How did anything I said relate at all to dragons?!
[ memshares this. You don't have to watch it its just Hawke fighting and killing a high dragon and it involves anders blasting magic to murder dozens and dozens of dragon babies. ]
[Hawke had told him about this, but honestly seeing it is a thousand times worse and triggers a memory of his own.
A memory of Ali, meeting his sister in a mountainside town. Of warning her that the cave she built her nest in is too close to a town.
Of his sister, Ria, telling him that the father of her eggs is already dead, and that she needs his help making sure they hatch safely.
Of a group of teenagers, looking for a place to go camping and stumbling across a nest of eggs and a protective dragon.
Of Ali trying to stop her, telling her they can move the eggs, but his words don't reach her and she flies out of the nest to go 'handle the problem'. Her instincts to protect her next being too strong to be overcome.
Of Ali trying to move the eggs as quickly as possible, but only being able to move one at a time due to their size, and he ends up only having time to move one before some adult humans come around and smash the rest of the eggs in the nest.
Of Ria struggling to fight back as humans damage her wings and knock her to the ground.
Of the way Ria cries out "Leave my babies alone!" in a language only Ali can understand.
Of how, in the end, Ali watches his own sister get decapitated. And how he can't even cry, because any emotion would make the humans notice that he's not human as well.
And finally, of how, decades later, Ali returned to that same town and found his sister's dead body stuffed and preserved in a museum about the glory of humans who protect the world from dragons.
He probably would have been fine without seeing Anders' memory, but now? Now he's trying to punch Anders in the face.]
[ well that comment makes him angry enough that his voice drops, and he starts fighting back for real in that Cat At The Vet way he had at Hawke's trial. ]
[like, what an unfortunate memory. she doesn't blame him for getting upset.]
For what it's worth, I think this is another thing that's different in his world. [she doesn't think he's out there killing sentient dragon babies.] But it can't have been pleasant to see.
...my daughter always knew I was actually her uncle by blood, but trying to explain the full truth to her when she was a teenager- while also trying to keep her from developing a deep-seated hatred of all humans- was challenging.
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How did anything I said relate at all to dragons?!
[ memshares this. You don't have to watch it its just Hawke fighting and killing a high dragon and it involves anders blasting magic to murder dozens and dozens of dragon babies. ]
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A memory of Ali, meeting his sister in a mountainside town. Of warning her that the cave she built her nest in is too close to a town.
Of his sister, Ria, telling him that the father of her eggs is already dead, and that she needs his help making sure they hatch safely.
Of a group of teenagers, looking for a place to go camping and stumbling across a nest of eggs and a protective dragon.
Of Ali trying to stop her, telling her they can move the eggs, but his words don't reach her and she flies out of the nest to go 'handle the problem'. Her instincts to protect her next being too strong to be overcome.
Of Ali trying to move the eggs as quickly as possible, but only being able to move one at a time due to their size, and he ends up only having time to move one before some adult humans come around and smash the rest of the eggs in the nest.
Of Ria struggling to fight back as humans damage her wings and knock her to the ground.
Of the way Ria cries out "Leave my babies alone!" in a language only Ali can understand.
Of how, in the end, Ali watches his own sister get decapitated. And how he can't even cry, because any emotion would make the humans notice that he's not human as well.
And finally, of how, decades later, Ali returned to that same town and found his sister's dead body stuffed and preserved in a museum about the glory of humans who protect the world from dragons.
He probably would have been fine without seeing Anders' memory, but now? Now he's trying to punch Anders in the face.]
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anyway he's not Justice-ing out and hes a mage so yeah? he just gets punched in the face? IT HURTS? ]
Quit it!
[ he has no staff, so just. trying to slap fight him off. ]
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But at least after that punch he'll turn to slap fighting in return.]
How dare you kill children like that?!
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I didn't start the fight! They were attacking the Bone Pit!
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Well you sure ended it! Do you kill other kinds of children too?!
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You will not accuse me of injustice!
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Stop. Not tonight.
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[no hard feelings, beat the shit out of him any other night and it's all good.]
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[Yeah. A brawl on a Thursday night isn't going to look good no matter what.]
I was going to tell him that mages are respected for their wisdom and capabilities in my world, but...
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Honestly, he'll find some way to be offended by that, too. I wouldn't worry.
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[He runs a hand through his hair and sighs.]
Apologies. I don't normally lose control like that.
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[like, what an unfortunate memory. she doesn't blame him for getting upset.]
For what it's worth, I think this is another thing that's different in his world. [she doesn't think he's out there killing sentient dragon babies.] But it can't have been pleasant to see.
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...my daughter always knew I was actually her uncle by blood, but trying to explain the full truth to her when she was a teenager- while also trying to keep her from developing a deep-seated hatred of all humans- was challenging.
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[he has twink strength she can just. hold him.]
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I'm fine, stop suggesting hitting me on a Thursday night!
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