midnight texting

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The Midnight Texting Meme

It's the middle of the night and you're trying to catch some z's — or brooding alone in the alleys, as one does — when your phone dings and suddenly a stranger or a friend is texting you. What could they possibly want at this hour? Is it important? Stupid? Are they drunk or maybe just needy? Do they need help hiding a body??? Pick up your phone and find out!

Rules:

● Post with your character's name and canon on the subject line, indicate preferences as needed
● Tag others
● Have fun!

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[shiftsandshades]

Dread Wolf.
I ask for an audience, should you have the time.

[uth]

You pose a riddle. What could be so vital that you must grasp at titles, but so unimportant that it must wait for an audience?

[shiftsandshades]

We are neither recently nor well acquainted. I would think that requires some politeness.

[uth]

Were I a noble, yes. The Dread Wolf is an insult I took on in the aid of the People. It is not for your tongue.

[shiftsandshades]

I will call you what you prefer, ser, but you'll have to tell me what my tongue is allowed.

[uth]

Your mother called me Solas.

[shiftsandshades]

I try not to presume my mother's allies are my own.

[uth]

Did she teach you such studied politeness?

[shiftsandshades]

She taught me magic and survival in the wild.

Survival within civilization was taught to me by the nobles of Orlais - and as you might imagine, their lessons demanded formality.

[uth]

When I require your opinion on cheese, I'll surely be grateful for your education.

What do you need, little mage?

[shiftsandshades]

In matters of cheese, you'll need a Fereldan palate.

I seek whatever you can share about your skills as a somniari.

[uth]

The type of somniari is very different from whatever you may have learned from books, or your own experience.

[shiftsandshades]

As I suspected.

[uth]

I mean to set your expectations, not stopper your questions.

[shiftsandshades]

If you allow time for questions, you may not have time for anything else.

As for my expectations: I doubt I'll master such a complex skill in the narrow amount of time I have, but I do intend to learn what I can while the option remains available to me.

[uth]

You wish to master the condition? It will be harder for you.

There are ruins in what is now called the Hundred Pillars. It was a temple of learning for the Dreaming People. Dream there, and enter the Fade; you may still find spirits who remember.

[shiftsandshades]

I wish to come as close as I might. We have reason to need dreamers right now; the need will be greater in the coming days.

Why will it be harder for me, Solas?