DAO - Choices

For rih75’s Show Me the Love contest.

What was that moment that happened that you had the revelation hit you that the game you were playing was completely awesome?

For me that moment was the dark ritual. I love the dark ritual because I hate the dark ritual.

Let me explain. From the moment I met him in Ostagar, I knew I loved Alistair. His humor, his vulnerability, his awkward shyness paired with overwhelming hotness... so adorable.

I also love Morrigan. After Alistair, she is my favorite character, mostly because it’s like having a magical Aeryn Sun in my party. She and my Warden were BFFs.

So when Morrigan told Nancora about her little ritual, Nancora was all D8

But Nancora agreed, because she wanted everyone to live. And then that cut scene happened and Alistair gives Morrigan that weird smile/grimace... and back in reality I was like “OMG WHAT HAVE I DONE?!” and I had to turn the game off.

I sat there on the couch thinking, shitshitshit what was I thinking? What about the future of Thedas? And the sanctity of our relationship? Come to think, why was it so easy to get Alistair to sleep with Morrigan, when it took like eleventy years to get him to sleep with Nancora? Arg?! Why Morrigan why? Maybe I should reload and turn her down. No, wait, what is one night of hot passion compared to our lives? Ew, hot possion, what am I saying? Alistair and Morrigan would never... I am sure they are being as professional as possible while they’re making their unholy demon god baby. Eee, a demon god baby. That’s bad isn’t it? Am I risking the whole entire world just to save my stupid boyfriend? I am, wow. How could I be so selfish?? Aren’t I supposed to be a hero?!?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

I worried and sweated over this decision for an unnatural amount of time. I cared about these characters way too much, I realized. And that was when I knew Dragon Age held an extra special place in my heart.

TL; DR, I have a lot of feels about the dark ritual.

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