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[Miri1984]

Finn was lovely. I could just see Anders thinking up ways to torment him in the Tower though. It sounded a little bit like the two of them were friends, from the way Finn talked about him.

[Sarah1281]

Miri1984 wrote...

Finn was lovely. I could just see Anders thinking up ways to torment him in the Tower though. It sounded a little bit like the two of them were friends, from the way Finn talked about him.

Oh, I can totally see that. After Anders was brought back for the first time and everyone else was peeved at him for ruining their exercise, Finn's all 'Thank you SO much! '

[Wedger]

Avilia wrote...

Galagraphia wrote...

 My piece for the prompt. Done in 35 minutes and 20 minutes to add bubbles and texts. Yes, inspired by Morri's DLC


Anders here is still an apprentice, 19 year old I think.

Great as always   I love that baby Anders has a whispy mustache.

Love this!!  I bet Irving was always making Greagoir the bad guy.  "I wouldn't mind our having grape jelly for a change, although I prefer strawberry.  But Greagoir would never stand for it."

[Galagraphia]

Sarah1281, maybe Finn and Anders did become friends after the 1st escape. The way Finn said about not hearing from Anders for some time can be a sort of confirmation.

Wedger wrote...


Love this!! I bet Irving was always making Greagoir the bad guy. "I wouldn't mind our having grape jelly for a change, although I prefer strawberry. But Greagoir would never stand for it."

Well, he gave me exactly the same line when I asked about Jowan, I think he loved that one.

[SurelyForth]

I've been talking Anders love on the other thread while this one is dangerously close to page twodom.

[Miri1984]

Is there another Anders thread? Why am I not its high priestess?? Or at least an acolyte?

[SurelyForth]

Miri1984 wrote...

Is there another Anders thread? Why am I not its high priestess?? Or at least an acolyte?

No, the Alistair thread. These are pretty much the only two non-creative threads I post in these days, so in my head it's Anders' Thread and The Other Thread.*

I think we should ditch the religion and just be a straight up harem.

*And with that admission, I don't think I can call myself an Alistairian ever again.

Modifié par SurelyForth, 10 septembre 2010 - 08:06 .

[LupusYondergirl]

Speaking of harems, whatever happened to your idea for a fic with all of the Anders-paired Wardens, Miri?

(I find the idea of normally asskicking Wardens catfighting over a guy endlessly amusing)

[Miri1984]

Yes, so not high priestess or acolyte then. What do you call harem members? Apart from the obvious....

[Bruddajakka]

Concubines.

[SurelyForth]

LupusYondergirl wrote...

Speaking of harems, whatever happened to your idea for a fic with all of the Anders-paired Wardens, Miri?
(I find the idea of normally asskicking Wardens catfighting over a guy endlessly amusing)

That would be hilarious.

But Brand would be fervently praying for a make-out session to break out at some point. All that tension...

Modifié par SurelyForth, 10 septembre 2010 - 08:43 .

[jenncgf]

SurelyForth wrote...

LupusYondergirl wrote...

Speaking of harems, whatever happened to your idea for a fic with all of the Anders-paired Wardens, Miri?
(I find the idea of normally asskicking Wardens catfighting over a guy endlessly amusing)

That would be hilarious.

But Brand would be fervently praying for a make-out session to break out at some point. All that tension...

Make love, not war?  :innocent:

[jenncgf]

Miri1984 wrote...

Yes, so not high priestess or acolyte then. What do you call harem members? Apart from the obvious....

You call them head-humpers.  Duh. 

[Avilia]

LupusYondergirl wrote...

Speaking of harems, whatever happened to your idea for a fic with all of the Anders-paired Wardens, Miri?
(I find the idea of normally asskicking Wardens catfighting over a guy endlessly amusing)

I think even Anders might find that slightly unnerving.

"I'm in a room with ten women I've slept with.  Continue to sleep with.  They're glaring at each other.  They all possess martial skills enough to level a city." 

Anders ponders that thought.

"Nate!  Run for it!"

[Miri1984]

LupusYondergirl wrote...

Speaking of harems, whatever happened to your idea for a fic with all of the Anders-paired Wardens, Miri?
(I find the idea of normally asskicking Wardens catfighting over a guy endlessly amusing)

It's being worked on . Although I'm slightly nervous about throwing Brand into the mix. All the other girls are mages. I figure they may actually talk to each other before exploding things. Brand would just go in swinging .

[SurelyForth]

Miri1984 wrote...

LupusYondergirl wrote...

