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[onerthes]

[A tinny man's voice gives what is clearly a default answer machine message. Vira-Lorr is still figuring the phone out it seems.]
"Hello, we are not available now. Please leave your name and phone number after the beep. We will return your call."
*Beep*

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[onerthes]

[What? Oh god, was she on this again? They'd had a conversation about this before hadn't they? No, wait, that was Pidge she'd talked to about how the people of this world apparently thought she was...

God she had a headache.]

What are you talking about?

[Play dumb, Vira-Lorr, maybe Gwen would give up before she had to show her the disc she totally had stolen from the game parlor by never returning it on a rental.]

[variantcover]

I MEAN
most, if not all the Sleepers are fictional.
some more obviously than others.

WHAT ARE YOU FROOOOOOOOOM???????

[onerthes]

[Sigh, so this really is about that, is it? She groaned.]

I'm hardly fictional, Gwen.
But in this world they seem to know about mine through a video game of some sort.
A very very awful video game.

Is that what you were wanting to know?

[variantcover]

you're not fictional to YOU you're just fictional to other people.
the same way Earth-616 is real to everybody living there.

but yes, that's what I was looking for.
thank you.

[onerthes]

I have no idea what Earth 616 is, but I must assume it is the world you traveled to.

Also, the video game is absolutely awful and I will definitely not be letting you see it. You would poke so much fun of me.

[variantcover]

OHOHOHOHO!!!

is it a dating sim???

[onerthes]

that name was used in conjunction with someone's explanation.
But it is actually a stupid strategy game that seems to revolve around some old friends' of mine and their marriages.

[Don't be weird about this, Gwen! Oi!]

[variantcover]

[ If this were the real Gwen, she would absolutely try not to be weird about it.

Unfortunately, the real Gwen can't come to the phone right now... ]

ok but answer THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION:::::::

are you a romanceable option???

[onerthes]

I don't see how that's any of your business!
I'm not going to let you play it, so you can't find out that way!
But fine! Yes, Rex could have married me!
But he chose Dyshana, happy?

[ok, maybe she was still a tiny bit sore about that.]

Why would you care if I was romanceable anyway? It's a game!

[variantcover]

oooooh BURN.
Dyshana must be some hot shit for Rex to choose her over you.
bet that hurts.

the romance choices you make determine your whole gameplay experience!
a Hawke that seduces Anders and a Hawke that seduces Fenris are not the same Hawke!!!!

[onerthes]

Dyshana is a dear friend of mine. I try not to live in jealousy over that, thank you. Besides, I've had time to move on.

And if you're talking about that stupid game, it changed very little. Only the ending apparently.

[She was behaving kind of oddly. Vira-Lorr wasn't sure if she should be upset with her, or if there was something else going on.]

[variantcover]

sounds like a poorly written game.
now I don't even WANNA play it.

[onerthes]

[Mission Accomplished!]

It is. Look, Gwen, if that's all you wanted to know, can we talk later? I ave a bit of a headache.

[If this was a trick of Deerington, at least it was harmless enough. Just irritating. But it could actually be Gwen. She'd need to give her a buzz about this later.]

[variantcover]

fine. wouldn't wanna push your buttons...

GET IT? LIKE VIDEO GAME BUTTONS?

[ But then she disconnects and Vira-Lorr blessedly receives no more messages. ]