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[merchantprince]

Who: Varric
Broadcast: Open a/v on the network.
Action: Anyone on the Marsiva, since he hasn't been shuffled yet.
When: Dec 29th, or so.

[video;]

[The feed, quite frankly, is crap. The communicator's been bumped on midsentence and appears to be capturing video of an empty bunk.]

—e's ass! Where is Bianca?

[There is some mad shuffling offscreen. A door opens, then closes. The shuffling returns, and this time, there is... chest hair? Chest hair. Sorry. He picks up the communicator, examing it and turning it in his hands, and then finally looking straight into the camera.]

I may be the most desirable dwarf in all of Kirkwall, but that doesn't give anyone free pass to kidnap me twice in a row. Come out of hiding, hand over the crossbow, and maybe I'll feel generous enough not to shoot someone in the face on the way out. Maybe.

[His brows knit together. He leans back and rubs at his temple.]

Maker's breath... my head feels like it's full of cotton. Cotton and shit I've never seen before.

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[merchantprince]

[Yeah, his life is exciting enough without borrowing trouble.]

Your name sounds rebellious too. [Varric chuckles.] The pleasure's mine.

Nah, I'm nothing terribly dangerous. Just a storyteller and a businessman.

[got_it_memorized]

There might be a little insurgent in me, on a good day.

Ah, but businessmen can be the most dangerous, in their own way. The powers of persuasion and negotiation are unsung; don't sell yourself short, my friend.

[merchantprince]

[He chuckles warmly. This Axel guy is brighter than most of the people Varric deals with on a regular basis.]

It's far too late for that, I'm afraid.

[got_it_memorized]

[There's a beat of silence, and then Axel just laughs. He didn't really mean that literally (and from the feed it's hard to tell just how short Varric might actually be), but a little self-deprecating humor is never a bad sign.]

I like your style, Varric; I would definitely let you buy me a drink. Or a sandwich. I promise I'd stop before fifty, though.

If you find yourself planetside, gimme a holler. Something tells me you're an interesting guy to chat with.