It wouldn't be a Coulsand-Theirin Birthday Bash Without Cheese Wheels~

[nugqueen]

Who: Riona, Leliana and friends of the birthday girl /o/ (also new friends are welcome too)
Broadcast: N/a
Action: The Space Bar
When: Evening, September 3rd (now basically)



[The location might be a little more over the top than what Riona would expect, and yet this is Leliana we are talking about, alright. Not only that but she tried her best along with Marian and Beverly to make this a party the Ferelden Queen can remember. It truly was a party for the ages, as much as could be done at least.

Guests are greeted at the entrance with tables lined with simple table cloth, balloons and streamers and candles as a centerpiece. Finding a seat should not be terribly hard, though Leliana fully expects the errant party crasher which is why there is enough food for everyone. And booze, of course. It would not be a Thedas crew party without copious amounts of alcohol.]

Comments

[bryces_pup]

Fenris? Wh- Oh of course he would take issue with you. [Cue internal grumbling about grumpy elves and their dislike of spirits.] You're my guest, Cole. You have as much right to be here. And if he threatens you, you come find me.

But yes, birthdays should be quite happy. They're a day to celebrate the life of a person, and their turning a year older.

[killedwithlove]

[Threatens? Fenris has already made it clear what he'll do to Cole if he ever sees him and Cole would rather not cause that hurt, fear or feel it in himself. Fenris and Cole are just a recipe for disaster.]

I think I scare him. So I just make I'm not where he is. Ever. But today I'll risk it for a little while.

It's celebrating ongoing survival?

[bryces_pup]

He very much distrusts anything to do with spirits, I've noticed.

[That's... putting it lightly.]

That's one way of putting it. I think it's just a way of also celebrating a person. A birthday is meant to be their day. Sometimes, if they turn a certain age, there's even more celebration, like when a child reaches the age of adulthood.

[killedwithlove]

Hates.

[It was beyond mistrust. Cole had had that rage turned at him, he wouldn't mince the words.]

Oh.

Cole never did anything like that.

[bryces_pup]

No? No one ever celebrated his birthday?

[killedwithlove]

No.

There was no reason to. Especially when his magic started to show

[bryces_pup]

No reason not to celebrate someone's life? Especially a child's... that's just wrong.

[killedwithlove]

Mama loved Cole. I don't think Father did. Especially not once he was a mage.

There wasn't much to celebrate anyway.

[bryces_pup]

Then I am sorry for Cole. Every child deserves to have a birthday celebrated, regardless of circumstances.

[Even the mage children.]

But I am glad you came tonight, even if it cannot be for long. You have never been to a birthday celebration before?

[killedwithlove]

No.

Cole and Bunny didn't have celebrations and after the hole opened in the sky... there wasn't time. For those things. Survival mattered.

[bryces_pup]

[Wait. What?]

Hole in the sky?

[Guess who was never told about the Breach!]

[killedwithlove]

... the Breach?

The hole between the Fade and Thedas. It opened during the Conclave.

[bryces_pup]

[Her heart hammers against her chest. She has to take a step back, reeling from the news. Leliana told her about how the Divine died at this Conclave, but nothing about a breach in the Fade.

Most likely trying to spare her as much bad news as possible.]

I... had no idea. Maker's breath. How big is it? Can it be sealed?

[killedwithlove]

It was sealed.

It was big. Very big. Everyone was scared it would wrap around the world. But the Inquisitor closed. Cadash closed it with the help of the mages.

[bryces_pup]

[It being sealed is the only thing preventing her from freaking the fuck out right now. Still, she has to close her eyes and center herself for a moment.

Blighted fucking Thedas. Could it just... not be threatened for more than a decade at a time?]

How did such a thing occur?

[killedwithlove]

I don't really understand it. But... Corypheus used an Elvhen artefact. And it was meant to let him walk physically in the Fade, but it was attached to the Inquisitor instead. And then it went wrong and there was an explosion and the Fade and World layered each other.

And eventually the Inquisitor closed it with the help of the mages, but Corypheus kept being a problem.

[bryces_pup]

...good Maker.

[That is a lot of shit she doesn't understand coming at her at once. She rubs her forehead.]

Leliana mentioned that her Inquisitor hadn't defeated Corypheus yet. I know she's a little anxious about how it will turn out.

[killedwithlove]

I only know how it turned out for my world and Solas'.