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Ysalwen Surana, Warden-Commander of Ferelden ([personal profile] freedom_is_grey) wrote2016-10-13 07:38 pm

Skipping stones, we know the price now

Ysalwen sleeps, curled into a small ball, her face pressed tight to Liranan's flank, dampening his fur with the remnants of tears.

She wakes on a mountaintop, cloak wrapped loosely around her, unbraided hair snapping wild in the wind.

She is not alone.
stridersgonnastride: (Look down)

[personal profile] stridersgonnastride 2016-10-14 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
"uh hey"

There's a kid standing next to her. He is extremely pale, and lanky in an underfed runner sort of way. He's wearing an eye-searing green suit, and a pair of sunglasses.

He's also soaked with blood.

"sorry didn't know someone had already reserved this mountain dreamscape for their emo fest guess i'm gonna need to have a talk with my travel agent"
stridersgonnastride: A sketch of Dave with his timetables, drawn in red. (Strider)

[personal profile] stridersgonnastride 2016-10-14 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
He tilts his head slightly to one side. Even that amount of movement makes the wound on his throat much more evident. It's not bleeding anymore.

"pretty sure we never met so who's telling you anything

"are you a fan of one of my blogs or something. a cosplaying fan on top of a fucking mountain. not that chicks throwing themselves at me is an uncommon occurrence they're constantly all up in my grill"
stridersgonnastride: A sketch of Dave with his timetables, drawn in red. (Strider)

[personal profile] stridersgonnastride 2016-10-14 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
"oh you've got time shit huh no wonder you showed up

"well lay it on me the doctor is in i take care of ill rhymes sick beats and busted timelines"


He perches on a rock a few feet away, watching her from behind his shades.
stridersgonnastride: A sketch of Dave with his timetables, drawn in red. (Strider)

[personal profile] stridersgonnastride 2016-10-14 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
He looks at her with more focused interest. "i guess whatever version of me was practicing some high level irony because damn girl

"but future daves know what's up they've got their shit locked down

"just tell me i didn't try to make you watch con air and we're good"
stridersgonnastride: (Look down)

[personal profile] stridersgonnastride 2016-10-14 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
Dave shrugs. "not really my business anymore or so i'm told. that's alpha dave's lookout now i guess i'm just bouncing around the dream bubbles like a deflated basketball. can't dribble worth shit but you can still dunk

"but this looks a little different so i figured that was probably for a reason

"you got a busted timeline or something"
stridersgonnastride: Dave in The Land of Heat and Clockwork. (LOHAC)

[personal profile] stridersgonnastride 2016-10-14 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
"sounds like you have a bad case of running face first into some inevitable event

"sucks but that's what happens when you're a time travel n00b. so how'd you die?"
stridersgonnastride: Dave in The Land of Heat and Clockwork. (LOHAC)

[personal profile] stridersgonnastride 2016-10-14 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
"so if you're not dead

"are you asleep"
stridersgonnastride: Dave in The Land of Heat and Clockwork. (LOHAC)

[personal profile] stridersgonnastride 2016-10-14 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
so what are you going to do"
stridersgonnastride: A sketch of Dave with his timetables, drawn in red. (Strider)

[personal profile] stridersgonnastride 2016-10-14 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
"whatever propels your submarine i guess

"but i'm gonna take these for a spin"


Dave stands and pulls his timetables out of his sylladex. They do indeed begin to spin.

A bright red gear flashes behind him, and Dave disappears.
stridersgonnastride: (Look down)

[personal profile] stridersgonnastride 2016-10-14 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Out of the corner of her eye, there's another flash of red. This one comes from a cape, flaring out in the wind.

"hey"

This Dave looks more like the one she remembers. His god tier outfit is bright against the snow. He's taller, with wider shoulders, and his shades fit better on his face. He's standing behind her, hands jammed in his pockets.

"didn't i say no mountains with snow i'm pretty sure that was one of my conditions"
stridersgonnastride: Dave looking interested in what someone is saying. (Attentive)

[personal profile] stridersgonnastride 2016-10-14 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"jesus," he says when he gets a look at her face. "please tell me that little me wasn't enough of an asshole to make you cry

"okay who am i kidding i was probably exactly that bad sorry"
stridersgonnastride: Dave holding a wound on his chest, with blood coming out of the corner of his mouth. (Not a hero)

[personal profile] stridersgonnastride 2016-10-14 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"they are all me is the thing. or i'm all them or whatever

"not a lot of victories but we brought enough fuck ups for the entire class and we've been practicing our sharing. gonna get 'most improved' on our report card and everything"


He pauses. "i'd uh, ask if you wanted a bro hug bump or something but i've got a little wardrobe malfunction it's pretty embarrassing. nsfw."

The color of his god tier uniform disguises it at first look, but this Dave is bloody as well.
stridersgonnastride: Animated gif of Dave using his Time powers, with a lot of fire symbolism and clockwork. (God Tier Knight of Time)

[personal profile] stridersgonnastride 2016-10-15 01:37 am (UTC)(link)
"well considering i'm already dead and this is probably your dream i doubt it'll hurt unless you try and crush my ribcage with your massive strength."

Are you going to crush his ribcage with your massive strength, Ysa?

"another dead dave means i screwed the pooch somewhere along the line yeah. that was why i stopped using the time powers i was getting pretty sick of it not working out.

"look as far as i know if stuff is supposed to happen then it's going to fucking happen

"but you've got alternate timelines and shit, the sword guy and the dork who likes dogs are from other universes right and neither of them are doomed like all my shit is they're legit

"so maybe you can't mess with the big *world altering* bullshit no taking a u-turn and telling the timeline you're going to turn this car around and give it something to cry about

"but you might be able to poke around the edges a little bit. if someone tells you there's problems and shit's going down in the future you can still choose what your plan is and how you react to it get me"


He shakes his head. "or do i sound like i'm totally talking out of my ass giving pep talks isn't my usual gig i'm pretty shitty with anything except disaffected moral support"

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