[ OPEN ] Inquisition's Hot or Hot DAMN

[ombranera]

FORM:Sending Crystal / Posted copy to the bulletin board
SENDER: Zevran Arainai
RECIPIENT: All
WHAT: The Inquisition is full of stupidly pretty people. This bears discussing.
WHEN: Current
WHERE: Skyhold
NOTES: Respectful oogling, language, and adult content.

I think the time has come to ask a very serious question of the Inquisition. Is it just me or is Skyhold full to bursting with ridiculously sexy individuals? We have statuesque Qunari, lithe Dalish, voluptuous Dwarves, Humans in every glorious shade, size, and shape- and every last one of them incredibly attractive. I had thought to myself- 'Zevran, the Inquisition must be turning away those with less than appealing faces' but no. Handsome men and gorgeous women all. I have tried to list out names and rate them but, alas, there are too many even for I to form an opinion.

Too many gorgeous people. Is that not a marvelous problem to have?

And so I turn to you, my fellow members of the Inquisition. I ask for your aid because I simply cannot keep up with all the lovely people on my own. From a scale of "I would have them tomorrow" to "I would have them right now", how would you rate the beautiful people of Skyhold?

In the interest of fairness- if you name a name? You must list what of them you find terribly attractive- what of them drives you to the point of distraction. I shall go first!

Dorian Pavus - If there is anyone here that might, and I do mean might possibly be prettier than me? It is Dorian. Have you seen him? How can anyone look upon that man and not be at least a little enchanted, if not enthralled? Those smoldering eyes, that sultry voice, the teasing mustache; he I would have right now should he wish.

Merrill - What can I say? She is an utter delight in every possible way- fine boned and sweet, under that innocent smile I promise there is a terribly naughty mind just waiting to be unleashed. Her as well I would have in a heartbeat were I not afraid for my life due to the protective nature of some of her friends.

Knight-Captain Maria - The allure of a dutiful woman is beyond measuring. Her skill in battle, that wry humor, her devotion- I am certain under that templar armor there is a body that would bring many a man and woman to their knees in worship. She? I would have in an hour as I am certain it would take that long to get her out of the armor.

Taashath - I would climb the man like a tree- I have climbed the man like a tree. Those broad shoulders, that rack, his voice, the way his muscles ripple- Maker just recounting the things of him that I find alluring has me a little distracted, I apologize. Reshaping the friendly shores indeed. There is a delightful danger to him- and as such I would have him within an hour, for being made ready takes about that long.

Comments

[harthad_uluithiad]

[ Sam's not impressed. ]

There's people everywhere, good and bad; that's the same here as it is anyplace else, near as I can tell. I don't see what has to do with anything. I don't see why it means anyone shouldn't say something, when they see something that's not right - or hear it.

[ He's never thought before opening his mouth before and he's not about to start now!!

Though perhaps that's not quite true anymore. Kas and Korrin had given him a lot to think about, after all. Still, a tween stealing food because it's the only way he'd get to eat is one thing. Zevran saying such shocking things about an elf like Merrill, right where everyone can see - that's something else entirely. ]

If standing by silent while people say such things is the only way to be safe, well...well I guess I'll take the danger, that's all.

[foxsays]

And what happens when it is not your flesh that it is taken out on? What happens if someone decides that they will teach a lesson by destroying something you love, by hurting someone you love? Those are fortunately not common all over in my country but certainly they are common enough in my world and in this one - you learn there are times to speak out and that there are times that you wait, that you listen with every part of you for the opportune moment.

[Zevran could have taught him that and it makes her throat close, voice catching towards the end as she struggles to maintain something light, as though she's only imparting a lesson and not remembering something so terrible. There's teaching and then there's what she witnessed in Antiva, not the sort of thing to be thrown at someone when she can't forget it each time she looks at Zevran or his kestrels.]

Some people make their living selling themselves like this, my mother and many others for instance, and they would be happy to hear such words because that is the path they have chosen. Others choose it because there is no other way to earn the coin to put food on the table, you are perhaps very fortunate not to know what necessity drives a person to do. In places in Thedas I know that a person's life can be bought and sold easily as bread and meat at the market.

[Flesh is flesh after all, especially if it is elven, and if it is pretty, if it is young, it will fetch a very high price and they will likely be told to count themselves lucky to have ever been worth so much even if not a fraction of it will ever enter their hands.]

No one here was offended, believe me if they were truly offended when their names were mentioned then Zevran would have been the first to make apologies. [That she is sure of, he knows what it's like to be valued a certain way after all, far more than she does.] Close up your mouth, open your eyes, unstopper your ears. Listen to the people who have lived the hard lives here and elsewhere, do not judge them by whatever values your home has because it isn't your place to do so, how would you feel if the boot were on the other foot?

[Pretend you wear shoes for five minutes okay, make an attempt.]