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A Reunion

WHO: Haelan, Adasse, Coco and YOU
WHAT: A Reunion and Drunken Shenanigans
WHEN: Several days after Adasse starts working for the Inquisition
WHERE: The Gallows and then Lowtown
NOTES: These boys have pottymouths.

Closed Log for Adasse

The Inquisition is hard work.

So okay you get free food and now that people actually know who he is they don't mind him sleeping somewhere out of the way. But they still have him running around all over the place, all over Kirkwall doing errands.

And he doesn't even have a swanky new uniform with that funny firey eye on it... but then again, he's not actually a member of the Inquisition per se.

Still, when he bumps into Adasse, he'll tell him that he is. A fully paid up member of the Inquisition. Fighting the good fight. Saving Thedas. That'll impress him. For all of five seconds before he calls Haelan out on his bullshit, but for those five seconds it will be worth it.

It's actually a bit weird. He's not actually seen his friend for a few days. It's not unusual for them not to see each other for a day, if Haelan is lying low or Adasse is doing an elf-thing. But for more than two days at a time was weird.

He'd have to go and find him. Check out the old haunts: The Hanged Man and the Rose and Darktown's safer corners. Adasse wasn't in trouble, probably, but he would be somewhere.

Haelan starts looking as soon as his last job is over for the day. It's mid-afternoon and the courtyard outside the Gallows is bustling. It would be the perfect time to pick some pockets... but he resists and begins to push his way through the crowd when suddenly he hears the familiar squeal of a little chocolate nug.

"Coco?" He says, and then looks around. You don't find Coco without Adasse. Not unless there's something wrong. But the little nug doesn't seem upset.

He scoops the little nug up into his arms, scratching it behind it's ears.

"Adasse's around here somewhere, huh?"

Why Adasse is at the Gallows is anyone's guess, but Haelan plans to find out. He puts the nug back on the cobble stones, and follows it as it dashes through the crowd.

Kirkwall's Lowtown: Open Log

It's late, so late that "early" might possibly be applicable, and Lowtown isn't full of the usual creaking of timbers, the sneaking of criminals, or the gentle sound of the tree leaves rustling in the alienage.

All those softer noises are covered up by two drunks, laughing and leaning on each other for support, with trays of cupcakes. They're rather pretty, with little chocolate nugs on top, the icing a lovely soft swirl. They're the sort of cupcakes you'd expect to see in a fancy bakery window, up in Hightown, and pay a pretty penny for too.

Andraste only knows how these two afforded them.

"Cupcake for you, serah?" Haelan hiccups as a shadowy figure hurries by, as far away from the pair as he can. "No? One more for me, serah!"

If you're unlucky enough to have business in Lowtown tonight, you're going to be accosted by these two trying to share thier delicious haul.

"Adasse? Adasse, I'm beginning to think these- these people don't like cupcakes."

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The nug is happy to get his pets in from Haelan - he's been rather short this week. The nug nuzzles into Haelan's cheek, and when he's put down? Takes off in a scamper. Up through the Gallows courtyard, down to the docks, where Adasse himself is holding court with some of the other scout recruits.

" - and she's got my arm in this vie grip, right? Face against the wall, blade against my cheek - thought I was dead for SURE. Then the red-headed Grey Warden comes up, cool and calm as you please - " Yes, he is telling the rather dramatic tale of how he found himself in the Inquisition, thank you very much, and he's garnered a lot of sympathetic laughs on this one. Which is just what he wants.

What he wants more though, is what he hears as one scout turns to look over his shoulder and calls out, "Hey Haelan! Come meet the new scout! He got nicked the same way you did!"

Adasse shot up from where he was seated on a barrel, straight to his feet, looking for a familiar curly head. Which isn't surprising at all, seeing that Coco runs through the crowd and starts chittering at him cheerfully.

He puts both of his arms up in the air, and lets out a war whoop that startles all the scouts gathered around, "HAELAN YOU BABY FACED TWIT! I thought you were DEAD! Get over here!"

Haelan can't quite believe what he's hearing. That's Adasse, because no one else Haelan knows can spin a yarn like he can, bathed in glorious attention. And of course his friend is lapping it up. Why not? He's good at stories, and it sometimes earns them a few pennies, or gets them out of a scrap.

