#sorry im increasingly the rpg script doctor around here

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really do want to like the Varric twist I think giving Rook an unconfronted regret in that moment is worthwhile and interesting and a good way to distinguish them from Solas (acceptance vs reliving). I also think its such an intensely personal betrayal by Solas in a way that can fuel a lot of interesting character decisions. I just really think the whole thing is stronger if the ENTIRE TEAM is under the impression he's alive. The Lighthouse is Solas' backyard, weaving that kind of illusion is absolutely within his powers. It removes the problem of everyone acting like a goddamn alien about it and also makes for some much more juicy interpersonal drama when you get back, as the entire team has to have it sink in all at once that they've been caught in a lie this whole time. I also think it could lead to some interesting ongoing threads with Neve and Harding. Harding would be doubling down on her protectiveness of Varric in the wake of a failure to protect him from Solas, not to mention likely confiding in him as (at least one of) the only other dwarf on base about her experiences with the Titans. In contrast, Neve is suspicious immediately, but playing her cards close to her chest. If Solas IS casting an illusion then who's to say if anything around the Lighthouse is real? Rook can notice her insisting on staging most important conversations away from the Lighthouse and locking off from Varric, resulting in possible interpersonal tension if Rook interprets her as resenting him for dragging her in here, or an alternative means of figuring this out through careful conversational management. I think there was a lot left on the table for this one idk!!!