I won't say that it isn't a potentially useful tactic... [he meets Lavellan's moment of seriousness with a contrasting smirk] ...I've done it myself, it worked like a charm. But that was before Orochi's minions were wise to the idea that their prisoners could manage to fool even the great serpent himself. It may be kept on the table, until such a time as we find a confluence of factors opening the opportunity once again.

Either way, it still does not solve the question of our missing officers. My intention, now that I'm here and getting a good look at the bigger picture, is to at least investigate and learn whether they've been captured, sent back to the real world, or are simply so far out of contact and prevented from reaching me that they might as well be captured.