#i'm glad my durge is dating karlach i bet that route will be. different :)

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finally finished karlach's personal quest 🥹

WHAT a fucking gut punch. the writing (and VOICE ACTINGGGGGG) of her breakdown is so honest imo. the way she just darts back and forth between grief and anger and how, just through proximity, some of that anger gets directed at you. because why are YOU so special!! and the person she could be most upset with is dead and she killed him and that's great but she's still here and YOU get to be fine!!!!!

i held it together pretty well up until returning to camp and getting everyone's opinion on her situation. the fucking option to plead with jaheira to be on your side and maybe help convince karlach to go back to the hells until something can be done... the dialogue of "i don't know what else to do, Jaheira." and this battle-wisened woman's sympathy to that statement. that had me ugly crying for real.

i feel like right up until that point the game afforded a lot of options to not speak if you were unsure of something's outcome but not really a moment for tav (especially a good-aligned tav) to admit to the crushing reality that they can't fix this situation. for someone close to them no less. having spent days in game running around doing exactly that for people who mattered less. devastating.

anyway cleans the tear stains off my glasses i'm super good and excited to finish this playthru.