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 somewhere, 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 anything else sort of boring. You can provide context if you'd like, like "[ On the way back from Antiva: ]," but it isn't mandatory.

2. Post a few different remarks your character might make—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. Threadjacking to create multiperson conversations is encouraged (unless someone says not to). Multiple different conversations between the same 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

[indissection]

Well, Byerly is my first husband. First and last.

[notathreat]

That's... usually how it's supposed to go, right?

[indissection]

My great-grandmother had four husbands.

[notathreat]

I feel like any questions I have about this are gonna come off super rude.

[indissection]

I doubt she'd care much, considering she has been dead for many years.

[notathreat]

Were they unlucky or did she...

[Quick line with her finger across her throat.]

[indissection]

I couldn't say, honestly. I'm sure at least one of them died in mysterious circumstances that I would certainly blame her for, but the rest? Natural enough.

[notathreat]

That just seems like a lot of husbands. Even one husband is like- do you need that?

[indissection]

I suppose not, but she did become quite rich.

[notathreat]

Nobility is... a lot.

[indissection]

Why do you think I no longer bother with the notion?

[notathreat]

Can you just do that? Leave?

[indissection]

It's not quite that simple, but yes. It's possible.

[notathreat]

You wouldn't think so, with how many people complain about it.

[Expansive shRUG.]

[indissection]

There are some merits to sticking close to nobility. Money, positions of power, ease of access to things... It is deciding if you think those things are worth the cost.

[notathreat]

Depends. Hard to judge that cost when you've never not had those things.

[indissection]

It is a position of privilege. I would never say otherwise.

[notathreat]

[Ellie's face softens a bit.]

Glad you know that. A lot of people don't.

[indissection]

I grew up wearing clothing that cost more than the wages of some here. I could never dare to imagine to understand how they must have lived, but I am beginning to recognise it now. I am learning, and I imagine that is better than most.