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[Sable Rhapsody]

Abelas and Iron Bull banter.  I was wondering who to write next when I read Kestrel's fic 

 

Spoiler

Iron Bull: So, I've been wondering.  What exactly did you do for all those centuries, locked up in that temple?

Abelas: We slumbered, and only awakened when Mythal's sanctum was threatened.

Iron Bull: Slumbered as in...actually asleep?

Abelas: Yes.

Iron Bull: Oh.

Abelas: Did you envision something else?

Iron Bull:  Well, I'm not one to judge, but if I was stuck with a bunch of people and a few centuries to kill, I'd get more creative than taking a nap.

 

If Bull is qunari:

 

Abelas: You claim to stand for order, yet you fight as chaos.  Raw and uncontrolled.

Iron Bull: I have a purpose.  That's all I need to stay in control.  That and some good drinks.

Abelas: A purpose here with the Inquisition, or with your people?

Iron Bull: Both.

Abelas: Someday, you will have to forsake one purpose for the other.  No one can serve two masters forever.

Iron Bull: Who said anything about forever?  I'm here, I kill Vints, and the Inquisitor gets qunari allies.  That's good enough for now.

Abelas: And what happens when it's no longer good enough?

Iron Bull: I get a damned headache, almost as bad as the one from talking to you.

 

If Bull is Tal-Vashoth:

 

Abelas: Why did you forsake your people?

Iron Bull: The Orlesians have better drinks and prettier women.  And cookies, those haven't made it back to Par Vollen yet, though the Arishok is trying.

Abelas: I was serious.

Iron Bull: So was I.  Sort of.  Listen, if we're really having this conversation, let me ask you something.  What's important to you?  What matters?

Abelas: My service to Mythal--

Iron Bull: Is over.  So...what's next?  That is the better question.  Not why we left, but why we're here.

[if Abelas is with the Inquisitor]

Abelas: Inquisitor Lavellan.  I'm here because of her.

Iron Bull: (chuckles) I know.  You're such a softie.

[Kestrel]

I just love your banter so much. So much that it pains me. 

 

I think on the next exciting episode of Inquisitor and Abelas romantic pratfalls, she's going to take him shooting. Though it's also something I could see my other Inquisitor taking Solas to do, and I haven't written any Solas fics before, so I'm kind of torn. 

[Sable Rhapsody]

I just love your banter so much. So much that it pains me.

I think on the next exciting episode of Inquisitor and Abelas romantic pratfalls, she's going to take him shooting. Though it's also something I could see my other Inquisitor taking Solas to do, and I haven't written any Solas fics before, so I'm kind of torn.

I vote for Solas mostly because slice-of-life stuff with him and Lavellan is relatively rare in the fandom.

[Kestrel]

Definitely going to have to use my other Inquisitor then. Shrike would have zero patience for how bad I picture Solas being, if simply in rebellion of traditional elven activities. And because he's a nerd mage. Though the picture of Abelas shooting is sexy. My sport is so sexy. Ugh, shoulders and back muscles uggh.

[sandman2190]

Anyone here curious on Abelas and Se..actually, he wouldn't bother with Sera (and besides, I get the feeling that she really wouldn't handle nor want to see the venom from Abelas should she try and belittle Mythal or his and his comrades' service to her.)

 

Vivienne and abelas interaction...that would be interesting.

[Sable Rhapsody]

Vivienne and abelas interaction...that would be interesting.

 

Ask and ye shall receive.  Or maybe this is just terrible since I'm starting to hit the characters that I don't write as comfortably.  You guys decide 

 

Spoiler

Vivienne: My dear, after the roads are safe to travel you must accompany me to the Circle at Montsimmard.  My fellow mages would leap at the chance to speak with you.

Abelas: I must?  Must I submit to the authority of your templars as well?

Vivienne: They are hardly my templars.  If they had been, events would never have deteriorated so far.

Abelas: Since joining the Inquisition, I have heard dozens of opinions on mages and templars, each more strident than the last.

Vivienne: Then mine will be a welcome reprieve.

Abelas: You certainly do not lack for arrogance.  

 

Abelas: I see that the Dirth'ena Enasalin has survived the ages.

Vivienne: I beg your pardon?

Abelas: What you call the way of the Knight-Enchanter.  You use magic in battle not unlike my own.

Vivienne: Solas never lost an opportunity to remind me just how much we owe the ancient elves.  Trust me, my dear, I've heard it more times than I care to remember.

Abelas: And yet you are perfectly willing to spy on me while I train, and incorporate my technique into your own.

Vivienne: It's always a joy watching someone take dear Dorian down a peg, and you don't need to trouble yourself with another pupil.  I'm sure you can see how this arrangement is best for everyone.

