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[birdsbirdsbirds]

Who: Everyone! All of you!
Broadcast: Maybe!
Action: Definitely!
When: Anytime during the toxic moon event!

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[boy oh boy, isn't everyone just so excited to explore this... charming... place...?

this is a game-wide mingle and the timeframe isn't super-important, so throw in with whatever you want! play war games, go shopping for gas masks, get lost in the wilderness, hide up in the Iskaulit and refuse to set foot on the moon, anything goes.

here's the main event info post for reference! have fun!]

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Riona Cousland | OTA

[bryces_pup]

A. Shopping

[Fuck, and she thought the Deep Roads' air was awful. This place takes the cake.

Given that she barely shopped at all on the last stop, she's going full stop here. Clothes, in particular. But of course, a mask as well. The thing is awkward; she's used to helmets, but here the weight is distributed all wrong.

So she can be found in the stores, finally expanding her wardrobe and also purchasing a mask while she's at it. At first, she waffles between the classier looking masks... until she finds one that has the face of a dog bearing its teeth. Then of course she gets that one, because she is nothing if not predictable and Fereldan.]

B. Wilderness

[One would think that after wandering around the country for the better part of a year that she'd want nothing to do with exploring. But in fact, Riona rather misses it. And thus, once a mask and decent exploration clothes are purchased, she's off exploring the forests, a small pack in tow. Her sword is with her, of course; there's no telling what she might run into out here.]

C. Iskaulit / Blue Fish

[...but honestly, besides the above? She's not having much of this place.

Strangely, the war games don't appeal to her much. It's mostly because she wore herself out on fighting and whatnot on the last stop. Too much underground fighting rings for this girl. And she's got other things on her mind that ruin her taste for the games, anyway.

So she'll be sticking to her ship, or occasionally going onto the Iskaulit, either to explore it or to hang out at Varric's bar.]

[partialities]

That is quite ferocious.

[ margaery observes her from a distance for a moment or two. she, too, takes great interest in the manner of clothing. she is in pale pink silks today, a match to a mask of faux flowers hanged around her neck like a necklace. the fashions are so odd but if given enough good fabric, she has able fingers and could, mayhaps, make her own gown out of them. she is not as exceptional in the craft as the seamstresses of highgarden, but either way it is better than what she had seen others wearing. ]

None shall guess a lady so beautiful is hiding underneath.

[bryces_pup]

[Now there's a voice she hasn't heard in awhile.

Riona turns until she spots Margaery. When she does, she greets the Westerosi with a smile and a wave.]

Hello, Margaery. I didn't see you there, forgive me.

[Riona walks over to her, pulling at the mask and adjusting it as she does.]

But thank you. Hopefully it's not terribly intimidating, but I couldn't help but take it.

[The mask certainly doesn't seem like one most noblewomen would wear. Deep down, that may be a part of the appeal to her. But mostly because it's a dog and how can she not?]

Yours is really lovely, though, I dare say.

[partialities]

It is I who should have made myself known. I was curious to see which one you shall choose. Most women I know would never admit to such boldness. Ladies are taught to hide their teeth, not wear them openly.

[ but judging by the glint in her eyes, she appreciates the boldness of it. she reaches down to trace the petals of the flowers ]</small they are not real, however. I have yet to see anything quite like them.

[bryces_pup]

I hope I did not disappoint, then. The dog - the mabari in particular - is the symbol of my homeland. So it's a little taste of home for me.

[her smile grows into a smirk, though the mask covers it for the most part.]

That we are. And admittedly, there is a time and place to hide them. But I suspect the natives of this place may not care much, and I certainly have nothing to hide from the fleet. [...okay that's a bit of a lie. There's plenty she hasn't said and has hid.]

[partialities]

Like the flowers for my own home.

[ she nods. nobody understands the connection and pride in someone's home and land like margaery. for all that she aspires to be the queen of seven kingdoms, her favorite place in the world shall always be highgarden ]

Shall you walk with me, then? I doubt anyone shall bother me with such a brave, ferocious knight on my arm.

[bryces_pup]

Given what you've told me of Highgarden, I am hardly surprised the flower is its symbol.

[The offer brings an amused smile to her lips. She's been called a lot of things, but a knight has never been one of them. Despite the irony, she actually enjoys it.]

I would be honored. You'll look beautiful and I'll look mean and no one will know what to make of us.

[partialities]

Mayhaps they shall simply think of us as beautiful and mysterious. Not the worst thing to be.

[ she adjusts her mask, takes her arm ]

Or mayhaps they shall think lady Margaery is fortunate to be in such fine company on this day. She has the best knight in the realm in her presence.

[bryces_pup]

Oh no, not by a long shot.

[She's been considered - and in a handful of cases honestly been - far worse.]

