[ this is approaching topics he isn't too comfortable with sharing. especially in a second conversation with someone. especially when that someone is, in fact, an alien with a history of murder. the shift in his attitude has to be palpable to loki; holden isn't much for subtlety, especially to more discerning eyes. ]
First contact came and went, [ he says, ] but that was pretty recently, all things considered. We're still finding out how big the universe is.
[ Loki picks up on Holden's discomfort with the way the conversation is going and decides not to press. He's curious, sure, but he's not going to learn any specifics this way.
He'll just have to be patient. (Great.)
So he shrugs a little. ] The universe is pretty big in any timeline, I'm certain.
[ that takes him a second to think over, eyebrows lifting slightly as he does. ]
Jesus, [ he concludes first, before going on, ] Close to a year now. Though I know rifters who've been here for plenty longer than that. I'd get comfortable, if I were you.
I'm in no particular rush to leave, [ he admits easily, but it's quite a wonder that a year has passed for Holden to the degree that he had to stop and think about it. ] How much longer is 'plenty longer', however?
Four to five years, [ he says, pausing just long enough to check his mental math. ] Five years is the longest of anyone still here, and it wasn't long before that that rifters started arriving in the first place.
But, [ he admits, ] it depends. I've seen people come and go in a matter of weeks, or months.
[ Loki makes a considering noise. That makes sense, that the beginning of the war would coincide with the first Rifters appearing in Thedas; the Fade had been whole prior to that point, he presumes. ]
Of course there's no rhyme or reason to it. [ He sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose. It couldn't be easy, could it? Or even predictable. ] Thank you, for the information.
[ he says, and shrugs. it'd be nice if there were some logic to rifters' coming and going. he considers petrana's theory, but that can wait for another time. ]
If you have any other questions — or books you'd want to borrow — you can always find me here or on the crystals.
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Are there many aliens where you come from, James Holden?
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First contact came and went, [ he says, ] but that was pretty recently, all things considered. We're still finding out how big the universe is.
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He'll just have to be patient. (Great.)
So he shrugs a little. ] The universe is pretty big in any timeline, I'm certain.
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then, after a beat, ]
Well, hopefully that won't be the case here for a while. We've got our hands full as it is.
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How long have you been here in Thedas?
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Jesus, [ he concludes first, before going on, ] Close to a year now. Though I know rifters who've been here for plenty longer than that. I'd get comfortable, if I were you.
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But, [ he admits, ] it depends. I've seen people come and go in a matter of weeks, or months.
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Of course there's no rhyme or reason to it. [ He sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose. It couldn't be easy, could it? Or even predictable. ] Thank you, for the information.
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[ he says, and shrugs. it'd be nice if there were some logic to rifters' coming and going. he considers petrana's theory, but that can wait for another time. ]
If you have any other questions — or books you'd want to borrow — you can always find me here or on the crystals.
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[ Its not Holden's fault that this is the way things are, certainly. Now it's Loki's turn to drop his hand and shrug too. ]
Thank you. I do appreciate it.
Should I shut the door on my way out?
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nice meeting you, loki. ]