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Varric "Dadric" Tethras ([personal profile] neverheardofhim) wrote in [community profile] trusthell2017-02-04 03:41 pm

And it's the stars, the stars that lie to you.

[This week, Varric opted to take a page from Vanille’s book. Gathering everyone together after the roller-coaster that the first trial had been proved to be somewhat cathartic for himself. He hoped that it would prove to do the same for the others.]

[He wasn’t alone, of course, having found himself blessed with the most ragtag team of chefs and party-planners. He might have had words for and thoughts on Elda and Kimbley, Mikazuki was welcome company, and he wasn’t about to turn away potential allies, even in a fight as simple as cooking dinner.]

[Once everyone’s set to a task, baking a cake, brewing tea, or stirring stew (the only task Varric could think to assign Elda to), Varric excused himself to his room. His first task was writing up cards, each personally titled and signed by Varric.]


Food in the Library. 5 p.m. Don’t spend the night alone.


[Each note was slid under a door and accompanied by a single rap on the wood.]

[With his tasks completed, Varric returned to the kitchen to put out any potential fires and, with luck, set the food out. A table in the library would be adorned with plenty of tea, cake, pancakes courtesy of Viktor, and stew thanks mostly to Varric (sorry, Elda).]
firstaid: (thinking; hopeful; future; musing)

[personal profile] firstaid 2017-02-05 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Her smile does grow a little wider when he squeezes her hand back. Good, she's glad he's not pushing her away (even if trying to do so would be futile). However, it does make this easier as opposed to arguing why he can't be left alone especially right now.]

I'll get you some stew, then. [She gives his hand a squeeze back before she leaves.

And she's gone a considerable amount of time. Checking in on others, getting distracted by other things before remembering she was supposed to get stew for Killia. Finally, she does so, coming back to his room with a bowl of stew. Naturally, she knocks first to let him know she's there before entering.]


Sorry it took so long. I admit I got distracted by other things, but here's the stew as promised. [And she holds that out to him, the bowl of stew with a spoon in the bowl as well.]
firstaid: (prayer; meditate; focused)

[personal profile] firstaid 2017-02-05 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Y-yes, I understand. I'm sorry for thinking of leaving you alone...

[She just wasn't sure. With Killia, people like him are easy for her to force herself into their lives, but with Hanyuu? She's a bit of a more difficult read for Estelle. However, this is good to know and Estelle will keep this in mind for later.

For now, she holds her hands together as if in prayer. She'll wait for the other to start or just stay silent, praying in Alani's memory.]
oyashiromama: now they're swimming in the sea (baby lion lost his teeth)

[personal profile] oyashiromama 2017-02-05 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh... Well, Hanyuu...sits up, in the water puddle, and thinks for a moment. Then:]

Let me gather the texts Alani left me...and then alright. ...I don't know if those small bathrooms are the best place to have a conversation, though.

[She's fighting it less, but well, practicality's sake.]
oyashiromama: (but you're a king and i'm a lionheart)

[personal profile] oyashiromama 2017-02-05 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Even after that, he doesn't...? Trembling lightly, she finds the strength to put her arms around him. She's...not done, though. This part, this is what she has to say, really-]

O-Ouka didn't die there, b-but...I went out of control. I-I was too far gone, and my rage...it almost pushed her over the edge too. I came back to myself...just enough to tell her...what she had to do.

[She takes a deeper breath.]

I died, that night...and my little girl had to be the one to kill me.
matchbreaker: (She-Hulk!)

[personal profile] matchbreaker 2017-02-05 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
We're both small.

[ . . . She's just bing stubborn now. ]

But fine, as long as you let me dry off somehow we can jut do your room.
oyashiromama: to be a better man (and be a better man‚ to be a better man)

[personal profile] oyashiromama 2017-02-05 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[She licks her lips, gently, and then takes another sip.]

Aah...less bitter than I expected. [Which, you know, is probably a bad thing, but- Hanyuu hates to think she doesn't mind, she can't handle bitter things well.] But...nice. It's...black tea, isn't it?
quadruples: (AHA ♡ oops???)

[personal profile] quadruples 2017-02-05 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
A floor like that would be heaven. [ Pause. ] And hell for my liver, probably.
tsugomori: (☾ content)

[personal profile] tsugomori 2017-02-05 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Hahaha, I'm glad it seems it worked out just fine.

[ It's true, he's earnestly happy for that, because for a second he had been concerned when it wasn't as bitter as it was supposed to be. It's really the little things... ]

But yes, it is black tea. I don't have it too often since it's not very sweet. Though, hopefully it is a fitting choice.
deofoled: (♨ Poach)

[personal profile] deofoled 2017-02-05 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's no sounds coming from his room this time, though it looks like he's taken the time she was gone to tidy up a bit. He really hadn't been in a right state of mind this entire week, but the food has cleared his head a little. Besides, he didn't do waiting around too well.]

You don't need to stick around. [ He starts to eat the stew right away, enjoying it. It's not dragon stew, but it'll do.]
firstaid: (prayer)

[personal profile] firstaid 2017-02-05 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[Almost as if in reply to statement, she kneels on the floor, her dress flowing around her as if a flower had bloomed.]

It's okay. I'll stay here with you for a bit.

[For a moment, she studies his room and his expression as well.]

You look like you're doing a little better now. I'm glad.
deofoled: (♨ Prix Fixe)

[personal profile] deofoled 2017-02-05 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ The imagery isn't lost on him.]

The food...helps.

