Reaching towards adulthood?

[issala]

WHO: Kas & You!
WHAT: Catch-all for the month
WHEN: All through Justinian
WHERE: Skyhold (mostly)
NOTES: Feel free to hit me up on draiol for any specific starters!

I. Healer Tents

Since the trip to the Fade, the strange headache had returned. Now it was always there, nagging him, but at times it grew to something less tolerable and more 'knife in his brain'. Kas tried to ignore it, but eventually he had to drag himself to a healer again to get a potion or something until it calmed down.

Opening the healing tent flap after a little knock to a pole, he makes a grumbling sound as a greeting, not sure if it was a healer or another patient in the room.

II. Archery Range

The archery training was going well for the teen, and he found himself always feeling better after he had gone through his training for the day. It cleared his head better than any other things he had attempted, and came with the added bonus of actually improving something. With the hip quiver making pulling out an arrow much easier and less entangled, he was also increasing his speed.

After nailing another shot at the dummy, Kas takes a quick break to grab his water skin and wipe some sweat from his forehead. Concentrating was heavy work.

III. Herald's Rest

Better days meant better ways to entertain himself, and Kas often found himself at the Tavern playing games with other patrons. Wicked Grace, Diamondback, Checkers. Other times, he just liked listening to people talk (and maybe shyly look at girls). He didn't drink, though, which annoyed the staff a bit.

(Good thing the cook thought he was cute.)

Writing letters to his old kith had been sparse lately, the more he realized how bad it had really been there compared to the families he heard about from people like Gorse and Korrin. Still, he felt obligated to let them know he was alive now and then, and could be found scribbling on paper in the tavern when not losing his money to cards.

...it usually ended with him doodling instead.

IV. Wildcard!

Comments

IV.

[gatheringstorm]

"Meet me by the stables." That's the only message Korrin gives Kas over the sending crystal, wanting to surprise him the way Adelaide did her. After what happened in the Western Approach and then the Fade, she has a strong suspicion that he could use the boost.

[issala]

'Meet me by the stables', she says, and Kas is immediately curious. Heading down there, he wonders just what Korrin was up to. Did she want to take him out for a ride or something? Or maybe a mission?

"Korrin?" He asks, stopping by the stable doors and peeking inside.

[gatheringstorm]

The creak of the doors prompts some excited yipping noises almost immediately, Korrin laughing as she among five little mabari pups. The fuzzy, round-bellied creatures perk up at having new company, and three waddle over with wagging tails while two others keep trying to climb Mount Korrin. She redirects one that's about to stomp all over her chest, grinning as Kas joins them. "About time. Meet the latest presents from Adelaide's family. They love to chew, be warned."

[issala]

I'm sorry, the qunari you're searching for isn't here right now, his mind is overtaken by puppies. Kas is grinning like an idiot, carefully moving inside and closing the stall door behind him before he sits down.

"Korrin, they're so little..." He's almost immediately attacked by kisses and nibbles from the little puppies, and he fails completely at staying composed and manly.

"Hi there..." He says softly, running a hand over the fluffy fur. "Is the mom okay with this?"

healing tents

[aceso]

The healer on duty is not, in fact, with a patient at the moment. She's sitting in a chair with a makeshift table in front of her. It's really just a barrel turned upside down. But she's using it as a writing surface with the addition of a rough wedge of wood to give it an angle, scribbling down patient notes in a journal. When he enters, Christine raises her head, quill lifting from the page.

"Yes? May I help you?"

[issala]

Oh damn, girl healer. Cute girl healer. Kas bites his lip a bit, wondering if he could put on a brave face and just walk out again.

...but no, his head throbbed far too much for that.

"I need some elfroot or something for head pain," he says with a little frown.

[aceso]

"That I can easily provide," she says, setting down her quill and standing from her chair. "Can you tell me more specifically where the pain in your head is located?" As she speaks, she moved over to a shelf with jars lining it, neatly labeled, and selects the one containing elfroot.

[issala]

"Uh... like... inside it. In the middle, between my horns. Like someone drove a spike through it." He sighs, sounding a bit drained. "I've had it before, but it went away after a week."

It had been a shit week, but the relaxing and everything else Sam had suggested had helped. Now he just needed more of those potions to hold him over.

"I was in the Fade with everyone so I guess that triggered it again."

III. Herald's Rest

[el_tybs]

He isn't in the tavern as frequently, but he's there enough that when he sees Kas there it is a bit of a surprise. For a moment he considers just leaving the young man be considering the last time they had talked Kas had been less than thrilled with him. Sam wasn't known for letting stuff like that keep him away however, so after buying a drink at the bar, he makes his way over to where Kas is sitting.

The games on the table draw his attention first, but seeing that Kas was writing - or doodling - something has the mage tilting his head. "How you doing, Kas?"

[issala]

He looks up at Sam as the man comes over to him, and he puts down the quill for a moment with a small sigh. "I'm good, Sam." A bit of a lie, but at least his head wasn't hurting... and despite his temper and despair last time, he didn't really hold any kind of grudge against the mage.

"Do you wanna play?"

[el_tybs]

The way Kas says it, Sam cannot fully believe it, but nods regardless at the answer. By the reaction he doesn't suppose the headaches are any better, but doesn't press on it. After all he's been coming up short on possible answers for the cause. Then again a lot of the books didn't cover more than human - sometimes elf - biology.

"I know how to play checkers. Not much of a player of the other ones. Can't seem to find anyone that wants to sit down and teach me."

[issala]

He's glad that the healer doesn't push the issue. He's not sure he can deal with his brain deciding to hurt him now and then without explanation right now. he might not be mad at Sam for it, but it still gnawed on him.

