IC CONTACT - DRIFT FLEET

[wolfuncaged]

FROM: SUBJECT: KIRK Fenris? It's me. Can I come in? MARIAN/CLOUD Meanacing DORIAN Well, I wasn't certain what to expect... JUSTICE You seem to have escaped the planet unharmed. RIONA You know, when someone is three sheets to the wind and suggests a threesome... RIONA Fenris! It feels like ages since we've spoken. KIRK ACTION MARIAN Fenriiiiis ADALWOLFE please tell me you didn't sleep with Isabela too ANDERS :3 MARIAN This will do KIRK Can we talk? MARIAN You're a mess, Marian. ADALWOLFE Special delivery! ANDERS Maybe it will help with your face. HAWKE Fenris? You there? VARRIC Don't-- don't do anything. OCTAVIA Hey, Fenris ELIZE Fenris? JOVE ACTION STEVEN fenrisssssssssssssssssssssssss ROBIN Listen, Fenris, I know you don't give a shit about me, but-- FELIX Fenris, I apologize for contacting you in this way, but I was wondering... JOVE SO ABOUT COLE JOVE STRAWBERRIES

TO: SUBJECT: KIRK About Anders KIRK Kirk wakes KIRK Kirk? Can we speak? MARIAN Where are you? We need to speak. KIRK You wish to speak HAWKE We need to speak VARRIC Varric. Varric. Varric wake up. JOVE Jove. May I have a moment of your time? JOVE Can we speak? Are you busy? HAWKE Is there anywhere on this blighted hole we can find any decent alcohol? JOVE I was spiteful and angry to you, and I owe you an apology. HAWKE Hawke. Did you know the Inquisition have a demon? VARRIC There is something I need to tell you.

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action yo

[dawnwillcome]

[It really isn't hard to find where Fenris is staying on The Booze Moon, not when there are only so many options and the room Dorian had ended up in was so close to Fenris' own. It had become a place they shared almost instantly, and Jove had seen Fenris coming and going but never thought much of it until their conversation about chocolate.

It had started to bother her, the chance he had never had any at all, so there she is knocking on his door with a box of very expensive chocolates in one hand and a bottle of equally expensive wine tucked under her arm. Gonna fix this problem, oh yes.]

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris is always cautious, when opening his door. Year of hard running has made him suspicious of every unexpected visit, even years later. He doubts he'll ever be truly at ease with it. The tensed shoulders do loosen a little, though, as he sees who is is. ]

Jove.

[See he said hello and everything.]

action

[dawnwillcome]

[There are things coming out now, thanks to Cole's arrival, that really can't be ignored. She's not hiding her position, but more important than all of those things is Fenris and his reaction to the spirit who calls the Inquisition his home.

It only makes sense he'd be... well, alright, maybe violence about it was unexpected, but there had never been a part of Jove that expected Fenris would take well to Cole. He's far too like Vivienne in that way, and this time when Jove goes to Fenris' door to see him in private, there are no gifts in her hands. This is a serious visit, and strawberries and wine have no place here.]

Fenris? I'd like to speak to you, if you have a moment.

[wolfuncaged]

[Ah. This could be any number of things, but Fenris is betting most of his credits that it's do to with the demon boy. He'll leave out a sigh, opening the door and stepping aside, to let her in. ]

Certainly.

[Just gonna...make sure the door is shut behind them. In case it follows her. ]

voice - tevene

[blightedson]

Fenris, I apologize for contacting you in this way, but I was wondering...

Is it common for men to randomly appear from some other version of Thedas? And do those men... [He hesitates here, considering his words carefully] usually claim some sort of affection for Dorian?

voice - tevene -foreveerr

[wolfuncaged]

[There's an UGH sound, but it's not directed at Felix. ]

It is common for other versions of people from Thedas. I've met no less than three different Hawkes, now. The one we have in the Fleet is not the Hawke I know, and another I met in the place I was before here was a woman.

[Who was in a relationship with her Fenris. It was awkward. ]

There has been another Inquisitor, another Lavellan before this one. He too claimed affection for Dorian. The female Hawke I met claimed the same for me.

...I do not understand how it works. The best I understand is that there are different roads Thedas can take, and people's lives are changed with each new fork.

Voice

[birdsbirdsbirds]

Listen, Fenris, I know you don't give a shit about me, but--

[this is a good way to start, isn't it? he sounds kind of drunk, but given he was drunk the last few times he tried to talk to Fenris anyway, this might not be all that surprising. what's more notable is seething frustration in his every word.]

Nel got his tattoos back. His previous owner's. I can't fucking believe...

[a strained sigh; it's not hard to imagine him running his hand through his hair in agitation.]

I don't know what to do. I can't see him. I don't know, I just-- [another pause.] If you can think of anything... Or anyone... Let me know.

