iwannabeadragon | 17th Duel [Audio]

17th Duel [Audio]

I like to think of myself as a patient man but I'm starting to get tired of all the games.

[Fenris is gone...again. Aveline is gone just after getting here. It's like this place is trying its hardest to piss him off.]

Also can someone tell me why there's a beating heart in my room? Beginning to believe that this Deior has more bizarre issues than me.

...It's not mine is it?

[Brb checking himself for gaping chest wound and/or stitches.]

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You're only just starting to believe?

Up until I found my heart in a jar, it really hasn't been any worse than Kirkwall.

I would argue it's been considerably worse. Differently bad is still bad, after all.

Maybe, but we still haven't been invaded by fanatical giants yet.

[And that's always a plus.]

Don't suppose you know anything about our sudden heartless nature then?

[Because he's convinced these hearts are theirs.]

Yet.

[He pauses -- probably taking his own pulse or something.]

Hawke, if you didn't have a heart, you wouldn't be speaking with me right now. It's probably nothing.

I think we've both seen enough here and in Kirkwall to know that's not entirely true.

[Does he really have to bring up the subject of his mother?]

[... right.]

Come over then, and I'll have a look at you.

Wonder if eating it might work.

[He's joking...mostly.

Soon enough there's a knock knock knock on Anders' door.]

You could always feed it to your dog.

[He says as he opens the door, and steps aside to let Hawke in.]

Maybe it's me but I think that might cause more problems then it would solve.

[Hawke steps inside with the jar tucked under his arm. If it's actually his he doesn't want to leave it behind.]

You never know.

[He gestures to the bed, indicating Hawke should sit down.]

Let me see your chest.

[And sit he does, pulling his shirt over his head.]

Getting awfully forward these days. What would Justice have to say about that?

[Although Hawke is more than happy to not hear anything out of that spirit.]

... Justice is more concerned over the fact I'm sleeping with Alex on a regular basis than on whether or not I see you half naked.

[Don't ask how he managed to deadpan that. Just don't

[And excuse him while he goes through the whole healer routine -- checking pulse, looking for scars, etc.]

And as near as I can tell... your heart is still in your chest.

[Hawke slowly looks down at the bed he's sitting on.]

Then should I really be sitting on this?

[Gosh Anders what kind of healer are you? Aren't you supposed to keep things sanitary?

He's more than used to the pat down by now and lets Anders go through the motions.]

Then I suppose just have a spare. This is going to come in handy.

Do you really think I would keep soiled bedsheets lying around? That's disgusting, Hawke.

[His coat may be ratty, but dude. He keeps it clean. Give him some credit here, bro.]

That makes two of us... There's no magic, either. Nothing I can sense.

[Meaning... it's not necromancy.]

You do live in Darktown.

[Even the cleanest place there is covered in something.

He slips his shirt back on before inspecting his heart in a jar. Spying the one that belongs to Anders, he crosses to and picks it up, inspecting that one as well.]

Is there even any difference between them?

And I own a conspicuous amount of soap.

[He's perfectly content to leave it at that... ]

[Then Hawke picks up the jar. The mage abruptly goes still. Then turns. Slowly.]

[Very suddenly, he is very close.]

I've no idea. Does it matter?

Maybe you should start handing some out to the people in your clinic.

[Oh hi there Anders. Way to be right up in his personal bubble like that. If you don't mind he's just going to push you back a bit.. No offense bro.]

It's a beating heart in a jar. Even I can tell something like this might be important.

I've tried.

[He would normally back right off. Possibly with a shake of his head, or something else to dismiss it. But today...?]

[Today... he leans right up against that shove. And leans in.]

I could show you...

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