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Fade Rift Mods ([personal profile] faderifting) wrote in [community profile] allthisshitisweird2016-04-16 01:02 pm
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TEST DRIVE MEME!

WHAT A GLOOORIOUS FEELING



WE'RE STILL IN THE HINTERLANDS


How’s the weather, Inquisition? Terrible. Heavy rainfall pelts the plains and the mountains, four straight days of it! Dark clouds block out the sun. It may begin to feel like there’s no end to the storms in sight. When darkness falls, cold evening temperatures turn that rain frigid. Your boots, your socks, they’re soaked through. Everyone smells like wet wool.

And as if all that weren’t enough: the increased rainfall loosens patches of mud and shale, causing mudslides.



1. We’re not in Orzammar anymore…
A recent group of dwarven traders bearing fine crafts and goods were inbound for Skyhold, ready to flood the markets with their wares. Instead, they got flooded out.

Yes, word has reached the Inquisition that the traders have been unfortunately detained by the weather and they are now in need of a rescue. Dare you venture out into the lashing rain and sliding mud to rescue the traders?

If you do so dare, you’ll find some of the traders to be exceedingly grateful for your efforts, ready to bestow handsome rewards on you, O Brave Soul -- just as soon as you’ve escorted them safely back to Skyhold. Or you might find a cluster of more disagreeable traders, grumpy at the water in their boots and the loss of their goods. Some of those goods might still be rescuable, if you want to wade out into a mud field to retrieve a fallen chest, or tug an errant terrified donkey back onto what’s passing for dry road these days.

As you carry these treasures back to their masters, or back to Skyhold, you might consider helping yourself to a sampling of the wares on your way back. After all, your reward might not be adequate, and you are risking your life for these ungrateful sons of mothers. Just don’t get caught. These traders don’t look kindly on thieves, and frayed tempers snap easily.

Feel free to get stuck on your way to the rescue, too. Weather out the storm with a fellow do-gooder. These days, the rescuers might need rescuing just as much.

2. Are you mad? That’s twelve year old scotch!
In Skyhold and the surrounding tent towns, what with the confusion and the panic and the scramble for high ground, market stalls are left unattended and wares are ripe for the taking. For some, temptation proves to be too much. Where there’s disaster, there’s often looting! A few vendors defend their own wares, and those that can’t make desperate entreaties for assistance. Bandits! Thieves!

Are you a brave and hale friend to the Inquisition and to good honest trade, ready to defend the wares of the waterlogged merchants? Or maybe your sticky fingers spot a tempting treasure too great to ignore. If they didn’t want it stolen, they should have taken it with them! Watch out for that Qunari metalsmith with the mean right hook. He’s not to be trifled with, and his blow will leave you toothless in the mud.

3. I gotta go, Julia, we got bears.
The rainfall has disturbed more than the mud. Bears, resting in their caves, have found their caves to be too damp for their liking, and they’ve taken to the open air to vent their spleens. Some people say that the bears are as frightened as you are, but when you’re faced with a six hundred pound beast with huge pointy teeth, their innocence is a little harder to keep in perspective.

The tents surrounding greater Skyhold are especially worried by rogue bears. Make a stand against them, or else help evacuate a threatened campsite. Mudwrestling a bear is a great way to impress the ladies, or the gentlemen… but no one will blame you for beating a hasty retreat.

4. We got 12 skins of water, 56 ales, two vodkas, four whiskeys, six bottles of wine, tequila, hazelnut paste, cheese, bread, eggs, bananas, apples, bacon, steaks, pancakes, dry grain, milk, sweet tomato sauce, half a pudding, half-ounce Sour Wine, 3 1/2 grams Grand Inquisitor Kush, one ounce of 'shrooms, 15 ecstasy potions, a smutty woodcut, a bat…
TIME TO HUNKER DOWN. In the tavern, the barkeep is handing out free spiced wine to anyone who takes refuge behind her door. The din of conversation and lutesong makes a fine lullabye for the careworn traveler, and you might find yourself inadvertently dropping off to sleep. Or maybe someone’s fallen asleep on you.

Who can blame the slumberers, finally safe and warm and dry? In the tavern, the fires have been built up to ward off the chill and the damp, but relaxation is a little more difficult these days. You really have to elbow your way in there to get close to that warmth. Once you get close enough, you’ll find that the hearths are taken up with dozens and dozens of wet socks and wetter boots, steaming gently as they dry. Be disgusted if you want, or else peel off your own and go barefoot while you wait.

