faderift | A man and his dog

FORM: Tacked onto the Bulletin Board & Over Sending Crystals
SENDER: Malcolm Reynolds
RECIPIENT: All
WHAT: Mal's look'n for work. And his Mabari.
WHEN: Current
WHERE: Skyhold
NOTES: Dog shenanigans

This is Captain Malcolm Reynolds of the Freighter Serenity and I'm look'n to find some work in and around Skyhold. You need somth'n found, somth'n lifted, somth'n delivered? I'm your man. Wanna wander around outside all casual-like for any reason and want a guard? I can do that too. Most any job that needs do'n I can see to long as I get paid.

...And I'm also look'n for a dog.

So here's the thing- I mighta misplaced somth'n that's liable to wander a li'l bit. Big, brown, kinda fat for a Mabari- answers to Jayne or Salaud depend'n on what he's after. If you got valuables that smell like food or herbs or whatnot I'd double check 'em as he's got a habit of digg'n around, gettin in what ain't his, and eat'n it. Don't be fooled. He ain't a starv'n waif, he gets fed plenty. You see him and he's in somth'n he shouldn't be? Whap him and he'll wander off. You see him and aren't all that inclined to give him a smack? Come find me. I'm the mighty tall fellow wander'n around with a long brown coat and a staff that ain't a mage. Point me in his direction and I'll get it all sorted.

[ On the Bulletin Board: ]

[ Will work for pay. No job too small. Contact Cpt. Malcolm Reynolds with inquiries.

Also: Dog Missing. Goes by Jayne. Contact Cpt. Reynolds if found. ]

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Could work. Keep 'em small and tight, well armed and sneaky- you got enough rogues here you could probably-

[ He catches himself with a shake of his head, a clenching of the shard in his fist. It's easy for him to forget, with just him, without Zoe or the others, that he's out. He doesn't do this anymore. He ain't a soldier. He an't a leader of anything more than him and his. Mercs? Sure. Soldiers? A real movement? No.

Never again. ]

...I'm sure your commander and crew's got all kindsa ideas to sort it out. They'll muddle through just fine.

[Korrin darts a small sympathetic smile at Mal, nodding in agreement to that even as her eyes stray toward the shard.]

They'll manage, and we don't have to spend your time here talking in circles about it. I just couldn't keep that to myself, not if opinion helps sway where we go next.

...how does that feel?

Like I got a bit of magical rock lodged in my foutu</> hand what I didn't ask for.

[ He shakes it out, trying to ignore the tingling. ]

This is what I get for tak'n work around Haven. Place is cursed. Shoulda known better.

[She still eyes it out of caution and concern, despite that flippant comment. Even though all the marks she's seen have remained stable, Korrin remains wary.]

I'd say it is, no doubt. Between all the mess with the Breach and it being overrun, plus its rift being the first to spew people from beyond? Andraste's tits, I can't think of a better cosmic sign for 'don't live here'.

Even before that, heard tell during the blight? Some kinda dragon worship'n cult there. Whether it's just a rumor or it's a little true, I dunno. But that's reason enough to never spend all that much time there.

There isn't much left now, anyway. Just tons of snow from the avalanche and ruins that are half-buried/half-charred. It's nothing anyone who was there needs to see again.

[Including herself. Her lips form a thin line just thinking about it.]

I can try to focus away from that, though. Let me get you a round and you can tell me what you've been up to. Hopefully it makes for a better story than mine.

You know I could do with a round, specially if it comes free.

[ He cracks a smile and stops think'n about the damn hand for a little bit and all this strangeness. A drink with Korrin? That's practically a guaranteed good time. ]

Of course it does. You're new, I'm buying.

[That tends to happen anyway, new or not. Korrin likes buying drinks for her friends.]

And I know it's tempting to leave Jayne here, but the kitchen servants will never forgive us if we do. I'd like to stay on their good side.

But tomorrow I won't be new, so I'll have to buy? What if I go on a run and swing on back in- will I be new again then?

[ Is it a one off or are there multiple opportunities to cash in on this 'fresh blood free drink' business. Because that's a good business for everyone what isn't paying for the drinks. ]

He'll follow. C'mon, mutt.

A man and his dog

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