There is always a catch. Deals with demons never end well. They will always want something you cannot bear to give, and will never fulfill their end of the bargain. It is a false promise. It will end in blood, or worse.
[ yeah. the sassy quips bloke with the stick. protagonist privilege is getting to be a silly little guy while some horrible sad blonde thinks you hung the moon. ]
[ im so sorry he just has to have a moment where he realizes there are small blessings and one of them is that hawke's little brother isn't here thank the maker there are small shining lights in the world amen. i feel the need to clarify this is because carver sucks so bad and he hates him. ]
[ but he grimaces because yeah. that fucking sucks, man! ]
Then you and I really are in a similar position. Who is your brother?
[ help it's fine they can both think rude thoughts in their brackets
and yeah! it does! ]
Basilio.
[ which, like. being brothers is their whole brand, it's the opposite of a secret, but also being two paripus with the same last name on their profiles kind of gives it away anyway. ]
Heard of 'em, sure, but don't know how real any of it was s'posed to be. Sanctist church is full of shite, hard to say if there's anything to it beneath all the lies.
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It's how they've described themselves, isn't it? Angels are apparently some type of spirit, according to some of the others.
They've deemed themselves in charge at least.
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[ huff. ]
Are you thinking of taking them up on this deal of theirs?
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[ at the question, though, he goes quiet for a moment... and when he answers, it's with a shrug. ]
I dunno. Hard to believe there's not a catch to it. The goin' back part, anyway.
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... I don't know. I've spent my entire life fighting against offers like that. A mage has to.
But Hawke needs to go back. The world needs him. He is important.
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...Yeah. Kinda get that.
[ (though part of him is like ?? the sassy quips bloke with the stick? THAT one's important?) ]
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Yes?
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[ though that part's complicated for timeline reasons. ]
World's a proper mess right now, and their group's all what's got a shot at keepin' it from goin' completely to hell.
Already played me own role, so it doesn't matter so much to me whether I go back, but...
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[ but he grimaces because yeah. that fucking sucks, man! ]
Then you and I really are in a similar position. Who is your brother?
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and yeah! it does! ]
Basilio.
[ which, like. being brothers is their whole brand, it's the opposite of a secret, but also being two paripus with the same last name on their profiles kind of gives it away anyway. ]
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Right. I suppose that makes sense.
[ ... ]
Did you die at the same time?
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Nah, it was me first. Him 'bout a month later, apparently.
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[ he won't press further for details, he just wanted to know if it was kind of the same for everyone who came with a person they know. ]
Have you heard of those things before at all-- Angels? Heaven?
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Gives plenty of us a healthy dose of scepticism, at least.
[ though for once, he'd kind of like to be less pessimistic if basilio really might be able to live again. ]
Somethin' to keep in mind, for sure. Should be able to get a better idea of what we're lookin' at once this whole thing kicks off proper.