Hey! What’s going on over there? Someone’s taking one of your socks! Stop, thief!

If you can’t make it to the tavern, you might find yourself holed up somewhere a little more unlikely. The limited space within Skyhold means there aren’t a lot of free rooms. That door you shoulder open in desperation might have an owner already. Intrusions aren’t always unwelcome, but beware of what -- or who! -- you might find.

5. Lots of fish… and lots of weather.
WILDCARD. Whatever you do, just remember: there’s a lot of rain, you’re very wet, and if you’re feeling amorous, keep in mind that everyone smells like wet wool. We cannot stress this enough.
enasalin: (entertained)

[personal profile] enasalin 2016-04-18 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Taking a light sip, more interested in keeping her hands warm than draining her cup, Danae nods. "At least the Legion of the Dead would have the lay of the land, which is helpful since I doubt wrens, fennecs or sparrows would have a low profile underground. Maybe we should go for nugs or deepstalkers next." She flashes a smile, clearly kidding. If that happened, Leliana would want her scouting underground regularly and...no thanks.
serannas: amused (vir sumeil)

[personal profile] serannas 2016-04-19 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh!" she exclaims with a laugh. "Nugs are sweet, but completely defenseless. Wouldn't that be a funny one to try? And deepstalkers? I would respect the person who managed to study one's soul without getting their face ripped off. Nasty little things."
requirethree: (in the bank and the church)

Antonin Dolohov | Harry Potter (...sorry?)

[personal profile] requirethree 2016-04-19 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
4.

Antonin is not enamored of rain. England had come with an excessive amount of it, and the fact that there are theoretically charms for getting rid of the damp doesn't make the damp more pleasant. The free wine was some consolation, at least, and it makes him inclined to be friendly to those around him. It isn't the most pleasant atmosphere he'd ever enjoyed, but it isn't the worst.

Unfortunately, Dolohovs are not incredibly skilled at quiet, which means his inclination to swap a tall tale or two - or maybe a drinking song - is probably less than fully appreciated by those trying to doze in the warmth.

4. (redux)

Dolohov is not terribly picky about which door he shoulders open. As long as the room has a fireplace, he doesn't mind sharing. (The original occupant, however, may feel differently, presented with a large, dripping man who looks anything but reputable forcing the door. No matter. Antonin is thoroughly convinced of his ability to charm or brawl his way out of most things, usually in that order.)
enasalin: (smiling)

[personal profile] enasalin 2016-04-19 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
Leaning back in her chair, she giggles. "Leliana would probably love it if we could transform into them. The nugs, not the deepstalkers. But it won't be me, either. I've been thinking, maybe it's time to go for something bigger." Something more capable of depending itself than a wren, fennec or halla.
serannas: smile (nehn)

[personal profile] serannas 2016-04-19 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
"We would be fed very well if we stayed nugs in her company," she agrees.

But she's intrigued by Danae's statement and gestures towards her with a hand so she'll continue.

"Any ideas yet?"
fightingdirty: (9913343)

[personal profile] fightingdirty 2016-04-19 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Lena's mouth is open, ready to ask, but when Korrin beats her to it, she just whistles through her front teeth instead.

"And she has incredible tits, right? I seem to remember you saying that once. I can see why it was worth going for that. Don't think I would have bothered, myself."
scalethewall: (13)

[personal profile] scalethewall 2016-04-19 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
Blackwall's lopsided smile is less about finding humor in what Zevran is saying and more in finding his actual laughter and bright smile somewhat contagious. The answer itself is something of a relief and, if he wasn't wearing his weight in wet armor, the assassin probably would've noticed just how much the news seemed to relax him.

"Well, that's more than most. I don't think anyone can fault you for valuing your own life," He clears his throat and offers out a thickly gloved hand to shake, "Warden Blackwall. A pleasure to make your acquaintance.

I hope it's not too forward of me, but if you're running an errand for the Wardens it only feels right to offer my assistance, if you'd have it."
ombranera: (Not a bad look for you!)

[personal profile] ombranera 2016-04-19 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
"And what are you doing all the way out here? I had thought most of the Southern Wardens were in Adamant or had settled with the Inquisition while petitioning for their aid." Zevran takes the hand as given- or rather clasps the man's wrist as most warriors are wont to do. Something about the gesture was manly, or so he had been told. To him it was as good a way as any to gauge a man's pulse.

Provided they weren't soaked to the bone and covered in armor.