 

Vivienne: What was the temple like when Mythal lived?  It was a splendid site, even in its ruined state.

Abelas: Why should a shemlen mage who serves the Chantry care about Mythal?

Vivienne: Knowledge benefits us all, my dear.  And I will admit to some personal curiosity.  I have never had the opportunity to meet a god.

Abelas: You met the magister who attacked the Temple.

Vivienne: Claiming to be a god is clearly insufficient.  Corypheus died at our hands easily enough.

Abelas: You speak of gods without understanding what the word even means.  There is nothing I could say that would enlighten you.

 

(And of course, Abellan banter)

 

Vivienne: Do you dance?

Abelas: I do not waste my time with frivolity.

Vivienne: It is not a frivolity if you intend to court the Inquisitor.  Gossip can be as lethal as a blade in Orlais.

Abelas: Shemlen gossip means little to me.

Vivienne: And what of the Inquisitor's reputation at court?  Does that mean something to you?

Abelas: You are nothing if not persistent.  If she asks it of me, I will learn.  Is that sufficient?

Vivienne: I--hmm.  Unexpected, but sufficient.

 

 

Edit:  Edited the first one to make Abelas a bit crankier since they don't know each other all that well yet.

[sandman2190]

Ask and ye shall receive.  Or maybe this is just terrible since I'm starting to hit the characters that I don't write as comfortably.  You guys decide 

 

Spoiler

Vivienne: My dear, after the roads are safe to travel you must accompany me to the Circle at Montsimmard.  My fellow mages would leap at the chance to speak with you.

Abelas: I must?  Must I submit to the authority of your templars as well?

Vivienne: They are hardly my templars.  If they had been, events would never have deteriorated so far.

Abelas: Since joining the Inquisition, I have heard dozens of opinions on mages and templars, each more strident than the last.

Vivienne: Then mine will be a welcome reprieve.

Abelas: You certainly do not lack for arrogance.  

 

Abelas: I see that the Dirth'ena Enasalin has survived the ages.

Vivienne: I beg your pardon?

Abelas: What you call the way of the Knight-Enchanter.  You use magic in battle not unlike my own.

Vivienne: Solas never lost an opportunity to remind me just how much we owe the ancient elves.  Trust me, my dear, I've heard it more times than I care to remember.

Abelas: And yet you are perfectly willing to spy on me while I train, and incorporate my technique into your own.

Vivienne: It's always a joy watching someone take dear Dorian down a peg, and you don't need to trouble yourself with another pupil.  I'm sure you can see how this arrangement is best for everyone.

 

Vivienne: What was the temple like when Mythal lived?  It was a splendid site, even in its ruined state.

Abelas: Why should a shemlen mage who serves the Chantry care about Mythal?

Vivienne: Knowledge benefits us all, my dear.  And I will admit to some personal curiosity.  I have never had the opportunity to meet a god.

Abelas: You met the magister who attacked the Temple.

Vivienne: Claiming to be a god is clearly insufficient.  Corypheus died at our hands easily enough.

Abelas: You speak of gods without understanding what the word even means.  There is nothing I could say that would enlighten you.

 

(And of course, Abellan banter)

 

Vivienne: Do you dance?

Abelas: I do not waste my time with frivolity.

Vivienne: It is not a frivolity if you intend to court the Inquisitor.  Gossip can be as lethal as a blade in Orlais.

Abelas: Shemlen gossip means little to me.

Vivienne: And what of the Inquisitor's reputation at court?  Does that mean something to you?

Abelas: You are nothing if not persistent.  If she asks it of me, I will learn.  Is that sufficient?

Vivienne: I--hmm.  Unexpected, but sufficient.

 

 

Edit:  Edited the first one to make Abelas a bit crankier since they don't know each other all that well yet.

Actually, he seemed more cranky with the third batch of dialogue between him and Vivienne (but THAT is just my opinion.)

But thanks for taking the time to create it--Actually, re-reading it again, I am now reminded of the javik-like vibe I FIRST got when I saw him. Man, that's guy got some bite in him.

 

@Varricschesthair-...I knew I should have taken Sera to the temple of Mythal. Curses.

Also, dialogue between sera and abelas....I am intrigued.

All things considered, I need to get to the temple again. So much I missed...

[procutemeister]

@Sable Rhapsody--the banter you write is great! I can really hear them saying those lines. 

[Sable Rhapsody]

Actually, he seemed more cranky with the third batch of dialogue between him and Vivienne (but THAT is just my opinion.)

But thanks for taking the time to create it--Actually, re-reading it again, I am now reminded of the javik-like vibe I FIRST got when I saw him. Man, that's guy got some bite in him.

