[OPEN] Kindness is a light in Kirkwall

[killedwithlove]

WHO: Cole; anyone who needs him
WHAT: Cole's been convinced to come to Kirkwall to help people so he is going to help the hell out of them.
WHEN: Covering the month of Bloomingtide
WHERE: Anywhere BUT the Gallows
NOTES: Will probably end up dealing with lots of the awful from the Gallows. PM this journal or jemisard for an individual starter

Cole never wanted to come here. He wanted to leave, to go elsewhere, but he was convinced that here he is most needed and thus, here he is.

Kirkwall scares him. Deeply scares him, so much that he barely goes into the city at first, but he slowly starts picking out the individuals among the screaming horror of the city, the people who he can help, who still be touched and brought back.

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[killedwithlove]

"But... it will be enough for each individual people. Having a meal, it means everything to that person." he has to focus on that, on each individual spark of gratitude, the alleviation of a moment's suffering.

He still doesn't want to be here, but he can see that he's slowly making a difference. Not on any city wide level, but if he can stop one child from starving, he's accomplished something.

[justice_is_blond]

"It will be. You will change their life." One meal might not seem like much, sometimes, but it can be a massive change.

"Sometimes the world feels overwhelming, and then on top of it if you're hungry too..." Anders shakes his head. "A meal can turn their day, week, month, everything around. I believe you can do this, Cole."

[killedwithlove]

"... do what?"

Change Kirkwall? He can't and he knows it. Change a single life? Maybe. But not if they don't also want to change.

[justice_is_blond]

"I believe you can bring Compassion into their lives in a way that makes things better for them." And not fall into Despair, despite how Kirkwall is.

[killedwithlove]

"I want to. I'm not sure I can make that much change, but maybe... if one person I help can help another..."

Maybe. And it's a surprisingly forward thinking bit of calculation from a spirit, realising how to inspire more of itself.

[justice_is_blond]

"Then it spreads." His voice is warm and encouraging. It's ridiculously nice to be able to give hope to someone when he's always found it in short supply for himself. Now if he could find a way to give himself hope... but at least his situation is far from as bad as it was last time he was in Kirkwall.

[killedwithlove]

"It spreads," Cole agrees.

He can't give Anders hope, but he's given him a sense of a betterment for Kirkwall in general, in the long term. That's a start. "We keep doing what we do and slowly... it will get better."