[he ends the message. he doesn't want an open channel. he'll make them play phone tag instead--if Fenris even bothers responding with anything.]

Voice

[wolfuncaged]

[Robin is always the last person Fenris ever wishes to speak to. For a time, he wondered if Nel had taken his markings back to go into Robin's service once again. Clearly that was not the case, and that knowledge was what kept Robin still breathing.

He considers not answering at all. He still doesn't believe Robin truly cares about Nel's welfare. That would mean allowing himself to think any salve owner would do that. That perhaps, sometimes, Danarius wasn't all lies. He couldn't let himself believe that. Not any of it. People like Danarius, like Robin, were monsters and nothing more. ]

I have already noticed. If you believe he will listen to anything I have to say, you would be mistaken. He has been conditioned very well into believing what his place is.

[The last comment was a definite swipe at Robin. He had contributed to his mess.]

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[realhumanbeing]

fenrisssssssssssssssssssssssss

Voice

[wolfuncaged]

[He hates typing, so he won't do it. ]

...That is far too many S's for my name. There is only one.

busts in here

[dawnwillcome]

[Not long after she's finished speaking with Hawke, Jove takes it upon herself to do what her conscious always demands. She'll have to see Anders too, possibly Varric, and she isn't sure if Fenris will need an ear but she's determined to give it to him anyway.

That's how she arrives at his door with a few apples she'd managed to get a hold of, but more important is the bottle of wine in her other hand. Let her in Fenris your friend is here for you.]

helll yeaaaah

[wolfuncaged]

[Oh look, he'll even open the door for her and everything. He gives a small smile (which of course might as well be a full-on BEAM from Fenris) and stands aside to let her in. He's been concerned about her, since Cullen left, but he's given her space to grieve. He's really, really crappy at offering words of comfort anyway. He doubted he could help her any, as much as he wished to. ]

Jove. To what do I owe the pleasure?

voice;

[princessia]

[ Keeping busy on the station has kept her mind off of thinking about Cullen, but during her downtime, she finds herself slowly sinking back into her depression and loneliness.

It's while she's flipping through her communicator that she realizes she hasn't seen or spoken to Fenris in a long while. She hopes he isn't too busy working. She knows a lot of people are. Hopefully he doesn't mind a seemingly random call... ]

...Fenris?

voice;

[wolfuncaged]

[For her, he will drop everything. He's given her space to grieve, as he has Jove. He's not good at the whole...comfort thing. Actions that require more words, the promise it will get better when he cannot promise such things.

But he's glad to hear her voice, and it shows in his tone. ]

Elize. It is good to hear from you. Can I help you with anything?

voice;

[grounds]

[Well here's a voice he might not have heard in a bit.]

Hey, Fenris. I found a place on the station I think you'd like.

voice;

[wolfuncaged]

[And yet, it's a welcome voice all the same. ]

Oh? What sort of place would this be?

video; 5/5

[merchantprince]

[After this broadcast hits the network.]

Don't-- don't do anything. Please.

[Don't kill the kid. Even if he wants to die. COLE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE WANTS.]

Video

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris really, really hates Cole. He hates that this thing can roam free in the Fleet. That eventually, it will lead to the destruction of everyone around it. He's more than aware of what spirits are capable of, that they are in his mind just demons by another name.

He'd end Cole's eixstence in a second, but Varric...well, Varric is one of the few people in existence he will stop for and heed his words. He doesn't look happy when he answers (when does he?) but answer he does. ]

Is it actually posing a danger to the Fleet? I don't understand its riddles and have no care to start learning now.

video.

[ofkirkwall]

[ He doesn't so much get Hawke's image as that of a wall and her elbow, the woman in question is feeling with something judging by the soft sound of a metal hitting metal. ]

Fenris? [ Sharp inhale. ] You there?

[ Maybe if she tries hard enough it won't sound like a desperate plea. ]

video.

[wolfuncaged]

[It absolutely sounds like a desperate plea, and that coupled with the camera angle has him worried rather quickly.]

Hawke? What's wrong? Are you hurt?

(I'm just here to bother you all day) | A present left for Fenris

[apurrstate]

[This is a present left for Fenris with his name 'lovingly scrawled on the outside of the box.

On the inside, is an obnoxiously colorful slug munching away on it's food. Along with it are your basic slug-caring necessities and a note, written clearly and carefully so that Fenris could decipher what it said.

'For you. I hear they're good for grumpy people. Maybe it will help with your face. -A.']

BUG ME ALL THE TIME - Voice

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris finds the slug. Fenris almost steps on the slug. But...then he has a change of heart and decides to keep the blighted thing. Probably to spite Anders.

...Definitely to spite Anders. Not because he likes the slug or that it makes him feel marginally better about his crappy existence or anything.

So he'll be getting a message at some Maker-awful time in the morning because Fenris doesn't sleep. ]

Yes. You're very hilarious. Good job you.

