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[cozen]

Byerly... Rutyer?

[ Obviously. He'd just like her to explain herself. ]

[windyvoice]

Yeah, unless we got another Byerly hangin' around. And if we do, fuck that guy, he's Second-erly, I'm only investing in one Fereldan noble at a time.

[cozen]

They do require a lot of time and attention.

Has he done something nice?

[windyvoice]

Right? Fuckin' nobility, man.

Anyway, it's not the doing nice shit, it's more like he's just a nice, good person who doesn't think he is.

[cozen]

[ A little more seriously, ]

He is. But I am not sure being told so will do the trick.

[windyvoice]

[huh. ]

Okay, fair, but also I maaaaaay have been doing that already.

[cozen]

[ He laughs a little. ]

Me, too. I don’t think it does any harm, either. It’s just, ah... You know, if someone told me I was the best cellist in the world, I would think they were full of shit. Even if they told me every day and seemed to really mean it.

[windyvoice]

I guess. [ She sighs, wildly aggrieved. ] Okay, no, I do know. Like I went to enough therapy to know that shit at least, I'm like self aware.

I just. Want him to know there's a difference between being an asshole sometimes and being a literal piece of shit, which he seems real convinced he is.

[cozen]

Mm. Ouais. I hate it too.

[ And he’ll get back on topic in a moment, because it’s an important topic, but first: ]

What is therapy?

[windyvoice]

Aside from being the thing literally all of us need? It's where you go and talk about the shit that's happened in your life with a professional and they help you like... Be less traumatized or whatever.

[cozen]

Oh. [ A moment to process the idea of the world where that’s an actual job. ] How?

[windyvoice]

Talking, mostly?

[cozen]

Hm.

[ Interesting. Sounds fake, but interesting. ]

Well... I think it is kind of you to want better for him. I do, too. And I think being treated like he’s a good person will have to sink in someday, even if telling him so won’t.