WHO: Two Geckos + an assortment of guest stars WHAT: Summary of content WHEN: Late Bloomingtide WHERE: The Gallows, misc. Kirkwall haunts. NOTES: Will update as needed.
An opinion, yes. There are people who would disagree, even within Riftwatch. But it feels so inevitable to her. Nothing has shown her otherwise.
"But for now, while Corypheus is a bigger threat and you are among us, you have the option to stay here and never take on a mission, or a fight. Rifters have that option."
One of the few choices afforded to them, really. Not a single Rifter chose to come, and none of them can leave of their own accord. This is the one small grace Riftwatch can offer, even if Derrica knows how begrudged it is in some corners.
"Until the big bad comes knocking on the door, and we have to fight anyway."
It follows on neatly at the end of her statement. Her opinion of the circles coming for Rifters might be just that, an opinion, but from what Richard knew of Corypheus, it was way more of a certainty. He tips his head slightly.
"I get it. You're trying to give us an out. It's a nice thought."
But Seth was already going to be looking for excuses, high and low, just like he had with Amaru. And just like with Amaru, there didn't really look to be a reliable, long-term exit from the potential consequences of things going sideways. So: better to stick around. Make sure they didn't go sideways.
Someday, Corypheus would not longer be a threat. Derrica never doubts of their victory against Tevinter.
But she knows that once they manage that victory, the Chantry will remember that they were in the process of waging a different war. And Kostos' warnings never leave her. They had not been winning, not then.
"If it was a real option, maybe." Maybe not. There was enough going on here to keep him interested, but there was Seth to consider. Not just in his preferences, which would be, of course, to get out of an involvement at all, but his safety. He wasn't a culebra. He couldn't survive as much as Richard could.
Luckily he doesn't have to think about that too much, because there isn't an option to consider.
"But you don't get to bail on a tsunami - sooner or later, your feet are gonna get wet."
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An opinion, yes. There are people who would disagree, even within Riftwatch. But it feels so inevitable to her. Nothing has shown her otherwise.
"But for now, while Corypheus is a bigger threat and you are among us, you have the option to stay here and never take on a mission, or a fight. Rifters have that option."
One of the few choices afforded to them, really. Not a single Rifter chose to come, and none of them can leave of their own accord. This is the one small grace Riftwatch can offer, even if Derrica knows how begrudged it is in some corners.
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It follows on neatly at the end of her statement. Her opinion of the circles coming for Rifters might be just that, an opinion, but from what Richard knew of Corypheus, it was way more of a certainty. He tips his head slightly.
"I get it. You're trying to give us an out. It's a nice thought."
But Seth was already going to be looking for excuses, high and low, just like he had with Amaru. And just like with Amaru, there didn't really look to be a reliable, long-term exit from the potential consequences of things going sideways. So: better to stick around. Make sure they didn't go sideways.
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But she knows that once they manage that victory, the Chantry will remember that they were in the process of waging a different war. And Kostos' warnings never leave her. They had not been winning, not then.
"And you aren't interested in taking it?"
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Luckily he doesn't have to think about that too much, because there isn't an option to consider.
"But you don't get to bail on a tsunami - sooner or later, your feet are gonna get wet."