The only think Haelan doesn't like is the fact that now Adasse knows he didn't join the Inquisition because of anything noble, but because he got caught with his hand in a bag.

He was actually just going to hang back and listen to the end of the story, but the whoop and the pleased, wide smile on Adasse's face draw him in, and he can feel his own grin spreading across his face.

"Sounds like you did have the same interview as me," He says, going in to hug the other lad and slap him a couple of times on the back, "Although there wasn't any knives at mine, or redheads." Just a very angry, very big bloke.

He steps back, looking Adasse over, "And they didn't chop any bits off you? Even better!"

"Yeah, face in the wall and nearly had my hand torn off for the trouble." He squeezed Haelan tight, before he leaned back and smacked Haelan on the ears. "I'm all in one piece, and so are you, you bastard! I really thought you were dead -- have you been here the entire time?"

And yes, Haelan, he's going to hug you again in manly fashion because Best Friend. Not Dead. Time to celebrate.

Huh, Adasse's face does look a little bit sore- maybe he really was shoved up against a wall.

"Pretty much, did a little bit of work in Lowtown the other day on an errand. I'm sorry I didn't get to see you get your ass handed to you," He says, "But you think I'm that dumb? You don't seem me for a few days, so I must be dead? You worry too much." But even with the slap around the head, he's pleased to see Adrasse again, he really is. And he feels a little bit guilty for not finding his friend before now, to make sure he wasn't worrying.

Still, they're both here, they're both whole, and by the looks of it they've got some freetime. Which means only one thing.

"Get you a drink?" He offers. "You can tell me what the fuck happened to you from the beginning. You don't mind lads?" He asks, to the Scouts gathered around, "Guess I owe him a pint, cos he got his knickers in such a twist."

Oh, he was shoved up against a wall, mate. Just wait until he shows you his wrist. Bruised right down to the bone. Humans, mate. Human female Wardens with a bad, bad temper.

"Well, it was quite the sight to see." He grinned, pointy ear to pointy ear, turning to put one arm around his friend's shoulders as he turns to the rest of the boys and girls.

"I promise, I shall finish this harrowing tale later. First though, I must share all I know with my young-er friend here." The Scouts all awwww, but some of them promise to join later.

"And my knickers were so twisted .." He turns, arm still around Haelan's shoulders. "I was in a right state of fret." He makes sure they're alone, and muttered, "I fubbed the job for the Dockside Harlots."

Humans are all mad, Haelan could tell you that. But the women of any species are worse, far worse. He should probably get some sort of poultice for that wrist. How's he meant to pickpockets like that?

Haelan tries not to roll his eyes as Adasse bids farewell to his audience, and they go along the jetties to find a boat heading towards Kirkwall proper. "You should be on the stage," He says, although he's said it plenty of times before. Adasse can't hold back, he just has to be dramatic. Still, Haelan enjoys it as much as anyone else, and sometimes... sometimes he wonders what is going on behind those big grins and over-the-top gestures.

He winces when Adasse continues, unable to stop that very natural reaction. They thought Prickles was bad. Well the Harlots were a lot, lot worse. "Why'd you even take that on?" He has to know why. You don't take jobs for the Harlots, especially if they're jobs they won't do for themselves.

"They are really, really not going to be happy with you."

Adasse knew that all too well, his friend. All too well. And it's all right, he's pickpocketed through worse. You gotta work through the pain Haelan. Otherwise you starve.

He laughed at the comment, even though his eyes were sharp. "Yeah, I can just see myself now. Dressed up poppinjay, trying to be something I'm not. Getting hands on with all kind of Orlesians that want a 'sick thrill'. No thank you, serah." Adasse was never like Haelan - never what you see is what you get. Probably why people tended to trust Haelan more.

He sighed softly, "I was hoping to use their contacts to find you. They got someone on the hook, from Hightown to Darktown, so if Prickles had you and was just lying to me ... well. Yeah." He smirked slightly, scrubbing his hand through Haelan's curls. "Should have known you'd find the posh gig."

