004 // the house of sin

[serpentis]

Who: Dorian and assorted guests
Broadcast: Fleet-wide, 3/10
Action: In a villa practically in the forest (THE HOUSE OF SIN)
When: Broadcast- 3/10 // Action- 3/9-3/31? Until we leave.

Broadcast:

[The broadcast goes out on 3/10, and Dorian smirks a bit into the feed.]

I believe I've secured lodging for myself, with room enough for several others. If you need a place to stay, do let me know. It's a quaint little villa a bit outside of town. ...please don't mind the suspicious glances, I assure you, I've done nothing entirely against the guidelines that were set.

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Action:

[Dorian has secured a villa, but the residents of Mor don't seem too keen on having an evil mage for a neighbor. As the month goes on, more and more villagers will show up to stand at the gates of the villa and threaten to come in after the "evil wizard".

Maybe he shouldn't have gone so overboard with the whole "contacting the spirits of the dead" thing.]

((OOC: Mingle post for the House of Sin. We'll pretend there are enough rooms in here for everyone! Even if you character only drops by to rest their feet a bit, everyone is welcome to visit and stay the night if they want.))

Comments

ACTION | open whenever pretty much

[ladiesss]

[she probably should have knocked.

but instead she decided to sneak in through a window and poke around all of the rooms. sure, it's only a matter of time before someone finds her and asks her what she's doing there, but you know what? she's curious. she likes the feel of the old villa. won't take anyone's stuff or anything, she just... wants to see, creep around a little.

sluaghs, man.]

[dawnwillcome]

[With an open invitation to basically the entire fleet, Jove does expect to see a lot of people coming and going. There are still a lot of people she hasn't met yet, but a young woman responding to Dorian's invitation isn't as odd as it could be. He is, after all, very charming.]

Hello there. [She's just come in from a full day out in the sun, a small pouch in one hand and a collection of green leaves in the other. Combined with her pointed ears it's an incredibly stereotypical picture of an elf, but she doesn't care much at the moment.] Are you here for a room? There's still quite a few left.

[ladiesss]

Oh--

[she stops her close investigation of an old design carved into the wood of a door to look at who's talking to her--immediately hoping she's not in trouble. she's... probably not in trouble, right? she looks from the ears to the things in her hands...]

Um... Hi? I don't know, I was kind of just over to visit...? Maybe?

[...okay, come on Krista, get it together. she pulls all of her hair away from her shoulders, just to have something to do.]

Dorian invited me, so...

[dawnwillcome]

[Is she afraid? That won't do at all.]

There's a room by his that's still open. I can show you to it, if you like.

[ladiesss]

Oh, I don't know if I want to... stay, or anything...

[she definitely seems... awkward... about something... maybe it's the idea of imposing on someone's living conditions, or maybe it's something else...]

[dawnwillcome]

[Whatever it is, it's something Jove notices is holding her up.]

You could if you wanted to. If Dorian invited you specifically you must be important to him.

[ladiesss]

...You think so?

[well that perks her up a little. she was kind of under the impression that he just invited a bunch of people and whoever showed up were his new friends or whatever.]

[wolfuncaged]

[You know what Fenris doesn't find funny? People snooping about in his living space. Like, at all. Especially when he's already so tightly wound up by the place they're visiting in anyway.

So, when Krista breaks in, he's immediately on the offensive, lyrium aglow. She should probably be glad he hasn't saved enough prize tickets money for a sword, yet. ]

What are you doing in here?

[ladiesss]

[she spins around--and wow someone is here and glowy and not happy to see her. she hunches up, defensively, but totally backs away. she's got zero fighting ability going for her, but she obviously looks like a fight is the last thing on her mind.]

Oookay, scary... Glowing guy, um, I-- [wow that is some delicious-looking magic.] --Dorian invited me.

[wolfuncaged]

[He doesn't calm down, but he doesn't lunge for her, either. ]

Dorian invited you to poke around in my room?

[ladiesss]

Nnnnooo, that part I invited myself to do.

[she... yeah. should have thought about this a little more, maybe.]

But I didn't touch anything, I swear. I can totally... go... if it means not getting stabbed, or something.

