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I knew I’d get this thing on eventually. All it it needed was a few swift kicks to help it along.

[Hawke looks rather smug with himself right now. Despite the crash course given to him, of which he may have zoned out of once or twice, he understands this console about as much as he does magic. The fact he got it working on his own means a lot to him.]

Alright, from what I hear this place is in need of heroes and the like. So much so in fact that they’ve started kidnapping people right off the street. Now I don’t mean to criticize your emperor, but that’s exactly what I’m going to do. Generally it’s considered good manners to ask someone for help instead of just grabbing them by their short and curlies and just dragging them off somewhere.

[He wags his finger in a very ‘you should be ashamed of yourself’ manner.]

Maker, at least people in Kirkwall gave me the illusion of choice before asking me to do something stupid and dangerous. They usually pay me too.

[When he sighs it’s utterly exaggerated.]

Oh well, no use in complaining I suppose.

[Of course that doesn’t mean he’s actually going to stop anytime soon.]

Since I’m here I may as well play along. Chances are this is all some kind of Fade...dream...thing, so what’s the worst that can happen? Besides the possibility of demonic possession.

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[~~Bioware protags unite!~~ Hawke merely flashes her a grin.]

That doesn't mean I can't blame him for it anyway. I had a nice retirement into obscurity I was looking forward too.

[Like he really could have stayed out of trouble for more than a week anyway.]

Let's save us both the headache of figuring that out and just go with yes.

You...seem like the type who wouldn't take too well to obscurity.

[Judging by his charisma and obvious attention-seeking behavior, anyway.]

That weird, huh? I guess it must be, if there are demons involved.

[Hawke chuckles.]

I'm sure I could make it at least a week or two before I got myself involved in something life threatening. Then again, seeing how I'm here, maybe not.

[Even when he tries to avoid trouble it comes chasing after him.]

Weird enough that I'm still not entirely sure this place is real.

I think some of us are just destined - or doomed - to lives of action.

[Shepard has felt that way for a while, actually. Especially since waking up in that Cerberus lab.]

It might not be real, by some standards. I think we might have to redefine what's 'real', honestly.

Doomed definitely feels more and more fitting these days.

[Yet Hawke has done very little to actually stop the path he's on.]

Let's not. That sounds like something that will get very complicated and very messy very quickly. I'm perfectly fine with nodding my head as I pretend to know what's going on.

I died, and got brought back to life to fight things no one knows how to fight. And then I got brought here. What's your excuse?

[Sorry Shepard you kind of derailed him with that first part.]

So...you're undead?

[That gets a surprised sort of laugh from her.]

That's a new one. I'm pretty sure I'm okay on that front, though. No, uh, blood-drinking tendencies or anything like that.

You do have much more color then I'd expect from a dead woman. Just be careful of things falling off.

[He's not going to forget she said this. If she's really some undead abomination in disguise it will be good to keep an eye on her. If she isn't, then it's something he can tease her endlessly about.]

I think the person who brought me back would be very offended by the implication that I might start falling apart.

They rebuilt me to last.

Yes I have that effect on people. If they're listening I'm sure they'll get over it, or just hold a grudge for the rest of their lives.

I'd hope so. If they didn't I'd be looking for a refund if I were you.

Well there's one way to go through life, I guess.

[She's... somewhat amused, perhaps. This guy is definitely a curiosity.]

I didn't ask for it, but if I suddenly started falling apart, Cerberus might want a refund.

So far it's the only way I know.

[Garrett Hawke, a menace to this in charge since...well since ever.]

Hard to ask for much of anything when you're a corpse I imagine.

And yet, a lot of people still seem to think it was some kind of egotistical act on my part. Funny how that works.

Nothing says ego like dying and coming back to life I suppose.

It probably says more about the egos of the people who brought me back, honestly.

That or their state of mind.

Oh, they were definitely a little "mad scientist" about it. Pretty shady motives, though.

Somehow that doesn't surprise me. Anyone with a title prefixed with 'mad' usually isn't out to pet puppies and kittens.

Miranda's all right. Her boss - not so much.

Seeing how I haven't got a clue who either of them are I'll take your word on it.

And this 'Kirkwall' place you come from. As bad as all that, or just hyperbole?

Oh if only, no it was quite intent on tearing itself apart from the inside out no matter how many times I saved it.

And yet you didn't just leave them to it?

If I didn't have this pesky conscience I might have.

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