Speaking of harems, whatever happened to your idea for a fic with all of the Anders-paired Wardens, Miri?
(I find the idea of normally asskicking Wardens catfighting over a guy endlessly amusing)

It's being worked on . Although I'm slightly nervous about throwing Brand into the mix. All the other girls are mages. I figure they may actually talk to each other before exploding things. Brand would just go in swinging .

 
Nah, she'd talk. Possibly with Aura of Pain activated, but she's always game for some repartee with beautiful women (with anyone, actually). 

Modifié par SurelyForth, 10 septembre 2010 - 10:26 .

[LupusYondergirl]

SurelyForth wrote...

LupusYondergirl wrote...

Speaking of harems, whatever happened to your idea for a fic with all of the Anders-paired Wardens, Miri?
(I find the idea of normally asskicking Wardens catfighting over a guy endlessly amusing)

That would be hilarious.

But Brand would be fervently praying for a make-out session to break out at some point. All that tension...

Well, Maggie did find going... below deck with Isabella and Zevran far more interesting than she expected it to be. 
I don't think it's even occured to her that Anders might be interested in hearing about that part of her past, though.  Wondering how he would react now...

[jenncgf]

The bigger problem might be how Anders explains away being married to Maggie and engaged to Brand and a stepfather to little magey Bryce.

[SurelyForth]

LupusYondergirl wrote...

Well, Maggie did find going... below deck with Isabella and Zevran far more interesting than she expected it to be. 
I don't think it's even occured to her that Anders might be interested in hearing about that part of her past, though.  Wondering how he would react now...

Well, seeing how my LJ prompt fill is pretty much all about how he'd react to such things, I'm hoping he'd at least be intrigued.

In her canon, I'd say that by the time Brand meets Anders she's probably been with more women than she has men (although a few of the women were also with Alistair). If I wuss out on my current idea, I was going to do something involving them discussing their various conquests and him getting a bit  because her list of women alone might be longer than his. 


@Jenn

Bryce: Anders, why are they yelling?
Anders: You know how Brand tells you to never listen to me?
Bryce: *nods furiously* Especially about girls.
Anders: This is why she says that.
Bryce: You should probably hide like I do when Fiona yells. 
Anders: That is an excellent idea, Bryce. Besides, we really don't want to be here when the war cries sound and the fireballs start flying.

exeunt Bryce and Anders

Modifié par SurelyForth, 11 septembre 2010 - 01:08 .

[Miri1984]

I'm thinking Anders has been dabbling in dimensional magic and there's a bleed of realities. Still working out mechanics. Some of the dialogue has written itself though .

[Bruddajakka]

And you do realize in that type of situation Leliana would find a way to slip into the harem, and it wouldn't be for Anders.

[LupusYondergirl]

jenncgf wrote...

The bigger problem might be how Anders explains away being married to Maggie and engaged to Brand and a stepfather to little magey Bryce.

 I'm thinking this would really put Maggie's commitment to her "I only use blood magic against darkspawn" vow to the test.

[Wedger]

@Avilia - loved your "prompt response".  *lowers her head at the passing of Mr Wiggums* 

@SurelyForth - Frogs was darling.  But what is up with Bryce and frogs?  Is it a mage thing?

Ok - back to harem talk or what have you.  I'll just be over here, until the blushing stops.

Modifié par Wedger, 11 septembre 2010 - 03:34 .

[SurelyForth]

Wedger wrote...

@SurelyForth - Frogs was darling.  But what is up with Bryce and frogs?  Is it a mage thing?

Ok - back to harem talk or what have you.  I'll just be over here, until the blushing stops.

Bryce just likes frogs. It started when I imagined all the ways Anders could be a "bad" influence on him and I decided that the ponds in Amaranthine would be a huge lure for the both of them. In my head, they're frog ponds and it just developed from there into a goofy little quirk of his. 

I guess it doesn't hurt that I have a frog pond in my yard and have written much of my story to the sounds of them singing. They were bound to infiltrate somehow!

[Sarah1281]

So it might be kind of weird to do my own prompt but, well, I was inspired! And probably more sympathetic to Irving than most.

First Enchanter Irving sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose as he eyed the Circle’s most recent escapist. Anders was only a teenager – or perhaps that wasn’t so surprising – and he was already determined to cause trouble. He hadn’t ever been willing to play nicely with the Templars and Irving blamed that on the fact that he was identified as a mage far later in life than most of the apprentices. He had gotten a taste for the outside world and such things were dangerous for one destined to spend their life inside of a Tower. It led one to view their sanctuary as a gilded cage. Irving did see the appeal of the outside world, of course, but there was no use sulking about the way things were or attempting to run from the system. How could anyone hope to change it from a distance, after all? And the Templars weren’t unreasonable. Greagoir, especially, was always willing to listen and to try and make a fair decision.

