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[dreadinquisitor]

[He wanted time to familiarize himself with this place. He needed to know if anyone else from the Inquisition had been brought across as well, and then to find them if they had. But first, he'd looked through the information they'd given him - the neat print on the strange white paper - and now, suddenly, Maxwell had a much more immediate, personal worry.

The video opens on his face; his expression a mixture of incredulity and concern.]

Hello. [It feels awkward, addressing nothing, but he pushes on.] My name is Maxwell and I have a question, and there doesn't seem to be anyone else to ask.

[The camera turns and fixes on a portion of the pages he'd been given. He points to a section, chases a sentence with his fingertip as he reads it aloud.] 'Bears will always find him.' [Then the feed swings back to him.]

Why would anyone want this? How many bears do you even have in this place, to hope to make this useful? And do they just-- roam about?[He glances away, as if one might have suddenly sneaked up on him, then back.] Are these abilities negotiable in any way?

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[video]

[ghoulking]

[ there is always that one import who gets really weird and hilariously terrible powers ]

Does it state if the bears will be friendly or not?

[dreadinquisitor]

[He knew even before he'd read on. An instinct deep in his bones. Of course not.]

They will not, according to this. Which makes even less sense to me. What good is an angry animal of any sort? Why not change it, if they have such power?

[video]

[flightforfreedom]

[First Poe has to google what 'Bears' are, but then he is just trying not to laugh as he switches on the video.]

If it's any consolation, I've been here a couple months now and haven't seen one of these 'bears' yet.

Then again, uh, maybe you'll be bringing more into existence?

[dreadinquisitor]

Sweet Andraste's ass-- [His eyebrows jump, and then his face falls into one palm, wearily.] I hadn't even considered that.

[flightforfreedom]

[Poe does laugh, then, because he might not know who Andraste is, but it's a funny curse anyway.]

Though it would probably say if you were just materialising animals left, right, and centre. I'm going to go take a wild guess and assume you just got here?

video

[fehus]

[have some matching incredulity and concern on some blond kid]

I think you should be asking if the bears are the ones open to negotiations. Um.

[dreadinquisitor]

[His fingertips press and rub against his close eyes as the papers rustle under his under hand, page turning. Blinking, he looked again.]

...Just demons, it appears. [He offered no more explanation than that. Only the impression that it, at least, was some sort of relief. Somehow.] And yes. [His first smile, the edge of humor tugging at one side of his moth.] Painfully obvious, I'm sure, but desperate times.

[dreadinquisitor]

[A snort.]

They aren't, if they're anything like the ones where I'm from. I've tried, believe me.

[fehus]

Have you tried pic-a-nic baskets?

[flightforfreedom]

[Poe's brow furrowed and he mouthed the word 'demons' before letting it go and offering the stranger a sympathetic smile.]

Don't worry, bud, we've all been there. Some of us have a rougher time than others. I'm Poe, by the way. Poe Dameron. Good to meet you.

[dreadinquisitor]

Pic-a-nic? [He echoes it slowly, syllable for syllable, with absolutely no recognition.] I... can't say as I have that, exactly. But everything else from food to pain, they always ignore it and go right for my hide.

video

[h2no]

[his face is red and his eyes are a little teary, like he's been laughing really hard just now.

probably because he's been laughing really hard right now. sorry maxwell.]

W...what-- oh my god -- what kind of bear?

[dreadinquisitor]

Only that which we can endure, right?

[A low, small laugh.]

Thank you, Poe. For better or worse, I suppose at least that's one question answered.

[fehus]

[tries not to laugh at a grown man slowly saying pic-a-nic; mostly succeeds, but have a twitch of his mouth or two]

U-uh, does it say what kind of bear? Only some bears can climb trees. You could build a treehouse, maybe.

[flightforfreedom]

I'm happy to field any more you can think of, but I can't promise all the answers.

Except one: maybe avoid the zoo.

[dreadinquisitor]

[He senses it, the timing too coincidental to be explained by anything else, but other than a slight shift a dash of color around his collar, he doesn't address it.

It would, to be fair, be hilarious to him also, being almost anyone else. Especially, in a few special cases.]

It doesn't specify. I don't suppose by chance it means something else here? [Like something tiny. Harmless. This world's nugs.]

[dreadinquisitor]

It does not.

[Bemusedly. Because what else is left to him?]

But I do like tree-houses, so I suppose there's a silver lining, if nothing else.

[fehus]

Sure. Not to mention it'll make you some friends fast. Everybody likes treehouses.

Except some types of bears.

[dreadinquisitor]

Ah. I'll make a note.

But, if you truly mean it... is there any way of knowing-- anyone I can ask about other people being brought from my world? If there's anyone else here?

[h2no]

[SNRK]

Depends what clubs ya frequent.

[dreadinquisitor]

Some, is better than the all that will apparently hate me on the ground.

Any locations in particular I should scout for possibilities?

[Because hey, he needed to start mapping this place somewhere. Why not start with especially good trees?]

[fehus]

I wouldn't honestly advise scouting alone in the woods, man? On account of the bears.

Like, hit me up if you get mauled, but I'd prefer for that not to happen.

Re: video

[fehus]

That's low hanging fruit.

-- Um. Hm.

[HM]

[dreadinquisitor]

I-- [His mouth closes. He pauses. Decides honesty is the best course.] I've stepped right into something, haven't I?

[dreadinquisitor]

[An honest laugh then.]

That makes two of us, but I will have to leave this room eventually. Surely there's somewhere I can go un-mauled?