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[Calla S]

Since all of the gifs are being reposted, I must repost this one. For the d'awwwws.

[Pseudo the Mustachioed]

Gif repost storm! Yaaay

[Dave of Canada]

Oh wow, I just noticed he leaves stars where he walks. I wonder why.

[mellifera]

Ohmygaw waddly ickle Varric :') Love it.

[upsettingshorts]

I've been a casual, somewhat distant admirer of our dwarven friend Varric here for quite some time now. However I am no longer capable of resisting his unique glow. As I was eating my onion rings a thought occurred to me; we don't really know these characters all that well yet. Despite my interest in seeing how the characters develop in the story while I actually play Dragon Age 2 it might be fun to pose questions to ourselves and to commenters in the know such as BioWare developers and writers. That way, we could have fun hyping ourselves up for a character that we may not really have a perfect understanding of - enjoy the idea of discussing.

Fan discussion of fictional characters is a fun activity, no doubt, and so - again when I was munching onion rings - I came upon the idea of flavor. Varric is quite clearly a flavor of individual that many of us find appealing, especially his charming roguish ways and his dexterous bolt twirling, needless to say his mesmerizing mane of remarkably masculine chest hair. But what are the ingredients that make up Varric? How is he prepared? I'm sure there have already been some hints and more to come, but we should have a post that keeps track of the recipe and a poster can serve as an "executive chef" of sorts in maintaining this list. In this way we can reverse engineer what kind of food Varric really is without spoiling ourselves for the meal later!

Discussion in the sense I've described can lead one to think I was only referring to a casual back and forth between interested posters on the various themes and details of Varric's character, but that is not the only way to communicate ideas. Art and artists have their own style that can truly help illuminate the kind of dwarf Varric will be. In addition to their fantastic talent they have a keen, trained eye, and can pick up on subtle hints that might reveal hidden character traits or aspects of the story that could prove fascinating.  It would be especially useful if, in order to get different perspectives on similar subjects and give people ideas, we could have a sort of plan in place to really get the creative juices flowing.

Before I go on too much longer with more fascinating ideas I'd like to take a step back and simply ask the question I think would really shine a light on Varric's true character: Does he zip up his pants first and then fasten, or fasten his pants first and then zip?

Modifié par Upsettingshorts, 25 janvier 2011 - 08:02 .

[Maria Caliban]

Fasten and then zip.

[Leonia]

Wait, they have zippers in Thedas?

[Pseudo the Mustachioed]

^ Hush your mouth, woman. Of course they do. ()



Shorts, ILU.

[mellifera]

Shorts, I love you like Fat Apollo loves all food.

[Maria Caliban]

leonia42 wrote...

Wait, they have zippers in Thedas?

Yes.

[Calla S]

Shorts. You are a god of parody.

And I love you. Again. I had to say it again. Once was not enough.

[Pseudo the Mustachioed]

Cassandra would also like to know the order by which Varric secures his pants. It's very important to... posterity.

[Dhiro]

Just one more page, I guess.

[mellifera]

*coughs*



I like that the beads or whatever on the necklace actually look three dimensional. *looks pointedly at Morrigan's flat pearls*

[Pseudo the Mustachioed]

^ Only the best for the best

[Calla S]

Pseudocognition wrote...
Cassandra would also like to know the order by which Varric secures his pants. It's very important to... posterity.

Varric: "I could show you, Cass, but I'd have to take them off first."
Cassandra: "If I see your hands so much as twitch in the direction of your trousers..."
Varric: *gives a little huff of a laugh* "You'll what? Cut them off?"
Cassandra: "Perhaps."
Varric: "And before you've seen what I can do with them. It'd be a shame, really."

[Maria Caliban]

What's with all the gifs?

[Pseudo the Mustachioed]

Calla S wrote...
Varric: "And before you've seen what I can do with them. It'd be a shame, really."

Varric: *twirls bolt*
Cassandra: Oooh! How did you do that?! Do it again!

[Dave of Canada]

Maria Caliban wrote...

What's with all the gifs?

The others are doing it, and it's fairly interesting in seeing them again after not seeing them for a while.

Modifié par Dave of Canada, 25 janvier 2011 - 08:20 .

[Maria Caliban]

Calla S wrote...

Pseudocognition wrote...
Cassandra would also like to know the order by which Varric secures his pants. It's very important to... posterity.

Varric: "I could show you, Cass, but I'd have to take them off first."
Cassandra: "If I see your hands so much as twitch in the direction of your trousers..."
Varric: *gives a little huff of a laugh* "You'll what? Cut them off?"
Cassandra: "Perhaps."
Varric: "And before you've seen what I can do with them. It'd be a shame, really."

Cassandra: I think I can live without that knowledge.

Modifié par Maria Caliban, 25 janvier 2011 - 08:21 .

[Dave of Canada]

Pseudocognition wrote...

Calla S wrote...
Varric: "And before you've seen what I can do with them. It'd be a shame, really."

Varric: *twirls bolt*
Cassandra: Oooh! How did you do that?! Do it again!

15 minutes of the game is actual gameplay.
The remaining hours is Varric mesmerizing Cassandra with his twirling abilities.

Modifié par Dave of Canada, 25 janvier 2011 - 08:21 .

[upsettingshorts]

Maria Caliban wrote...

What's with all the gifs?

That's a good question.  Varric is unique in the sense that unlike other characters it is impossible to know both where Varric is and precisely how awesome he is at the same time.  So in still photos the former is fixed so we can better appreciate the latter.  In motion however we see how truly difficult a problem this is, and staring too long at such GIFs in order to perceive both Varric's location and level of awesomeness could drive one to madness.

[Pseudo the Mustachioed]

Dave of Canada wrote...
15 minutes of the game is actual gameplay.
The remaining hours is Varric mesmerizing Cassandra with his twirling abilities.

Would pay full price for this.

[Calla S]

Pseudocognition wrote...

Dave of Canada wrote...
15 minutes of the game is actual gameplay.
The remaining hours is Varric mesmerizing Cassandra with his twirling abilities.

Would pay full price for this.

I wonder if he's ambidextrous.

Bolt twirling with both hands could stop wars.

[Maria Caliban]

Upsettingshorts wrote...

Maria Caliban wrote...

What's with all the gifs?

That's a good question.  Varric is unique in the sense that unlike other characters it is impossible to know both where Varric is and precisely how awesome he is at the same time.  So in still photos the former is fixed so we can better appreciate the latter.  In motion however we see how truly difficult a problem this is, and staring too long at such GIFs in order to perceive both Varric's location and level of awesomeness could drive one to madness.

That's clever. I wish I were well enough to appreciate it.