more than a little adrift without it here.
They’re not known for changing the habits of an immortal lifetime.
[ there’s only so many times he can go “have I mentioned lately I think the gods suck?” without getting a tired “yes astarion” in response. ]
Like being without a limb? [ he only has the small amounts of magic he knows just from being born elven and what’s afforded to him when he puts on a specific piece of equipment. ] I don’t have much reference to it, other than the little you showed me
[ leading him towards ... one of those booths where you throw the darts at balloons. all the potential in the world to lose an eye! astarion might like it? ]
They have these sorts of fairs all the time in Waterdeep - food stalls and carnival games and such, vendors hawking their wares, various substances to be imbibed.
[ we rewrite the week so they’re found dead on the boardwalk from carnival games on monday. ]
The closest I remember was one in Baldur’s Gate that… I wouldn’t necessarily recommend going to. Especially with someone from the Absolute in their ranks.
Seems as though the opportunity to eat too much and lose at overpriced games is a universal one. [ he is squinting at the booth now, checking out the targets and how difficult it would be to pop these balloons in the first place. ]
Oh good! A miserable time shared is a miserable time halved.
[ he will take the dart. ]
Laudna has offered her services, if we ever find ourselves in a situation where we have to gather dismembered body parts again in the future. Rather nice of her.
[ DICE MAIDEN GAVE ME A 14!!! he throws and hits one of the balloons off centre of the bullseye. ]
[ laudna LOVES loose clown parts, spread the news. he gives a polite little golf clap, takes his own dart and then /fart noise gets a 9. it thunks into the cork without hitting SHIT. ]
If she wants to handle dead clown torsos she is more than welcome to do so in my stead. In fact, I practically insist she does so.
[ clown gore clore.
hm. well.
(sad trombone). dice maiden apparently thinks this is hilarious because i just got a 19, so astarion's next turn just nails it slightly off centre, popping the balloon in front of god, everyone and gale's cork'd dart. ]
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he’ll listen — but this is the one week that shifting topics isn’t as easy it might’ve usually been. ]
Gale, I can literally hear your thoughts right now. I’m not going to be offended if you want to bring up Mystra. [ on the contrary. give him the gossip. ]
But— Rashemi? Languages?
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I would not have gotten involved with Mystra, had I the wisdom of my older self.
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he’s not sure how he feels about getting used to that. ]
… The unfortunate side effect of youth is we do a great many things we wish we could undo. If we’re lucky, we survive them and they become a nice little tale for when you’re around the campfire with the good wine.
[ if not? well. usually you’re dead. ]
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Yes, well, I agree and I do very much hope one day we can all sit around and laugh at the mistakes of youth: being turned into a vampire and a very long, very bad relationship with a goddess.
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[ some are more quirky than others. ]
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Why did you go along with it? Simply just the... awe of it all?
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My entire life until that point had been nothing but the study of magic, its workings and its miracles. Before I could even walk, I was immersed in the Weave.
It was - and still is - the most beautiful thing I have ever known. Perhaps looking back upon it, it was always true that it was her creation I loved, though at that time it was difficult to separate her from the Weave itself. When I was in her presence, I could only think of that love. But what a mortal feels as love is not the same as what a god conceives of love, though as a very young man, I could not tell the difference.
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…
I imagine a god wouldn’t understand an imbalance either, when they sit ahead of everyone else out there other than their own peers.
[ well, he’s made his thoughts on gods and mystra in particular clear enough more than enough times. but it makes sense that separating the goddess of magic herself from her own creation would be… difficult. especially for someone so starry eyed for the entire concept, weave and maker and all. ]
Still, it’s quite a thing to love something that much. The Weave, not her. I remember you talking about it not long after you joined up with us.
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[ just sayin' someone's got habits. anyway they have been hanging out for weeks? are they gonna go back to pretending they don't know all sorts of weird shit about each other. ]
I do. I have to admit, I find myself more than a little adrift without it here.
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[ there’s only so many times he can go “have I mentioned lately I think the gods suck?” without getting a tired “yes astarion” in response. ]
Like being without a limb? [ he only has the small amounts of magic he knows just from being born elven and what’s afforded to him when he puts on a specific piece of equipment. ] I don’t have much reference to it, other than the little you showed me
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A missing limb is an obstacle one can overcome - with magic. [ lol ] I would be more than happy to show you more when possible!
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… Hmm. I wouldn’t mind. You were certainly a good teacher.
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I know.
Now, do you know how to play any of these games?
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What a surprise.
[ MISTER SMUG SMUGFACE. ]
Hmmm. Something with aim would probably do. Popping or hitting something from a distance?
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They have these sorts of fairs all the time in Waterdeep - food stalls and carnival games and such, vendors hawking their wares, various substances to be imbibed.
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The closest I remember was one in Baldur’s Gate that… I wouldn’t necessarily recommend going to. Especially with someone from the Absolute in their ranks.
Seems as though the opportunity to eat too much and lose at overpriced games is a universal one. [ he is squinting at the booth now, checking out the targets and how difficult it would be to pop these balloons in the first place. ]
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Yes I heard about the clown.
[ offering him a dart? ]
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[ he will take the dart. ]
Laudna has offered her services, if we ever find ourselves in a situation where we have to gather dismembered body parts again in the future. Rather nice of her.
[ DICE MAIDEN GAVE ME A 14!!! he throws and hits one of the balloons off centre of the bullseye. ]
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[ laudna LOVES loose clown parts, spread the news. he gives a polite little golf clap, takes his own dart and then /fart noise gets a 9. it thunks into the cork without hitting SHIT. ]
Ah ...
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[ clown gore clore.
hm. well.
(sad trombone). dice maiden apparently thinks this is hilarious because i just got a 19, so astarion's next turn just nails it slightly off centre, popping the balloon in front of god, everyone and gale's cork'd dart. ]
Oh that's more like it.