[ She raises her own drink, finishing off what little remains before lifting herself from the water in order to set the empty bottle aside and grab another. ]
What about you? Any sort of shady past brought you here into the arms of the Inquisition?
[Judging by the kinda uncomfortable look that passes over Avery's face for a moment, this swallow of her drink may or may not be an attempt to stall for time.]
Not really. Those were two completely separate things.
[ It is said with a shrug as glances over, listening quietly before speaking: ]
And that's fine. Listen, I'm not here to poke and prod about shit that folks don't want to talk about. I know how much of a pain in the ass that can be.
It's not some great tragedy or nothing, where all my children were eaten by demons coming out of a rift or whatever.
I got hurt in the fighting between the mages and templars in the Hinterlands. [Her hand sort of subconsciously drifts to her burned side.] An Inquisition healer helped me, so I thought I'd help them in turn.
[All said in a way that attempts to convince Ciri this WASN'T the worst experience of Avery's life, spanning several months of incapacitation, horrible pain, and the certainty that she was going to die. How well she manages this feat is... debatable.]
[ Again, Ciri listens on in silence besides the slow sip of her drink. The fighting in the Hinterlands had been rough from what she had heard while holed up in the Anderfels. It had been angering to imagine considering how stupid the mages and templars had to be to get innocents caught up in their stupid war. ]
A good a reason as any. Besides we need more people around here without great tragedies because the Inquisition is starting to sound like a hastily written story in the back of those dirty magazines.
[She scoffs, unsure of how to feel about that response.]
Tell that to the last arsehole I told that story to. He said I was whining wannabe martyr for even bringing it up when mages have it so much worse, and I had it coming anyway, and more, because of how little I cared about them, by his numbers.
Seriously? Give me a name and I will. [ Honestly, she looks offended. ]
Those mages put themselves there by their own choices. I lose sympathy for anyone that drags innocents into their trouble because, by their fucking excuses, they have it so much worse.
He was just some prick who went on and on about how important being kind and caring is and all the things I needed to do to be a good person, while acting like a right arse himself. Mocking me for the way I talk when I called him out on his bullshit, treating me like I'm an idiot and a monster, saying me and everyone else who's got caught up in this fighting "had it coming."
[ She got along well enough with Anders for the sake of not having to listen to the self-righteous bitching of why she was wrong like what happened before in their talk about the shitty talking darkspawn they apparently had a deal with. But, at the end of the day, she'd never like him. She'd never not hate him deep down. He went against her one true vow in life to never hurt the innocent. ]
He blew up a fucking Chantry, he doesn't get to call other people monsters. But I wouldn't mind him since there's only one issue that matters in his eyes and fuck anyone else. Forget that you might have your own issues trying to make it day to day because the poor mages are the only ones that matter.
Yes, we Wardens are protecting him from whatever he might have deserved. A shame, truly. It's for the best I was not here when that judgement came to pass...
[ She idly shrugs, raising a leg from the water and stretching her toes with a sigh. ]
But... that's enough about him. Last thing I want is him ruining my good bath without even being here.
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Date: 2016-11-23 09:00 pm (UTC)[ It is said quietly and even a little tiredly. ]
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Date: 2016-11-24 04:32 pm (UTC)Fair enough.
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Date: 2016-11-24 09:30 pm (UTC)[ She raises her own drink, finishing off what little remains before lifting herself from the water in order to set the empty bottle aside and grab another. ]
What about you? Any sort of shady past brought you here into the arms of the Inquisition?
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Date: 2016-11-25 02:46 am (UTC)Not really. Those were two completely separate things.
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Date: 2016-11-25 03:01 am (UTC)Right, well... change of subject then. Hiding any tattoos or questionable piercings? [ A chuckle. ]
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Date: 2016-11-25 03:45 am (UTC)[The sarcastic response is automatic, but after, Avery frowns, now aware that Ciri picked up on her moment of discomfort there.]
Look, it's not--
It's stupid. [And the last time she tried to talk about her reasons for joining the Inquisition with someone, it went very poorly.]