“I hope you’re happy, Anders,” Irving said at last.

Anders crossed his arms petulantly and looked distinctly not happy. “I was perfectly happy until those bucket-headed bastards showed up to cart me back to mage prison.”

“I assure you, Anders, this is hardly Aeonar,” Irving said wryly.

Anders rolled his eyes. “Just because that place might be worse doesn’t say anything good about here.”

“And you really shouldn’t call the Templars that, Anders,” Irving cautioned. “You’ll only antagonize them and that will only make your life harder.”

“And they really shouldn’t show up when I’m about to score,” Anders retorted. “Or at all, really. If they could stay out of my presence for the rest of my life then I would be glad to never refer to them as bucket-headed bastards again.”

“You know that they can’t do that,” Irving said wearily.

“Then I guess we’re at an impasse,” Anders said flippantly.

“You had one week outside of the Tower,” Irving began.

Anders sighed wistfully. “And what a week it was. All weeks should be like that.”

“In exchange for that week, you’ve cost all of the apprentices the limited exposure to the outside that they were permitted to experience,” Irving continued as if he hadn’t heard him. “And you know that the Templars will never stop watching you.”

“The Templars were always going to be watching me,” Anders said flatly. “They apparently get off on that kind of thing. And I refuse to be blamed for the further mistreatment my fellow mages are undergoing.”

Irving couldn’t believe his blatant refusal to take a little responsibility for his actions. “You’re the one who jumped into the lake and escaped in the middle of exercises.”

“And they are the ones who are intent on imprisoning me here for the rest of my life for the high crime of being born a mage,” Anders countered. “Why are you taking their side anyway? You’re a mage! Furthermore, you’re the First Enchanter. You’re supposed to be advocating our interests to them, not the other way around.”

“I am,” Irving said firmly, a little affronted that this mere child would dare question his commitment. “But we must attend to reality. The Chantry wants us to all live in the Tower and this is for our protection just as much as it is for the non-mages. They don’t always react well to the discovery that they have a mage in their midst, after all. The Chantry enjoys popular support from the people and the crown approves of their actions. They also have an army of Templars that can neutralize our magic with ease and access to phylacteries that enable them to find us wherever we might go.”

“I am well aware of that,” Anders said through gritted teeth. “Everything is stacked against us and you just make it worse!”

“Alright Anders,” Irving said coldly. “If you’re so convinced that I’m a Chantry puppet while you’re the rebel freedom fighter then let us consider the effects that our actions up to this point have had. Take the opportunity for mage apprentices like yourself to go exercise outside of the Tower and to actually have a break from spending years inside the Tower. I fought with Greagoir for weeks to get him to approve of the idea and had to convince him that it wouldn’t be used to try and train mages to resist Templars or to escape. Your week of ‘freedom’ has cost everyone that. Now, it will be years until the Templars can be convinced to try it again and in the meantime you’ve personally ensured that the apprentices in the meantime will never see the sunlight. The ones that don’t make it through their Harrowing will never see the sun ever again thanks to you.”

“You cannot blame this on me!” Anders insisted.

“Can’t I?” Irving retorted. “It was your actions that led to this.”

“So when the oppressors crack down on the oppressed because someone dared to do something, you blame the only person who seems interested in fighting for their freedom?” Anders demanded. He laughed bitterly. “You really have been here too long. I wonder how many years I’ll have to be trapped here before the indoctrination starts to take root in me.”

“You don’t have to be here forever, Anders,” Irving told him earnestly. “You have only made things difficult for yourself with your escape – and should you try it again which I know you will it will only make things worse for yourself – but it’s possible to work within the system to get what you want. Study hard, pass your Harrowing, and you can leave the Tower. Not forever and not for no reason but if you have a purpose then you can spend a great deal of time away from here. I haven’t actually seen Senior Enchanter Wynne for the last three years, for instance.”

“If I have to ask their permission then it’s hardly freedom,” Anders pointed out.

“If the end result is important enough to you, you’ll learn to forget your principles,” Irving countered.

“Now I can see why you got the title of First Enchanter,” Anders said, shaking his head in disgust. “You may be a mage but you’re still one of them.” With that, he stormed out of the room.

Irving closed his eyes as he listened to the boys’ footsteps receding. Didn’t he understand that the Templars were never going to leave? Trying to be free of them was a wasted endeavor and one had to choose their battles carefully. They had to work within the system.

Anders would learn that in time or he would die. Either way, he would have no one to blame but himself and Irving sincerely hoped that, however things turned out for him, it would be worth it.

Modifié par Sarah1281, 11 septembre 2010 - 04:16 .