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When my mother told me tales of magical creatures and monsters under the bed when I was a child I always thought they were just stories to teach me a lesson - you know, 'don't sleep under the bed with the dog, Marian, the monsters will get you'! I didn't think they were real, I thought she meant fleas.

[ She's lifting her shoulder, now, almost a shrug, even as she's grinning. Humour is her forte, her defence, and waking up in a place where she has to fight another war for people she barely knows, other than as a whole, as stereotypes. It's not that she minds fighting, of course, as that's what she does for a living, but she likes having a definite reason to fight. Someone was murdered, a child was kidnapped, mages were being tortured, elves enslaved - that sort of thing. She needs a little more than 'she's special'.

Because, in her mind, she isn't. ]

But here we are and here they are. We're here to help, right? ... Unless this has something to do with the looters in the Wounded Coast or that Qunari patrol, in which case... I didn't do it? Really, I promise it was an accident. Honest.

[ The little smile on her face is proof enough that it obviously wasn't an accident - but she continues, crossing her arms over her chest. Jokes and humour are all well and good, of course, but she does have a point. ]

If you've seen a dwarf without a beard, tell me. Or a scary glowing elf. Actually, if you see scary glowing anything you should definitely let me know. I'll take care of them.

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[ He tilts his head for a moment, looking somewhat confused. ]

Ok, I can see the difference in between the Qunari and humans, but... elves and dwarves? Wouldn't it just be easy to call them something like "pointy-eared humans" and "short, often bearded humans?

[ or maybe he's looking at this wrong. ]

Are they all from other planets?

Do you not think they might find that a little offensive? 'Knife ears' is an insult in my world.

[ She pauses, shaking her head and tilting her head. ]

No, they're all from the same place.

Is it? [ a pause ] But, other than the ears, aren't they pretty much the same as your average human?

[ Spirits, he feels like a total moron. But really, of all the things for humans to take offence to. Ears. ]

Earth?

[ Or... is this another one of those alternate universe things that he needed to get used to? ]

I think so. They enjoy their differences, you see. It's quite a point of contention.

[ She shrugs, not really playing to the differences. She just saw them as people. ]

I'm not sure what it's called, but... It's the home of Ferelden, Orlais, Antiva...

Of course they do. It used to happen all the time, where I come from. [ Until the Reapers sorta became a more... pressing matter. ] But then again, where I come from, we're normally limited to one dominant species per planet. [ Mainly because evolution had naturally bred together any distinct sub-species.

...Which might... eventually happen in the world where she's from. Considering the genetic variation probably wasn't all that great, it was only a matter of time.

There, now it was starting to make sense for him. It only took him a few more minutes given the... not so advanced (he's not going to say the "p" word) understanding of science going on here. ]

I can't say I've heard of any of those places.But then again, I don't know the names of too many of the human cities or countries. Just the important ones. [ Now, if you asked him where "Vancouver" was, he could probably find that. ]

I suppose my planet isn't normal, then. I could've told you that.

[ She shrugs a shoulder, ignoring his pause for thought before she starts to pay attention again. ]

What makes a place more important than somewhere else?

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