#aaaaand once again merrill is me

[joyfulbeegaming]

How do the ROs feel about cuddle naps? I just took a nap and it was *chef's kiss*

Ooooh 👀

Jefferson: Not really a nap person himself, he tends to be too busy for that, but if MC wanted him next to them while they napped, he’d be more than happy to cuddle with them!

Merrill: This sounds like a very nice idea to him!  ...in theory.  Unfortunately he takes forever to fall asleep and then stays asleep.  He’d love to nap with MC, but he’ll have to content himself with just cuddling them.

Clara: Yes.  Just, yes.  She has a much easier time falling asleep, so she’s all for this.  She makes herself very nice and comfortable cuddling with MC, and, while it’s a much more quiet activity than she’s used to, it’s nice 😌

Modesty: She says she’s not a napper.  This is a lie and she’ll curl up with MC at the drop of a hat.  But it has to be in private because she got poked in the stomach one too many times in her teens by Rance.

Newt: On a work day?  Absolutely not.  On an off-day?  Absolutely.  That just means that he has more energy for stargazing that night 👀 he’s still an octopus, cuddling them very tightly.

Max: They’re surprisingly cool with just chilling for an afternoon!  They might not fully fall asleep, but they’d be happy to hang with MC while they nap.

~

Thank you so much for the ask!!

[the-last-punbender]

Bad At Bioware: Origins

Ok I need just a bit of a break from Mass Effect. And since I told a friend this story tonight I am going to share it with all of you. Buckle up, because this is the tale of my first Experience with Bioware, and with consequences in video games.

The year is 2013. Skyrim has only been released once so far, and it’s about the most intensive roleplaying experience I’ve had in a video game. Which is to say I have not experienced any significant consequences for my actions in an RPG. This was about to change.

I keep seeing posts on tumblr about Dragon Age. None of them make sense. I see a bunch of gifs of Merrill and think she’s adorable. I’ve heard Miracle of Sound’s Dragon Age 2 song. I want in on this. So I get myself Dragon Age: Origins. 

I load it up, and it asks for a race. Duch, elves. Elves are fun. I’ve played a D&D or two.

Background--Mage or City Elf. Well, mages are always complicated, so let’s go with the City Elf for now.

Aaaaaaaand FUCK. I was NOT PREPARED for ANY of this. So far my experiences with video games have been Mariokart and Skyrim. And now there is rape and murder and I’m wading through blood in my wedding dress.

Then Ostagar. I promise the dog keeper to get this flower. But when I get back, I talk to Duncan, who puts me through the joining, and then there’s the battle of Ostagar. No chance to save poor Barkspawn.

Next, Lothering. Leliana shows up spouting weird religious stuff. And I am wierded out, and bail. I see sten in his cage, talk to him. Decide it’s too sketchy for me, and bail. So no Dog, no Leliana, no Sten.

Next: The Brecilian Wilds. With just Alistair, Morrigan, and me. Eventually I manage to stop getting massacred. Wonder if there’s a way to recruit anyone else to my team.

Aaaaaand whoops Zevran. I like him. I keep him.

Redcliffe. Who Ees This Wumman Teagan? And she’s dead because I did NOT do the Tower first. And now I have to find the Ashes, and Morrigan is pissed that I threw her into this. Sorry.

Next stop, the Tower. Where I brought Morrigan. And killed Wynne. So we’re still doing this with just Morrigan, Alistair, and Zevran. Not good.

Finally beat the blood mages, and not get all the mages killed: My Only Success. On the to deep Roads. Recruit Ohgren. There’s no way to seriously fuck up the Deep Roads, so we’re fine. I break the Anvil.

By the way, I’ve been romancing Alistair. This will be a Mistake.

We get the Ashes--again, no way to ruin this one (if you don’t have Sten with you.)

I have the Shale DLC, and stop by the merchant dude. I don;t do anything about this, because I am an idiot.

In Denerim, I also lose Zevran, because again, i am an IDIOT.

Denerim! The Landsmeet! My greatest disaster!

To start with, I don’t talk to ANY of the nobles. None. Zip. Nada. Just Anora.

“What do you plan to do with my father?” “Oh, totes kill him lol. You’re still on my team right?” Again, I am a dumbass.

In the Landsmeet, the entire court (except that one guaranteed dude) are against me. Anora walks out. “A-ha!” I think, not yet realizing I’m stupid. Then I have to butcher my way through the whole court of Ferelden, and shove my boyfriend on the throne. So he dumps me. I’m pretty bummed.

And then it’s time for the battle for Denerim. And in that initial attack, I talk to Ohgren for the first time since Orzammar, and he’s like “Hey have we got time to visit this chick I know?”

...Sure, buddy. I’m sure we’ve got time for that.

So now--having done 0 side quests, about 8 levels too low for this, backed by only Morrigan, Alistair, and Ohgren, I face the Archdemon.

Not. A. Chance. I get my ass kicked, again and again, until I cheat my way to victory.

aaaaand that’s when I check online and realize just how badly I have fucked up Dragon Age: Origins.

Next playthrough, i do better.