[002] ota

[coppelganger]

FORM: Sending crystal
SENDER: Sarah Manning
RECIPIENT: Everyonnne
WHAT: Late night drunk dialing
WHEN: Now
WHERE: Kirkwall
NOTES: n/a

So what do you actually do for fun around here? Besides drinking or sex. [ Because she already knows the joy of those, obviously. ] Do you have hobbies.

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[byblow]

Oh, hobbies, suuure. [ Despite the sing-song quality of that last word, his voice is quiet and a little tired. ] My favorites are stacking rocks and staring contests.

[coppelganger]

Is that so.

[zombra]

Sounds like some of them collect dead animals for fun.

[ At least from recent crystal posts. ]

[coppelganger]

That's not surprising, if I'm being honest.

[assistente]

Taxidermy.

[aceso]

I consider baking to be a hobby.

[ A pause. ]

The sense of accomplishment is rewarding and fun.

[coppelganger]

Do you sell what you bake, or do you just eat it?

[rathercommon]

Drinking and sex aren't hobbies. They're - you know. Vices.

[coppelganger]

Vices can't be hobbies?

[periastron]

Crochet.

[coppelganger]

[ Why is she not surprised? ]

Seriously?

[pyrazine]

Getting lost seems to be a popular one.

[coppelganger]

Yeah?

[ These answers are all very depressing. ]

[eruit]

Archery.

[coppelganger]

Oh, right, yeah. Is that all?

[winterwinds]

I like to knit, and bake! I was considering starting a knitting group, I know there's a fair few of us around, and perhaps we could teach anyone who wants to learn! It's very relaxing.

[coppelganger]

So I've heard. Never tried it myself.

[justice_is_blond]

There's always learning to ride a griffon.

[coppelganger]

[ She snorts. ]

I'm not a big fan of those.

[shri]

Horse Riding and grooming. Weaving. Sword practice. [ One of these things is not like the other. ] Though the first is my true passion.

[coppelganger]

Where I'm from, you've got to have a lot of money to get into horse riding and that.

[wythersake]

[ deadpan: ]

Knitting and baking. What are you up to?

[coppelganger]

Drinking, mostly. Christ, a lot of you are into knitting.

[strangel]

Are you wishing to be learning hobbies?

[coppelganger]

I'm wishing to be less bored.

[gatheringstorm]

Do drinking games count?

[Dryly.]

Diving, climbing and riding also work for me. As long as it's something that will keep me active, I'm game.

[coppelganger]

Oi, where do you dive? I was just talking about that to someone else.

[private]

[youwonscience]

I can't believe no one has offered you elfroot or suggested adopting a dog so far. I would have lost a bet.

permaprivate;

[coppelganger]

Elfroot? Have you been holding out on me, Cos? Also, Christ, can you picture me with a dog? I've already had enough trouble with yours.

[coiledscales]

I read. Quite a bit. And do very little of either of your suggestions.

[ Unfortunately? Who knows. ]

[coppelganger]

What's the newest bestseller in Thedas, then?

[hornswoggle]

There's always reading. I understand there's a decent library around here.

[ recommending flint's hobbies casually. ]

[coppelganger]

Reading?

[ She sounds... less than enthused. ]

[degenere]

Please, mademoiselle. Do enlighten us. What are your hobbies, where you are from, that are so vastly superior to ours? Then we can live in deepest envy that we will never be you.

[coppelganger]

[ Wow what's this attitude ]

Uh, missing the part where I ever said anything like that.

[utulien_aure]

Horses. Archery. Harps. The usual.

[Well, the usual if they've been your recreations for the past few thousand years, at any rate.]

Why do you ask?

[coppelganger]

Curiosity. So... harps? Like the instrument?

[letoldthingsdie]

Hitting things in the Gallow's courtyard.

[He's being totally serious, but also-]

Sometimes I do calligraphy or draw.

[coppelganger]

Are you any good?

[sangsues]

The pursuit of science.

[coppelganger]

[ Oh, Jesus. ]

Yeah, you're a regular Pasteur.