Research Montage - Semi-open

[whiskeyandbrimstone]

 !. There is a loud noise from the doorway of the archives and library as Jang enters, on a mission. The first person she sees who looks like they know what they're doing she will demand maps, a history of the Qunari and any diplomatic records of them. Anyone in the Library would see and hear her, as she begins to research with gusto, on occasion cursing the organization and asking where someone named Dewey was. 

II. (Dolores) Jang charges into Barnabas's ice cream shop, pausing a moment to look at the odd surroundings, before heading towards Dolores. "Hey! Clear off a space, I got something to show you! I found out who has gunpowder! I think. Maybe. The library here is awful, it's not organized at all, just generic topics. When I have time, I'm gonna introduce the scribes to Dewey Decimal system. But take a look at this!" Jang begins to spread out maps on the countertop. 

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[somethingyettocome]

Dolores is enjoying her day at work, insofar as she enjoys anything. Barnabas allows her a lot of leeway in manning the store and she thinks nothing of it as she wipes down the glass counters and makes sure the ice cream is still frozen. When Jang comes blowing through the doors, Dolores pauses her cleaning. The asian woman all but throws the stack of napkins and the various advertisements off the counter and onto the floor as she drops a bundle of rolled maps in front of Dolores.

"Oh! Uh, sure, what's that?" Dolores asks, confused but not annoyed, and hurriedly moves some of the various restaurant accouterments away from the chaos. Dolores watches as she unfolds the pages and, for the longest time, doesn't see much of anything on them.

"You find something interesting?

[whiskeyandbrimstone]

"Yes, um, I said that I think I found a source of gunpowder." She begins to point to the map. "The Qunari have something called 'gatlock' which they use for cannons and mining. I'm pretty sure it's just another flavor of gunpowder, but you know what this means? We can re-arm! I mean, I don't know how many bullets you have left, but I'm starting to run a tad low. And I've talked to some of the craftsmen around here, and one elf guy says he can build a copy of my rifle! This is GREAT news!"

Jang seems extremely excited at this, and has a big grin on her face as she waits for Dolores's reaction.

[somethingyettocome]

Dolores stares at Jang as she speaks, a deluge of information pouring forth into the space between them, and it takes the blonde woman a few moments to parse it all. She manages about half of it and offers up a reflexive sort of smile to that last bit.

"That's great," she repeats and looks back at the maps. After a pause something in her countenance shifts a bit and her brows furrow. She looks over the shapes and, eventually, reaches out to touch the map and trace the outline of a coast.

"So you want to go to Qunari? I haven't fired any bullets since we got here, but...well, I guess having them available is a mite useful, isn't it?"

[whiskeyandbrimstone]

"Well, sure, I mean, I don't know where it is, or how to get there...And I think we're at war with them? Or they're at war with someone who we're friends with...I'm not totally sure, but getting there may be the easy part, if it's some kinda big secret gatlock may be tricky to get ahold of the recipe. You wanna come with? May take a while to get the plan together, but you're a good fighter, I'd like to have ya on my team."

[somethingyettocome]

"Of course I'll come with you," Dolores replies reflexively and smiles. "You're my friend."

That was a strange sentiment but, technically, it was true. Dolores was bound to travel with Jang because this was Jang's storyline and she was already involved. The only thing that could seal the deal harder was if they had a guest along with them.

"Though I don't know if I'm a good fighter and a warzone sounds mighty dangerous. If you go, we might need more than just the two of us."