The hell just happened?!!
I've been cultivating a rivalry with Merrill ever since she wanted to use that artifact thingermajig to fix the mirror. Now, I don't know about anyone else, but my favorite origin in DAO was the Dalish one. So I kind of know what's up with that thing. And it's baaaaad. So that's why I have a rivalry with her now, because I wouldn't let her go fix it.
Anyway, our rivalry's gone pretty fast. I get huge chunks of rivalry points with her almost every time I go talk to her. This last time I finished one of her quests, not sure which one, she told me she never wanted to see me again. So I went because I felt all sadface (I really do like Merrill, actually, just not all that mirror shizz) and then I went back to my manor after completing a quest for Meredith, and there she was. Made me relieved at first that she didn't hate me - but then it got worse.
I kept going all O_o at the screen when Merrill and my Hawke kept getting really close to each other but didn't think too much of it. And I kept choosing the 'good' responses...generally. Even though I don't really follow her goal with the mirror, I sympathized with her a lot. The aggressive/humorous responses just didn't feel right with me in that situation.
So yeah. Then I get locked into the heart dialogue. Now I only pursued the text of the second option, but it seemed so heartless so I picked the first even if I'd be flirting with Merrill (planned on romancing Fenris this time through actually). Not like I haven't flirted with other characters and things were fine. Hadn't started a romance with Merrill at all beforehand - third act is when this happened - so what could it hurt?
Well. They say you can't be surprise romanced in this game, and maybe I did something else I don't remember but I have just been unintentionally romanced by Merrill. And I don't really know what to do with it. I mean, I started another save, chose the other option but now I feel like such an ass. I've never really thought Merrill would hurt anyone. So it also is a little less believable than if I'd been playing my Hawke like that.
But I don't know. I think I'm keeping my other save. I think I'm actually going to go through with romancing Merrill. IDK...just wut...this is very strange for me :o
Anyway, our rivalry's gone pretty fast. I get huge chunks of rivalry points with her almost every time I go talk to her. This last time I finished one of her quests, not sure which one, she told me she never wanted to see me again. So I went because I felt all sadface (I really do like Merrill, actually, just not all that mirror shizz) and then I went back to my manor after completing a quest for Meredith, and there she was. Made me relieved at first that she didn't hate me - but then it got worse.
I kept going all O_o at the screen when Merrill and my Hawke kept getting really close to each other but didn't think too much of it. And I kept choosing the 'good' responses...generally. Even though I don't really follow her goal with the mirror, I sympathized with her a lot. The aggressive/humorous responses just didn't feel right with me in that situation.
So yeah. Then I get locked into the heart dialogue. Now I only pursued the text of the second option, but it seemed so heartless so I picked the first even if I'd be flirting with Merrill (planned on romancing Fenris this time through actually). Not like I haven't flirted with other characters and things were fine. Hadn't started a romance with Merrill at all beforehand - third act is when this happened - so what could it hurt?
Well. They say you can't be surprise romanced in this game, and maybe I did something else I don't remember but I have just been unintentionally romanced by Merrill. And I don't really know what to do with it. I mean, I started another save, chose the other option but now I feel like such an ass. I've never really thought Merrill would hurt anyone. So it also is a little less believable than if I'd been playing my Hawke like that.
But I don't know. I think I'm keeping my other save. I think I'm actually going to go through with romancing Merrill. IDK...just wut...this is very strange for me :o