3rd Blight - video and open log

[bryces_pup]

Who: Riona (who is not at ALL drunk, no sir) and you
Broadcast: yes
Action: In Varric’s bar
When: Forward dated to the night of May 1st

Video

[The camera wobbles as it turns on. There’s a moment of it spinning around before it’s set down with a hard “clunk!” There’s a snort before a shadow looms over the camera. It faces an empty chair at a table in what some may recognize as Varric’s bar. But the seat is shortly filled by Riona, who leans on her elbows and smiles lopsidedly at the camera.

Yep, someone’s drunk and has made the poor decision to make a public broadcast.]

I think I’ve reached the point where bad decisions start looking like good ones. Or maybe it’s more that I’m past the point of caring, though I’m sure I’ll be thoroughly kicking myself in the morning as I fight off the egregious hangover I’m sure to have.

[Consider that your only warning, Blue Fish.]

What a lovely party that was the other night. The sort of event that’s supposed to let you forget about your troubles and be merry for awhile. And maybe, just maybe, let you believe for a little while that you’re not a terrible person.

[Her smiles turns a shade derisive as she takes a drink from whatever concoction she has in that tankard.]

Or is that just me? It probably is. Which I suppose leads to the point of this little broadcast. [She throws her arms out, almost knocking her drink over in the process.] Surprise! I’m a shitty person. Selfish and terrible. Oh sure, I start out with good intentions, I mean well, but ultimately I end up making shitty decisions because of them. I push and I shove and then people get hurt and I tell myself I did it because it was for the best. I “make up for it” and try to ease things and I say that over and over again in my head when I go to sleep.

[She snorts, leaning on her arms on the table again as she looks away.]

Keep that in mind next time you deal with me. You’ll all be better off.

Should any of you still feel inclined to talk to me, I’ll be here in Varric’s fine establishment, trying to drown my problems for likely the rest of the night. Feel free to come in and have a drink on my selfish ass. I probably owe all of you at least one, if not more.

[Before she picks up her drink, she mutters:] Oh Oghren, you’d be so proud. [And as she takes another long gulp, she shuts off the camera.]


Action

[The Queen of the Self-Loathing Party can be found, as said, at Varric’s bar. She’s got her own table and she’s already knocked back Maker-knows how many drinks. Oddly enough, her sword is in tow, though it’s currently propped up against the table leg. Perhaps at some point, she meant to spar and beat out her feelings. Clearly, either that didn’t work or she didn’t bother and wound up here instead.

She’s definitely pretty damn drunk. If the broadcast didn’t make that clear, then the way she at points will burst out laughing for no reason might hint at it. Or maybe how she’s half slumped over the table, trying to play games on her communicator and cursing loudly as she fails at it (which is pretty much the case for every attempt).

If she sees someone she recognizes, she’ll raise her glass and sloppily beckon them to come over.]
Come, have a drink! It’s no fun doing it alone!

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[steeledskin]

Lady Riona. [ there is censure in her voice. disappointment, even -- that a fellow well-heeled lady should behave so abhorrently in so public a fashion. meek and mild as she is, sansa knows the glass-eyed look of drunkenness when she sees it.

for a stranger, she might have left them to their drink -- but riona is a member of her crew, and growing to be more and more of a friend with each passing day.

so, stiffly: ] Mayhaps you ought to return to the Blue Fish, my lady.

[ before you embarrass yourself further. ]

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[bryces_pup]

[Sansa you are going to get the biggest apology, and probably thank you, come morning. After she's done puking and whatnot.

But right now? She merely gets a laugh at the suggestion. Though, the tone is not lost on her, and in the back of her mind, muddled under all that alcohol, is a pang of shame.]

The Blue Fish lacks a bar. And I would think it more preferable I carry out my idiocy here, rather than on the ship and subject all of you to it, no?

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[kyasdaughter]

[ oof. katara is wincing the entire way through this. as delicately as she can manage, she'll ask- ]

Are you, um - sure this was a great idea?

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[bryces_pup]

Myself in the morning will disagree. But myself now says yes. Or maybe I don't care. I can't decide. Either way, I do think honesty is called for in this case.

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[theoniongirl]

[oh dear]

Riona...[she stops the "Are you alright" that was automatically waiting on the tip of her tongue. The answer is pretty obvious] are you alone?

[If she was going to try drowning her sorrows, she at least shouldn't be doing so alone.]

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[bryces_pup]

I am, in fact, alone! No one has joined me yet. I can't say I'm surprised.

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[invigorates]

[ one day, one fucking day lioriley is going to see her friends in here and not have to ask: ]

Might I ask what is troubling you so, that you feel the need to drink yourself into a stupor? [ it's said gently, of course, legitimate concern evident in her tone and in her expression. this shit needs to stop, though. ]

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[bryces_pup]

[She smiles at Lior. It's supposed to be a carefree one, but there's a trace of guilt in there. The little bit of her mind that's still sober is so damn sorry for this.]