 

@Sable Rhapsody--the banter you write is great! I can really hear them saying those lines. 

 

Thanks, everyone!  I'm really glad you like these.

 

Abelas never struck me as deliberately trollish in the way that Javik can be.  Nor do I think he purposely cuts people down like Solas.  He's just wonderfully blunt, and doesn't feel the need to sugarcoat anything.  I had a friend in high school like that, and some of the things she said were just glorious.

 

So now we're at the two characters I almost never write except for a line here or there: Sera and Blackwall.  I'm happy to take a crack at them, but no guarantees of quality 

[Sable Rhapsody]

Beard Blackwall and Abelas banters.  Beardy beardy something beard.

 

Spoiler

Blackwall: I'm sorry about the Temple.  I can only imagine what it must have looked like before.

Abelas: Unless you have an unusually good imagination, you cannot.

Blackwall: You're even grumpier than Solas.  I was just trying to make conversation.

Abelas: Shemlen need to fill silence with unnecessary words, but I do not.

 

Abelas: Where did you train?  You fight differently from the rest of the Inquisition.

Blackwall: The Free Marches, Orlais...and I picked up a few tricks here and there on my own.

Abelas: Hmm.

Blackwall: Well, that doesn't sound ominous.

Abelas: Your technique is a patchwork of other disciplines.  It should be wasteful, useless, and yet it is not.  You make it work to your advantage.

Blackwall: Not as fancy as golden armor or magic, but I keep everyone safe.  That's the whole bloody point, isn't it?

Abelas: Yes, it is.

 

[if Blackwall was spared or told to go to the Wardens for judgment]

 

Blackwall: Solas said your name means sorrow.  Were you always this dour?

Abelas: Should I be any other way?  I endured the death of my god and watched my people tear our civilization apart.

Blackwall: And before that, you were just a cheerful ray of elven sunshine.

Abelas: I was a different man, living a different life.

Blackwall: That sounds familiar.

Abelas: Shem, I do not know what you did, nor do I care.  But such unanimous condemnation does not come without reason.  

Blackwall: I never said it did.  The Inquisitor showed me mercy, and I'm going to make it count.

Abelas: (sighs) "Mercy."  A pretty lie used by those who could not face Mythal's judgment.  Of course the shemlen would consider it a virtue.

 

[if Blackwall was forced to maintain the lie]

 

Abelas: You have my sympathies.  Death would have been a kinder fate.

Blackwall: Huh. Didn't expect that from you of all people.  

Abelas: It was an unnecessary cruelty for limited gain.  This is not justice.

Blackwall: Maybe you haven't taken a good look around yet, but there isn't a lot of justice in this world.  We don't have gods among us.  We just try to make it from day to day, and hope that at the end, there actually is a Maker to hear our prayers.

Abelas: I...had not thought of it that way.  It is one thing to lose one's guide, but you never had one at all.  How do you bear it?

Blackwall:  What makes you think I do?

 

Man, writing these while sleep-deprived and slightly punchy is awesome.  BEAAAAAARD.  Edited for verbs.  WTF verbs.

[Delphine]

Sable, I love your banters. Like, love your banters. Please continue!

[Caddius]

Beard Blackwall and Abelas banters.  Beardy beardy something beard.

 

Spoiler

Blackwall: I'm sorry about the Temple.  I can only imagine what it must have looked like before.

Abelas: Unless you have an unusually good imagination, you cannot.

Blackwall: You're even grumpier than Solas.  I was just trying to make conversation.

Abelas: Shemlen need to fill silence with unnecessary words, but I do not.

 

Abelas: Where did you train?  You fight differently from the rest of the Inquisition.

Blackwall: The Free Marches, Orlais...and I picked up a few tricks here and there on my own.

Abelas: Hmm.

Blackwall: Well, that doesn't sound ominous.

Abelas: Your technique is a patchwork of other disciplines.  It should be wasteful, useless, and yet it is not.  You make it work to your advantage.

Blackwall: Not as fancy as golden armor or magic, but I keep everyone safe.  That's the whole bloody point, isn't it?

Abelas: Yes, it is.

 

[if Blackwall was spared or told to go to the Wardens for judgment]

 

Blackwall: Solas said your name means sorrow.  Were you always this dour?

Abelas: Should I be any other way?  I endured the death of my god and watched my people tear our civilization apart.

Blackwall: And before that, you were just a cheerful ray of elven sunshine.

Abelas: I was a different man, living a different life.

Blackwall: That sounds familiar.

Abelas: Shem, I do not know what you did, nor do I care.  But such unanimous condemnation does not come without reason.  