Does she now? [Riona laughs under her breath as she falls into step at Margaery's side.] That is quite a lot of faith to place in such a person. I dare say I've hardly proven myself as such.

[partialities]

One of my cousins used to tease me silly. Said I looked like a pig. That is a terrible thing to be, far worse than mysterious. Some find a little mystery to be very endearing, after all.

[ what is life without a few little secrets? she smiles at her, squeezes her arm in assurance ]

You shall. I have little doubt.

[bryces_pup]

A pig? Maker, what a rude little thing. I hope there was a nice pit of mud nearby for you to shove said cousin into for such a comment.

[...Riona, honey, not everyone reacted to insults with violence in their childhood like you did.]

[partialities]

Because of the nose.

[ she scrunches it a little and laughs at the comment ]

She would have looked charming even with it. She is infuriatingly beautiful, I doubt the mud would have made much of a difference.

but she places her hand over their joint arms ]

though the idea is certainly wickedly fun.

[bryces_pup]

[Riona rears back a bit, getting a look at Margaery's nose. Sure, it's a little small, but...]

I'd hardly call that piggish. I'd wager your cousin was jealous, even if she is so purportedly beautiful that she could wear mud well. If she ever comes here, we'll need to find a pit of mud and a way to get her in there. Because it is most definitely fun, I assure you. And satisfying.

[And so very juvenile, but that's hardly the point.]

wilderness

[nedstarksbastard]

[At least one of them has an actual weapon on them. Jon--doesn't. He's picked up a stick somewhere along the way to make himself feel better about wandering off weaponless into the wilderness (though he does have enough food and water for a few days' trip, just in case), but it's not really working.

He spies Riona, though, and trudges over very quickly.]

Lady Cousland. [He gives a respectful nod, hoisting his bag up a little higher onto his shoulder.] Will you want company? [Well, at least he doesn't beat around the bush.]

[bryces_pup]

[Riona slows when she hears footsteps fast approaching. She turns, and a smile greets Jon as he addresses her.

But goodness, Starks/Snows and their formalities.] Please, Riona is fine. But hello, Jon. I would love company. Exploring and getting the lay of the land is far more fulfilling when you're with others.

[Her lips twitch in a contained laugh.]

Or for getting lost with.

[nedstarksbastard]

Riona, then. [To his credit, he can adjust pretty well to the lack of formalities.]

I've had more than enough experience with getting lost by myself here. [It's rather dry, but Riona's good people, so she gets to see him smiling back, even slightly.] It'd be a change of pace to get lost with somebody else.

[bryces_pup]

[Good on you, Jon. Your brother and sister, for all they're good people, are a bit too stuffy sometimes.]

Have you now? This is the first I've come into the wilds here. Come across anything interesting while being lost?

[nedstarksbastard]

[He shakes his head.] I meant on this moon--you'd be surprised at what you can get into while looking for a bakery. This is the first I've ventured into the wilds as well.

[bryces_pup]

[That earns a laugh, even if it's mildly sympathetic.]

Ah, the perils of navigating a city. The important thing is, did you find the bakery?

[nedstarksbastard]

It wasn't a very good one.

[Wow, harsh.]

And they didn't have what I was looking for either. [A shrug--well, what can you do?] Did you have better luck, navigating around the city?

[bryces_pup]

What were you looking for, exactly? I didn't recognize much of what they have in the way of food here.

[Freaking foreign worlds and their weird cuisine.]

A little bit. To be honest, I haven't explored it as much as I should. It's a bit hard to want to while wearing these masks.

[They're such a pain.]

[nedstarksbastard]

Lemoncakes. They're common where I'm from, and I was hoping to make a gift of them, but--[a wry smile, not that she can see it behind his mask]--it's a bit hard to make a gift of something you can't find.

[A huff.] Aye, they're more cumbersome than I'd like, but I'll take it over getting sick after a few minutes on this moon. [Seriously, when can they get off this incredibly polluted world already?] What did you find?

[bryces_pup]

[Lemons? Ah, she thinks she knows who the gift was intended for.]

Am I right in guessing this was a gift for Sansa? She does like lemons.

[If so, then Jon is a good brother to her.]

Very true. And at least they're not needed in doors. I have found little in the way of anything interesting here, but I hope to fix that today. There's always something in the wilds to pique one's curiosity.

[nedstarksbastard]

Aye, it was supposed to be. They're her favorite.

[A good half-brother, who's just now getting used to being treated by his sister as her brother in truth.]

Or to try not to get killed by. [That's an incredibly morbid addition to make.] What do you think we might find out here, then?

[bryces_pup]

It was good of you to try. I'll be sure to keep a look out for them.

[And let him know if she does. Sansa deserves to have her favorite treat.]

Oh, but that's half the fun! I can't even imagine what sort of wildlife they may have out here. [She gestures for him to follow as she goes to move further into the wilds.] Or worse.