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pullmeoutalive2014-06-27 11:45 pm
midvalley) wrote in pullmeoutalive2014-06-27 11:45 pm
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Slowing it down, moving backwards and forwards-- [ he gestures, as if to say it's so very uninteresting. ]
All good and well when written down on paper, to be sure, but introduce man and all his follies and you have yourself an unmitigated mess. I don't recommend pursuing that research, by the way. The temptation to utilize it will eventually become too much.
All good and well when written down on paper, to be sure, but introduce man and all his follies and you have yourself an unmitigated mess. I don't recommend pursuing that research, by the way. The temptation to utilize it will eventually become too much.
[ his head tilts to one side as he frowns. ]
... I'm not entirely sure who this doctor is.
... I'm not entirely sure who this doctor is.
[ he sighs softly. ]
Magical fiction. How odd to be relegated to the realm of fantasy and make-believe. How do you stand it?
Magical fiction. How odd to be relegated to the realm of fantasy and make-believe. How do you stand it?
So there are communities, then? I assumed each man was his own island.
Ah, a social pariah after my own heart.
One must imagine you aren't much of a fan of your community, after your tirade regarding your fellows' selfishness.
One must imagine you aren't much of a fan of your community, after your tirade regarding your fellows' selfishness.
Corruption? Stagnation? Rampant excess? An impossibly bullheaded inclination to stick with the status quo, simply because "that's how it's always been done"?
If any of that is familiar, then you'd feel entirely home in Tevinter.
If any of that is familiar, then you'd feel entirely home in Tevinter.
[ Dorian smiles in return, though his voice is still as sharp as before. ]
Perhaps magic breeds such malfeasance.
Perhaps magic breeds such malfeasance.
[ he chuckles, inclining his head. ]
My apologies. If you'd like, we could discuss something more mundane. The weather, perhaps.
Or I could allow you to watch me strip as I determine whether the cast-offs of your-- ex-boyfriend's, did you say? Will suffice.
My apologies. If you'd like, we could discuss something more mundane. The weather, perhaps.
Or I could allow you to watch me strip as I determine whether the cast-offs of your-- ex-boyfriend's, did you say? Will suffice.
Ah, well. You'll miss quite the show, but that's entirely your choice.
[ surprising exactly no one, it takes some time for the belts and buckles of the mage's outfit to be undone, though Dorian does it with practiced ease. The robes are folded away and exchanged for the shirt and jeans.
... It's rather plain, he thinks. Far plainer than anything he's worn before, but at the very least, it seems to fit; it'll have to do.
He's still plucking at the shirt when he opens the door, a thoughtful frown knitting his brows together. ]
Well, I assume this is more acceptable?
... It's rather plain, he thinks. Far plainer than anything he's worn before, but at the very least, it seems to fit; it'll have to do.
He's still plucking at the shirt when he opens the door, a thoughtful frown knitting his brows together. ]
Well, I assume this is more acceptable?
Happy to have met your approval. Frankly, I feel ridiculous.
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