tushanshu | 004; Video

[Hawke doesn't like these consoles. In fact he doesn't much like anything more technologically advanced than say, a crossbow. Unfortunately this city is full of gadgets and gizmos he doesn't understand. Nilin helped show him just how vastly out of his league he is when it comes to such things. If he's going to be here for the long haul though, he needs to adapt. To adapt, he'll need some help.]

So who here has any know-how with these console things? I'm tired of barely knowing what I'm doing with this thing. There's already enough things in this city that make me feel stupid. I don't need one more.

[And after a certain encounter he doesn't trust his fellow Foreigners as much as he once did. Plus it might be helpful to know these things when you're in the smuggling business.]

And does anyone know anything about mind control? More specifically on how to stop it?

[If that summoner is the least bit competent he'll be able to piece this together easily. The thought doesn't bother Hawke. Let him think Hawke is scared, but he doesn't make the mistake of underestimating people. One of the reasons he comes out alive after all his battles.]

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Oh, sure, like you do.

[What even.]

That's what happens when you end up saving a city two or three times.

[Then a friend blows it up and things get complicated.]

So that's like, what, your superhero name?

[Superheroes save cities, right? It's been a long time since Tess bothered with stuff like that - and she was never a comic reader.]

Uh, I suppose? Still not entirely sure what those are supposed to be.

How about we just make it easy for both of us and stick with Hawke?

Oh, there's a few around here. They a lot of times go by names like "Steel Man" or "Lava Man" - and they'll have powers and stuff. [She waves a hand vaguely.]

But I'm good with Hawke. Nice and simple. So is saving cities what you did back home?

Creative bunch aren't they.

[Who would call themselves that? Maker that's more embarrassing than Champion.]

Cities, people, sometimes animals if they're cute enough.

So what you're telling me is, you are a professional hero.

Personally I like professional problem solver. Calling me hero makes me sound a lot nobler than I actually am.

[He's made one too many mistakes to actually think of himself as a hero.]

[That gets a bark of laughter from her.]

I like that. Mind if I use it? I could put that on a business card.

[He grins at her.]

Only if you credit me.

Happy to, but don't think that means you get a cut of the profits. You gotta earn that.

Fortunately I don't have much problem earning my own profit.

I feel like I should try to make that into a dirty joke somehow, but it's just not workin' for me.

Don't feel bad. I only know one person who has a flawless track record like that.

Really? Damn, I hope I get to meet them someday.

If I'm lucky maybe we both will.

[It'd be nice to see one of his friends again.]

Hope springs eternal. I know how that is. Got a partner I'm waiting on, myself.

[What she wouldn't give for Joel to be here.]

I'll try to keep that in mind. There are six others besides her that I'm waiting for to show up. I can only imagine how much trouble they're getting into without me around.

[It can't be any worse than when they're all together.]

Wow, six huh. They your family or your gang?

At this point the two aren't that different.

I can understand that, too.

No more family to speak of, but somehow I've inherited a couple of kids here all the same.

Congratulations? Usually I just inherit trouble.

Not sure there's much difference between the two, honestly.

True, but at least one of them can talk.

[Which means there's at least the possibility of reasoning with a kid.]

Talkin' isn't the same as listenin', though.

[She says that almost affectionately, even remembering the way Ellie had gone haring off into the bottle.]

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