Sorry, just a few words...
I´m from Germany and no native speaker.
If you see any mistake I would be happy if you could write me a short mail and let me know how to correct it.
"What the fuck?"
I stare at my black and dead Computer screen.
Since Monday I had been waiting for the long weekend.
Most of the customers at the gas station had been unbelievably annoying and huffy, because the prices for gas were rising again and they think that the girl at the counter was responsible for that. Yeah, of course...
Sometimes I have this daydream that my hot elf enters the place, then he would smile at me and put his blue glowing fist in the back of one of those customers...Oh yeah, I would totally appreciate that...Fenris..
And then there was the evening rush hour traffic to manage. The weather was all dark and bleak.
Fall will take the land soon. Now the time is perfect to sit down and have some playing time with your favorite game.
As a matter of fact, I only wish to help my Hawke save Kirkwall again, there are so many things I didn´t try but then I always stick with this hot white haired god of an elf...
I must admit that my social life had suffered a little bit, but at the moment I don´t care about this.
Hacked off, I sink into my very comfortable office chair and beat my keyboard with my fingers again and again.
But nothing happens.
This damn Computer is dead.
As I look around the room to the little window there I notice that all the other houses are dark too. No lights at all. Blackout!
Oh that´s perfect.
But there is one good thing about it, my computer is not broken. It took me so long to save the money for that damn thing.
All the sudden there is this thought in my mind: When did I last save the game?
Oh that´s so typically me. I wanted to beat the game in hard mode. And in that mode the game doesn´t save on its own.
Perhaps it has something to do with Fenris because every time my Hawke has to talk to him, I save the game before so I can at least try all the options.
And this guy is a toughie.
But that is the very thing that fascinates me about him.
Then it hits me, oh yeah right, I just gave Merrill the Arulin´holm to repair the Eluvian mirror.
I left Fenris at home for this quest cause I didn´t want to risk getting any enemy points from him.
A hearty yawning makes me look to my watch. Oh man, how long did I play this time?
Perhaps this forced break isn´t the worst thing right now.
Sometimes, when I play for too long I feel like being a computer figure myself.
I go to my bathroom and take a look in the mirror. There it is, the cruel reality.
Not even in the half dark I find myself very attractive.
My figure is normal, I´m nearly 5 feet high and my dark brown hair is a mess without any fashion style.
There is my elf again before my inner eye and with this the thought of him sappy smile on my lips.
This guy is so gorgeous and perfectly good looking but still has this broody-thing going on which drives me nuts.
Since I had bought the game one year ago, he had always been the one to capture me like no other character.
If I didn´t know better, I would say he put a spell on me….
It´s still dark in my little apartment and I feel tired.
A little nap would be nice, just until the power is back.
I take out my smartphone. Set an alarm and put it back in the trouser pocket of my jeans.
I wake up because of a bright light coming from the room with my PC. How cool is that! The power is back. Gaming time again…
I get up the couch and go directly to the room.
Then I realize were the light is coming from, I rub my eyes and stand there rooted to the spot, what I see can´t be…
In the middle of my room there is a big vertical hole in the air, from with the light is coming. Then I look closer and see a beautiful woman on the other side and her as are filled with concern.
My eyes must play a dirty trick on me. So I close them but the woman is still there and this is without any doubt Merrill!
She sits on the other side and stares at me with her wonderful big dark green eyes.
"Oh no, that wasn´t any good…" is all the elfen woman said.
Okay that´s it, I feel like a complete and utter fool, but I have to do it nevertheless. I step a little bit closer to the mirror and call her by her name.
"Merrill?"
The elfin flinches and I feel a pull, followed by a big bang, and then I land on all fours on a hard wooden floor.
After closing my eyes automatically, I open them again just to see that I´m in Merrill's hut from the game.
But now it is real, there are no pixels at all. The elfen woman stands there, her staff against her body to protect her.
"Who are you?" she asks with caution.
I turn around and see the Eluvian mirror behind me and it´s still glowing. God, can that be? Sarah, wake up, you must be dreaming!
Again I take a look at the elfin and damn she is real and so much more beautiful than in the game.
"I…oh my God…where am I? I swear, when I wake up now I won't play for the next weeks…"
"What are you talking about?"
Carefully I stand up. And I notice her sight on me.
"What odd clothes you wear!"
I rub my forehead and pinch myself.
"I want to wake up now, please."
"But you are awake and it seems to me that you are a little confused, too?"
Crazy, I think I´m crazy, I try to restart my brain again and give a résumé…
Playing game, power blackout, slept, sent through the Eluvian to Kirkwall…
"Ok! Sarah it´s official, you are bonkers, that can´t be real."
But on the other hand if it´s not real, why do I still look so normal?
Usually when I dream, I am a vamp, looking all hot and sexy and driving all the men crazy. And to dream of Merrill wouldn´t be my first choice for sure.
"Are you talking to yourself often?"
The elfin is more relaxed now, maybe she finds me amusing.
"Where am I?" I guess I just want to hear it again.
"You are in Kirkwall, in my hut and I must admit that something with my spell went wrong."
"That sounds good to me. Your spell went wrong, perhaps that's the reason why I´m here."
"You are talking a bit strangely!"
"Oh, this is because I was taken from my real world to this virtual world…"
"What are you talking about? This is the real world!"
Merrill steps up to me and touches my shirt with the Dragon Age Logo on it. Hello! How surreal is that?
Now I can see her eye to eye there are no pixels for sure. I see her forreal, she´s breathing and her hair smells very good.
Ok that´s too much, I need a break...BLACKOUT.
"Daisy, what have you done?"
"That is extraordinary. Not to mention the clothing."
Damn, I know these voices, but I can´t believe it.
Very slowly I open my eyes; first one eye, then the other.
Good God! Anders is kneeling beside me and he looks into my eyes with his wonderful warm brown eyes.
Varric's look is curious. And he shakes his head in disbelief.
I try to get on my feet but I do so very clumsily.
Anders smiles at me as he sees my unhandy moves.
"You really are not from here!" He says casually.
Alright… where is the dialogue wheel when you need it?
Diplomatic?
Helpful?
Humorous?
Charming?
Agressive?
Flirt?
No, I have to figure out what to say by myself. Perfect, I am so very known for being quick at repartee.
"Well, my clothing is not as stylish as yours, Anders!"
"I told you, she has a strange way of speaking." Merrill looks to Anders.
"If Broody finds out about this, it could be a problem."
Wide-eyed I stare at the dwarf, I go to the table in the corner and hold myself up with my arms.
"F-Fenris?" I stare into blankness, how should stop myself from drooling once I see that fucking hot elf eye to eye?
Perhaps I will look at him completely awestruck. How often did I dream about those nasty dirty things I want to do with him? And he always really liked it!
All the sudden the tune that´s coming from my pocket sends me back to "reality".
Dammit cell phone!
Very slowly I turn around to see Anders, Merrill and Varric and they are ready to attack me.
"Please, there is no danger at all, this is only my smartphone; I had prepared my alarm…"
Sarah, what are you talking about? Smartphone? Alarm-clock? But how can I explain this to them?
"Please, this is harmless, really. I have taken it with me from my world. I only have to switch it off." I search their faces for any doubt.
Very slowly I pull the cell phone out of my pocket and switch the alarm off, then I take a look at the display…no mobile reception…of course not. If it had been different, I would totally recommend the following slogan for the next marketing campaign for my media company:
"If you ever get lost in your favorite computer game,
don´t worry: With "Mobile Nerd" you will receive calls even in Kirkwall."