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[While most everyone seems to be suffering from the heatwave, Dorian seems less than annoyed by it all when the feed initializes. Now, he's not wearing his robes, and his dark shoulders prove he's wearing an outfit without sleeves, but he seems perfectly comfortable, more so than usual, one could say.

He looks rather pleased with himself, also, and while most of his surroundings aren't in view, it's plain the device is nestled on a desk surrounded by very untidy notes in a flowing hand and that said desk is surrounded by bookshelves that are equally in a state of disarray. No one every accused Dorian of being an orderly worker.]

Hello, Genessia! You know, all this talk of a heatwave, and all the lamentation thereof, have gotten me thinking about weather. I know, I know. It's the topic of bores and the unenlightened, something to fill the void at an awkward social gathering, what have you. But, the reason I bring it up is simple: this weather is much more similar to my homeland, which, coincidentally, is in the north of the land from which I hail.

[He folds his hands in front of him on the desk, leaning forward slightly in interest.]

What I would like to know is this: is warmer weather where you come from associated with the north...or the south? Call it a research project.

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Ah!

[He chuckles.] That actually explains a lot about you. How are you tolerating the change in weather, by the way? One can always add layers, but only remove so many and remain socially acceptable.

At home? Swimming pool and air conditioning. Out? Ice dust and ice Pokemon. I made a mini-blizzard at the park. It melted already, but it helped for a few minutes. I've also switched to light boleros instead of jackets.

[He chuckles.]

And here, I thought your answer would be cool drinks and keeping to the shade. Even still, you're blessed that your casting isn't strenuous. The mages of Thedas regularly work up a sweat simply doing what we do, whether it be ice or fire.

Thankfully, Dust is external. I manipulate it with my glyphs and know how to use it so I don't accidentally turn myself into an ice cube, but the actual energy expended for that isn't mine. I'd offer you some, but it seems sweating is your preference.

As is lyrium, but it's by far not the only source of magic. I take it, then, that isn't the case in your world?

We have aura and semblance, but they're more specialized given that they're specific abilities that extend from someone's soul. There's a unique circumstance with Schnees, but for the most part everyone has a singular ability. One person can go fast, one person can control magnetism, one person can duplicate themselves, and so on. But we don't consider it magic because everyone's capable of something as long as they have a soul, even if they don't know how to use it. Dust acts as elemental energy propellant and isn't strictly magic either, but rather can be combined chemically to have effects that have similarities to other world's magics.

[ Then there are a lot of other things she's aware she doesn't understand properly yet because those whose secrets started being revealed seem to be dead, absent, on the enemy's side, or not talking. ]

Duplicate themselves? [Up until that last one, he'd seen it all accomplished with magic.] Do you mean with illusions? [That he can do.] How...odd. Everyone has something like this?

[It sounds dreadful, not having anything that made you feel special. He'd hate it.]

They're physically present. I.. admittedly spent some time in a casual relationship with that individual here, so if anyone can confirm that.. [ Hahaha she's just gonna. Not give details now. ] Everyone theoretically has the capability, but most don't activate it. It takes a lot of training to actually learn to utilize it, and sometimes people don't learn what it is they can do until their life depends on it and even then only if they're lucky. It isn't as though every citizen you walk by on the street corner can lift a tree or ice a freeway. That's why people who become huntresses and huntsmen are regarded as heroes and protectors, because we dedicate and often lose our lives to honing our abilities and learning to work together to try to protect everyone else.

[He chuckles a throaty chuckle, knowing what she meant, and his fertile imagination didn't need any further explanation.] Oh, my. That sounds like quite an adventure.

...is there some literature I can read on the subject? [A pause.] On Semblance, that is, though I wouldn't turn down a bit of light reading on the topic of wild sexual adventures with body multipliers.

It's a very good thing I'm not the type to kiss and tell.

[ Dorian you are a perv. She might show you a picture someday of Flynt at least but come on now. ]

I have plenty of texts. [ She assumes he'll want something more advanced than Dust for Dummies, at least, so she'll provide him with her books.

Which means he should naturally expect loads of textbooks beyond what's required for classes because she's a nerd and, once upon a time, she did open a Beacon Academy subarchway- even if it's since been closed. Of course she got her things out of there. ]

[He clicks his tongue, a disappointed sound.] Such a pity. I'll just have to buy the drinks next time and see where the conversation wanders.

[Yes he is, and a huge gossip. This is your friend, Weiss. These are your life choices.

At least he's also a huge nerd.]

Splendid! I'd welcome whatever text you're willing to provide.

It's this new thing I'm trying where I don't spill private information.

[ It takes a lot of work for Weiss not to be a gossip. If it had been two years ago that he'd arrived, she would've immediately gone to share. Though maybe a little information, just. Vaguely worded. She's trying. She still wants to share though. ]

It turns out it's mildly awkward when you already know your a couple of your boyfriend's... bedroom habits from a friend. Besides, if he comes back there's a strong chance he's not going to remember so that'd be even more uncomfortable if you started sharing details that he doesn't even know.

[ The problem with people disappearing and reappearing from Genessia, hahaha. Whoops. ]

You wouldn't have happened to arrive with books from your world, did you? [ She wants to learn tooooo. ]

Oh? Is this uniquely talented man still around to be bothered, then?

[Spill, Weiss. Gossiiiip.]

Ah, so it's that you don't trust me. Fair enough, I suppose. For the record, I would not.

Ah...I've only the one. [And he reaches down out of the view of the camera, and comes back with a small book, handwritten, and bound in leather with metal accents...including buckles.] And it's no official tome. It's...my field notes. I bring it with me everywhere. That being said, the library may have something from Thedas. Is there anything of particular interest? A history, perhaps? A chronicle of the First Blight? The fall of the Old Gods of Tevinter and the rise of the Andrastean Chantry? There are two versions of that one, and both, I fear, are a tad inaccurate.

Flynt went home some time ago. Which is why he more than likely wouldn't remember our relationship beyond the slightly rockier one we have back home.

In my defense, [ she points to the device, which mostly just looks like she's pointing at him. ] you are asking me to spill intimate details over the network without so much as a privacy filter.

History first, nothing inaccurate. I have enough trouble sorting out my world's history to worry about sussing out yours. But I would still be interested to know, I happen to enjoy learning others' cultures and histories. [ people and their secret conspiracies, man. ]

[He chuckles, clearly teasing her.] And in my defense, you could easily initiate the privacy filter.

[He nods, though.] I'll see what I might track down and drop it by.

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