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SS Pathstone Mingle

Who: Crew and visitors of the SS ~~Passive Aggressive~~ Pathstone
Broadcast: Probably not
Action: Aboard the ship
When: All February!

[with how good everyone on this ship is at settling differences, getting along, acting rationally, and sharing their things, this month will go by without any ripples.

the audience will be so bored. there isn't ever any drama on this ship. at all. it's great.]

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[He was far more than a device. He was her sole companion and friend for many years and that alone made him more.

He pulls over another piece of paper and rolls onto his stomach, starting to draw. He tries to only draw when his eyes remember. Sweeping robes, dark hair and beard, bright eyes. Tiny wisps so often drifting along behind.]

[ She continues coloring, focused on filling in a partial blob of pink on her paper. Then she stops for a moment, lifting her head up to check on what he's drawing on his paper. ]

...Rhys?

Mm-hm.

[He nods, pen hovering over the face. He doesn't know how to draw kindness, but it's all he remembers clearly of Rhys' eyes.]

They were dark coloured, but... not dark. Bright. Interested.

[He pushes away that piece of paper and starts drawing a large, blocky, humanoid outline in a pale grey.]

[ She can go back to filling in more pink in a bit. Suddenly she's interested in watching Cole draw. She rests her chin in her hands, waiting patiently for him to finish. ]

[It looks like a suit of armour. The head is small compared to the shoulders and chest, bald, but with glowing blue white eyes. A rune of some kind on the head and little runes around the neck.

And then gemstones. Big, spiky gemstones in blue white jutting from the shoulders.]

Shale. She doesn't like birds, but she really hates pigeons most. She called Wynne 'old woman' and Rhys and Evangeline 'it' and was very protective of people.

...She kind of reminds me of a golem.

[ Not exactly, but similar. The golems in Fort Gandala don't have runes or anything. She doubts they had any sort of personality either. They were just a defense system. ]

She is a golem!

[One with a very strong personality and ideas about birds and people.]

Huh? Oh...!

[ She's surprised, not just over knowing about a golem with a personality, but that she also guessed correctly.

Then with a smile, she looks back down at his drawings. ]

Your drawings have improved, Cole.

I've been working on drawing what I see, not what I know. It's difficult, but it's easier with people I knew before I realised what I was.

You're doing great. Keep it up!

[ She looks back down, filling in more blobs of pink on her paper. Just how long ago was the first time they started drawing together? It's been awhile. They've come a long way. ]

[He'll never be a da Vinci... or Solas, but they're recognisable these days as people.]

Elize... Have you ever been around someone who makes your face feel hot?

[ This is shy little Elize. Her cheeks often get warm and pink from embarrassment especially. ]

Huh? You mean like when you accidentally do something silly in front of someone?

[He thinks about it. He doesn't get embarrassed, but he doesn't think that's right.]

No... not really. Never mind.

[ Now she's wondering the reason for that question. ]

Does your face ever get hot around anyone?

[Cole pauses and then nods.]

Sorey.

Huh? Sorey?

[ Elize was aware that the two had met and she's happy for it. She quite fond of Sorey and enjoys having him as a friend.

Now that she thinks about it, if it wasn't embarrassment that he was speaking of, then- ]

My face felt warm when I first met Jude. I don't think I was embarrassed that time. I was... happy.

[Cole nods and hums and looks off somewhere else.]

Yes. Happy. He says nice things about me just because he thinks them.

Is that your first time your face felt warm when someone said nice things about you?

Mm, yes. I can't think of it ever happening before.

[ Jude was her very first, real friend and meeting him is one of her happiest memories. She might have started to harbor a minor crush on Jude around that time. Not only around Jude, but there were instances she'd feel similarly around Milla.

Thoughtful, she focuses back on her paper and resumes coloring, using another shade of pink to fill out the other side of the paper. ]

I bet you really enjoy being around Sorey.

Yes, I do. But... he doesn't need me.

Varric told me I should talk to people who don't need me, let them see me and I started doing that, and it was... nice. But sometimes I still feel like I should be finding people who need help, not doing things for me.

Can't you do both? Find people who need help and don't?

I... suppose so.

There's nothing wrong with doing both.

[ A thoughtful pause as she looks over her markers, then picks up another shade of pink. She's almost about done coloring in her paper. ]

The people who don't really "need" you might like that you're giving them company. If they're already happy, they can be happier with you around. I think that's kind of like helping too!

That was something that Varric said, when we were getting to know each other. When we were all getting to know each other.

I like that idea. I can make people happier just by being with them. Like with you.

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