Blackwall: I never said it didn't.  The Inquisitor showed me mercy, and I'm going to make it count.

Abelas: (sighs) "Mercy."  A pretty lie used by those who could not face Mythal's judgment.  Of course the shemlen would consider it a virtue.

 

[if Blackwall was forced to maintain the lie]

 

Abelas: You have my sympathies.  Death would have been a kinder fate.

Blackwall: Huh. Didn't expect that from you of all people.  

Abelas: It was an unnecessary cruelty for limited gain.  This is not justice.

Blackwall: Maybe you haven't taken a good look around yet, but there isn't a lot of justice in this world.  We don't have gods among us.  We just try to make it from day to day, and hope that at the end, there actually is a Maker to hear our prayers.

Abelas: I...had not thought of it that way.  It is one thing to lose one's guide, but you never had one at all.  How do you bear it?

Blackwall:  What makes you think I do?

 

Man, writing these while sleep-deprived and slightly punchy is awesome.  BEAAAAAARD.

You always kill me with the last line.

[Kestrel]

Yesss Sable, do banters FOOOREVERRR.

[tehluhlah]

I love this thread and everything in it. Just wanted to say

[Sable Rhapsody]

I love this thread and everything in it. Just wanted to say

 

Yesss Sable, do banters FOOOREVERRR.

 

You always kill me with the last line.

 

Sable, I love your banters. Like, love your banters. Please continue!

 

I love you all, and you are all so freaking nice    Only Sera left now, and maybe the advisers if I get any good ideas for them.  I dunno about the advisers.  I mean, what would Cullen and Abelas talk about?  Swords?  Shiny armor?

[Caddius]

I love you all, and you are all the bestest.  Only Sera left now, and maybe the advisers if I get any good ideas for them.  I dunno about the advisers.  I mean, what would Cullen and Abelas talk about?  Swords?  Shiny armor?

Abelas being interested in what Templars are.

Abelas comparing Leliana's Games and wetwork to his counterparts serving Dirthamen or Falon'din.

Abelas and Josephine arguing over idealism.

Those work at all?

[Kestrel]

I'm going shooting for the first time in months on Saturday. Yessss. Hopefully this will assist me in my writing endeavors. 

[legbamel]

Poor Abelas. Poor Inquisitor. They just awkwardly lie under the sheets, not touching each other, while she smokes a cigarette and says , "jesus christ that was awful." 

I figure he's been rubbing one out twice a day since he's been wandering on his own.  He's got all the expired goods out and reduced the fire hose pressure to a manageable level.  After he loses it in his shiny codpiece before they're even nude he's good for fifteen, twenty minutes easy. 

[Sable Rhapsody]

Abelas being interested in what Templars are.

Abelas comparing Leliana's Games and wetwork to his counterparts serving Dirthamen or Falon'din.

Abelas and Josephine arguing over idealism.

Those work at all?

 

Oooh, I especially like the first one.  I can also just imagine him being all "Oh, my sweet summer child" at the Great Game.  It's not a Game without sacrificing a metric f***ton of slaves.

[Kestrel]

Oh god. I will never be able to write beautiful first time now. NEVER. 

[Caddius]

Oooh, I especially like the first one.  I can also just imagine him being all "Oh, my sweet summer child" at the Great Game.  It's not a Game without sacrificing a metric f***ton of slaves.

I can see him being pleased that spy-work has become so straightforward and honorable, to Leliana's shock. 

[sandman2190]

...I honestly don't know how to respond to that last line of soon-to-be-warden blackwall and abelas. Knife in the heart.

Hoo nelly (that actually hurt reading it.) >_<

[Sable Rhapsody]

...I honestly don't know how to respond to that last line of soon-to-be-warden blackwall and abelas. Knife in the heart.

Hoo nelly (that actually hurt reading it.) >_<

 

I have to admit at this point that Blackwall is not my favorite character.  I like him in theory, but his in-game execution just didn't grab me as much as the other characters.  That said, I really felt for him during the judgment scene.  And since justice was part of Mythal's portfolio, I think it would strike a nerve with Abelas.

 

It's just that Mythal's judgment is not what modern Thedosians would think of as justice.  It's like the conversation between Solas and Vivienne about the mages, and one individual being the sole arbiter of justice.  The elvhen could have powerful gods resolving their disputes, but there's no one like that in modern Thedas.  On top of that, as far as I know Mythal's justice is pretty swift and harsh in the descriptions we've gotten.

 

EDIT: Are we doing Abelas ToP?  Now we are!

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[Rabbitonfire]

@Sable Rhapsody: Didn't think I cared much for Abelas until you made those banters. You changed my feels.