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[ IT SURE HAS BEEN A WEEK, HUH? you can find hawke making choices such as drinking beer when he's already hung over from yesterday's life choice. sometimes? you have shitty coping mechanisms?
it's fine probably ]
it's fine probably ]
[This is absolutely not fine, and if anything it makes him annoyed because there's this one stubborn ass in his world who makes the same decision all the time and Ali has to hold his hair back every time he throws up. Awful.
So he'll get a glass of water and set it down on the table next to Hawke, and then he sits down in the chair right there.]
Pace yourself.
So he'll get a glass of water and set it down on the table next to Hawke, and then he sits down in the chair right there.]
Pace yourself.
[ at least hawke is more likely to dance naked on the table than hurl. unsure how better that is but at least it's more entertaining ]
If I can out drink the horrors, then I'm doing exactly as I should.
If I can out drink the horrors, then I'm doing exactly as I should.
There are better ways to handle the horrors than through drinking.
[Though it doesn't look like therapists exist in heaven anyway whoops.]
Physical exhaustion works. I know a man who runs ten kilometers every morning and evening, and he says it helps keep his mind focused on other things.
[Though it doesn't look like therapists exist in heaven anyway whoops.]
Physical exhaustion works. I know a man who runs ten kilometers every morning and evening, and he says it helps keep his mind focused on other things.
[ looks at this from monday: more alcohol is exactly what this requires actually ]
Maker. Usually just picking up a handful of requests around town is more than enough to keep me busy but even I'm not far gone enough to run twenty kilos a day.
Maker. Usually just picking up a handful of requests around town is more than enough to keep me busy but even I'm not far gone enough to run twenty kilos a day.
[Yeah. Yeah...]
Well, he does have the energy and stamina of a horse, so he can probably handle it better.
Well, he does have the energy and stamina of a horse, so he can probably handle it better.
[ quietly mouths that to himself. you know what, sure I guess ]
I think I'll stick to running amok and drinking my weight in rot gut.
I think I'll stick to running amok and drinking my weight in rot gut.
Hope you have something for the headache tomorrow.
[He is getting a glass of wine. No piss-quality drinks for him.]
[He is getting a glass of wine. No piss-quality drinks for him.]
Tried and true method of pig oat mash. Works every time.
[ thank u dragon age for this cursed hangover cure ]
[ thank u dragon age for this cursed hangover cure ]
That sounds disgusting.
[Says someone who has never had pig oat mash.]
[Says someone who has never had pig oat mash.]
Can't be any worse than pickled eggs.
[ is he just going down horrific ye olde cures now? maybe so ]
[ is he just going down horrific ye olde cures now? maybe so ]
[That's even worse!!!]
You know, in my world we just drink coffee as a hangover cure.
You know, in my world we just drink coffee as a hangover cure.
[ and yet they all consume it ]
Somehow, I fear we'd need something far more potent than coffee to deal with a single round of rot gut.
Somehow, I fear we'd need something far more potent than coffee to deal with a single round of rot gut.
Espresso then.
[sips on his wine, but pauses mid-sip.]
...I actually don't remember how far back espresso was invented.
[sips on his wine, but pauses mid-sip.]
...I actually don't remember how far back espresso was invented.
[ me, googling: 1901 apparently ]
You'd have better luck finding a cup of grog than anything more fancier than a simple black coffee in Ferelden, quite honestly.
You'd have better luck finding a cup of grog than anything more fancier than a simple black coffee in Ferelden, quite honestly.
Yeah, it sounds like somewhere far in the past compared to where my world is now.
[He says that with a touch of nostalgia. "Far in the past" was likely his childhood, given he was born in the 800s.]
[He says that with a touch of nostalgia. "Far in the past" was likely his childhood, given he was born in the 800s.]
[ ah, yes the curse of being older than dirt ]
Do you miss it? The things that eventually fade away, that is. You must have seen far more change than the average sod, but so many innovations at the same time.
Do you miss it? The things that eventually fade away, that is. You must have seen far more change than the average sod, but so many innovations at the same time.
[His answer is an honest one.]
I remember people more than innovations. A reckless prince who insisted on befriending me despite my protests, a gruff general who gave every cent he had to house the poor and ill, a circus performer who kept the conversation lively, a priest who stood by his convictions even when challenged by the smartest minds in the country, a sly thief who would extend a helping hand while sneaking your coins out of your pocket...Most have been gone for centuries, but even now it feels like they've just stepped out for the night and they'll be back in the morning.
[People are the reason he took up his work, and people are the reason he ended up in heaven in the first place.]
I remember people more than innovations. A reckless prince who insisted on befriending me despite my protests, a gruff general who gave every cent he had to house the poor and ill, a circus performer who kept the conversation lively, a priest who stood by his convictions even when challenged by the smartest minds in the country, a sly thief who would extend a helping hand while sneaking your coins out of your pocket...Most have been gone for centuries, but even now it feels like they've just stepped out for the night and they'll be back in the morning.
[People are the reason he took up his work, and people are the reason he ended up in heaven in the first place.]
[ fondly, ]
Aye, that sounds right. The friends and companions I've made over the years are what hold my heart far more than the lands do. I suppose it's good to know even those who see time pass for far longer have similar thoughts.
Aye, that sounds right. The friends and companions I've made over the years are what hold my heart far more than the lands do. I suppose it's good to know even those who see time pass for far longer have similar thoughts.
It's those connections that make us who we are. A lot of my favorite things come from people who have already come and gone. My fondness of wine comes from that prince, for example. He was the one to introduce me to it.
[He seems happy to be reflecting on positive memories, but after a moment his smile drops.]
I had been kind of hoping to see them here, any one of them would have been a nice surprise. But I guess that wasn't meant to be.
[He seems happy to be reflecting on positive memories, but after a moment his smile drops.]
I had been kind of hoping to see them here, any one of them would have been a nice surprise. But I guess that wasn't meant to be.
[Eventually Ali shows up at the belltower, carrying a mug of beer and a glass of wine. How does he get the door open with his hands full? Such mystery.]
Hey. I thought you could use a drink right about now.
Hey. I thought you could use a drink right about now.
[ how DID he get in here with that? we just won't think about it too hard ]
Not here to tell me I've wasted my chances, how dare I do this?
Not here to tell me I've wasted my chances, how dare I do this?
I think we're beyond the point of lectures.
[I'm not actually sure if the mug of beer will fit through the bars. Here's hoping it does.]
Though I do have to ask: Why Adolphe?
[I'm not actually sure if the mug of beer will fit through the bars. Here's hoping it does.]
Though I do have to ask: Why Adolphe?
[ i think he should be allowed a last beer or so if he wants one ]
Why not Adolphe?
Why not Adolphe?
[Ah, so it's like that.
Ali takes a casual approach, sipping from his wine like they were talking about nothing serious. If he needs to play into whatever Hawke is affected with, he can do that.]
He's as good as any, I suppose. But there was a crowd where he was staying, so how did you pick him out of the others? Was he weaker than the rest? Slower?
Ali takes a casual approach, sipping from his wine like they were talking about nothing serious. If he needs to play into whatever Hawke is affected with, he can do that.]
He's as good as any, I suppose. But there was a crowd where he was staying, so how did you pick him out of the others? Was he weaker than the rest? Slower?
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