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[She giggles. Is about to comment, and remembers:]
Talin was about to kick yours.
[That was an interesting day.]
He's... [a long, deliberating pause,] ...he has opinions.
Talin was about to kick yours.
[That was an interesting day.]
He's... [a long, deliberating pause,] ...he has opinions.
[ She remembers, once he's dragging the word out, that other people make plans for their evenings not centered on paperwork. She restrains the immediate impulse to take it back; it's too late and he'll say no if he wants to. ]
There's I Gondolieri at the Viscount, or Le Marquis et le Mage at the Little Salon. Or if there's something you'd suggest?
There's I Gondolieri at the Viscount, or Le Marquis et le Mage at the Little Salon. Or if there's something you'd suggest?
[ it's not better if bastien picked the bit to purpose, same as he changes a blade. anyone can kick at a weakness. takes knowing the tool to size it up right, slip it between the ribs. it's not better knowing he's thought on it that much, how to hurt the folks around, and he must know that too. how much easier it'd be to write off. ]
I like Antiva, [ he says, because he's still thinking. ] 'S warmer.
[ and no one would ever send him to invade it. ]
Can y'do anyone?
I like Antiva, [ he says, because he's still thinking. ] 'S warmer.
[ and no one would ever send him to invade it. ]
Can y'do anyone?
Verain pissed the bed well into his teens. Had to have bottom bunk. They moved him with the children to cut down on laundry.
[ is that true? who cares. hi. ]
[ is that true? who cares. hi. ]
Anyone Orlesian. Or the Orlesian version of anyone. I am no good with accents. Usually they just sound like I am being insulting on purpose.
[ A little bit of arch humor there. Being insulting on purpose is the entire reason for this uncomfortable conversation. ]
I guess Antiva is as warm as you can get before you start running into Qunari or Magisters or the Blight.
[ A little bit of arch humor there. Being insulting on purpose is the entire reason for this uncomfortable conversation. ]
I guess Antiva is as warm as you can get before you start running into Qunari or Magisters or the Blight.
They make it awful far south these days.
[ if he can be anyone, is he doing it now? gotta be, least a bit, gotta do it all the time. exhausting —
anyone'll tell you bastien's clever. but ask 'round for a list, and he'd never make it on. folks would tick down past strange, and the provost, and viktor; maybe look past a book at yseult. and anyone'll tell you bastien listens. ]
Does it ever rub off? When I was a kid, y'know: Stop making that face, it'll stick.
[ if he can be anyone, is he doing it now? gotta be, least a bit, gotta do it all the time. exhausting —
anyone'll tell you bastien's clever. but ask 'round for a list, and he'd never make it on. folks would tick down past strange, and the provost, and viktor; maybe look past a book at yseult. and anyone'll tell you bastien listens. ]
Does it ever rub off? When I was a kid, y'know: Stop making that face, it'll stick.
Only while bleeding. Injury thins the Veil, allows spirits of gratitude to briefly seize mortal tongues.
[ how does it go, again, being friendly with people? it's so dreadfully fucking awkward of late — ]
Have you and Rutyer been to the Lodge?
[ how does it go, again, being friendly with people? it's so dreadfully fucking awkward of late — ]
Have you and Rutyer been to the Lodge?
Orlesians like to appear to have overcome a challenge while in fact doing whatever it takes to ensure their victory was never in question. Then they like to buy coffee and a new book and spend the next six months or so with their heels up because they and their beautiful and fantastically talented partners in crime made off so well there is no need to work except when they feel like it.
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