Sending Crystals - Open

[mythalenaste]

FORM: Sending crystal
SENDER: Pel
RECIPIENT: Everyone
WHAT: When you have to name a thing and don't have a name for the thing
WHEN: Not during the Winter Palace events
WHERE: Skyhold + pretty much everywhere
NOTES: Baby names.

So I'm having a baby. And it's not really working thinking of names for baby boys that I like. Girls are easier, I don't know why. So. If you like a boys' name, tell me what it is. My friend Alistair is here with me, and if he can make a joke about the name you suggest--

A mean joke, [Alistair interjects in the background.]

--a mean joke, it's rejected automatically. So. Think of it like a game. If you can stump him, you get a prize.

Comments

[justice_is_blond]

Zevran.

[Do it, Alistair. He dares you.]

[byblow]

Only if his middle name is Hero.

[justice_is_blond]

Do Dalish do middle names?

[mythalenaste]

How many names does one person need?

[madame_de_fer]

I think Bastien is a charming name.

[The Iron Lady might be just a touch biased, however.]

[justice_is_blond]

Isn't that what you do when cooking?

not here

[madame_de_fer]

[Not even justifying that with a tart remark. She's tempted, however.]

[byblow]

Bastien the Bastard. Right out, sorry.

[ Sorry, Vivienne. Sorry, Pel. Sorry, unbirthed bean. ]

[mythalenaste]

Sorry, Vivienne. He has the right to nix any name he can make fun of.

[madame_de_fer]

[Have a light laugh. Clearly Vivienne isn't too fussed.]

I believe the Duke will find this terribly amusing when I see him next.

[conqueredhearts]

What about Alexander?

[Iskandar...did you just... You did.]

[mythalenaste]

Alexander. [Now that's a nice one. It sounds quite a bit like Alistair's, and Pel likes Alistair's.]

[conqueredhearts]

It means defender of men. Which I think is a strong name in these lands where there are many who should be defended.

[mythalenaste]

[Defender ooh she likes that. She looks over at Alistair to see his reaction.]

[alankazam]

What girls' names did you pick?

[ It seems like a decent starting point. ]

[mythalenaste]

[The one she has decided on, well, she hasn't told the namesake yet and the namesake is very likely able to hear.]

Eabha. Inaean. Siuona. Niamh.

[There. Bury it in with the others.]

[alankazam]

[ There's a syntax that Alan's sure he's lacking. For that matter, there's a pronunciation he's sure he's lacking. ]

Think about why you like them. A name doesn't mean who you are forever. It's a blessing for direction — and then you're old enough to decide if that's really yours.

[ Or: ]

You could just stick an 'n' on the ones with 'a's. Eabhan. [ he's butchering it ] Siuonan.

[lifeofendurance]

Congratulations, Lady Pel.

[It does take him a moment to work up the nerve to offer his suggestion, however. For very personal reasons.]

What of Liam?

[mythalenaste]

Liam. [Ooh, Pel likes hearing herself say it. Which is good, because she'll also be shouting it a lot.] I like that. What made you think of it?

[lifeofendurance]

It's the name my wife wished for our son.

[He lapses silent for a moment. Sometimes (most of the time) his social skills with other people are not as finely honed as they probably should be.]

Forgive me, that might have been too personal to share.

[arcaneadvisor]

Might I ask what exactly qualifies Alistair?

[Alistair you can tell her privately if you want but that remark is drier than the Western Approach at the height of summer.]

[byblow]

[ His voice puffs up to match his unseen shoulders, and his accent shifts toward the nobler end of his range—all overdone, because he's joking. ]

The finest education the Chantry provides, particularly in the subject of how children belittle one another. I took lessons on it every day for years.

[mythalenaste]

Aww. [Without even looking up from something she's writing, Pel reaches out and pets Alistair on the head.]

[arcaneadvisor]

[And now she knows where Kieran gets that particular streak from. Good to know it's not her.]

I suppose there had to be one thing the Chantry taught well. [Apply salve directly to burn various Mothers/Sisters/concerned citizens etc.] Is this before or after the long skirts part?

[sunshinethroughgrey]

Malcolm. [Bethany states simply into the crystal.] I've always liked Malcolm.