She's a roller skating child [Open]

[unbrokenoath]

WHO: Kaisa and Alistair, Kaisa and Anders, Kaisa and YOU
WHAT: Kaisa tooling around in the month of Kingsway
WHEN: Kingsway (September)
WHERE: The Gallows, Kirkwall
NOTES: n/a

I: Zoom

Kaisa's not sure what the purpose of the strange shoes that she'd found fallen out of a rift--probably something demonic. Did demons wear shoes? But demonic or no, they were fascinating--and fun.

She hasn't worn them out of the Gallows quite yet, unwilling to cause a diplomatic incident by accidentally running over a Kirkwall citizen. Members of the Inquisition, however, are fair game. In the Gallows courtyard, she rambles around in the strange shoes, slowly figuring out how to move her feet in a way that allows her to keep up her momentum without crashing.

There's plenty of crashing, of course, but you have to break a few eggs to look really cool. No one need fear for Kaisa's safety: The shoes had come accompanied with a helmet and pads for her elbows, knees, and hands. Of course, this only protected her, and not whatever poor soul she ran into, or wiped out right in front of.

II: Training

She's not always trying to get herself killed. Sometimes she's practicing killing others.

She can often be found in the training area of the Gallows, Warden armor on, giant sword in hand. There isn't a whole lot of finesse in Kaisa's technique--mostly, it involves taking the big sword and hitting the training dummy. A lot. She's intensely focused on this task, however, and will often let out screams of rage as she raises the sword to smack the dummy once more. There's something trancelike to it--but instead of calm, there's anger radiating off of her, blind to the world outside of her enemy.

Upon taking a break, the anger dissipates from Kaisa like steam into the air, and she looks perfectly cheerful as she reaches for a jug of water set off to the side. Some of it is poured into a glass, and the rest is promptly upended over her head, followed by raucous laughter.

Alistair

The lowtown markets are comfortable, familiar. They're not too far off from the low-end streets KAisa had grown up in, or the markets of Amaranthine. There's people everywhere, dogs and other animals running loose, and you have to be careful, lest you trip over an unconscious drunk. The noises combine in a cacophony that signals a thriving, busy community.

Kaisa's occupied by adding to that noise, chattering away to the Warden next to her. Her hands are as engaged in the task as her mouth, and several people grunt in annoyance as they dodge around her wild gestures.

"So, I told the man, listen here! I've tangoed with ogres, and you may smell like one, but you sure as the Maker's ass don't dance like one, if ya know what I--"

And then, both her story and her body abruptly halt, freezing in the middle of the street. She offers no explanations for the sudden stop, too busy staring at two people off to the side, currently engaged in a fierce argument. The words 'bloody half-elf,' float by from one of the pair, and while Kaisa doesn't make any further moves, her jaw clenches, her eyes as sharp and intent as a dog about to attack.

Anders

Darktown is not familiar, nor comfortable. Even the alienage in Denerim was a step up from this, though Kaisa is probably biased. She's certainly never had to suffer this level of poverty.

Still, she feels compelled to visit from time to time, in large part due to the large population of Fereldan refugees that dwell in the dim squalor. It's been over a decade since they were forced to flee their homeland, and for many, their lot hasn't improved much. And they may live in Kirkwall now, but Kaisa can't help but view them as (slightly estranged) countrymen. So she comes here now and then, with food and clothes to pass around.

And it's convenient, because Kaisa's been meaning to have a chat with Anders. Having that chat away from the ears of the rest of the Wardens and Inquisition seems like a solid plan, and makes having that chat down here even more appealing.

At the door of Anders' clinic, Kaisa gives the frame a sharp knock before stepping in. Bursting in with her usual bravado seems like it would be met with...understandable alarm, given the situation the clinic was in for a long time. Once she's sure Anders is aware that she's there, and not a threat, she strolls on in, cheeky smirk on her lips.

"Greetings! I have arrived, to woo you away to a life of wealth and comfort." With that announcement, she plops on one of the empty cots, shooting him a wink. "Or, yanno. To just hang out with you. Whichever works."