[wolfuncaged]

[Good. That means he doesn't have to go punch Dorian in the face just as he accepted his friendship. ]

You would have found nothing of interest here, anyway.

[At least he does seem to settle, a little. He seems less inclined to kill her, anyway. ]

Are you a rogue? A thief? Is that why you're sneaking about the place?

[Are you covering for Varric while he's in a coma? ]

[ladiesss]

[...less inclined to kill her is pretty good. in turn, she looks a little less like she's considering bolting out a window or something. not by a whole lot, but... she shakes her head, quickly.]

No. I'm just exploring.

[her volume does not seem to go up with her comfort level...]

ARRIVES EXACTLY FIVE YEARS LATE

[serpentis]

[Meanwhile, Dorian is wandering the villa, restless, wishing he had books to occupy his time. The elves have all scattered for the woods and he hasn't seen a hair of Arhen since before dawn.

So he wanders, and explores, and he opens a room to find Krista just, nosing about.]

...I feel that I should inform you that I have very little of value to steal here.

[Said with amusement and a soft chuckle.]

IT'S TRUE I COUNTED

[ladiesss]

Oh...!

[she does look a little startled (and guilty) when the door opens, but she's pretty quickly relieved to find that it's just Dorian. straightens out of her creeping mode and runs a hand through her hair.]

Hah, I... Uh... Sorry. I wasn't going to take anything, I swear.

[serpentis]

[He leans against the doorframe, and he smiles at her.]

It's good to see you. I do owe you something, you know. I offered the promise of a gift, and I try to keep to my word where I can.

[He gesture to the hallway.]

Would you care for a drink? Some wine, perhaps?

[They didn't have a drinking age in Tevinter, after all, and it was common for even children to drink wine that was diluted with water. It was a staple drink. Oferring some to Krista is simple hospitality.]

[ladiesss]

Oh, that's right...!

[she bounces on the balls of her feet a little... excited about a surprise, but not wanting to flat-out ask about it. that'd be rude. to the rest, she's quick to shake her head.]

Um, no thank you. I don't drink.

[a polite decline. she knows some people do it anyway, but she's hard-set on following that Earth rule until she's of-age.]

[serpentis]

Very well, I have water, and tea, as well. It's barely passable, but it's tea-like, I suppose.

[He sets off down the hallway to his room, trusting that she will follow.]

It's quiet in here with the elves all taking to the woods. You'd think they were just released from a pirson with how they bolted for the trees. ...save for Fenris, that is, but he's a slightly different case.

[He chatters as they walk down the hall.]

[ladiesss]

Fenris, yeah...

[she hurries to catch up with him, stepping in right alongside, leaning in to chatter and be heard--]

That guy's weird. I told a great interior decorating joke and I don't think he even noticed.

[serves]

[Cullen's been thinking a lot about his first few days as a recruit. That's almost the same feeling he has here--the new kid on the block. There are a lot of unfamiliar faces, and the whole timeline business has him feeling out of sorts.

So, when he runs into a young lady while strolling through the villa, he only raises an eyebrow.

Should he know her?]

Are you lost?

[ladiesss]

[she perks up and looks around... oh, wow, this guy looks 1) kind of serious and 2) like he would maybe totally kick her out if she answers wrong. um. what was she doing here again? why was this a good idea?]

Um... No, I'm just... Exploring?

[...that doesn't make it sound better. still.]

Dorian invited me.

[serves]

Are you looking for him, then?

[He's not trying to be intimidating or anything, he's just... careful. It's why he's walking around in armor with a sword at his hip.]

[ladiesss]

[she frowns a little. still a bit awkward.]

Yeah, I guess... Unless there's someone way cooler I should be looking for...?

[serves]

[Cullen is so confused.]

What do you mean? [In... temperament...?]

[ladiesss]

You know, like... I don't know, someone more interesting than Dorian. I mean, I don't know who that would be, but...

[she has not quite caught on that he's too old-timey to get her slang... also, it's worth noting that she's very soft-spoken. even though they probably should be up to normal conversing volume by now, she's... pretty quiet and hard to hear...]