PARTY BANTER MEME

[faderifting]

In the Dragon Age games, as you travel Thedas with your best pals, they have a lot of short conversations about politics, the weather, butts, etc. So this is the Fade Rift equivalent, in four easy steps!

1. Imagine your characters are on a very long walk toward a mission objective, or on a very long walk back after kicking ass, or standing guard together, or gathering herbs, or working in the library late at night, or something. Anything sort of boring.

2. Post a few remarks your character might say—similar to TFLN, except spoken out loud and less ridiculous, maybe, or maybe not, I don’t know your life—while passing the time.

3. Tag around to reply to those general remarks or to start new/wildcard conversations! Threads should be pretty short and involve minimal action; there’s no need to turn anything into a big production. Multiperson threads are encouraged. Series of conversations between the same two characters occurring on different days are also encouraged.

4. Gather up all of your little conversation snippets like a bouquet and keep them forever, because they’re game canon.

Comments

[justashotaway]

...Are you afraid of them?

[imbroccata]

No.

[justashotaway]

Then why do they matter?

[imbroccata]

They either make you a threat-- [Dismissive; Lino hasn't been given reason to find this child threatening, magical claws or no. But then, a sliver of...respect? ]

--or very, very useful. You are never unarmed, and cannot be disarmed.

[justashotaway]

I know.

[It's a fact, not necessarily a point of pride.]

You are Riftwatch. I am not a threat.

[Unless you make me one remains unsaid--but don't worry, it's there.]

[imbroccata]

Hrm.

Mind that you don't just become another weapon. [ It's a guess, of course, but it's hard to imagine someone with her skills not being co-opted by someone with grand designs. What's the difference between Riftwatch doing it, and whoever did it before? ]

Even Riftwatch should fear you.

[justashotaway]

[She shrugs, because that is what you do when you do not have an answer and do not want to risk giving one that is incorrect. How does she prevent herself from becoming another weapon? (How does she stop?)]

People in Riftwatch already fear me.

[A true statement, one that feels safe--or at least reasonable to offer in answer.]

[imbroccata]

Then you're doing something right.

[justashotaway]

[Her response has no words to it--but she brightens, somehow, stance shifting, chin tilting slightly more up. Not quite a smile, but pleased nonetheless.]