"Forward would be asking me to bed and is normally more my thing than the other way around." Another crackling laugh. "But no, it is not so forward as all that. I am seeking out supply caches left by those who camped here before-"

He hesitates a moment and shakes his head. "Before they moved on."
scalethewall: (13)

[personal profile] scalethewall 2016-04-19 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Huh... the things you miss when you're on your own recruiting," He says. Definitely not nervously, definitely not oh-so-subtly shoving excuses very obviously out in the open even though no one had made any accusations.

"Varric? Not sure I know who- wait... that name is familiar. Is he the one who wrote those Hard in Hightown books?" He smirks slightly, nodding to himself as he takes a drink.
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[personal profile] scalethewall 2016-04-19 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Huh. Guess I didn't get the message. My orders haven't changed over the last few years: recruit throughout the South on my own," He offers vaguely with a dismissive shrug before reaching out to grasp the elf's forearm in return.

This time Blackwall's laughter is genuine, unguarded and full, if a little embarrassed.

"I suppose, I set myself up for that one," He says, still chuckling. "Supply caches. Right. Well, I don't mind helping you look, if you don't mind the company. Though, at this point, anything left behind might be under water."
ombranera: (So an elf and a dwarf walk to a bar)

[personal profile] ombranera 2016-04-19 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
"Probably for the better. The situation is apparently quite dire. And Complicated. But with Wardens when is it not dire or complicated?" Never. It is always and ever some manner of complicated and on the edge of the world's ending.

"Served it up on a silver platter, much like your terribly fine self." His smirk takes a sultry edge for a moment, but only a moment. Work first, play later. "Not at all. Another pair of eyes for bears or hands for hauling would be marvelous. Why they chose to send an assassin to do a warrior's job I will never know."
scalethewall: (05)

[personal profile] scalethewall 2016-04-19 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
He nods in vague agreement, offering a noncommittal grunt, but seems happy to move on to supply searching and finding amusement in the valiant attempts at flirting. He had to assume flirting was the man's natural state, since even the most beautiful or handsome of people would look, and smell, like a drowned rat in all this rain.

"Well, you got it half right. 'Terrible' isn't completely inaccurate," He's mostly joking. Mostly.

"So, I'm guessing we're looking for tents, or other noticeable signs of an old campsite?" Something large like that would be slightly easier to find in the rain and mud than crates he assumed, "Maybe they thought you'd be less likely to attract the attention of bears. Or get stuck in mud." Because now that neither of their lives were being threatened by said bears, it definitely seemed like something he should tease the stranger about.
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[personal profile] ombranera 2016-04-19 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
"There is something to be said of the 'massive, muddy, and sodden' look. It was all the rage in Ferelden...well. It is all the rage in Ferelden. Forever. There are no other looks for men or women. Or dogs. Or cities-" Basically everything is covered in mud and perpetual damp, the end.

No wonder people grow so massive down here, they are constantly watered.

"Fire pits and the like. There should be crates with their griffon branded into the wood nearbye. I have the general area marked on my map but became preoccupied." By mud. "The whole myth of elves being light enough to walk on top of snow is just that, alas."
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Cosima Niehaus | Orphan Black

[personal profile] youwonscience 2016-04-19 09:59 am (UTC)(link)
2.

There is rain all over her glasses.

Not that Cosima isn't grateful for them - imagine if she'd been a contact lens wearer, as good as blind as soon as a lens popped out - but glasses are not really ideal accessories in a torrential downpour.

That's what she'll blame when someone nearly knocks into her. It definitely is not that she knocks into them first because she can't really see where she's going. When they drop what they're carrying, she reaches down to pick it up, though, because that's polite. "You shouldn't really be carrying ironwork in the rain without a cloth or something," she starts to say... and then registers angry shouting getting rapidly closer. That can't be good.

4.

Cosima is barefoot, cross-legged and itching for some way to take notes. She knows her laptop would be impractical, but a simple notebook would do. Being warm for the first time in days has restored her optimism in good measure and everyone taking shelter at the same time presents her an array of people to interview - or at least chat with.

