You don't expect to be bright and bon vivant - OPEN

[youwonscience]

WHO: Cosima, Anders, Herian, YOU?
WHAT: Catchall open post for Kingsway
WHEN: Your choice if it needs to be specific within the month - Cosima's not going anywhere that I know of
WHERE: Various around Kirkwall
NOTES: If you want a specific starter, hit me up on plurk/discord/etc.

I - Infirmary

Kirkwall has seemed to agree with Cosima, overall. It's easier to breathe, out of the cold, and as vertical as the city is, at least it comes with stairs. Still, she's careful not to miss her scheduled sessions with the healers all the same. Given the unknowns about her disease, her anchor shard, and whether or not they affect one another, she's not eager to take unnecessary chances.

It's been over a year now, so she's on a greeting basis with a lot of the people who work in and around what used to be the healing tents. But she's ready to greet new faces too, if they seem open to it. (Especially right after treatment, which is inarguably the best she feels all month.)

II - Library

Doing formal research for the Inquisition has offered the advantage of focusing her efforts, at least a little. But after her recent discussions about microscopes, she's come to wonder if trying to have a simple one built might be a good idea after all. She can think of several uses, both regarding the Fade and red lyrium, and maybe someone higher up will be willing to secure the funding necessary.

She's working on some detailed sketches, with concentration, but not so much that she can't be interrupted.

III - Tavern

It's important not to burn out by working all the time. Cosima would be quick to tell that to anyone who asks -- but no one does, really, she's just reassuring herself. It's true, though, and she can let herself relax into an evening out now and again. She wears gloves and keeps an eye out for trouble, but she also has a few drinks and even joins a friendly card game now and then.

Kirkwall doesn't feel like home; Thedas doesn't feel like home. But she's sometimes surprised how much it's come to feel something like normal. Especially with some friendly company.

IV - Wildcard

[Choose your own adventure]

Comments

[youwonscience]

"Man, everyone laughs, but I've been really grateful for that second bra in a style I understand," Cosima says, of Alistair's find.

"But thanks for the suggestion. I'll talk to Christine about it, maybe? If she has some uses in mind, she might be more motivated to keep an eye out, or at least familiarize herself with what she's looking for. I think we could learn a lot -- that's why I've spent time trying to reverse-engineer one in the first place."

[circleprodigy]

"I'm glad some good came of it, then. Truly." Even if hearing Alistair talk about that over the crystal was not something she would ever have predicted.

Inessa nods, thoughtfully glancing to what Cosima has done so far. "It would be quite beneficial, if you could. And I can only imagine that it might be soothing to have a piece of the familiar, of your world." Her tone is lightly sympathetic, not about to prod Cosima if she doesn't want to talk about it but not unmoved by the plight of those stranded from their own worlds and lives.

[youwonscience]

"It would, though I don't know that a microscope is the first thing I'd think of for comfort. Still, it'd be work a little closer to what I'm used to." And that wouldn't go amiss.

She glances down at the diagram, and says thoughtfully, "I could also figure out which parts would be the hardest to reproduce. Even if we can't get a whole microscope, the right lenses would be a step forward. Jamie suggested I might ask someone to keep an eye out next time there's a trip to Orlais."

[circleprodigy]

Inessa nods thoughtfully, a smile reaching her lips. "Jamie has a wonderful idea there. I would recommend Orzammar, as well. Their craftsmanship when it comes to various mechanisms is second to none, even now." The dwarven kingdom has been in decline for some time, but that doesn't mean the wonders of old don't still exist, nor that talented craftsman are absent.

[youwonscience]

"Yeah, my visit was brief and full of, uh, rift-closing, but I would have loved to look around more. They've got a lot going on down there." Granted, no one would be very enthusiastic about Cosima taking a look around. Still, that doesn't mean she doesn't want to. "I wonder if they're on the road to this sort of thing anyway. If you work with minerals, you've probably worked out something like a jeweler's loop to magnify the rock."