[ She's glad for that "fellows." Thank you, Ursula, for being so quick to remember. As for the rest, it's a series of relationships, a crew paired to what, the name of a ship or the family's name? More to consider, and consider even when finding an answer for Ursula.
Which ends up being a little indirect, for her own reasons. ]
The world I come from has a race of people who primarily lived underneath the... [ earth ] ... land itself. My own people call them Durgen’len — the children of the stone. I understand that when many of those dwarves who grew up underground first come out into the open skies above ground, it's a harrowing experience. As if they might drift away, or fall into the sky, or they're overwhelmed by a vastness they don't understand. It's that foreign to what they know.
[ With a calm regard of the ceiling... one day people will wonder why Ellana talks to the walls, istg... she pauses for long enough to finish that "story." ]
When those of our fellows who have lived on dry land all our lives, or in a situation different to this one, are made to live here quite suddenly, it's unsettling. People of all kinds fear the unknown, or fear change, or feel fear as a natural part of existence. Much like some of the Durgen'len feel overwhelmed by a seemingly endless sky overhead, we might be overwhelmed by the immenseness of this ocean. It isn't what we've known before. It takes time to adapt, if we ever will.
[ Another pause, as if she's waiting to see if this makes sense to Ursula, or if she needs to find another way to try and explain. She also imagines somewhere, Varric is laughing at her right now. Uproariously. ]
no subject
Which ends up being a little indirect, for her own reasons. ]
The world I come from has a race of people who primarily lived underneath the... [ earth ] ... land itself. My own people call them Durgen’len — the children of the stone. I understand that when many of those dwarves who grew up underground first come out into the open skies above ground, it's a harrowing experience. As if they might drift away, or fall into the sky, or they're overwhelmed by a vastness they don't understand. It's that foreign to what they know.
[ With a calm regard of the ceiling... one day people will wonder why Ellana talks to the walls, istg... she pauses for long enough to finish that "story." ]
When those of our fellows who have lived on dry land all our lives, or in a situation different to this one, are made to live here quite suddenly, it's unsettling. People of all kinds fear the unknown, or fear change, or feel fear as a natural part of existence. Much like some of the Durgen'len feel overwhelmed by a seemingly endless sky overhead, we might be overwhelmed by the immenseness of this ocean. It isn't what we've known before. It takes time to adapt, if we ever will.
[ Another pause, as if she's waiting to see if this makes sense to Ursula, or if she needs to find another way to try and explain. She also imagines somewhere, Varric is laughing at her right now. Uproariously. ]