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

[neverheardofhim]

[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).]

Comments

[iaspis]

I've written to him, before. He's terse, but I'm used to that.

[....maybe it would be different if she called? She doesn't know if she will, though.]

Who were you writing to? [....] If you don't mind my asking.

[alchemicals]

A guy I'm staying with back home. He kind of saved my life at one point, he's good to spend time with.

[...friend, Kimbley, the word you're thinking of is frie- ...okay you know what close enough]

[iaspis]

...I would probably do the same, if someone saved my life.

He broke you out of prison?

[alchemicals]

Yeah, he did. Or at least, he kept me from being recaptured; I broke out myself after some guy pissed me off enough.

[iaspis]

How did you break yourself out?

[....does she want to know]

[alchemicals]

I used my alchemy to do it, actually.

[...i mean he also used, like

an entire guy to do it, too

but that's beside the point]

[iaspis]

How does your alchemy work? I've never heard of anything like it before.

[I mean.

It's not like she'd judge.]

[alchemicals]

I can manipulate the chemical composition of pretty much anything I touch, if my arrays are activated.

[...the things on his hands, he will actually turn one of his hands out so she can see it.]

What sort of reaction I can get is pretty much dependent on what materials I'm using; back when I was in the military, I was usually called on to make explosives.

[iaspis]

I see.

[She takes a very long look at the tattoo with great interest.]

Is it a specialty of yours?