They used to starve. But now they have this cushy Inquisition gig and he's pretty sure that there's enough food here to go around. They can feed a couple of growing lads, right? And a nug?

Haelan knows Adasse is laughing, but he also hears the steel in the words, or maybe it's ice in Adasse's grip around him, suddenly there but just as quickly gone. It makes him worry, but he shouldn't be worried right now. They should be celebrating their both alive.

Because as soon as the Harlots find them, they are both going to be dead.

"I wasn't gone for more than three days!" Haelan says, almost despairing. "I was only over the bay. Andraste's tits...The Harlots?" He huffs and then shakes his head to throw off Adasse's hand.

"What did you do to Prickles?"

He shouldn't ask but... well. He can't help being slightly curious. Horrified and curious that Adasse went to these lengths to find him. It's actually nice. To be worried about.

Maker he hopes os. Speaking of, he whistles so Coco will stop letting himself get fawned over by the scouts, and scamper on after them, so that when Haelan pulls away he can swoop up the nug and put him on his shoulder.

"Three days in Kirkwall usually equals a corpse, you know that. Especially in our line of work." He pauses, before he states simply, "Well - maybe the Inquisition will do what needs to be done."

Another pause, "...beat his pox-riddled arse with half of Dark Town watching. Honestly, I was in a state fit to be tied. Broke the cardinal rule - let my heart overrule my head. Should have played it smarter or I wouldn't have gotten nicked."

"Not for us!" Haelan counters. "Three days for us means becoming indispensable members of the Inquisition!" he says, nudging Adasse gently, trying to get him to cheer up.

"Anyway, Prickles wouldn't stick me without gloating at you, cos he's an arsehole." He feels it's worth pointing that out. Adasse would be the first to hear, because Prickles liked to feel important. It was just a pity that Adasse could beat him with one hand tied behind his back.

"I know you love me. But the Harlots?" He says, "They're big trouble, Adasse. Really big trouble." And they were crossing back into Lowtown now. To the docks. Where the Harlots would have eyes and ears.

"... You know what I have always liked best about you, Haelan. Your way to see the world in a completely logical way." One corner of Adasse's mouth lifted then the other.

"Yeah, he absolutely is. Which was why when he mocked me that you were probably dead in some gutter? I lost my temper." He let out a sigh. "Well, Prickles won't be running anything for awhile."

He glanced over at Haelan, before he patted his friend on the arm. "I know. But like you said - Inquisition now. So whatever they do? It won't be in the middle of the day."

"Not my witty jokes and beautiful singing voice?" Haelan teases. He knows that he's probably seeing the world in a very simple way, that things are a lot more complicated. But as far as Haelan is concerned, neither of them are currently in danger at this moment, they might even have stumbled on a way to make themselves a bit of money in reasonable safety. That's more than they might have expected in any other situation.

They'll just... have to deal with the Harlots somehow.

"I'm not going to die in a gutter." He huffs, as the boat they're in touches the dockside on the Kirkwall side of the bay. "I'm going to die in bed, with the prettiest girl in the Blooming Rose. A fortune-teller told me."

Not that he believes it, but he's not died in a gutter yet. Neither can he afford the prettiest girl in the Rose, so he's probably good for a few years.

"So we're safe. In that case, before it gets dark and they poke us full of holes, you tell me what happened and I'll get us some drinks."

"Well your jokes or so so but I'll never argue that you have a great singing voice." Adasse stated with a completely straight face, as he pulled himself up on the docks, looking around with the same sharp senses as always.

Then he glanced over at him. "You got one of their cloak pins?" The Inquisition ones, with the fancy eyes. They didn't give him a uniform either, but he had managed to charm a pin out of someone.

"... that is a wise fortune teller. As long as you don't bed the prettiest girl in the Rose, we should be okay."

He taps his nose. "And drinks will make this story fly, my friend. Fly right by."

"Cheeky bastard," Haelan retorts, because he knows that tone, the expressionless face and he knows that means he's being ribbed. If he didn't love Adasse like a brother, he'd push him into the docks. Although the fish don't deserve that.

Haelan shifts. His cloak is fastened at the moment by what looks like an ordinary plain pin- just a length of plain metal. But he reaches up and twists the fabric- it's an Inquisition pin alright, just turned around so no one can see it.

