ejoslin wrote...
He sure doesn't. It also casts a lot of what he says there in a different light. His making no claims on her, his saying it's all about the other person -- someone who is expecting to be dumped is permitted to walk away with some self respect. If it really were about Alistair, he wouldn't be willing to have sex with the warden even with Alistair at 100 love (as long as he's 70 care or below). If he really made no claims on her, he wouldn't force her to make a choice. So why would he force the choice if he expected to be dumped? The only thing that makes sense is he can't stand seeing her in a relationship with Alistair when he also cares deeply. Which means, well, some level of jealousy.
I'm very influenced by the fact that this conversation happened very early into the relationship on in my first playthrough, so I initially interpreted it in that context. It sounds quite different later in the relationship.
I think the difference with having sex when the other character is in love, but he is at lower approval, is that the other character doesn't seem to mind and won't force a choice. There does seem to be a sort of moral sexual code amongst the companions that allows for that, I'm realising. It's 'honest', so there's no reason for Zevran to stop it. (And he doesn't mind if the positions are revesed either).
He doesn't have much choice over being dumped. The characters seem to know instinctively the point when a choice will be forced. (And if they are not the one to force a choice, they also seem to know that the choice has been made and that they weren't chosen, although I haven't tested that with all of them yet). If Zevran didn't force a choice, Alistair (or the other companion) would. So even if he kept quiet, or said he was happy to share, it wouldn't make any difference. I personally imagine that he speaks out because he feels he has to say it.
(One thing I haven't tried is getting the other person's approval up and then getting it down again before having the conversation. I suppose that if you did that - gave a gift while out somewhere then made a game move which the character disapproved of, a choice would never be forced, because no conversation would take place until the approval was below 71 again).
Perhaps because the conversation happened so early the first time, I didn't get the impression that he was lying (about jealousy, or about feeling he had a claim on the warden). At that point, he clearly didn't have a claim on my warden (although much later in the relationship, I would say that he does), so there was no reason for him to believe he did. I think he is hiding what he feels, but I think he genuinely doesn't understand what he feels at that point. From the way he says it, I think he's genuine about not wanting to do something underhand too. I don't think he understands his own feelings much beyond knowing that something feels wrong about the situation. If he means what he's saying, then it elevates the relationship a little - and he is admitting to caring and that it's more than sex (if it was just sex, nobody would have to make a choice). That came as a bit of surprise so early on for me, and made my warden respect him all the more.
(But then my wardens all seem to be full of respect for him. I love just about all his responses, even the less pleasant ones. He has a strong sense of morality and fairness, I think - part of the reason I believe him about not wanting to be a cheat - and I love the way he won't take any nonsense.)
I've tried playing out that conversation much later in the relationship, and it doesn't sound right. By then (after the earring), things have changed and it doesn't make as much sense.
(ETA: Apologies for this very long, obsessive post. Must stop obessively replaying Zevran scenes in game).
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