Instead he's taking out the Diamondback board. "I can teach you," he says with a little shrug. "It's not that hard, and it's a fun game."

Not as fun as Wicked Grace, but there was no encouraged cheating in Diamondback.

Wildcard

[fledglingenchanter]

Being hopelessly lost in Skyhold seemed to be a constant state of existence for her. It would have been easier if she didn't tend to veer away from Templars out of habit, and oddly enough ox-men. Their appearance in Skyhold continued to be a shock to her. Especially since she lived in fear of what the Qun would do to a mage such as her.

It was, therefore, a huge surprise then when she rounded a corner and bumped into one, albeit of a somewhat miniature stature. "Oh!" Her initial surprise trumped any fear, at least until she noticed his budding horns, "I'm sorry! I didn't see you."

[issala]

Kas grunts and curses a little bit, glad that he wasn't holding anything fragile or pointy. "Watch where you're going..." He mutters, before really looking at her. His face falls a little bit, because... wow. She's cute. Why are all the girls in Skyhold so fucking attractive?

(Hormones.)

"Are you lost or something? You don't look like a scout, and up there's the scout quarters."

[fledglingenchanter]

Still in a state of panic and embarrassment, she bowed her head, blushing to the roots of her hair. "I... uhm, yes. I took a wrong turn." Avoiding everyone.

She wanted to say more, and maybe to apologize again, but she was completely tongue tied. Worried she might need to make a hasty exit, she peeked up, trying to make sense of where she was. It didn't help that Skyhold and the camps surrounding it were a complete enigma to her still. "Scout's uhm, quarters did you say?"

[issala]

"Uh, it's fine. You need any directions or something?" He could help with that, at least. She looked really turned around, and he was supposed to be agentleman and stuff.

"I'm guessing you're new here. It's... uh... tricky to find places sometimes." Especially if the corridors were blocked by debris or something. He had spent most of his time exploring Skyhold, so he knew it like the back of his hand.

iv; guess who went to antiva and restocked her spices

[foxsays]

After hearing from Korrin that Kas was one of the unfortunate ones to be drawn into the Fade, Araceli finally makes good on a promise, or at least as best she can. Antiva was profitable for more than just the Inquisition since she restocked the stash of spices she and Korrin keep in their own rooms, and she did make a promise a while back that she's finally making good on.

Lux scurries ahead of her, wagging his tail when he spots Kas as Araceli catches the fox up.

"Hola Kas," she calls. "Do you have time for me to steal you away? I have a surprise."

bless you ara

[issala]

Turning when he hears the scatter or paws, Kas smiles a little at Lux and then up at his owner as well. "Hey, Araceli!" he says with actual joy in his tone, so different from the first time they met.

Leaning over to pet Lux, his blue eyes widen bit when she mentions a surprise. "Oh?" he asks, raising a brow in an expression somewhere between curiosity and suspiciousness.

"I have a little free time...?"

[foxsays]

How far they've come from such a rocky beginning, Araceli smiling as Lux closes his eyes because is there anything better than being petted? No, not really, no. It's hard to fight the grin threatening on her face but she doesn't want to give the game away too soon after all so she straightens her coat, leaning in closer.

"Can you come to the kitchens with me then? I've got a surprise. And I got rid of the awful one there so don't worry about her. But I remember you mentioned something to me a long time ago, and well, things don't ever slip my mind."

Unfortunately bard studies tend to bury a girl then there were several unfortunate instances of life in Skyhold and elsewhere pretty much going to shit on a grand scale so cooking? It took something of a back seat but well she's probably kind of officially sort of family now.

For Zevran

[issala]

Rogue training took up a lot of Kas' time, and especially the lockpicking. Ever since the first lessons and his failures, he had worked impressively hard on the locks and now managed to poke and push the tumblers with ease and had 'graduated' from the newbie lock to the more advanced ones.

Now it was time for a review, and with the elf having been absent a lot, Kas was pretty nervous. Was he going to be tested on this?

Probably.

"Master Arainai?"

For Zevran

[ombranera]

"Kas, right on time." Zevran waved the young Vashoth in, seeming much as he had every other lesson save for the sling wrapped about his torso and the curly head nestled upon his shoulder. Bright blue eyes flicked from point to point, following the flashing of sunlight against a pick in Zevran's hand as he turned it this way and that.

An easy way of entertaining the child. "You have been practicing yes?"

[issala]

Kas walks inside, smiling a little bit as he starts getting out his tools.

...and then he stops, confused. That was a kid(?!) "Uh, hi?" He says, giving Lucci a little wave. Who was that? They kind of looked like Zevran, honestly. Was... was it Zevran's?

Well. Weird.

"Uh... yeah. Practicing. Lots." He rubs his face a bit and decides to focus. Be cool, Kas. "It takes me fifty seconds to break a medium-level lock, now." Just a little below a minute. He's proud, okay?

I, mid justinian?

[justice_is_blond]

"Hello to you too." His voice is a little amused before he turns and sees... a very small qunari there. Anders seen him around some, but hadn't really found opportunity to speak with him before. "I suppose most patients who come in here don't sound a great deal happier than that either. What can I do for you?"

=D

[issala]

"Sorry," he mutters without much sincerity, brushing white hair from his face and moving over to Anders. Kas' eyes are a little squinted, and he shields his eyes a bit from the light in the tent.

"I need some potions for pain."

:D!

[justice_is_blond]

He studies the young man, especially the way he seems to be having difficulty from the light.

"Have you had the pain long?" There are a few easy, quick painkillers and Anders steps to the side to get a few of the smaller vials. "Has anyone taken a look to see what the cause is and if they can alleviate it with something a little less... temporary?" He won't hold out on the guy, but he'd prefer to see to things in a more lasting fashion.