Comments

[unbrokenoath]

"Roller whatnow?"

It had taken a few seconds of blank staring for Kaisa to figure out that Prompto was referring to her slick new shoes, which she glances down to inspect, holding one foot up--and quickly grabbing onto the nearest pillar.

"These shoe things? They fell outta a rift, and I thought they looked pretty cool. I think I'm getting the hang of them! I can push myself and I usually don't fall."

She's only a little bit wobbly, as she stands there, smiling cheerfully. She's totally got it, she's going to be staring in Thedas Roller Boogie.

[crowncitizen]

"Roller skates! That's what they're called. At least where I'm from, anyway."

It's always both entertaining and worrisome watching a person flail while they find their balance on the things. Though here it's a bit more towards the worrisome, considering that these are probably the first pair of skates to ever grace Thedas, and thus, no one really knows what they're doing.

"Do rifts normally just spit out stuff randomly? Though I guess they do spit out people..." Huh. Maybe someday he'll find something. He grins and nods, watching her as she balances herself on them. "You're definitely doing better than a lot of people do with 'em. It just takes some practice and time until you figure out how to balance. Then the real fun starts."

[unbrokenoath]

"Roller skates. Cool." She inspects the skates with a newfound appreciation, as though this new information changes everything. "What are they for? Like--what do people do with them? 'Cause someone mentioned to me that they thought they could be used in combat, but honestly, that seems like a good way to get a limb or two broken." Or maybe that's just because Kaisa had no idea how to use them properly? Maybe once she figured them out she could try taking them to the Dark Roads.

The darkspawn would have no idea what the fuck just happened.

"Rifts? Yeah, they spit out random shit all the time. Besides people, I mean. I've heard about alcohol, food, armor, more mundane things. Alistair got a box of lady's underthings, for some reason. Maker was probably having it out on him for some blasphemy or another." Shrug. "Do you know how to use 'em? The roller skates, I mean. 'Cause right now I'm just making shit up as I go along."

[crowncitizen]

"They're just for fun. Some people like to just skate around on them. I know kids would like to race with them, but that usually wound up with someone tripping and doing a spectacular face plant on the road." He makes a startled face at the suggestion of using them in combat. "Ah, no you're right, they are not combat friendly. Those things are useless on grass. They'd be good for a quick getaway in a city with paved roads, but that's about it." Please don't go fighting demons with those on.

Now that's a new tidbit about the rifts. "Interesting. Maybe I'll find something from one someday." Like camera supplies. That'd be super swell. "Oh, yeah, I do. Been awhile, though. It's mostly just learning how to balance on them. And stopping without doing a face plant."

[unbrokenoath]

"Hah--I do enough face planting without racing." Then, because face planting is probably less of a hindrance to Kaisa than it should be: "...But it'd still be pretty fun, though. I'd totally win, I've got a head start on everyone else." Fighting demons with them would be pretty fun, but. You'd have to get the demons to agree to spawn on paved surfaces. That might be an issue.

"Maybe! Hopefully it'll not be something useless. At least none of it seems to be, like. Dangerous. Or demon infested. So far, at least." She takes a moment to glance down at her skates. Well, if they were demon infested, the demons were patient. Maybe they knew Kaisa could kick their ass.

There's a pause, and then suddenly Kaisa turns to look at Prompto, startled at a sudden realization. "Oh, Maker's ass, I'm being rude. Senior Warden Kaisa Daesun, at your service." And with that, she offers a hand. "I'm glad t' meet someone who knows what the fuck these things are, I didn't have any dang clue."

[crowncitizen]

Prompto glances down at the skates with her. Can demons possess a pair of skates? Is that a thing? Given that they're not native to Thedas, he doubts one would even have the temerity to do that. It'd probably just confuse them. "Well... I mean, I think they're safe. If a demon wanted to harm someone, honestly, the skates can do that well enough on their own."

He shakes her hand. "Ah, I was being rude, too. Our bad. Prompto. Glad to be of service to a Warden. Usually everything about Thedas is out of my wheelhouse, so it's kinda nice to know something about something for a change."