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[hawkeblock]

[ waking up in a strange place with no recollection of how he got there? must be tuesday.

he's already heard the long speech from the hologram, read up on how to use this weird-ass phone, and successfully wandered around the city for a solid two hours before making an appearance on the network. ]

Hello, my name is Hawke. I'm going to spare you all the lost and confused newbie bit and cut right to the chase:

I need a drink. Or ten. If anyone can direct me to the nearest tavern, I would appreciate it. [ there's too much shit happening at home, too much shit happening here, and he does not want to deal with this right now. he'll figure his shit out later when he's good and drunk. ] The seedier the better, and if anyone wants to join me - you're more than welcome to. Less pathetic if I'm not drinking alone.

[ he looks ready to end it there, then quickly adds: ]

Also, if any of my fellow Kirkwallers (Kirkwallians? Kirkwallites?) are here as well, try and get a hold of me on this thing. ... And try not to break anything.

[ HAWKE OUT. ]

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[Video]

[inquisitor_lavellan]

[Alley regards the video feed with open suspicion. The Hawke she had met -- who Varric spoke of -- who she'd accidentally dragged into the fade -- had been female. Marian. Definitely less... beard.]

...Interesting.

[hawkeblock]

[ uhhh. hawke stares back, growing increasingly more uncomfortable the longer this staring goes on. when she finally speaks, hawke isn't even sure what to say.

which is amazing, because hawke doesn't know how to shut up normally. ]

I'm going to regret asking, I just know it, but... what's 'interesting'?

[inquisitor_lavellan]

[The Inquisitor often has that effect; she thinks nothing of it.]

The idea that there may be more than one version of our world. Of all worlds, potentially. That's... interesting.

[And a little alarming.]

Where I am from, the Hawke I met and who Varric knew and wrote about, was female.

[hawkeblock]

I was right, I do regret asking.

[ the concept of there being worlds outside of his own is mind-boggling enough. but he can at least vaguely begin to believe it - the universe is a big place. or something. but this lady is already moving into territory that hawke has since decided he is far too sober to tread. ]

This is a joke, right? You mentioned Varric, so I'm going to assume he put you up to this. Funny.

[inquisitor_lavellan]

[Alley considers for a moment, then snorts softly. Okay, then.]

Yes, you should have seen the cover art for the book.

[Her tone is so dry, and her expression gives nothing away. Even her own Inquisition has a hard time telling when she's being serious or not, sometimes.]

The Orlesian ball gown was a nice touch; who knew it would work with that beard?

[Video]

[shy_mage]

Th-They make really good wild berry drinks h-here.

[He was thirsty, right?]

[hawkeblock]

I was thinking more hard liquor and dark ale, but maybe I'll go really crazy and try some wild berry, too.

[ fuck it what does he got to lose??? ]

You're going to have to be more specific than 'here,' though. Because I'm fairly certain the flower shop I'm standing outside of doesn't sell drinks.

[Video]

[shy_mage]

O-Oh... Th-They have some ciders, too. It's called the 'The Marsh Woodsman'... I-It's an inn, in Fayren.

Th-There's a tavern called the... the "The Drunken Monkey", too. B-But... I haven't been there. It... It seems like it gets a l-little noisy.

[hawkeblock]

As Taverns tend to be. [ noise might be good right now. maybe he won't be able to hear himself think about all the weird shit happening right now. ]

And where's the Drunken Monkey? I may very well visit both today.

[shy_mage]

It's...

[He played with his device, which he was decent with despite looking like an old-timey mage, and sent him directions after a bit of fiddling around.]

F-Fayren is very nice. I... I think you'd like it here.

[He'd warn him about the Everglades, but he wasn't sure if he should. Every time he does people end up going there! So, he held off on that for now and just praised Fayren.]

[video]

[youfool]

[Seedy? Must be some flavor of bad guy. Oh, he'll show him seedy.]

Hello Hawke. You'll find exactly what you're looking for on Laurel and 20th.

[It's Jack's Bar and Karaoke Club. If he could see the look on his face...]

[hawkeblock]

[ can't a guy just enjoy the familiar smell of stale piss and vomit without being a bad guy? ]

Maybe I should have specified that I have no idea where I am, and haven't been looking at street names. [ assuming those are street names.] What does this place look like? Maybe I'll get lucky.

[youfool]

[...it's a long shot]

"Oh, ah, here." [He'd take the time to be Hawke's first tutor, and tutorialize the hell out of his phone. Or at least the map function. Fortunately, the city is a simplistic square with all the streets having equal lengths, arranged alphabetically and numerically. What could be easier! And if that doesn't work, he'll just ping where it is on his phone directly. Ain't technology grand?]

"You really can't miss it."

[hawkeblock]

[ hawke's already studied the thing and he gets the basic idea of it. so the process of finding the map and the corresponding dot indicating the bar isn't too painful. ]

Thanks. Glad someone around here is inclined to assist a man in getting sloshed out of his mind without any questions.

Video????

[undemonic]

[they've been here only like, minutes, or hours maybe and they're ALREADY not allowed to run amok?

And here I thought we'd have the chance to really make a lasting first impression. [he says this with a shrug.]

Any luck on finding somewhere for a drink, Hawke? [it sounds like a good idea to him.]

[hawkeblock]

Don't worry, I've already made an impression from the sound of things. People even know my name. [ APPARENTLY. ]

I have a couple of options. The Marsh Woodsman, The Drunken Monkey, and this one someone marked on my map but didn't give a name for. Probably questionable, I recommend it.

[undemonic]

With names like that, I think I would be more comfortable taking the risk with the questionable choice. Seems safest.

[or most interesting. Honestly. What's next? The Purple Octopus?]

[hawkeblock]

[ anders they regularly drink at THE HANGED MAN do you even have any room to judge here? ]

Fair enough. Where are you now?

[video]

[followthetwine]

Hawke! It's you!

[Smiling so brightly. Do you know how glad she is to see a familiar face??? Granted, she's...likely not the best choice of companion to have been here for a while beforehand.]

Well, I mean, of course it's you. But you're here!

[hawkeblock]

Merrill!

[ he's always happy to see a familiar face, regardless of the stupid situation they've gotten themselves into now. thankfully, he doesn't need directions and he understands the basic functions of the phone and map to not have to ask miss-always-lost for help. ]

Fresh off the boat and everything. When did you get here?

[followthetwine]

[Give her a second as she counts on her fingers.]

About...a month? Yes, a month sounds just about right.

video;

[truesmiles]

Nearest doesn't always mean the best.

[For once Fai is finally taking more breaks between working. Also the call of the word tavern just happened to be rather strong.]

[hawkeblock]

I'm not looking for anything fancy, I assure you.

[truesmiles]

Didn't say fancy is the best. Just saying close doesn't always mean the alcohols good.

[He smiles slightly.]

I've been pretty much everywhere at least once, so I would know. Depends on your alcohol tastes as well.

[hawkeblock]

Let me rephrase that: I'm not picky. At all.

[ direct him to booze and he will drink it. the worst they have here is probably still better than kirkwall's. ]

So any and all recommendations are welcomed. What's your favorite place?