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[medicus_sanctum]

[ The communicator flicks on and Anders is reclining in the desk chair in front of it, doing his very best to look like he's comfortable in his surroundings. This is hilariously far from the truth, but there's something to be said for making a good show of it anyway. He's apparently not had time to go looking for new clothing, as his is still badly

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not here! 1/?

[hawkewardly]

[ Wow, there goes that blasted communication thing again, beeping relentlessly to tell her there's a new posting up. Wonderful, except Hawke doesn't care and even if she did she wouldn't know how to reply to any of them because the manual she tried to read was absolutely useless. What did "click" mean, exactly? And what did "video" mean, too, while she's at it. The best she can guess is that it means "moving pictures", because there's a moving picture on the screen now and it looks an awful lot like-

...oh!

It is Anders! Time to figure out how to use this thing properly, now! ]

voice --> video 2/?

[hawkewardly]

Anders! Anders, is that really you? Can you hear me?

[ She's... shouting. It's impossible that he wouldn't be able to. And now she's pounding on the communicator, like one might pound on a door. That switches it to video.

Have fun looking at her fist hitting the communicator. ]

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[hawkewardly]

[ ... And then she stops.

And... tries to be more rational about it. Oh look, there she is on the mirror screen. Have a quick wave! She's waving to herself but... also to Anders. ]

I... have no idea if I'm doing this correctly, Anders, but it's me! It's Hawke. I didn't realize you were here, too! It's almost like a party! Did you you know Fenris is here as well? When are you going to answer me? Is this even working?

[ She... hits it again. But only once! But that's enough to turn it off. ]

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[medicus_sanctum]

[ Anders has something resembling a miniature heart attack when he hears Hawke's all-too-familiar voice suddenly blasting from his communicator. He spends a few seconds looking frantically around, assuming at first that Hawke is actually in the room with him or...shouting through the wall or something else that makes marginally more sense than talking though this strange hunk of metal. ]

-Hawke?!

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[medicus_sanctum]

[ Wait, no, she is talking to him through the communicator -- which makes sense in theory but not immediately in practice. She's...waving to him? On the screen.

Anders leans forward like he's trying to get a better look at something far away. Hawke remains tiny but cheerful on his screen. ]

I can hear you, Hawke-- and see you, somehow. When did you get here? How did you get here? Are you alright?

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[medicus_sanctum]

[ ....oh. Fenris is here. As if the world hadn't had enough of jerking Anders around.

He'll keep his annoyance to himself for the time being, though. ]

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[hawkewardly]

[ Oh there he is! This magic is certainly interesting and useful. She grins and waves again. ]

This is so interesting, Anders. I'm glad to see you here, even if it's sort of bad news that we got jerked here against our will and stripped of our magic. At least we're still... you know. Ourselves. [ Not Tranquil. Or locked up either.

Hawke nods as she continues. ] I'm perfectly fine. Just arrived yesterday, actually. What about you? Faring well so far?

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[medicus_sanctum]

[ Anders oh-so-barely flinches when Hawke says 'ourselves' and means 'Tranquil'. It had been the first thing running through both their minds when they'd woken up without magic, he was sure of it. Nothing else could inspire quite so much fear. ]

Interesting isn't precisely the word I'd choose, but yes, I think I'm doing alright. We must have missed each other in the big arrival yesterday; from what I can gather, this BREW thing likes to drag in hapless sods in waves.

Where are you staying?

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[hawkewardly]

[ She'd been expecting the flinch. Certainly she'd done her fair share of flinching yesterday too. ]

I wish I'd seen you sooner. Ah... I'm in a very large, very tall building? The eighth floor, if you can believe it, packed into a room smaller than Gamlen's old place. At least there's not four of us and a dog crammed in here... [ Yes... back when it was four of them and a dog. Mother, Carver, herself, and dear old uncle Gamlen. Despite their poverty, Hawke can't help thinking of them as the good old days. ]

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[medicus_sanctum]

[ He smiles crookedly. ] Most of the buildings around here are tall, Hawke.

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[hawkewardly]

I know, I know... have you seen their keep?

But not their Keep, I'm not talking about their Keep. This is another of the buildings, it's like a barracks, sort of? A communal of... casualties? Sounds like a place of blood magic and raising the dead to me, but I don't believe it actually is.

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[medicus_sanctum]

It is a very nice Keep. [ Grin what grin. ]

-Wait, Casualty Commons? Is that your building? [ He sits up, alert. ]

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[hawkewardly]

[ She grins back. As far as Keeps go, Shibusen's is pretty extravagant. ]

Yes... except I believe I said "Communal", but close enough.

permavideo;

[medicus_sanctum]

Well, that's exactly where I seem to have ended up! And on the 8th floor, as well. How in the world did I manage to miss you all this time?

[ Not gonna ask where Fenris is not gonna ask where Fenris is. ]

[hawkewardly]

Well, fancy that! What are the odds? Or do you think they put all three of us on the same floor of the same building on purpose?

[ Yep. Three of us. Same floor. ]

[medicus_sanctum]

[ All three of-- Andraste's knickerweasles! ]

A happy coincidence, I'm sure. [ Though considering BREW's sense of humor/decorum/common decency, Anders would not be at ALL surprised to find it had been an intentional placement. ]

I'm in room H, should you find yourself in need of me - though I can't imagine what use a magic-less mage would be.