One can say that perhaps coming that close to dying Karlach at the last moment got way too much scared and grasped at the first straw you gave her, one can say that those first minutes in Avernus is just her putting on brave face etc etc, but I have to agree there, the tonal shift is jarring. I like the scene, I like the badass run off into the sunset they did, but, like. Knowing what we know I just can't help but feel like as soon as the wave of adrenaline goes down and it fully dawns on her that she's back with possibly no escape again it will be freaking anxiety/depression central.
Karlach at some point earlier in the game tells you that even if you go to Avernus hoping for a solution, in due time it saps you of any hope you have.
Originally Posted by tarraxahum
...I am also deeply fascinated by this now, because I didn't get any of that in that scene and I wonder if it depends on something.
All I got was vise versa, with her sarcastically being like "right, what, you got a wish spell in your pocket?". The only thing she asked of me (later) was to stay with her when it's her time to go (which. HURT.)
I don't know what dialogue options you had or clicked, but you can check the scene out on YouTube to see if there were any differences for you.
If you tell her you'll be with her till the very end, she'll beg, or rather she'll demand that you tell her that you've found some way to fix her and that she'll get her heart back. An alternative option is for you to tell her that maybe you can still fix and stabilize her engine (which is a lie, of course). Her making a sarcastic remark for a Wish spell comes in later.
