get me out of this place before I cause more damage

[motherfucking_ghost]

WHO: Church, Malcolm, Rachette, yyyyyou
WHAT: Catch-all!
WHEN: March/Draconis not-darkest-timeline-time
WHERE: Around Skyhold
NOTES: Hit me up on plurk if you want to start something else specific

[Rachette is still dropping by unsuspecting classes after how enlightening some of them have been. It could be any of them! Typically she doesn't actually sit in them, more like lingers and loiters just outside the edges, but still, call her out on it. Or call her out on inquiring about ingredients to make grenades with one of the merchants hanging around the courtyard. Another thing she's doing just around the hold is practicing her rogue-ish abilities. This means she's up on the battlements, running around on the edges. She's doing backflips off walls and sneak-stabbing dummies. She's finding new and inventive ways to get around the hold, sometimes with the unspoken stipulation that she can't touch the ground/floor. Also, lurking and hiding in shadows, trying to be unseen. If you get that feeling of someone watching you...might be her.]

[Church is still spending a lot of time at the tavern doing actual work. If you've seen him last month doing some stocking, bartending, and other Work, he's only gotten better. You might see him sometimes with a couple of cups of boozy liquid, studying them before taking a sip and making a face. Sometimes it's a good face, sometimes it's a bad face. And then jotting down notes. What a nerd. Continuing the nerd streak, he's gone back to hovering around in the library, taking even more notes. Some of these seem to be on food-based sciences, for what you could call science. And he's also busted out the maps again, though he's focused on the Free Marches now instead of the gigantic world map.]

[Malcolm has been spending more and more time in meetings and doing work for Cassandra, primarily regarding the pending move the Advisors are planning. When not with her, he goes about his normal routine as best he can, from prayer to training, but he's also spending plenty of downtime in the main hall, eating whatever there is to be found and reading and writing plenty of documents. You might find him with the feathery end of a quill resting against his lips in deep thought. If you fancy a more action-oriented Seeker, then the courtyard finds him instructing several troops in swords and shields. It's not his forte, but he's skilled enough in it to not find any trouble. Despite fake weapons and practice shields, he uses his own shield with the Seeker eye emblazoned on it for the demonstrations. Later on, you might catch him working out alone, or taking a rest with a splash of water to the face.]

Comments

[motherfucking_ghost]

I'm soooo down for being part of the grapevine, man. And the more I learn about this place, the more I'll understand gossip. Guess it might pay to be that guy. Secret keeper sorta thing. The listener. Isn't that what good bartenders are like? Think I could introduce wet t-shirt competitions if t-shirts don't exist?

[church stop why must you do this]

Ehhhh, yeah, there's a paycheck. I'm mostly ragging on past me and my past army-filled life. I...man...y'know, I know I got paid, but I don't know where that money really went. [Because...AI...] But then shit happened and then I didn't get paid anything because my whole team technically didn't exist anymore. It's a stupid story.

[universal_charm]

You were sounding so good, right up until that last part. I'm not sure the surly, secret keeping bar tender is the one encouraging wet t-shirt contests. Besides, all the material for the shirts of any of the girls who would work for you would be to thick.

_{[ So don't waste the beer or the water. But mostly the beer. ]}

If your team doesn't exist anymore, isn't that a way out for you? You don't exactly seem like you enjoy the army life. So if you've been 'released', wouldn't that be a good chance for you to start over? Go do something you really want to do? Like run a bar and keep people's secrets and sell gossip on the side?

[motherfucking_ghost]

Who said anything about surly? Do you think I could honestly pull off surly unless I'm unholy pissed at someone? Don't answer that. Because holy shit. Sell gossip for a copper. Yeah. The go-to information booth.

Maybe I'll quit the Inquisition and just stick around to run a tavern. I'll be doing everyone a service and make my own money and not have to risk my hide out there.

[universal_charm]

_{[ Maybe if you were Sarge, but he'd just confuse people. ]}

I thought that was what all good bar tenders did. You listen, you listen good, and when someone comes in, well, you give a vague bit of advice that doesn't precisely betray anyone but helps the guy out and sweep a copper into the hidden stash, you know?

It sounds like you'd be happier, for sure. And, you know, if you own an inn, you could have a room on top of it. A private one - could rent it our for extra cash or have a, ah, friend over.

_{[ He smirked and waggled his brows at Church. ]}