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Well, this is a particular brand of crazy I haven’t seen before. It’s almost refreshing, really.

Through mysterious and mystical forces, your world never has and never will exist. But fear not, a tremendously kind lord is taking care of everything, because he has nothing better to do with his time than recreate the world. Add in some shadowy staff, an obvious ulterior motive, some attractive heroes, a couple of twists and betrayals, a suspicious request for record keeping, and I can work with this. If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s record keeping.

Of course I prefer to do my record keeping in the comfort of the Hanged Man and not in a random room of a keep run by an insane nobleman who writes strange letters on his prisoners while they’re unconscious.

What have you gotten yourself into this time, Varric?

I’m sure this is Hawke’s fault. It always is. Well, aside from all the times it was Rivaini’s. And Blondie’s. Or the elf-

Andraste’s dimpled buttcheeks. I’ve got to get myself some better friends.

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Is it now? And what are these fine accommodations that I have to look forward to?

[...yup. He knows your type, now.]

You've got a friend here, at least. Many people here can't say the same.

[What type? Varric has no type. He's one of a kind.]

How wonderfully accommodating of our dear lord, to imprison one of my friends, as well as myself.

[If that helps you sleep better at night, Varric!]

And here I thought you couldn't voice sarcasm through writing.

[He's grinning at that. No one will ever convince him that wasn't a compliment.]

Oh, it's nothing, really. If you put enough sarcasm into something, it'll come across through any medium.

Well. That, and I happen to have a natural talent for that sort of thing.

Good to see that waking up here hasn't shaken you enough to rob you of that ability.

That's me. Have to roll with the punches. If I let a little thing like an insane nobleman with unknown dark magic rob me of it, I'd have stopped functioning years ago.

You seem remarkably calm for a prisoner.

Yeah, well, I'm not exactly considering this a prison, either. Not the cells-and-barred-windows type, anyway.

I'm going to find out what's going on.

I've got a friend that says just because something doesn't look like a prison doesn't make it any less of one.

You and me both.

I guess it all depends on how you're looking at it. I've seen worse than this.

[Loathe as he is to suggest it...]

Maybe we should pool resources, then.

So have I. Let's hope my stay here isn't as long as it was there.

[Bloody flaming Deep Roads.

However loathe Riku is to suggest it, Varric is definitely not loathe to hear it. He's entirely too used to having a network of contacts and sources to share information with. First compliments, now good plans? Varric likes this one.]

Silver-tongued and smart. Don't have much yet, seeing as I just got here, but when I do. Sounds like a plan to me.

[Riku didn't mean that comment as a compliment, Varric, but if that's the way he's wanting to interpret it, that's fine by him.]

No guarantees. From what I've gathered, this has happened to several people here before. They were brought there by some sort of "savior" as well, though I'm not entirely sure what his goals were. From the sound of it, they were there for a while before turning up here.

[Long enough for Xanth to form some sort of grudge against him, at any rate.]

[That's good! Because Varric's definitely going to continue right on thinking it was a compliment.]

And I thought one lunatic like this was bad. But, if there's anything the world likes, it's throwing more crazy at people.

I wonder if that means they were in it together, or if this guy is poaching people who've already been "rescued" by another "savior."

Who knows? This guy has to have some power of his own, though. I wasn't brought anywhere else before I wound up here.

[Although other people from the Elegante knew a younger version of him... that's something Riku doesn't want to try and reconcile, though. Not past what they've already come up with, at any rate.]

What about you? Were you anywhere else before coming here? Aside from your own world, I mean.

[Judging by his words so far, Riku's betting not, but it can't hurt to make sure.]

Maybe more power than I'd thought, if he's taking prisoners from someone else with unknown power.

[Which doesn't make Varric exactly thrilled.]

No where I didn't go to more or less of my own violation. I was in my own city before I woke up here.

That's a good point.

[Riku notes Varric's response, but doesn't comment on it. That part's not important anymore.]

I think the first thing we need to find out is how far the keep reaches. Figure out the boundaries, where we can and can't go. That sort of thing.

[And if there's anything in particular that -isn't- there that should be, maybe they'll have their first clue as to their host's intentions.]

[Of course it's a good point. Varric's all about the good points.]

Good idea. Always nice to know how far our prison extends. And where it doesn't.

[You know, Varric, Riku's got a few choice words for you when they eventually meet up. "Humility," for one.]

That's not the only reason. But I'd rather not write down all our plans here, if they're going to be reading what we write in the records.

[What is this humility you speak of?]

Don't have to tell me twice, Silver. You ever want to meet in person, just let me know.

Until then, well. I'll be spending my time wisely.

[Something you sorely need to learn before it bites you in the ass, Varric. Trust him. He knows.]

I'll keep that in mind. The same goes for you, too.

[Oh, considering how many things have come back to bite him in the ass, it probably already has. Still doesn't stop him.]

Duly noted. On the off chance this place has a tavern, that'll probably be where you can find me.

Try the stable tower.

[...]

Good luck.

Excellent.

To you as well. We'll probably need it.

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[Text] ...I'm pretty sure Varric is what Riku would've grown up to be if he hadn't screwed up. :|a

[Text] XD don't tell Varric that. He'll want to get Riku back on the path of growing up awesome

[Text] THAT WOULD BE HILARIOUS TO SEE also way to read the maps correctly, self

[Text] THAT IS GOOD because now it might happen. >.> Also I saw nothing, nope.