[ OPEN ] Love me, love me, say that you love me

[ombranera]

FORM: Sending Crystal
SENDER: Alistair & Zevran
RECIPIENT: Everyone
WHAT: The boys broadcast a simple thinking game.
WHEN: Before Leliana’s assassination attempt.
WHERE: Skyhold
NOTES: Adult Content, Alcohol Consumption, Adult Language, Some Sexual Content, Reader Discretion is Advised

You know, we have a game in Antiva, usually one played over drinks or during long hours while awaiting a merchant or a contact for our business- or occasionally played over a meal. Tonight I mean to play it over drinks- [ There is the tell tale sound of brandy being poured not once, but twice over. ] It is a terribly simple thing at the core. It is a game of choices and defending those choices, one of opinions. The choices are not meant to be easy ones- if they are easy to make and easier to defend? The question pitched was done incorrectly. On occasion the choices themselves are to be nigh impossible to make. It is something to agonized over while the game lasts and set aside easily without consequence once it is done.

The game is this: You are given a list of three names. Three marvelous, gorgeous, impressive people that you hold in high regard or admiration.

Or three people who are all completely awful, [ cuts in Alistair, who is Helping, and whose life coping strategies currently include a quantity of alcohol sufficient to induce good cheer but that can't actually be blamed for any bad decisions. ] Three disgusting, terrible people.

And then? The choice.

Of the three you must choose which you would marry, which you would kill, and which you would bed.

And no one takes it personally, ideally.

All in good fun, yes? And this is why the choice must be difficult. One of them dies, hypothetically, one you may have once and never again, depending upon who it is you choose to wed. Simple.

Now say we were to take...Merrill, Dorian, and Leliana. Alistair- what would you choose?

[ A long pause, and then the wounded tone of a man who did not think this through when he agreed to go along with it: ] I don't want to kill any of them.

That is why the choice is difficult and why it is a game.

Ugh. I'm pretty sure all three of them would kill me first. [ BUT FINE. ] Maybe not Merrill. So maybe I'd kill her, for the sake of self-preservation. And I'd marry Dorian. But I think if I say I'd bed Leliana I'm going to die anyway--whatever. That. No one kill me.

Interesting choice. I myself would marry Leliana as it would matter little to either of us, bed Merrill and, alas, kill Dorian. Or... perhaps I ought to bed Dorian, marry Merrill, and kill Leliana- who would likely manage to fake it somehow and the point would be moot.

[ Cheater is mumbled in the background. ]

You are only sad because you did not think of it yourself. [ Soft and singsong. ]

So now I put it to you, my fellow members of the Inquisition. Make suggestions of trios, comment upon them with your choice, debate the decisions made, or simply sit back and laugh at the foolishness. I know I look forward to any dilemma supplied.

Because you're a cheater.

[ OOC: as well as listing your suggestions in the comment, please put them in the subject line if they’re a top level! Threadjacking is encouraged, have fun. ]

Comments

[el_tybs]

[He's got time on his hands and this seems... interesting to say the least.]

Merrill, Dorian, and Leliana?

I suppose from that I would marry Merrill? Bed Dorian and kill Leliana?

I don't know any of them exceptionally well but Merrill I've had decent conversation with at least and seems like someone I wouldn't mind being with.

I highly doubt I'd be able to even kill Leliana, but I'm pretty sure suggesting marrying or bedding her would lead to my death anyways so might as well just make a battle to the death kind of thing.

[Not to mention the rickity chair and webbing from that one time.

And he doesn't mention Dorian again because does he have to?]

[universal_charm]

I don't know if I find it comforting or not that we have the same reasoning about Leliana.

[el_tybs]

And not that we had the same answers in general?

I really don't we're alone in our reasoning for her.

[universal_charm]

Well to be fair I just assigned at random, since I don't know the other two.

Haha, I guess we aren't judging by the others. But speaking of -

New challenge! Ellana, Kirk, Korrin.

[el_tybs]

That's a pretty fair reason.

[Even though Kirk cannot see it, Sam is staring at his stone. Kirk did you just name yourself in that challenge?]

Well considering that Felix and Araceli would probably kill me if I even consider killing their partners, sounds like my only choice is to do away with Captain Kirk.

In the most pleasant way, but, you know.

As for the rest I'd have to say... Marry Ellana and bed Korrin?

[universal_charm]

<sub>[ Yes, yes he did. He wants to see where you go with this, Sam.

He makes a mock affronted sound on his end before chuckling. ]</sub>

Oh, have a thing for horns, Sam? I never knew.

[el_tybs]

[Sorry Kirk, but you put yourself up against some fierce competition.]

Well I suppose you still don't know, cause I don't know? I don't think I do? It's not like I've slept with anyone who has horns to know.

[universal_charm]

_{[ Sam, you are precious. ]}

Oh, well, that is a pity. But if you ever get the chance, I highly recommend bedding someone with a tail.

[el_tybs]

[Just being honest.]

... A tail...?

[Kirk that's... there are people with tails where you're from?]

[universal_charm]

Oh yes. It's like having a third hand.

_{[ Eyebrow waggle Sam, eyebrow waggle all over the place. ]}

[el_tybs]

That- I don't think I'm going to be looking to try that since the only thing I can think of that has a tail like that is a Desire demon.

[Yeah not going to be doing that.]

[universal_charm]

Demons - it's always demons. Trust me, it wasn't that. Think more like a cat - a half cat-half human kind of thing.

_{[ Seriously, can demons stop ruining the fun things in life. ]}

[ombranera]

Allow me to offer a better challenge: Cyril, Beleth, Kirk.

[el_tybs]

[It's obvious that Sam is on the other side of the stone, but clearly stuck on this one.

Aren't the two of you pals, Zevran?]

... I'm pretty sure Beleth would come and kill me if I suggested marriage or bedding so clearly we'll need to have a fight to the death.

I'll let you know how that goes.

[He's having a fight to the death, can't marry or bed anyone during that can you?]

[arlathvhen]

Wow, Sam. Wow.

[ She sounds more amused than anything. ]

[el_tybs]

What? Does that mean you would consider wedding or bedding me?

[ombranera]

And of Kirk and Cyril?

[ Sam is just as welcome to ask these things of him, these hard choices. ]

[el_tybs]

[You're not going to let him get away from answering are you?

A bit more silence then a sigh.]

Marry Cyril, bed Kirk.

[ombranera]

Oh ho- have you reasons for these choices?

[el_tybs]

Kirk is from a world beyond the rifts so it seems a little unfair that I would tie him down with marriage.

[Not to mention he's already bedding the Rifter-]

So logically that leaves Cyril to marry.

[ombranera]

Now that is quite sound indeed, and terribly fair.

[el_tybs]

That's me, terribly fair.

[Yay logic.]

Alright, Zevran. Iron Bull, Taashoth, and Alistair.

[ombranera]

Well. Shit.

[ That one is HARDLY fair. ]

You are digging in deep, aren't you? This is- Mm. I am going to need a moment.

[el_tybs]

[Well perhaps it wasn't completely fair, but just returning the favor of choosing something that'll make you squirm, Zevran.]

Perhaps.

[Worrying his own challenge would possibly distract Zevran a bit.]

Take your time.

[ombranera]

Mmn.

[ Very deliberately not looking at Alistair, Zevran leans back in his chair to squint at the ceiling. ]

I suppose...Taasath does not care for being tied down, and thus I bed him. I wed Alistair as he would not mind me continuing to see Taas. The Iron Bull I would kill. He knows not to take it personally.