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[ good day, zuriel is in the cafe at the moment getting themselves some tea. they do not seem even vaguely bothered by anders' sudden appearance. ]
It's hard to say if you may be a tea drinker or not.
It's hard to say if you may be a tea drinker or not.
[ ramiel can be found up on the hillside in bikini bottom. they're standing near the edge, just looking down on the beach at anyone who might be wandering around down there. enjoying the sun and the breeze and the view!
the glow makes it hard to actually see that they give anders a smile when they spot him, but they sound happy to see him. ]
Hello! Are you out exploring? There's so much to see, today.
the glow makes it hard to actually see that they give anders a smile when they spot him, but they sound happy to see him. ]
Hello! Are you out exploring? There's so much to see, today.
[ hi. perhaps in his wandering, he will find himself entering the bar. he's free to turn around and leave, but he is free to observe that there is a figure behind the counter. they're in the same glowing form as the guardian angels, a simple gold halo behind them as they appear to be leaning back with their back against the door to assess the wall of glasses and bottles.
approach, or leave? ]
approach, or leave? ]
[ he will, in fact, enter the bar and not even turn around and leave. after a moment of hesitation, he'll head over to the counter, giving them a long look up and down - he hadn't spoken to this one yesterday, so ... awkward introductions it is. ]
I keep expecting to see people in here I recognize. But it's not quite the Hanged Man. Too clean for one.
I keep expecting to see people in here I recognize. But it's not quite the Hanged Man. Too clean for one.
[ he is. he's still in his regular clothes since he's not very fashion daring. at least, not anymore. maybe a few years ago. ]
You can make the walls larger, but it doesn't make it not a cage.
You can make the walls larger, but it doesn't make it not a cage.
[ good question. ]
I don't have any strong feelings about tea.
[ which is funny, because i don't know that anders has ever not a strong feeling one way or another about ... anything. ]
I don't have any strong feelings about tea.
[ which is funny, because i don't know that anders has ever not a strong feeling one way or another about ... anything. ]
[ if it helps, anders, nobody saw them yesterday, this is new for everyone. but they turn around when he sits, giving him an equally appraising look. ]
I feel like I should thank you guys for not trashing my bar while I was gone, but the bar's on the floor. Uh. No pun intended. [ anyway... ] What's the Hanged Man like? Besides less clean.
I feel like I should thank you guys for not trashing my bar while I was gone, but the bar's on the floor. Uh. No pun intended. [ anyway... ] What's the Hanged Man like? Besides less clean.
[ their shoulders droop, and they sound sad... ]
You feel trapped?
You feel trapped?
[ oh im a fucking idiot
WELL OKAY THEN. ]
I haven't destroyed anything. Not even the Chantry. [ too soon ... ] It's-- louder. More mysterious blood stains in the sawdust. Somehow there's always a barfight. Corff manages to make the whiskey taste like fish, and don't ask me how.
WELL OKAY THEN. ]
I haven't destroyed anything. Not even the Chantry. [ too soon ... ] It's-- louder. More mysterious blood stains in the sawdust. Somehow there's always a barfight. Corff manages to make the whiskey taste like fish, and don't ask me how.
[ sir.... it's okay, they will order and hand him an iced passionfruit tea. here. ]
If you hate it, that isn't my fault. Would you like to sit?
If you hate it, that isn't my fault. Would you like to sit?
[ can a flavorblasted tea outright kill a medieval peasant ... fine. he'll make a face, but he sits. ]
You said you wanted to speak out of earshot.
You said you wanted to speak out of earshot.
[ surprise, this is just some random fuck who seems to be listening to anders curiously. ]
I can't decide if that takes extreme talent or extreme bad luck. I'm not exactly a fish person though. I'd offer to make this place feel more like home but I kinda like the lack of bloodstains. Is a little quiet though, I'll give you that.
I can't decide if that takes extreme talent or extreme bad luck. I'm not exactly a fish person though. I'd offer to make this place feel more like home but I kinda like the lack of bloodstains. Is a little quiet though, I'll give you that.
In eight weeks.
[ they pause, thinking about this. ]
Did you feel trapped when you were alive, too?
[ they pause, thinking about this. ]
Did you feel trapped when you were alive, too?
So the answer is no, I can't leave.
[ what a question! ]
I was trapped when I was alive. There's no feel about it, as if I've made it up.