That is, she would chat with them, except the warmth and the wine are pushing her toward drowsiness. It would be completely embarrassing to pass out on the nearest shoulder, so she firmly resolves not to. She's just going to rest her eyes. For a moment.
gatheringstorm: (wait what)

[personal profile] gatheringstorm 2016-04-19 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Korrin echoes the smirk, naturally a fan of those stories. It seems everyone has read them, or just about. "The very same. He joined up with the Inquisition, actually, has been there from the beginning. Anyway, he was with Hawke when they encountered Corypheus some years ago. They fought him and thought he was dead, but now we've all found out the hard way that it's not that simple."
gatheringstorm: (shit-eating grin)

[personal profile] gatheringstorm 2016-04-19 02:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Korrin nods, understanding well that Lena would have hated it. "You would've liked the party in the valley, though; not formal at all and plenty of hooch to go around. But yes, she does. I didn't even tell you the best part; Taashath told her to say a certain phrase to me without telling her what it meant, implying that it was romantic: Taarsidath-an halsaam."
enasalin: (questioning)

[personal profile] enasalin 2016-04-19 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Danae tilts her head, frowning in thought. "Mmm...perhaps a bear or a wolf? Both are common enough that they wouldn't stand out at all. A wolf seems more likely, since it has less bulk, but we'll see. I'm not married to either idea. What would you go for?"
fightingdirty: (9913340)

[personal profile] fightingdirty 2016-04-19 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Lena stops in her tracks, grabs Korrin's arm in a tight grip, and looks as though someone just offered her all the gold in Orlais.

"No. Fucking. Way."
serannas: serious (sulevin)

[personal profile] serannas 2016-04-19 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"A wolf sounds like a very good idea. I hesitate to become any animal that can be hunted for its pelt, but there seem to be more animals that are than aren't, so I would need to set that worry aside." She takes another moment to think, sipping at her drink with thoughtful eyes staring at the middle distance.

"Maybe a quillback? They're tough creatures."
enasalin: (self-conscious)

[personal profile] enasalin 2016-04-19 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hm...they're mostly desert creatures, aren't they? Those quills are definitely a solid defense. Roam as that and you won't have to worry about the sun roasting your skin, either." Danae smiles wryly, knowing her usual fate whenever she takes in too much sun. Maybe that's why she's not too upset about all the rain to be had around the area.
blessedmaiden: (185)

[personal profile] blessedmaiden 2016-04-19 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, she's happy to see a comrade, that can explain her enthusiasm easily, right? Right. Even from her point in the timeline they barely speak to each other outside the battlefield. And while the summoner would trust him her back anytime the was a differnce between being great partners during a battle and being, well, friends.
But now it's not the time of sad thoughts, he is somehow younger than the Kain she knows but it's an happy reunion between dear comrades and she should only focus on the happy feelings. Who expected to find him in such a smelly and wet place?

"Maybe. You look... different from how I remember you." She wonder how long it has been for him- since the last time she saw Kain it was on the moon, no more than a couple of months earlier, fighting the creator... Oh, well!

"I see. Well, still better than being alone, don't you agree?" The summoner offers him a wide smile "So... were you expecting someone? Or would you like to join me for the evening? I mean, look at the location-" wet socks, smelly boots abandoned all around, a true paradise for the senses "-may not be the best but does it really matter? I'd love to know what you've been up in all this time. And pardon my enthusiasm, I... just expected to be completely alone here."
Edited 2016-04-19 21:20 (UTC)
gatheringstorm: (smug)

[personal profile] gatheringstorm 2016-04-19 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Lena's reaction only gets Korrin to laugh all over again. "I'm not making this up. Nearly stumbled on her mid-dance and everything. That made her want to find Taas and punch him, but...well, he had to have expected that. I'm sure he was fine, it'd be like punching a mountain."
serannas: embarrassed (hellathen)

i'm just gonna match you icon for icon

[personal profile] serannas 2016-04-19 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Ellana can sympathize there! Why, it's almost as if they're related or something!

"Yes, and rather tough to kill, as I hear it. I want a fierce attacker for my next too. It's something to think about, at least. What do you say to heading to the library after this to look up some animals?"
fightingdirty: (9913352)

[personal profile] fightingdirty 2016-04-19 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"I might buy him a drink for that. Maybe." Lena parting with coin is serious business. "I wish I could have seen her face when you told her what it really meant." Chuckling, she starts walking again.

"At least joining up means I'll finally get to meet her."
enasalin: (interested)

gasp!

[personal profile] enasalin 2016-04-19 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Those poor ginger/fair-skinned elves. At least life is easier in the mountains, in that respect.

To that suggestion, Danae raises her cup and then has another sip. "I'd love to, Ellana. Perhaps something else will give us inspiration. Has your teacher given any suggestions or is she having you take the initiative on everything?"

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