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[ The feed turns on. Leliana looks closely at the notebook and waves her hand in front of the video feed. It mirrors her movements. There are other people in other windows and they are all watching her! She wonders if this is what the other side of the mirror feels like. ]

This… communication device is so interesting! Is it some sort of, um, ancient magic? I don’t know much about those, I am afraid, but it is certainly useful, no?

This place is really grand. I don’t think I have ever been anywhere like here. Not in Ferelden. Not in Orlais. Not in Orzammar. I am sure these walls and windows have a lot of stories to tell, and these grand spaces have a lot of adventure to uncover. [She giggles.] I am going to find out, soon enough.

I still can’t believe I’m here! I can’t tell if I’m dead or if I’m dreaming. I hope nobody pinches me awake soon, at least.

Oh. But I have certainly babbled enough, I think. I am Leliana! It’s a pleasure to meet all of you!

[ ooc: psst, mods, it's Leliana not Lelania in the tags. :D ]

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Technology? I don't understand.

To keep it simple, the device that you're using is just a machine, made from normal parts, that was designed to be able to allow you to communicate with the rest of us like this. It may seem fantastic, but there really is no magic necessary to build things like this.

Wow! No magic at all? Are they commonplace, from where you came from?

[ A nod! ]

Very. In fact, some of the devices I used were even smaller than this and could use holographic screens - I'm sorry, could show you information without using screens at all.

The place where you came from must be wonderful! From where I came from, it took days to send messages from far away places and, even then, the messengers are in danger of getting eaten by wolves and attacked by darkspawn.

Our messengers have a great deal less to worry about, and less work to do since we can just use things like this for our more pressing correspondence.

Edited (DONE I SWEAR wow) 2012-09-02 04:02 (UTC)

What sort of other amazing things do you have from your world? That's not the end of it, I'm sure.

[ She is... super interested!!! ]

[ oh that interest is surprising but not unwelcome. he recovers with more polite smiling! ]

You're right, it isn't. Is there anything in particular you're interested in, or would you prefer more of an overview?

An overview would be lovely because I have no idea where to even begin asking!

Very well. Along with computers, we have cars, or machines you can drive to take you wherever you want - and they're much faster and more reliable than going on foot or horseback. Ships have also become motorized, making sailing across oceans much easier than it used to be, and people have also taken to the skies.

[ Also literally but no need to overwhelm her. ]

We also have televisions, which have screens like the one on your computer, but can show you pre-recorded programs - stories - and even ones as they're happening, in real time.

[ TOO LATE SHE'S OVERWHELMED ]

The skies! Maker's breath, that must be spectacular. I've always wondered what it was like to fly.

Stories? You mean someone is narrating them or... they're actually happening, like in a play?

Either can be the case, but more often things like plays, yes.

If I could have something like that, I would never leave my home, you see. [ Happy giggle. ] I love stories. I love telling stories, reading stories and, most of all, witnessing stories unfold.

You may get a chance to do that here, at least. [ He wouldn't really know, not bothering with nonessentials but. ] I doubt it'd be much, but it'd be better than nothing.

There are... what did you call them? [ Heavily ~~French~~ Orlesian accented: ] Televisions? There are televisions here?

Yes, there are. I can't speak for the programs available here, but there are stores where you can find movies - pre-filmed, complete stories.

I should check them out! Thank you for telling me!

You're welcome. Is there anything else you'd like to know?

How about music? Do you have any wonderful inventions to make sweeter music?

Instruments have been perfected, and in some cases also enhanced with technology over time, but by and large should be fairly recognizable. However, there have been many strides in making them more easily accessible in pre-recorded forms.

Pre-recorded? You mean... you can play music anywhere?

Yes, that's right.

But what of the bards and minstrels?

They still play, of course. They benefit from these recordings, because their music can be sent all over the world and played more often and in more places than they could have performed live.

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