[Open] Another pirate arrives at Skyhold

[nothief]

WHO: Balthier and OPEN
WHAT: Balthier poking around Skyhold
WHEN: End of Drakonis
WHERE: Around Skyhold, mostly the merchant stalls and the tavern.
NOTES: No warnings, fine with brackets or prose

Tavern
What little coin he did have on hand he needed to keep. In his business, you needed money to make money. But tonight the raucous conversations, laughter and music from the tavern had been a siren song he couldn't resist. Or perhaps he could blame the pretty barmaid who'd practically forced a bottle of wine on him. Oddly enough she'd disappeared after he'd given her the coin for his drink.

As tempting as getting drunk and wallowing a bit over his current situation was, he kept a keen eye open for card games or even the opportunity for a bit of conversation with someone interesting. One never knew when a simple conversation would turn into something more lucrative.

An empty seat catches his eye, wine bottle in hand, he saunters over, offering the stranger a smile, "Is this seat taken?"

Merchant Stalls
Balthier wasn't buying, or selling anything. Not yet. Wandering through the stalls, he was idly perusing the goods, taking stock of the kinds of things available. Although not ideal, the collection of merchant stalls was a decent place to look for business, to keep an ear out for anyone not finding what they're looking for.

Letting himself get a little too distracted by a particularly shiny necklace, which seems to be catching the midday sun just right, he nearly bumps into another passerby. "My apologies. I should be watching where I'm going."

[Wild card, anywhere else around or just outside Skyhold]

Comments

[gatheringstorm]

"A token of affection for my girlfriend. She has an affinity for the sea, so that kind of imagery is a bonus...but not strictly necessary." If something's eye-catching enough, she'll consider it anyway. Just because Araceli deserves nice things. "Maybe a nice collar for her fox, too. He's already a spoiled little prince, might as well look the part."

[nothief]

"Ahh, very romantic," Balthier gives her a sly grin with the compliment, though the revelation wasn't about to deter his playful flirting. Not in the least bit. "I saw a few bottled ships at one of the stalls back that way, but I'm not so sure that's really what you're looking for. None of those large shells around here that you can hear the ocean in sadly."

[gatheringstorm]

Flirting is just flirting; Korrin's not offended by its presence, taken or not. She echoes the grin, then glances where Balthier indicates, thoughtful. "A bottled ship might be just the thing to cheer her up, actually. It's been tense in Skyhold lately, even more so than usual, and as a rifter she's more or less in the middle of it. A reminder of where she's from could be just the thing to make her smile."