[He's so helpful... They're going to make a right and proper business out of this and it'll be beautiful, okay.
He sure is shaking his head at that too, but he's also had time to adjust to the idea of alternate realities and other planets and weird worlds, so he doesn't seem too ruffled.]
Nope! You probably haven't heard of Tokyo or Kyoto or the Pacific either, huh?
We can figure that one out later! [Establishing business partnership: complete. They're making so much progress...!
But he's actually a little impressed to see her handling things so well, honestly. Compared to some of the people he's run into, by reaction alone, this is like some sort of vaguely intriguing alien beach vacation for her or something...]
Depends on what kinda things you like, I guess. Tokyo is one of the most modern cities on the planet but it's super crowded and noisy and busy all the time. Kyoto's still got some "old-world charm"- [As he's heard, and the air quotes are practically visible because tHAT MAKES HIM FEEL ANCIENT.] Aaand the other one's just an ocean, so. If you like lots of water and weird animals, sure.
True. We do have a massive amount of time to kill now that we're here, don't we?
[ they are! hawke's pretty satisfied with that, actually.
and it kind of is. like sure, everything's destroyed and her entire family is dead and she's all alone but she's also kind of banking on this being a whole lyrium induced fever dream. also, hawke buries emotions like a PRO and will never ever ever acknowledge them until her deathbed. so, there's that too. ]
What's the difference between modern and old world? There are plenty of Orlesians -- that's another type of people where I'm from -- who think they're more modern than anyone else but it's just because they have fancy shoes.
[They can just completely ignore their various problems and be emotionally constipated together until they can buy out CERES with the ludicrous amounts of money they'll surely make from their business ventures.]
And fancy shoes can make a big difference sometimes, y'know? [HE SURE KNOWS.]
Buuut the old world's a few hundred years back in the past. Like, it's 2205 for me right now, but Kyoto's still got some things going for it that remind me of how it used to be back in the 1800s.
[don't ask kashuu questions like that, he takes them seriously...... As in, he's peering up at Hawke critically now!! After a few seconds of deliberation:]
Cute's not the word I'd use, but you aren't bad-looking or anything.
[Maybe like, ruggedly charming!!]
Some stuff's changed, but they keep the architecture the same and go out of their way to like, preserve the history... Or something like that.
[ don't worry, she appreciates the effort you made. ]
I can accept that.
[ and that's that for hawke. ruggedly charming, that's nice! ]
Why in Maker's name would you do that? -- Wait, no. Nevermind. I understand why you would do that. They do that at my home too and it's like, move on with your lives already. Do we need that one statue of elven slaves being brutalized in the courtyard? No? Then why do we still have it? Oh, right, the history.
[Heck yes he's just beaming like a moron, HE DID GOOD.
He opens his mouth like he's about to answer that question too, but then she cuts herself off and he just ends up laughing instead...]
Right, right. That's how it always goes! Not like it helps. I mean, they go ooon and ooon about looking to the past to guide the future or whatever, but they keep making the same mistakes anyway.
[see he can do that okay, hire him on, he's a great little brother.]
You still have a bunch of confidence, admitting that out loud.
[Because otherwise ONLY A FOOL WOULD SAY THAT. Surely not sensible Hawke!! But oh, good, introductions. He beams, gesturing toward himself! To his actual human body for once, instead of his sword vessel.]
[ hawke you're just digging your grave deeper, aren't you? but oh... look at that flourish. see, hawke doesn't get it because aren't you human?? why are you making a big deal. ]
Kashuu, huh? Well, I mentioned it earlier but I'm Hawke. You're not new to this place, are you?
He is a big deal though okay HE'S A HUGE DEAL. But even though Hawke is clearly missing that point, Kashuu will still be merciful and allow her to continue digging her own grave in peace.]
Nope! I mean, I haven't been here super long, but it's been about a month.
[This is why he has to get hired on permanently fast, so she doesn't have time to realize how shit he is at his job.]
Sure there is! The people can be super interesting, and there are a lot of nice shops in the shopping district... [But he gets the feeling that Sensible Shoes over here probably won't care as much about that.]
What kinda stuff do you like?
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What do I like? [ hm. she actually considers this, running a hand through her hair and looking off for a moment. ] Fighting is fun, but gets tiring after awhile. Especially when people are prone to cornering you in dark alleys. You think they would learn! Ah... drinking is also quite nice but if you don't have the coin for the good stuff, what point is there? [ and varric isn't here for hawke to mooch off his tab. ] I suppose there's also sex but I don't feel the urge to waste any coin on it and I also just arrived. [ . . . ] Dogs are nice.
[ seriously she's running out of stuff here. ]
Uh... oh! I like doing things for people. For coin, of course, but generally when people need things to be done I like to offer my services. I'm quite skilled at a number of things and have a knack for it! Maybe I can do that here.