"Not officially," Haelan admits. This one was lying around, and it was pretty, and frankly useful. He can imagine himself striding through Hightown shouting Inquisition Business! and having the crowds part ahead of him. He just doesn't want to get caught with it until people have forgotten about one being missing.

He rolls his eyes at his friend, and then glances around the docks. "Hanged Man?"

It is, after all, the closest. And maybe the regulars there who know them will hear the story of the two friends losing and finding each other again, and find it so funny that they buy them drinks. He doubts it, but it's always worth a try.

"Oi, I may be cheeky but I had both parents." Adasse stated with a smirk, even as he elbowed the other boy again.

Adasse nods, and then pats the outside of his own cloak. "All right then. We get cornered, we flash these first. I don't mind fighting my way out of a tight spot but let's see if this gives us the kind of protection the Inquisition's been claiming."

He beamed, as he stroked Coco's ears. "As if there's anywhere else? Hanged Man, naturally."

Haelan makes a face at that, but doesn't bother to answer back. Everyone has two parents. That's just... how it works. Anyway, it's far too close to home, even for good-natured jibes.

There's a filthy smirk at the word flashing- Haelan just can't help it- but he nods, and glances around. It doesn't look like there are murderous gangs out to get them just yet, but this is Kirkwall. The murderous gangs are out there somewhere.

"Hanged Man," He agrees. It's hardly more than a few minutes away, and even in the afternoon it's doing a brisk trade. "And you can tell me how you really got clobbered. I don't believe you about crazy old human women."

Well Adasse wasn't going to bring that up, thank you very much. Let's not hit the orphans where it hurt, shall we? Seems harsh even for them.

An eyeroll and a smirk of his own - before he heads off first. His blades are hidden, but again, this is Kirkwall. If you aren't armed you aren't paying attention.

"Listen, I am telling you, it was that crazy woman. She was - is - a Grey Warden!" And so, Adasse continues telling the tale, as they make their way to the Hanged Man.

Even before they open the door, it's clear the Hanged Man is doing a roaring trade. At least the noise isn't deafening, because Haelan is listening intently to his friend, hanging off his every word. But what else is new? Adasse can spin a good yarn.

"A Grey Warden?"

He's met one, recently. He'd never seen one before, although of course he's heard of them. They'd always seemed sort of mythical to him, like dragons and Darkspawn, real but a long, long way away.

"They don't hurt people, they're meant to... to protect us, right?" He says, pushing open the door.

Adasse neatly steps aside for a drunken pair heading outside to brawl or make out, it's not entirely certain. He moves inside easily, and instead of going for the darkest corner, he goes for a table right in front of the fire, with plenty of viewpoints and fully visible.

"Yep. A Grey Warden - and oh, they do! Just ... they get a little miffed if you try to steal their letters and such. Which ... to be fair, I didn't know belonged to a Grey Warden." A faint snort. "I thought they usually had the armor on, silly me."

Waved to the disgruntled bar wench to bring them both a first round.

"Don't most folk?" Haelan grins. He's never met anyone willing to be robbed. He's not sure he'd trust them if they did, or trust anything they had on them.

But Adasse is right, if they're not wearing the uniform, how are you supposed to know? It's not Adasse's fault. If she expects not to be robbed because she's a Grey Warden, she's got to let people know.

"She sounds insane," Haelan sympathises, "Even more than you. But I guess as she hasn't gutted you, I should be pretty pleased. Welcome to the Inquisition! Free food and a nice warm place to sleep whenever we want it."

"Well ... most folks are a bit picky like that." Adasse sighed dramatically, putting one hand to his forehead.

He gestured over to the other barmaid to come and take their order when she was done getting herself pinched.

"She was pretty insane - but Maker - I'd love to learn where she picked up her tricks." He tapped to his stomach. "And you know I love a free meal more than anything."

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A Reunion

Running towards Haelan through a daisy field ...

Arms out, beautiful music plays, they get closer and closer and then Haelan falls on his face?

Yeah sounds about right.

At least Adasse can lay down with him and pretend they were hanging out?

Oh yeah, absolutely, they totally meant to do that.

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