Always had a fear of being typical

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who: Dorian + Iona (Closed) | Dorian + YOU
what: Some shopping (we gotta look GOOD for that Ball) + January Catch-All!
when: Throughout January
where: Various locations throughout the Quarantine | Library | OPEN
warnings: Nothing I can think of. If this changes, I'll update



Closed to Iona Lavellan | January 2nd | SHOPPING

If Dorian were honest, he was a little offended there was a formal ball in less than four days and he'd been given minimal time to prepare. That being said, December had given him something he'd learned not to expect and something for which he was very thankful: his closest and most dearest friend, Iona Lavellan. Though they hadn't spoken at length about the things she'd left behind, he suspected she was troubled about leaving Thedas to its own devices (and who wouldn't be?), but with the announcement of a formal ball at the end of this week, and the relative warming of the weather (thank the Maker), she needed a change in wardrobe (and so did he) as well as formal attire for a formal outing (because everyone had to look their level best)!

The communal beds were novel, but they also served to make retrieving your friends easy as he rapped on her bedpost while she sat at her desk. Still dressed for colder weather, but nothing as heavy as December's wardrobe, he smiles warmly when she turns.

"Ready for a day out on the town?"


January 9th - 14th (Early Evening) | Library | OPEN

Though Dorian has spent the better part of several months in the Quarantine, he's only recently become acclimated to the idea of staying. He's done his work at the Research Institute, he's spoken with others, he's gotten close to a few, but in the back of his mind, it had all been a hold over to returning to his own world, to delivering his people (quite a lofty goal) and generally just being in Thedas again.

Now, though, is a different story. Now, well, he's actually starting to grow fond of the place, which means knowing its history. He can be found in the early evenings, after work but before the library shuts down for the evening, sifting through titles in the history section, or browsing through tomes at a table near it. He looks up often, when someone's shadow touches the edge of his vision, as though he's rather used to being interrupted. He'll even nod invitingly if someone seems up for a chat. He can be personable like that.

ANYTIME JANUARY | ANYWHERE
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That sparked Dorian's interest and he leaned closer, almost conspiratorially. He's always been fascinated with death, after all, which was one of the reasons he found Nico to be one of the more interesting people in the Quarantine. Here was a person actually capable of conversing with the dead!

"Oh? And what is it they have to say?"

[deathkid]

Lifting a brow as Dorian leaned close, Nico couldn't help but smirk a little. Here was one who wasn't afraid or creeped out by death, and that was a welcome change to how most people reacted to him.

"Oh, the usual. Cursing the living or extolling parts of their lives. But most of all," Nico continued. "They talk about the newcomers and how history might repeat itself."

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"Repeat itself?" Dorian had never actually met a spirit, not of a mortal anyway. In his reality, they passed on, through the Fade, and to the Maker's side. At least, that's what the Chantry taught and what Dorian, himself, believed. Any 'ghosts' were errant spirits masquerading as such. This, though, was troubling.

"Did you...ask for clarification? That seems a trifle important don't you think? To say nothing about its ominousness."