hadriel | [Video]

[Hello, Hadriel. How are you all settling in? Good? Shit-ily? Barely? Fantastic. There's a man appearing in video now, armored, as he refuses to take it off now that it's pretty damn cold. His brows furrow as he tries to figure out how to word his question, scratching the back of his head with the hand not holding up this painfully outdated device so help him-]

...So, hi. I'm Scott Ryder, new here. [Everyone gets a small wave.] Question; anyone know about thermal clips and where I might be able to get my hands on some, if it's even possible? I think I know the answer to this question but I'm asking anyway. Until then I'll refrain from shooting up anything. [THAT'S A JOKE.]

[He doesn't necessarily need to rely on his guns but like hell it wouldn't be useful to not run out of ammo and be forced to use his biotics, or sword. He likes to think they all work in some kind of harmony that keeps him from getting slaughtered.]

Completely unrelated — or somewhat related, I don't know — hunting or scavenging. I'm free to help with either of those if anyone needs it. Whether you want a partner or you can't go yourself, whichever. Just so long as you don't send me on a suicide run. Those aren't as fun as they sound.

[He looks like he might say something else, but in reality he just doesn't know how to end this, so he simply shrugs and shuts off the feed. He's still very bad at this...]

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I have my own, actually. [she draws an impressive looking dragonbone sword from out of frame. it glistens with yellow runes from hilt to tip and seems to be radiating cold and ice. which is a bit superfluous here, but it served against the darkspawn nicely] I assumed that ranged weapons would be preferred in a hunting scenario] Thank you for your offer, though.

I assume we'd be hunting the mammoths?

Whatever works.

[With biotics he's kind of thinking of hunting from a different perspective, whoops.]

Uhhh...maybe hold off on that. Not exactly looking forward to pissing those guys off. Especially with them lingering so close to us.

What else is there to hunt? I've heard of no other animals than the mammoths and the mouse-like creatures.

Remember, we're still new to the neighborhood. I doubt we saw all the wild life there is yet. Best to get a good idea of what's out there first and foremost. Survey the land, and all that.

Plus, monsters.

[He probably wasn't going to go all out hunting anyway, but mostly keeping an ear out if anyone needed anything for whatever reason; animal parts, random shit that might be found out there, etc.]

True. I'm more than willing to accompany you out there and--survey the land.

There always have to be monsters.

[she's curious about the lands outside of town, but her armor is ill-suited for this kind of climate. and she hasn't thought to go to the shops and put a sweater over it yet]

Always nice to have some company. Just make sure you have the right kind of protection against the cold, okay?

[Yeah he kind of remembers her armor and low-key wonders if she got anything at all that might be a little warmer.]

I will. [a beat] Do you suppose the shops might have a cloak?

[she hasn't. she'd gotten so used to going without during the year of the Blight, it's just now occurred to her to try the shops]

Huh, I don't know about a cloak specifically. You might find a decent coat? I got some pretty warm clothes — it's just, my armor is generally better suited for the weather, so I keep that on most of the time and barely wear them.

You're fortunate in your armor. I'll check the shops for warmer clothing and see what I can find. With luck, there will be something available that I can wear over my armor. After I'm done, would you want to go out to survey now?

[because she has nothing to do right now and when she has nothing to do, she tends to dwell on dark thoughts and worries]

[Perhaps because Scott knows all about having too much alone time with his own thoughts is the reason he shouldn't say anything, but he's Scott, and he doesn't work that way. Sometimes he pries. It's what he does.]

What's the rush?

[It's asked in a friendly, half joking tone, at least.]

[she blinks owlishly at him and stammers a little]

I--I don't know. I thought. Perhaps it's best to--to know more about where we've been sent. Sooner rather than later?

[in the moment, she seems every inch the sixteen year old girl and not the battle-tested Grey Warden that was already becoming legendary throughout Ferelden and likely all of Thedas]

[Wow, he wasn't expecting her reaction to be so...that. He honestly can't imagine where that's coming from and he feels a bit guilty. Especially since, being in that awkward "adult but kind of a new adult so not really" age where you're older than teenagers but literally everyone else has you beat on experience and age, he knows all too well what it's like to get stupidly tongue tied for no reason.]

Fair point. [Maybe she'll calm down if he concedes.] I'll get my stuff ready. Let me know when you've found something?

[she's old enough to be considered a woman by Ferelden standards, but she's always been plagued by melancholy, making her second guess herself and her decisions. she rarely lets it show because as the Hero of Ferelden, she now has an image to maintain, but sometimes it gets the better of her]

Thank you. [she nods, trying to project calm] I will. I'll head over to the shops now.

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(cw: mental illness)