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[inquisitor_lavellan]

[ It's definitely a video. But at first, it's just of plate-shod boots stomping their way through the water in the Bay, the phone swinging with the person's gait, obviously being held face down in one hand.

That voice, though. It sounds like its owner gargled with hot ash and glass dust. And it's definitely cursing. ]

Min'etuna etunash sal?!

Pala'ga!

[ Though if you've never heard a Thedosian elf cursing... ]

Len'alas lath'din!

[ Man, good luck.

Stomp stomp stomp. Splash splash splash. ]

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[tevinteraltus]

[ They really did make these things moron-proof, Dorian is convinced. There's a button you touch labeled 'reply' when you want to do just that. Honestly, it's as though they let just about anyone use these things.

He smiles when the device alerts him it's transmitting. ]

Alleyanna! Colorful as ever, I see!

[ Or, as a normal person would say, "Thank the Maker you're here. I was actually starting to panic a little." ]

[inquisitor_lavellan]

[ Alley lifts the phone in her hand and stares at the screen. ]

...Dorian?

[tevinteraltus]

[ He inclines his head, his smile turning more fond. It really is good to see her. ]

Naturally. You don't think I'd let you have all the fun, do you?

[ He lets his smile falter somewhat, though, as he notices something. ]

You aren't surprised by this place.

[inquisitor_lavellan]

No, I'm not.

[ In fact, having hit dry land now, she just strides on past the hologram as it starts up, not paying it a bit of attention. Nor the pamphlets. ]

Lucky you, it looks like you're the winner this time. Cole was here with me before.

[ It's already obvious the spirit isn't here anymore. Yet, anyway. He may show up late, again. ]

[tevinteraltus]

Yay, me.

[ His tone is anything but excited. ]

You get the benefit of my charming company. Just what do I get out of this?

[inquisitor_lavellan]

[ Well you're not being stuck here alone, for a start, asshole. ]

My charming company, of course.

[ That tone could not be any drier. ]

How long have you been here now?

[tevinteraltus]

Such a treat. How could I have forgotten?

[ But the glint in his eye suggests he's teasing. Or stressed. Probably both. More of the latter. ]

Oh, it's been several hours, now. I was beginning to think you'd never show.

video;

[kobatonotdobato]

[Kobato just looks puzzled for the most part. What was even being said?]

Hello there... I don't understand you. I'm sorry.

[inquisitor_lavellan]

[ Alley cuts off her cursing in ancient Elvhen with a grunt. Only once she hits dry land, does she raise the phone in her armored hand to look at the screen.

She looks super thrilled. ]

I'd be pretty surprised if you could.

[ Most of her own people don't remember that much of the old tongue. One small benefit to having accidentally hung out with Fen'Harel for a while, she supposes. ]

[kobatonotdobato]

[It probably would have surprised herself if she could also.]

I assume it would be something you won't say what you were saying right? So I will move on to saying hello instead.

[inquisitor_lavellan]

It was just a lot of cursing. Mostly at whoever keeps dropping me here.

[ Look, she has shit to do. ]

...Hello.

[kobatonotdobato]

But we don't know who that is.

[Which is true, or at least she was utterly clueless.]

But because of that, I assume you are confused like I was?

[inquisitor_lavellan]

Thankfully, one need not know their captor to call them a bunch of shitty names.

[ You can trust her, she's an expert at this point. ]

[kobatonotdobato]

But then it might not be a person. So then who or what would you be calling names to?

[She avoided using the swear word.]

video;

[needssouls]

Are you saying something naughty and that's why your speaking in another language?

[Because why not ask and sound like she is slightly amused at the potential thought.]

[inquisitor_lavellan]

[ The camera stays pointed down at the water and her boots, though it's not out of bothering to hide, she just hasn't bothered to lift the phone into the usual video-chatting angle. ]

It doesn't translate into Common half so well.

[needssouls]

I guess not. But hey, we all can probably speak some language another might not understand. It's a great way to vent without people knowing what your saying.

Not that I do it personally.

[inquisitor_lavellan]

From what I remember of this place before, it's probably intention more than the actual language that's important.

[ The warrior finally lifts the phone so she can see the screen. Which means the camera can see her scarred-up, busted-nose, hatchet disaster of a face.

It matches the voice, at least? ]

Because I doubt we're all speaking the Common Thedosian trade-tongue, right now.

[needssouls]

Probably not. We all probably have many different languages, but most can translated so to speak. However as you've proven some people can still speak other languages and not be translated.

[Which is interesting to say the least.]

[inquisitor_lavellan]

Well, there you go then. Intent.

[ Spend enough time in the Fade, and you start learning a thing or three about intent- and expectations-based magics. The Inquisitor thus just rolls with it. ]

[needssouls]

It might not be though, I mean your the first one I know of whose spoken a language that hasn't automatically been translated.

Maybe it's the unknown, not knowing what the language is to even translate it.

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[firstrose]

Wrong language selection.

[Always so helpful, Suigintou.]

[inquisitor_lavellan]

[ Alley doesn't read the text immediately, getting back onto dry land and striding past the hologram as it starts up, heedless of what it has to say. It can be heard fading into the background before she cuts off video and also switches to text.

Whelp. ]

You don't say.

[firstrose]

This hologram tends to get on people's nerves. They should seriously consider changing it.

So what was that?

[inquisitor_lavellan]

Ancient Elvhenan.

[ Alley, too, can be very helpful. ]

I've heard it before, don't need a repeat.