[ true rpg protag right here. give her some quests. ]
[WHAT KIND OF LIST IS THIS?? Fighting, drinking, banging, dogs and being paid for odd jobs?! Kashuu's brow is definitely furrowed by the time she gets to the end of her list, like what kind of person has he run into. You'd think the letters might have tipped him off, or basically anything else she's said up to this point, but no.]
You're a pretty weird person, huh? [And he's blunt and rude, so there's that.]
I could show you some bars and stuff? I mean, there are plenty of them here. And there's the red light district I mentioned - uhhh, for fighting, there's a dojo? Or I guess you could offer to help out the bouncers if you like punching drunks. They'll pay you for that.
[ LOOK, look she is a perfectly... ethical... person... who does her best, okay. except no yeah she might look nice on the outside but she is truly a hooligan on the inside. if she was her bara bearded counterpart, it might be easier to swallow. ]
It depends on your definition of weird.
[ shrugs!! ]
One of the job suggestions I received was actually "bar bouncer" so I suppose that's covered but ah... what's a dojo?
[Kashuu would just find him a hooligan and a gross bearded sweaty dude okay... This Hawke is winning that race despite being a vague menace to society.
But since she seems to be taking that well enough, he feels no need to elaborate! What a stand-up hooligan, that Hawke; insults slide off her back like water.]
Huh. I guess they already knew you'd totally like it. [Punching drunks, that is.] But a dojo is like, a practice hall! A place where people practice martial arts or work on their swordplay and stuff.
[AH YES good hygiene, always a bonus... Or at least better hygiene than a rugged bara bearded warrior.
WHAT THE HECK, THOUGH?! He had registered that that was a sword in the back of his mind, kind of like instinctive identification, but having her actually point it out is something else.]
What kinda sword is that, anyway? What's his name?
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[He's so helpful... They're going to make a right and proper business out of this and it'll be beautiful, okay.
He sure is shaking his head at that too, but he's also had time to adjust to the idea of alternate realities and other planets and weird worlds, so he doesn't seem too ruffled.]
Nope! You probably haven't heard of Tokyo or Kyoto or the Pacific either, huh?
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[ but they are! they will hash it out and rake in allllll the credits. it's not hawke's life if she isn't contemplating shady business adventures.
hawke would be more disturbed if she didn't kind of expect this stuff to happen to her. oh, kidnapped into a different universe? must be a tuesday. ]
Definitely have not. Are they very nice places?
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But he's actually a little impressed to see her handling things so well, honestly. Compared to some of the people he's run into, by reaction alone, this is like some sort of vaguely intriguing alien beach vacation for her or something...]
Depends on what kinda things you like, I guess. Tokyo is one of the most modern cities on the planet but it's super crowded and noisy and busy all the time. Kyoto's still got some "old-world charm"- [As he's heard, and the air quotes are practically visible because tHAT MAKES HIM FEEL ANCIENT.] Aaand the other one's just an ocean, so. If you like lots of water and weird animals, sure.
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[ they are! hawke's pretty satisfied with that, actually.
and it kind of is. like sure, everything's destroyed and her entire family is dead and she's all alone but she's also kind of banking on this being a whole lyrium induced fever dream. also, hawke buries emotions like a PRO and will never ever ever acknowledge them until her deathbed. so, there's that too. ]
What's the difference between modern and old world? There are plenty of Orlesians -- that's another type of people where I'm from -- who think they're more modern than anyone else but it's just because they have fancy shoes.
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[They can just completely ignore their various problems and be emotionally constipated together until they can buy out CERES with the ludicrous amounts of money they'll surely make from their business ventures.]
And fancy shoes can make a big difference sometimes, y'know? [HE SURE KNOWS.]
Buuut the old world's a few hundred years back in the past. Like, it's 2205 for me right now, but Kyoto's still got some things going for it that remind me of how it used to be back in the 1800s.
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and you have a point, kashuu. hawke just looks down at her boots instead and frowns. ]
Well, if they aren't practical, what's the point in them? [ she shrugs ] I'd rather be flame resistant than have a ribbon.
[ but ... oh. oh, yeah, hawke has no idea what that means. she just rubs the back of her neck awkwardly. ]
It seems our dating system is different too. I have no idea what a 2205 or 1800 is.
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[Says the person who wears heels into battle?! But hey, he still makes it work... somehow. Magic, probably.
Kashuu's not too fussed by that admittance, either way. His own calendar had been different from the Gregorian one for quite a while too...]
S'just a long time, that's all. Like, I'm pretty sure that's enough time for six or more generations of humans to come and go.
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[ shut up, hawke. but oh that's not a wise choice, kashuu. get better shoes.
screw you, gregorian calendar and your western dominance. ]
Oh, that's quite a bit. How could it stay the same so long?
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Cute's not the word I'd use, but you aren't bad-looking or anything.
[Maybe like, ruggedly charming!!]