[ And then he's silent for a while as he eats, but he keeps looking back at her and the way her dress is spread across the floor.]

Have you ever heard of a flower called Liezerota?
firstaid: (Really?)

[personal profile] firstaid 2017-02-05 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[She lets out another quiet 'I'm glad' as she continues to watch him eat. This week has not been kind to him. The motive, losing a friend to this horrible, horrible place, she can't even imagine what all this feels like. Nor does she want to.

Though hearing that name, she tilts her head a bit in curiosity.]


Lieze...rota? I can't say that I ever have. What kind of flower is it?
deofoled: (♨ Simmer)

[personal profile] deofoled 2017-02-05 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ For his sake, next week better be less disastrous.]

It's a yellow flower with five petals. In the Netherworlds it's highly sought after, but it's pretty rare.
oyashiromama: (and they call me under)

[personal profile] oyashiromama 2017-02-05 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I- aah? [...Has she? N...o, no she hasn't, she's coming to realize. Not a thing today. Her stomach starts to grumble at the realization.] A-aah... au... N-no, it seems I haven't.

[And he called her beautiful... She knows it's flattery, but she can't help but get wrapped up in it.]

I would never turn away...the invitation of a charming young lad.
oyashiromama: in this concrete jungle (the cat's silhouette as big as a monster)

[personal profile] oyashiromama 2017-02-05 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[She gently shakes her head.]

Not another word. Y-you... You've done nothing to apologize for.

[With that done, Hanyuu too puts her palms together and closes her eyes. To say something, a traditional prayer, but...]

...Bluemother. Though...your followers may be gone...you will forever live on, through us...as will they. A-as will Alani. She... Her notes said that light and dark need a balance for all to exist, yet...that last bit of light will always struggle to hold on. In your, and her memory, I will...try to hold to that last bit of light, until it can one day glow brighter again.

[And she will be silent, following that. It's as much for her as it is Alani and her religion, honestly, but it feels necessary.]
oyashiromama: now they're swimming in the sea (baby lion lost his teeth)

[personal profile] oyashiromama 2017-02-05 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[No lies, she's grateful for that. Hanyuu lets out a sigh and then carefully collects the documents on the benches, as well as her sleeves, which she'd removed for the meditation in order to keep them dry and, ironically, appear to be the only part of her that is so.]

It's just across the hall, come.

[She'll shower properly later, all she wants is to dry off and get out of these wet clothes.]
oyashiromama: (i feel it break my skin)

[personal profile] oyashiromama 2017-02-05 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[She'll push herself off the floor now, and...hesitantly collect the letter she'd dropped, tucking it away for later.]

M-mm, I believe so... I usually stick to sweets as well, so it's a strange one, but- well, it's the only thing I would want to drink right now.
matchbreaker: (Captain Marvel)

[personal profile] matchbreaker 2017-02-05 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Alright, alright, I'm coming.

[ Being in soggy pants is the worst. And honestly! She feels cold down to her feet now, and her dress is clinging to her and revealing that she has absolutely no boobs... It's a whole thing, really. Not to mention her hair. She doesn't want to even think about her hair.

But okay.

She's coming, lead on. ]
tsugomori: (☾ gaze)

[personal profile] tsugomori 2017-02-05 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Mikazuki remains seated comfortably on the floor before realizing he should get up, so he does so, and he, for a moment, tries to smooth out the wrinkles in his clothing. ]

Well, I think that's pretty understandable.

[ ... ]

And speaking of drinks, did you have a chance to get something to eat?
ravagers: (blinded by light)

[personal profile] ravagers 2017-02-05 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I think... he would've felt real grateful for that. Your forgiveness.

[ Suffice to say, this went far better than she'd expected. What had she expected, exactly...? Disgust. Hatred. Rejection. Varric might be conflicted about the whole thing, and the story he told, but Vanille feels relieved beyond words. Even having just one person who knows... that does a world of difference. ]

Yeah...? [ The pain of losing Alani still stings, and she's sure it always will... but like she'd said last week, having someone around has helped. Even just a little bit. ] Sometimes I think I deserve it all. [ ... To elaborate: ] Back on Cocoon... l'Cie, we're no longer human. We're monsters, something parents tell their kids scary stories about. They'd-- they'd rather kill us, than try to understand...
introspects: (alpha_rebellion-v41lib)

[personal profile] introspects 2017-02-05 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad you are, Estelle-san...it's important to stay strong, isn't it?

[ And yet, here she is...sad and dimmer than usual. ]

Thank you. You're..very kind. I'll be alright...
ravagers: (sustained by hate)

[personal profile] ravagers 2017-02-05 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... Oh. Well. Vanille hadn't been making that a secret, but for some reason, she's still surprised Lusamine caught on. Or maybe it's because she's so blunt about it. ]

Um... [ ... This is harder than it was with Varric. Maybe it's best to be vague? She doesn't know. Her head's all messed up. ] Well... Because... they're my friends, and I don't want them to be sad.

[ ... It's a weak excuse, and she knows it. ]
ravagers: (lost hope)

[personal profile] ravagers 2017-02-05 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
You sure? [ buddy. ] 'Cause it's okay to talk about how you're feeling.
ravagers: (xvCYFk7)

[personal profile] ravagers 2017-02-05 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She hiccups quietly, then looks at Hanyuu. ]

Do you... do you wanna... come in?
ravagers: (the thirteenth day)

[personal profile] ravagers 2017-02-05 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah? So does he manage to save the world?