Worth a Thesis
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Limited Conversation
Bellara: No, I know. It doesn’t make any sense. But it works!
Emmrich: Wouldn’t the connection to the lyrium cause—
Bellara: The Veil to rupture? Not if you’re careful. Really, really careful.
Rook joins them in the libaray.
Emmrich: Rook! Good to see you. Bellara was telling me about one of the artifacts she calmed. Her manipulation of the hylic spheres puts some circle mages I know to shame.
Bellara: Oh! That’s so nice. Really?
Emmrich: Bellara, repairing the eluvian network alone is worth a thesis.
Dialogue options:
- Investigate: Ever see anything like it? [1]
- Affable: He’s right. [2]
- Sarcastic: And she knows big words. [3]
- Stoic: Everyone earns their keep. [4]
1 - Investigate: Ever see anything like it?
Rook: Have you run into anything like it before?
Emmrich: Not at all. The principles are familiar, but the application, the finesse… Though admittedly, my interests lie more with the spirits. Look to Bellara for elven magic expertise.
2 - Affable: He’s right.
Rook: You were here, what? Five minutes? And you had that thing fixed.
Emmrich: And it’s quite a complex mechanism.
Bellara: Well. Thank you!
3 - Sarcastic: And she knows big words.
Rook: She came right in and started talking about “interstitial resonance” and stuff.
Emmrich: Yes, not everyone who’s self-taught bothers with complex theory.
Bellara: Well. Thank you!
4 - Stoic: Everyone earns their keep.
Rook: I expect everyone to bring their best. That’s why you’re all here.
Emmrich: I’m flattered to be a part of it. I’m glad we kept up our correspondence, Bellara.
Bellara: Oh, me too!
5 - Scene continues.
Return to previous tree.Emmrich: That said, I’ve noticed you working at all hours on that artifact.
Bellara: Really? I don’t think it’s all hours.
Emmrich: And you’re either the first to wake—
Bellara: Ummm…
Emmrich: —or you simply aren’t sleeping some nights.
Bellara: Thank you, Professor. But I’m fine. Mostly.
Dialogue options:
6 - Affable: Are you sure?
Rook: You don’t seem that certain.
Bellara: Well. When you’re in the Fade, there’s no sun. Or moon. So I tend to lose track of time. Just a little bit.
Emmrich: So you sleep more regularly outside the Fade?
Bellara: Well. Sometimes. Maybe. But we’re in Solas’s old home! There’s so much to learn.
7 - Sarcastic: Mostly?
Rook: That was really reassuring until “mostly.”
Bellara: Um… In between the two? It’s hard! I’ve never had a chance like this. This kind of access to knowledge. It’s Solas’s old home! I want to learn as much as I can.
8 - Stoic: You have to be.
Rook: We need you rested and ready to go. At all times.
Bellara: Maybe I’ve had a late night. Or two. Or more. And… Maybe I fell asleep in my breakfast. A couple of times. But we’re in Solas’s old home! There’s so much to learn.
9 - Scene continues.
Return to previous tree.Emmrich: And we’ve time to learn it. But in order to do that, you must take care of yourself.
Dialogue options:
10 - Affable: Rested minds think better.
Rook: That knowledge isn’t going anywhere. Relax a little. Get some rest. You’ll feel better and work better.
Bellara: Right. I’m not great at that. Relaxing, I mean. I think to myself, what if I do it wrong? Then it’s three hours later. And I’m even less relaxed than I was.
Emmrich: Perhaps I can help you.
Bellara: With what? Relaxing?
11 - Sarcastic: Even Solas slept.
Rook: Not that Solas should be any kind of example… But even he slept. You can, too.
Bellara: Sometimes. Sometimes I can’t. Fall asleep, I mean. My thoughts get in the way.
Emmrich: Perhaps I can help.
Bellara: With sleeping?
12 - Stoic: He’s right.
Rook: Emmrich’s right. Relax. Sleep. You’ll work better.
Bellara: I try. Then I start to think I should be doing something. Anything. Then it’s three hours later. And I’m even less relaxed than I was.
Emmrich: Perhaps I can help you.
Bellara: With what? Relaxing?
13 - Scene continues.
Return to previous tree.Emmrich: Yes. I can teach you some breathing exercises. The ones we show initiates.
Bellara: Oh! That’s very nice. Thank you.
Emmrich: Of course. We must look out for one another.
Bellara: And thank you too, Rook.
Rook: Anytime.
Bellara: Okay. I’m going to relax. Right away. But, um. First. I had another question.
Emmrich: I thought you might.
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