[ what a question! ]
I was trapped when I was alive. There's no feel about it, as if I've made it up.
Varric liked the place. He lived there. that's why we went. He'd host the cardgames, buy the drinks, tell his stories endlessly. Always had a seat of honor, like he was hosting.
[ he half-shrugs, drumming his fingers on the bartop anxiously. ]
Who are you?
[ he half-shrugs, drumming his fingers on the bartop anxiously. ]
Who are you?
[ no dying off schedule. but let us go have a seat. ]
That was more for your benefit than mine. I try not to make it a habit to blast people's feelings and secrets in public. But I am curious. You seem very unhappy with the circumstances.
That was more for your benefit than mine. I try not to make it a habit to blast people's feelings and secrets in public. But I am curious. You seem very unhappy with the circumstances.
Edited (BONDING???) 2025-02-10 21:56 (UTC)
[ we are bonding ON schedule ]
People tell me I'm very unhappy in general.
People tell me I'm very unhappy in general.
Nothing wrong with that. I could probably buff up on my hosting skills, but you guys seem to be handling things just fine. May as well get a couple of decks of cards though. Or a poker table. [ they seem to be considering this... ]
I'm your bartender. If you need a name, it's Gabriel. But Bartender works. No confusion what my role is in all this that way.
I'm your bartender. If you need a name, it's Gabriel. But Bartender works. No confusion what my role is in all this that way.
I won't be playing. I'm terrible at cards.
[ he's not lying. he has an astonishing ability to lose at card games. any card game. he owed every one of his friends an enormous about of money (that they never made him pay because he has absolutely no money). ]
... Right. And you're another of these Angels?
[ he's not lying. he has an astonishing ability to lose at card games. any card game. he owed every one of his friends an enormous about of money (that they never made him pay because he has absolutely no money). ]
... Right. And you're another of these Angels?
And do you agree with that? [ they are swirling the straw around in their own tea, though they keep their gaze pinned on him. ]
Well, one of you took all my darts, and also my balls. Billiard. Two of my billiard balls. You get it. [ they wave a hand. ]
The Angels are the Angels, and I'm just somebody who needed a job. The Big Axolotl was hiring, so I said okay.
The Angels are the Angels, and I'm just somebody who needed a job. The Big Axolotl was hiring, so I said okay.
Oh. I don't think you're making it up.
It's just—I don't know what freedom looks like to you. Is returning you home freedom, even though you were trapped there, too? Would you be free if we lifted your limitations in Heaven, even though it's a different realm than what you know?
It's just—I don't know what freedom looks like to you. Is returning you home freedom, even though you were trapped there, too? Would you be free if we lifted your limitations in Heaven, even though it's a different realm than what you know?
[ he could deflect or snap or lie but. he's tired, and raw, and dead. so what does it matter. might as well talk about it. ]
It changes. Sometimes I am. But how could I not be, seeing everything we face? Everything that I'm working for be crushed or cut down or erased, and no one pays any attention to anything I write or say or scream. There are weeks I can barely leave the clinic or eat, and--
[ justice has to gently steer. but he's not saying THAT part. ] ... And there are days when I cannot contain all of the words and I must write them all before I lose them again, when I have to be moving, be trying. I wasn't unhappy then, all the time. I liked it, when we would go places, when I felt as if I was doing something useful. I was happy with Hawke. And that could last for a while. A long time, even. But it always leaves again.
It's always been like that. Ever since I can remember.
[ its the bipolar (real) (not joke) ]
It changes. Sometimes I am. But how could I not be, seeing everything we face? Everything that I'm working for be crushed or cut down or erased, and no one pays any attention to anything I write or say or scream. There are weeks I can barely leave the clinic or eat, and--
[ justice has to gently steer. but he's not saying THAT part. ] ... And there are days when I cannot contain all of the words and I must write them all before I lose them again, when I have to be moving, be trying. I wasn't unhappy then, all the time. I liked it, when we would go places, when I felt as if I was doing something useful. I was happy with Hawke. And that could last for a while. A long time, even. But it always leaves again.
It's always been like that. Ever since I can remember.
[ its the bipolar (real) (not joke) ]
Don't say you as if I had anything to do with it. And you probably know as well as I do who we should likely start suspecting.
[ just saying. ]
So you're not, then. A spirit? Or something else?
[ just saying. ]
So you're not, then. A spirit? Or something else?
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