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[serves]

Who: Cullen
Broadcast: Fleetwide audio
Action: SS Huntress
When: This week

[Cullen doesn't like broadcasting, hence why he very rarely does it. He has no problem speaking to groups of people, rallying troop before battle, but there's something different about this sort of communication that he really does not enjoy. Even still it makes him uncomfortable.

But this is important.]

An odd request, but I was hoping that if anyone happened to possess spare... [how does he even ask] decorative items? A resident on the Huntress is hoping to set up a sort of tea room [why is he doing this] and so I'd figured I'd ask if anyone would want to donate to the cause.

[Elize has him around her little finger, that's why.]

It'd be greatly appreciated.

Comments

Audio

[save_the_souls]

[...]

A tea room?

[serves]

[Really bro did he not just say--]

Yes. We have a tea set, currently. It's a start.

[save_the_souls]

[You just never struck him as the tea type okay Cullen!!]

Yes, that certainly is a start.

Do you mean...like a restaurant tea room, or a private one or...? Whose it for?

[serves]

I'd assume a private one. [For tea parties! Cullen actually knows about those.]

It's Elize's idea, if you're familiar with her.

audio

[devilsinthedetails]

We have quite a few yards of silk in the cargo bay if you want to use that to decorate the walls. Or perhaps using it to make an outfit suitable for having tea in. I've heard about tailors in the fleet.

[aka make her a dress for tea parties. Cole is surprisingly a good dad when he actually feels like it.]

[serves]

Silk? Convenient cargo. Thank you, I had no idea.

[He'll have to see if Elize would want a... dress, or some curtains for the walls. What do little girls want more?]

[devilsinthedetails]

Varric picked it up a while back and after he left, none of us used it, so it should still be there.

[There's a moment where he doesn't talk and then suddenly:]

Oh, we have a few pounds of chocolate here too.

Audio

[hearsthesea]

I can move around some of the things that I've added to the ship already. It's not a full solution, but it still might add a little to the room.

[serves]

Anything to give it a little more life. Elize would be appreciative.

[hearsthesea]

Well, I can't say no to that, can I? I'll start on that soon. If Elize is listening along, she's more than free to look around with me.

[ofbelief]

You know, the best thing to do is make things for it yourself. Posters and stuff.

[serves]

I'm not one for art, unfortunately. If we had the supplies, I'm sure she'd enjoy taking that project upon herself.

[ofbelief]

It doesn't have to be art. You can write nice sayings on paper or do simple stencils. There's no saying it has to be art. And sometimes it's just nice to have someone do it with you.

Video

[wolfuncaged]

[Really, Cullen? Really? ]

A tea room.

[He sounds it out carefully, in the hopes that it will make it less weird. It doesn't. Cullen,you're letting the badass warrior side down and there's really not enough of them for you to be doing that. ]

This is for the little girl?

[serves]

[Why does he feel judged...]

Elize, yes.

[wolfuncaged]

[BECAUSE HE IS. ]

Hm. I met her on the last waystation. She was pleasant enough.

[She was freaking adorable, but this is Fenris and he will cling to his emotional constipation like his life depends on it. ]

I knew a young girl in Exsilium. She enjoyed these things called comic books. They are comprised mostly of pictures, where the words of the story are written largely from the drawn characters in little bubbles. Perhaps she would enjoy something like that. To read while she has...her tea.

[He doesn't fucking know. He doesn't understand kids at all, this is all he's got. ]

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[destinyembrace]

A tea room sounds so sweet. Did they have any particular kind of decoration in mind? Like, if they had a theme they wanted to go with?

[serves]

That's... a good question. I suppose "cute" isn't specific enough, is it?

[destinyembrace]

It narrows it down but no, not too much. Hmmmm... do you know what colors she likes? Maybe deciding on a color palette will help start.

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[killedwithlove]

Solas is helping me paint, I can bring some things for Elize when I next visit.

You're very kind, helping her like this.

Oh! Maybe Jove could get a cutting of one of her plants and when Elize can have a potter flower plant!

[serves]

That... that's a good idea, Cole. All of them, in fact. Perhaps the two of you could paint something together. [Look how nice he's being.]

[killedwithlove]

We did some drawings before. I said we could do painting together when Solas had taught me.

Elize wanted to know what a nug was, so I drew one, but then I had to do it again because I realised drawings only show what's there, not what's there.

... I don't think makes sense in words.

action

[princessia]

...I could have asked about that on my own, you know.

[ Shyly peeking out at him from behind a wall. She doesn't sound upset, she's just... saying. Except she really wouldn't have asked at all! ]

[serves]

[He's sitting in the galley, musing over the responses he's gotten. Seeing Elize, he smiles and motions her over.]

I know. I thought I'd save you the trouble.

[But she can be shy...]

[princessia]

...thank you.

[ A small smile. She walks over, taking a seat next to him. ]

I'll do my best to collect things too. For my tea room and for the rest of the ship.

[ The last waystation had some nice things, but... too expensive. ]