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(OPEN) and when the currents circle back again
WHO: Ciri; open + some closed starters in the comments
WHAT: Ciri finally decides to get her butt to Kirkwall after a month of who knows what and being who knows where.
WHEN: Throughout the beginnings of Bloomingtide.
WHERE: Kirkwall, various
NOTES: Nothing to mention, will update as needed if anything does come up.
WHAT: Ciri finally decides to get her butt to Kirkwall after a month of who knows what and being who knows where.
WHEN: Throughout the beginnings of Bloomingtide.
WHERE: Kirkwall, various
NOTES: Nothing to mention, will update as needed if anything does come up.
— ｇａｌｌｏｗｓ.It is not cold here in Kirkwall but Ciri cannot stop sniffling throughout the trip across the harbor. She would have appreciated the chance to sit still for a moment after far too much time spent in the saddle following one very long trip across Orlais and back again before the trek through Nevarra, and finally on into the Free Marches. Unfortunately this boat ride across the harbor is anything but smooth and she wonders if she'll be becoming fast friends with the bottom of Kirkwall harbor soon.
Thankfully (or unfortunately?) that is not the case and with a neutral look, she frowns up at the sight of the Gallows and all its... well, she wouldn't call it glory. Huh, weird. She almost misses the cold valley and all its mud now.
"Hey!" She calls out to whomever happens to share this unfortunate space with her after a moment of needed frowning. Ciri possibly even has to turn her head a little more than needed depending on where said person is standing due to the noticeable swelling and dark bruises under both eyes with one verging on closing shut. The barely scabbed over busted lip along with other various bruises and cuts paint a noted story.
"Could you point me to where medical has set up?"
Might as well tend to the important things first.
— ｌｏｗｔｏｗｎ.A literal month on horseback left little time to spend on any actual walking and even less on training. Despite a few days of rest, Ciri's leg ache and continue to feel like jello if she pushes herself to much. It is, without a doubt, hideously annoying. She also detests being cooped up inside the walls of the Gallows so she gets back across the harbor as soon as she possibly can and gets to work.
Work, of course, means climbing up Lowtown's less than grand build and getting a taste for her freerunning skills once again. She had to be creative in Skyhold but the city here gave her enough obstacles to push herself out of the comfort zone she had fallen into back at the isolated fortress high in the snowy mountains. It is, in all honesty, the most fun she has had in ages but it all ends rather suddenly when a leap between building falls short.
It isn't a long drop by any means but it knocks the air out of her already hurting lungs. It doesn't help she likely barely missed landing atop an unfamiliar (or possibly familiar!) person. A person that she can only look upwards at sheepishly, smiling.
"Uh, hey." Boom, born charmer.
— ｈｉｇｈｔｏｗｎ.Compared to Lowtown, Hightown is almost a completely different world. The citizens mostly keep their space as she walks, indifferent to the white-haired Warden in her armor and carrying on conversations that don't register much to her ears. Not that she is not curious, this is a new city and new country that she is wholly unfamiliar about despite her travels. Nevertheless, she cannot bring herself to care much about the gossip of latest fashion disasters or who was caught kissing who in the painting room.
She does get distracted in the high class, pricey line of shops and stalls peddling everything under the the great sun. Ciri truly cannot help visiting a few, glancing the wares over and even mulling over a few of them and their details. Maybe you're also glancing over the trinkets, robes, weapons or other wares when suddenly you have a young woman at your side, dressed in shiny Warden armor and wrinkling her nose.
"How many bushels of apples do you think one of those amulets could buy, you think?"
Asking the important questions here...
— ｓｔａｂｌｅｓ.Perhaps you're here visiting your own mount, caring for the others or just enjoying the day. Whatever the case my be, there is now one black mare invading your personal space. In her mouth, she is carrying a rather large basket of shiny red apples and snorting impatiently toward whomever was unfortunate to be the first person she found. Whatever could she need?
"Kelpie! Kelpie, get back here you terrible apple thief!"
Again, the mare huffs and suddenly moves to trot behind your back as if she can hide as Ciri suddenly rounds the corner. Huffing, clearly out of breath and dusted with dirt and grass as if she had fallen. How strange.
"Don't think you can hide from me!" Just what family fight have you found yourself in?
— ｗｉｌｄｃａｒｄ.For anything not mentioned above! If you'd like a personalized starter then hit me up through a PM or on plurk at kaldwin
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And then is even more surprised when it sinks in that her words seem to imply that if they were talking about later, it would be alright. I mean, it's not like she's never thought about it, obviously. Ciri is very attractive, not to mention someone Avery can actually get along with for extended periods of time, which is rare! But she tends to assume disinterest and not really entertain those sorts of thoughts for long, so this is still catching her off-guard and making her feel, like, some sort of a weird thing? In her chest??
What's that about?
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There's that charm but she does smile, not one of her normal goofy grins but something soft and... happy? It's a nice feeling, she decides. Whatever it is that is making her heart do flips in her chest.
"But, uh, no. It doesn't have to be right now. Whenever you'd like, if you'd like... that is."
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In any case! She nods in return and says, "Good," then... hesitates. Not long, mind you, but enough for her to wonder how she got here. Five minutes ago, this was the last thing she expected to be doing right now. Then Avery rolls her eyes at herself, grabs whatever part of Ciri's clothing she can get a good grip on, and tugs her in closer.
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The nod is enough to keep her from speaking another question but the hesitation leaves her feeling... something. Worry, perhaps? She isn't sure just exactly why though that could be said for everything that has happened since this conversation began. Before she can (thankfully) think too hard on things, her tunic is grabbed and she is tugged in closer.
"You can still say no." It is said barely above a murmur, barely audible in her own ears over the sound of her heart hammering and drumming and flipping in her chest. She does not allow the question to linger long before she leans in, closing the distance between them and pressing their lips together.
It's the simplest way to, Ciri finds, to get her feelings across without continuing to fumble and babble through her words.
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In any case, for someone who "hasn't given this much thought," Avery is much more nervous than she might have expected, and for someone as rough around the edges as she usually is, she is surprisingly gentle as well as she returns the kiss.
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The clunk of metal on the stone floor gets her focus, pulling away from the kiss as an Inquisition solider passes with his face very much hidden in his papers and very much NOT looking.
Face red, Ciri chuckles and looks back to Avery with a goofy smile before she leans in to steal another kiss before breaking away. "Okay... not the best place," she admits with a defeated sigh. "
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"So, uh... Then later we should..." She trails off, not really sure what the end of that sentence is meant to be.
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"Ah, hmm. We could talk more... about this? If you'd like." She suggests, rubbing the scar on her cheek thoughtfully.
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