So, everything's the same-- we remember the same people. But things played out differently?
[ did these kidnappers really go to the bother of finding different places to pluck them randomly from? ]
We... [ he's thinking about it. ] It was easier to go along with Gortash for the moment so his bloody steel minions weren't on our backs the whole time. Orin forced our hand by running off with Lae'zel, so she was the first to die. Wyll found out where his father was being kept and pulling a fast one on Mizora was very satisfying. [ .... ] And then I took a detour, I suppose.
Like someone used a-- do we ever have time travel spells? Don't ask Gale, he'll never shut up about it if we do. Or if we don't. But like someone used one and just took one of us from before, and one of us from after.
[ baldur's gate 3, the time loop. ]
... I don't especially want to talk about Cazador right now.
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[she opens her mouth, because her instinct is to ask anyway, to press, but. she knows better. she's spent time enough around him that she knows she has to let him come to her a bit, so - even though her tail is going nuts, she closes her mouth.
unfortunately it is impossible for karlach to hide her facial expressions so she just looks very, very worried.]
Alright. [...] You can, though. If you want. To me. I'd listen.
[and then:]
I don't know anything about magic, really, but even if I did it makes zero sense that someone grabbed us all up from different timelines, you know? Why not just grab us all from the same point?
[ in which cazador somehow manages to be a thorn in his side even after he's dead. the astarion life story. ]
...
[ ANYWAY :) ]
Confusion? Inconsistencies? Maybe someone's enjoying us having to piece together what we do and don't remember and what does and doesn't line up. Did you run into bloody Cazador, or was he still skulking around the place?
[SHE KNOWS THAT'S FAIR she doesn't hug him for long because she knows he hates this and she really should've asked first, but. enjoy your big warm hug, or don't!!]
I'm so proud of you, Astarion. [she says, breathlessly, and she puts him down, brushing him off carefully.] Sorry - sorry, I should've asked, I know, you can knife me if you want --
[ hggggggggggggggggggggh don't get emotional on him. he's still a very mean and bad and angry vampire with no heart >:( ]
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I suppose for the moment we have bigger things to worry about. Our tadpoles aren't working so it might mean other aspects of -- [ gestures ] us are dormant as well. Do you feel like you could go berserk in the same way you would back home?
[big bad wolf... it's alright, she doesn't say anything else about it because she doesn't want to be sad. she doesn't have time to be sad.]
... I'm not sure. But if Gale can't cast, and we can't worm-to-worm, I assume I'm going to be taken out at the knees. I can get mad, but maybe not mad enough.
I've gone a while without feeding before, so I suppose I won't know if anything's changed there until I start feeling weak. I can't imagine "natural" biological changes would be changed though.
[ har har. ]
It's too dim to tell if the changes the tadpole made are still working.
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Then - we're not from the same book, either, huh. [to use gale's figure of speech.] We found where Wyll's dad was being kept, so. Took Gortash out.
[plus, she really had not wanted to cooperate with gortash anyway. haha!]
Halsin had just told us Lae'zel was missing when I woke up here.
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So, everything's the same-- we remember the same people. But things played out differently?
[ did these kidnappers really go to the bother of finding different places to pluck them randomly from? ]
We... [ he's thinking about it. ] It was easier to go along with Gortash for the moment so his bloody steel minions weren't on our backs the whole time. Orin forced our hand by running off with Lae'zel, so she was the first to die. Wyll found out where his father was being kept and pulling a fast one on Mizora was very satisfying. [ .... ] And then I took a detour, I suppose.
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[ahhh, yeah, that's what she was thinking about. her tail flicks back and forth anxiously.]
... Did you get him?
[please tell her you stabbed cazador to double death.]
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[ baldur's gate 3, the time loop. ]
... I don't especially want to talk about Cazador right now.
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unfortunately it is impossible for karlach to hide her facial expressions so she just looks very, very worried.]
Alright. [...] You can, though. If you want. To me. I'd listen.
[and then:]
I don't know anything about magic, really, but even if I did it makes zero sense that someone grabbed us all up from different timelines, you know? Why not just grab us all from the same point?
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...
[ ANYWAY :) ]
Confusion? Inconsistencies? Maybe someone's enjoying us having to piece together what we do and don't remember and what does and doesn't line up. Did you run into bloody Cazador, or was he still skulking around the place?
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We killed him. Or more, you did. We just helped.
[she probably shouldn't just say this, but.]
I can tell you the details, but only if you want to hear them.
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[ ... ]
Did I-- Did other me go through with the ritual?
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[she says, firmly. a beat.]
... Did you?
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No.
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you are going to get hugged. she's anticipating being like, bitten or scratched while doing this but she CANNOT help herself.]
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EURRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
he doesn't bite or scratch her but you know when you try to pick up an animal and it just goes totally stiff and acts like a dead weight? yeah. ]
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I'm so proud of you, Astarion. [she says, breathlessly, and she puts him down, brushing him off carefully.] Sorry - sorry, I should've asked, I know, you can knife me if you want --
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[ oh my god ]
Yes, yes, I know you-- Karlach my ribcage-- you already yelled all this in my face once already!!
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she laughs like a maniac, pulling her hands away.]
Sorry! Sorry! [she clears her throat, but she can't stop grinning.] Good. I'm glad. You're not going to regret it. Promise.
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HE TAKES SOME TIME TO STRAIGHTEN OUT HIS MISERABLE LITTLE CULT ROBES ]
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We'll see. I'm still not sure if I made a choice I'm happy with.
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[she says, confidently.]
Don't go back on that after I'm gone, alright? Someone's got to stick around and enjoy the night air. Go to the beach for me.
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You're still planning on just letting that engine explode, then.
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[firmly.]
So yeah. It's... [she swallows a bit hard.] Yeah.
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[ hmm. ]
Even if it turned out there was a way to get free? Or change things if you did?
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[ignore her voice breaking a bit there.]
But we've got to be realistic, you know? I've got to be. So if there isn't, then that's it.
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...
I suppose for the moment we have bigger things to worry about. Our tadpoles aren't working so it might mean other aspects of -- [ gestures ] us are dormant as well. Do you feel like you could go berserk in the same way you would back home?
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... I'm not sure. But if Gale can't cast, and we can't worm-to-worm, I assume I'm going to be taken out at the knees. I can get mad, but maybe not mad enough.
[...] What about you?
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I've gone a while without feeding before, so I suppose I won't know if anything's changed there until I start feeling weak. I can't imagine "natural" biological changes would be changed though.
[ har har. ]
It's too dim to tell if the changes the tadpole made are still working.
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Don't let it go that long. You can bite me. [as for the rest of it she'll just find you a little cute parasol and it'll be fine]
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