☶ tenth choice ☶ {video}

[failedhorribly]

[This is posted after the teams leave for some broodmother murdering, but before they actually get started, so there's time enough to reply. Hawke's usually cheery expression is blank, hard, and her tone holds none of it's characteristic good humour]Aveline is dead

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[only_mostlydead]

[Oh. Shepard knows that look all too well.]

There's room on my team.

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[failedhorribly]

Get started without me. I've a few things to take care of back here, and then I'll catch up.

[abominable]

[8( Aveline. He was pretty sure that would happen but still.

He clears his throat.] Just don't let the heat of the moment drive you to raging bloodbaths, darkspawn blood make such a poor bath. Mostly the whole 'horrible blight sickness' bit.

I'm not going to ask the stupid question here so- need directions?

[failedhorribly]

[there's a low hatred in her voice when she speaks, although it's not directed at him] I know.

...I'm catching up with Shepard. Don't die.

[abominable]

[Anders briefly wonders if future him would know just the right thing to say. Maybe he got better at this whole consoling thing.]

[He nods] Try not to either, we can't properly compare darkspawn death counts if we have to wait a week to do.

[failedhorribly]

[...I don't think anyone knows the right thing to say to Hawke when she's blaming herself for shit.

She opens her mouth to reply, but that's not a promise she's in the mindset to actually be able to make.] Patience is a virtue, Anders.

[failedhorribly]

[a beat] If you can keep up.

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[onlytheblue]

I'm sorry. [He really is, as if he really has a say in it.] I'm so sorry.

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[failedhorribly]

Not a sorry as some people I can think of.

[failedhorribly]

[She gives a short nod, moves as if to turn the feed off, before pausing]

If you get yourself killed on this mad expedition, little brother, I will personally murder you myself once you return.

And tell everyone about Peaches.

[failedhorribly]

Aren't Broodmothers grumpy by definition?

See, now you have incentive.