Oh, Lioriley. 'Tis nothing so troublesome as merely a fact that needed to be stated.

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[nugqueen]

[Maker what was this?! Okay so she may not be unsurprised by this given the previous evening's events - yes she'd totally been spying and maybe had been hoping for a little reconciliation that she didn't exactly see happening but there had been hope, for her at least. This was... a little much.]

Do you want me to join you?

[She's calm as can be though internally she's saying a few prayers to Andraste to help Riona get through this mess she's put herself in. Maker's Breath she's going to have words with Varric about this. He should have stopped her after the first few drinks!! If Varric thought Cassandra was scary well - he'd be thoroughly changing his mind soon enough.]

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[bryces_pup]

Oh yes, do come, Leli!

[Riona beams.]

We can sit and chat just like old times. If we try hard enough, we can pretend we're back in Thedas. Varric set up this bar well enough to feel like a tavern back home.

[partialities]

My lady.

[ a little more liberal in her own time, she is still old fashioned in her view of decorum. Worse than that, being that intoxicated is a weakness and one must never flaunt their weaknesses.

Especially not a woman. ]

Should I come and escort you? A walk might do you well.

[bryces_pup]

Oh, beautiful, clever, charming Margaery.

[Her bisexuality also comes out a bit more when she's drunk. One of the few upsides to it.]

You don't want to walk with me right now. I would indisputably make you look like you consort with drunkards. You're gonna be a queen, too. Can't have that. Not to mention if I fall on my face, you would not have the strength to get me back up. Unless those pretty arms of yours hold more muscle than they seem.

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[sandhate]

[ Yikes

After seeing the video, he heads to the bar. Not a place he normally goes to considering he always seems to wake up in prison cells when he drinks. But Riona is a friend. He'll do what he can. He winces at how loud she is and hides it with a wary laugh. ]

You sure about that? You seem like you're doing perfectly fine having fun alone.

[bryces_pup]

Fun? Maker's balls no. Drinking is meant to be done with good company!

[She waves for him to come over again.]

Join me! First drink is one me, promise!

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[dancingmd]

[As soon as Beverly sees the video, she immediately makes her way to Varric's. She's not angry, not exactly, but she is stiff, rather stiffer than she usually is with Riona. Her goal right now is to get Riona safely back to the Blue Fish. Though when the other woman waves her over, she does at least sit with her.]

I don't think that's a good idea.

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[bryces_pup]

Why not? I am feeling generous!

[And guilty and awful and so much else.]

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[wolvenmemory]

[After hearing all that, there's one question that comes to the forefront of his mind.]

Just how much have you had to drink?

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[bryces_pup]

[It's a good question! One that confounds Riona, judging by the variety of facial expressions she goes through while trying to count.]

Approximately a lot.

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[nedstarksbastard]

[As someone who's posted some very embarrassing things before, Jon winces a little in sympathy for the oncoming embarrassment Riona's sure to have. But hey--at least he doesn't have to ask where she is.]

How drunk are you?

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[bryces_pup]

Everyone keeps asking me that. I should have tallied my drinks! The exact answer is a lot.

[video] i'm sorry, i can't resist

[evildetector]

[ holy shit. it's like watching a train wreck, and stiles is actually gaping a little at her here. ]

Dude, your paycheck is gonna be killer.

never be sorry

[bryces_pup]

My pay - oh. The money we get from Atroma. [...well, he's not wrong.] Yes, I am sure the audience is going to be so amused by this. I live to entertain. Which is probably good considering the bar tab I'm running up here.

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[theirinurpants]

[ This is, he's sure, entirely his fault. He said something to make her feel guilty, even though she has absolutely no reason to, and now she's - doing this. It's all his fault, and he needs to fix it, somehow, because Riona doesn't deserve to treat herself this way.

Maybe it'd be better if he just stayed away, but he can't. Riona is a good person, who is kind to him when she wouldn't need to be, and he wants to help her, if he can. He hopes she's not so drunk that she'll be sick in the morning. ]

Riona?

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[bryces_pup]

[The sound of his voice makes her perk up and look around. Deep in the back of her mind, she knows that this is happening because of her broadcast, and that this won't be a happy encounter. Unfortunately, that little sober part is drowned out by the alcohol, at least for now.]

Alistair! [She beams and waves him over.]

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[alwayscomeback]

[Well, that's not exactly a great thing to see all over the network, and Sokka would rather check up on Riona face to face. So, he makes his way over to the Space Bar, taking a seat next to her. Girl, your captain is worried. ]

So. That was a speech.

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[bryces_pup]

[She beams and straightens up when she realizes Sokka has seated himself next to her.]

It was a bit, wasn't it? Hopefully I didn't sound like some old-winded codger.