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Date: 2016-11-25 03:49 am (UTC)[ It is said with a shrug as glances over, listening quietly before speaking: ]
And that's fine. Listen, I'm not here to poke and prod about shit that folks don't want to talk about. I know how much of a pain in the ass that can be.
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Date: 2016-11-25 04:12 am (UTC)I got hurt in the fighting between the mages and templars in the Hinterlands. [Her hand sort of subconsciously drifts to her burned side.] An Inquisition healer helped me, so I thought I'd help them in turn.
[All said in a way that attempts to convince Ciri this WASN'T the worst experience of Avery's life, spanning several months of incapacitation, horrible pain, and the certainty that she was going to die. How well she manages this feat is... debatable.]
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Date: 2016-11-25 04:27 am (UTC)A good a reason as any. Besides we need more people around here without great tragedies because the Inquisition is starting to sound like a hastily written story in the back of those dirty magazines.
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Date: 2016-11-25 04:46 am (UTC)Tell that to the last arsehole I told that story to. He said I was whining wannabe martyr for even bringing it up when mages have it so much worse, and I had it coming anyway, and more, because of how little I cared about them, by his numbers.
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Date: 2016-11-25 04:56 am (UTC)Those mages put themselves there by their own choices. I lose sympathy for anyone that drags innocents into their trouble because, by their fucking excuses, they have it so much worse.
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Date: 2016-11-25 05:20 am (UTC)He was just some prick who went on and on about how important being kind and caring is and all the things I needed to do to be a good person, while acting like a right arse himself. Mocking me for the way I talk when I called him out on his bullshit, treating me like I'm an idiot and a monster, saying me and everyone else who's got caught up in this fighting "had it coming."
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Date: 2016-11-25 05:30 am (UTC)[ She got along well enough with Anders for the sake of not having to listen to the self-righteous bitching of why she was wrong like what happened before in their talk about the shitty talking darkspawn they apparently had a deal with. But, at the end of the day, she'd never like him. She'd never not hate him deep down. He went against her one true vow in life to never hurt the innocent. ]
He blew up a fucking Chantry, he doesn't get to call other people monsters. But I wouldn't mind him since there's only one issue that matters in his eyes and fuck anyone else. Forget that you might have your own issues trying to make it day to day because the poor mages are the only ones that matter.
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Date: 2016-11-25 05:49 am (UTC)Aye. I'd heard that one was here.
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Date: 2016-11-25 05:56 am (UTC)[ She idly shrugs, raising a leg from the water and stretching her toes with a sigh. ]
But... that's enough about him. Last thing I want is him ruining my good bath without even being here.
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Date: 2016-11-25 06:07 am (UTC)[Dark bathtime is the worst kind of bathtime.]
So what's the opposite of that? A topic that makes a bath better rather than worse?
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Date: 2016-11-25 06:10 am (UTC)[ She's chuckling again. ]
Though that could also easily make this bath worse too.
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Date: 2016-11-25 06:31 am (UTC)I'm the last person to ask about either of those.
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Date: 2016-11-25 06:40 am (UTC)[ Helped to ignore the constant thought that they'd probably die at any point. ]
Though in truth the should invent water-proof cards for Wicked Grace that would be fun.
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Date: 2016-11-25 06:06 pm (UTC)[She's so friendly and personable, obviously.]
Anyway, if you have the coin, maybe you can get a smith to fashion a metal set for you.
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Date: 2016-11-26 11:55 pm (UTC)[ Most obviously! Ciri likes her so much and her choice in people is never wrong. ]
It's not a bad idea and certainly skips anyone suggesting strip Wicked Grace.
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Date: 2016-11-27 12:31 am (UTC)Do the opposite. Losers have to put clothes back on while they're still in the bath.
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Date: 2016-12-06 11:50 pm (UTC)[ She chuckles, lifting a leg out of the water with a sigh. ]
Baths are better than sitting around in a bog at least.
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