( She tries really, really hard to sound a little less flat, less defeated. To her credit, it sort of works. At least it's gentler, a note of optimism in there and spark, though it doesn't quite manage to make her convince herself that she feels any better about this. )
[ It is not a request and certainly isn't framed as such. Without any true basis or baseline to pull from every deviation from the norm must be treated as an emergency. It has, unfortunately, tipped Adelaide into locking down on work mode- she'll have to speak to Solas as soon as possible. ]
( And maybe that sounds a little more like Ruby and less like the Depression Edition. She really, really doesn't want to make Adelaide feel bad, or act like some kind of brat. The shortcoming is her own, not anyone else's.
She doesn't wait for a reply, just hangs up, because she needs to wallow for a little while. )
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There's always amputation.
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( and if she only had one hand then doing celebratory jazzhands would become far less likely
not that she does them, of course, but right now she is thinking about it. )
Need anything from Redcliffe before I head back?
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[ Anything more she would have to bring from Val Royeaux later. ]
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( She tries really, really hard to sound a little less flat, less defeated. To her credit, it sort of works. At least it's gentler, a note of optimism in there and spark, though it doesn't quite manage to make her convince herself that she feels any better about this. )
I'll, um. See you soon.
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[ It is not a request and certainly isn't framed as such. Without any true basis or baseline to pull from every deviation from the norm must be treated as an emergency. It has, unfortunately, tipped Adelaide into locking down on work mode- she'll have to speak to Solas as soon as possible. ]
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( And maybe that sounds a little more like Ruby and less like the Depression Edition. She really, really doesn't want to make Adelaide feel bad, or act like some kind of brat. The shortcoming is her own, not anyone else's.
She doesn't wait for a reply, just hangs up, because she needs to wallow for a little while. )