Some stuff's changed, but they keep the architecture the same and go out of their way to like, preserve the history... Or something like that.
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I can accept that.
[ and that's that for hawke. ruggedly charming, that's nice! ]
Why in Maker's name would you do that? -- Wait, no. Nevermind. I understand why you would do that. They do that at my home too and it's like, move on with your lives already. Do we need that one statue of elven slaves being brutalized in the courtyard? No? Then why do we still have it? Oh, right, the history.
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He opens his mouth like he's about to answer that question too, but then she cuts herself off and he just ends up laughing instead...]
Right, right. That's how it always goes! Not like it helps. I mean, they go ooon and ooon about looking to the past to guide the future or whatever, but they keep making the same mistakes anyway.
[HUMANS. It's kind of endearing, at least.]
Well! I guess that's just how life is.
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but hawke just nods along and while she doesn't Deeply Know this at her canon point, she's seen enough of kirkwall's troubles to be like yeah, true. ]
Is this the moment where I say "the important part is not to let it get you down and still keep going"? Because I can, if you'd like!
[ the worst protagonist ever ]
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What kinda person rehearses stuff like that! [But he just sounds more amused than anything. He likes Hawke okay, she can stay, you go hawke coco]
It's not like it gets me down, anyway. I mean, if that's the way things are, that's the way things are.
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People who don't have any natural charm.
[ like her. LIKE HER, OBVIOUSLY. thank you, kasuu. please love her. ]
A good outlook to have, especially in... [ waves hand to gesture to this stupid jamjar around them ] What's your name anyway?
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You still have a bunch of confidence, admitting that out loud.
[Because otherwise ONLY A FOOL WOULD SAY THAT. Surely not sensible Hawke!! But oh, good, introductions. He beams, gesturing toward himself! To his actual human body for once, instead of his sword vessel.]
My name's Kashuu Kiyomitsu!
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That's nothing wrong when it's well deserved.
[ hawke you're just digging your grave deeper, aren't you? but oh... look at that flourish. see, hawke doesn't get it because aren't you human?? why are you making a big deal. ]
Kashuu, huh? Well, I mentioned it earlier but I'm Hawke. You're not new to this place, are you?
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He is a big deal though okay HE'S A HUGE DEAL. But even though Hawke is clearly missing that point, Kashuu will still be merciful and allow her to continue digging her own grave in peace.]
Nope! I mean, I haven't been here super long, but it's been about a month.
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but wow!!! thanks a lot. already failing at your little brother duties, i see. ]
That isn't very long at all. Hm, but is there anything even interesting about this place? Besides the obvious.
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Sure there is! The people can be super interesting, and there are a lot of nice shops in the shopping district... [But he gets the feeling that Sensible Shoes over here probably won't care as much about that.]
What kinda stuff do you like?
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What do I like? [ hm. she actually considers this, running a hand through her hair and looking off for a moment. ] Fighting is fun, but gets tiring after awhile. Especially when people are prone to cornering you in dark alleys. You think they would learn! Ah... drinking is also quite nice but if you don't have the coin for the good stuff, what point is there? [ and varric isn't here for hawke to mooch off his tab. ] I suppose there's also sex but I don't feel the urge to waste any coin on it and I also just arrived. [ . . . ] Dogs are nice.
[ seriously she's running out of stuff here. ]
Uh... oh! I like doing things for people. For coin, of course, but generally when people need things to be done I like to offer my services. I'm quite skilled at a number of things and have a knack for it! Maybe I can do that here.
[ true rpg protag right here. give her some quests. ]
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You're a pretty weird person, huh? [And he's blunt and rude, so there's that.]
I could show you some bars and stuff? I mean, there are plenty of them here. And there's the red light district I mentioned - uhhh, for fighting, there's a dojo? Or I guess you could offer to help out the bouncers if you like punching drunks. They'll pay you for that.
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It depends on your definition of weird.
[ shrugs!! ]
One of the job suggestions I received was actually "bar bouncer" so I suppose that's covered but ah... what's a dojo?
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But since she seems to be taking that well enough, he feels no need to elaborate! What a stand-up hooligan, that Hawke; insults slide off her back like water.]
Huh. I guess they already knew you'd totally like it. [Punching drunks, that is.] But a dojo is like, a practice hall! A place where people practice martial arts or work on their swordplay and stuff.
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more like she doesn't really notice them. isn't most friendly conversation littered with insults towards one another?? come on now. ]
What can I say? I have simple pleasures.
[ but oh. ]
Swordplay? I'm quite good at swords myself. [ thumbs to the giant thing on her back. ] Maybe I should drop by.
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WHAT THE HECK, THOUGH?! He had registered that that was a sword in the back of his mind, kind of like instinctive identification, but having her actually point it out is something else.]
What kinda sword is that, anyway? What's his name?
["His"... and so it begins.]
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