[Sarcastic clapping. ]

At least it is not a cat.

Action

[wolfehawke]

[Adalwolfe's not really one for sending mail, and according to his late mother, gifts should be given face to face if you actually care about the person you're giving them to. (Yes Leandra had put that caveat on the sharing of her wisdom concerning the manners of nobility. Apparently there were people she felt it necessary to send gifts to in the past whom she didn't like. Hawke never really liked that sort of social hypocrisy, though he did learn to observe it in those years in Hightown.)

So by the dictate of decorum and because he wants to see Fenris' face when he actually gives over his little gifts, Hawke knocks on the door to Fenris' room on the Tourist, having found out via Anders where the stoic elf was boarded.]

Special delivery!

[He's certain he sounds far too cheerful, but hopefully the two presents he's brought for the elf that he's decided to aggressively befriend will smooth things over. Who can turn down fine wine and a slug?

Wait that came out wrong.]

Action

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris opens the door and the normal expression of bored disdain very quickly switches to the sort of face he makes when he stands on something nasty in the street. With his bare elf feet.

He folds his arms, staring at Wolfe for what seems to be an eternity, before speaking slowly an deliberately. ]

Anders has already given me one. Is this to "help with my face" also?

voice. ( well... sort of. )

[ofkirkwall]

[ Multiple times has Marian Hawke thought to send him something, anything really. Most of the time she gets so far as staring at her own device a good few meters away. Gut twisting unpleasantly as whatever she had eaten that morning decided now is a good time to revisit. Besides it isn't like he'll listen, or even acknowledge her really. Which, in all honesty, she does deserve.

Today, however, Hawke makes it so far that she leaves a message of mostly silence, cut up by a few failed starts to a sentence. I'm sorry - I miss you - Today I stubbed my toe and almost broke my nose, funny huh? - Talk to me, please. Ugh. She sighs, burying her face into her hands. ]

You're a mess, Marian.

[ It's muttered, muffled, but more audible than she truly realizes. Another sigh, a shuffle, and she turns off her device. Ending today's pathetic attempt with a sharp click. ]

voice forever

[wolfuncaged]

[It has not been a good time for Fenris. Not that it ever is a good time for him. His existence has only had fleeting moments of almost happiness, and he has honestly come to accept it for what it is. Some people...well, they just aren't meant to be happy. He's not even sure if he knows how to be happy any more.

Which is why he hates himself a little for feeling something like happiness when he hears her voice again. It's quickly covered back again. He can't let himself feel like that. He can't let his guard down her again. Even if hearing her voice once more made him feel- well. Just feel.

Maker, he's missed her.

But he needs resolve. That doesn't mean he won't reply though. Carefully, cautiously. The trust isn't there. He can't let himself have that yet.]

Was that meant for me?

ACTION / TOURIST / AFTER THE SLAVER INCIDENT

[universal_charm]

Kirk had kept away from Fenris for the past few days, not for being frightened of him or because he did not care, but to give the other some breathing room. What had transpired was obviously stressful for him, and Fenris didn't seem the type to respond well to being pushed, unlike Winn. That tactic would probably see him go out an airlock, and while his new blood could do amazing things, surviving the void was not of them.

However, he could not let the matter between them fester. It needed to be addressed, one way or the other, and he would rather do it through dialogue than out in the field and potential bloodshed. And since he was the captain, no matter how flimsy that title might be on this particular ship, it was up to him to make the first move.

Which brought him to Fenris' door, knocking with one hand as he balanced a bag and two mugs of coffee in the other. "Fenris? It's Kirk. Can we talk?"

[wolfuncaged]

Fenris had been thankful for the time, in all honestly. He needed to be able to deal with his own hangups around the entire subject. He needed distance to deal with his own thoughts- to process them and put them in some sort of cohesive order- so he could voice them better. He never was good at heat-of-the-moment conversations. They usually turned into arguments.

Still, he knew this would come eventually, and as such, he opened the door to Kirk with no surprise in his expression. They couldn't dance around it forever. He exhaled, stepping aside to let Kirk enter.

"Of course."

CW: NSFW ( LOOK AWAY CHILDREN )

[ofkirkwall]

[ By the time they make to the ship ( the Tourist she'll remember later ) Hawke is restless, her patience stretched thin and frayed. The walk to the shuttles, the flight back to the fleet, all of it felt as though it took way too long. More than once she considered stopping the shuttle mid flight, letting it drift, and continuing right there. But she didn't, instead restrained herself beautifully, so much so she thinks deserves a medal.

It's exactly why when the door of his quarters closes she is quick to toss her pack and staff aside without a single thought. Her things land heavily but Hawke pays it no mind, grinning at him like a cheshire cat. ]

This is will do.

[ Without warning she is on him again. Lips crashing against his own in a burst unbridled fire, body flush, hands once again threading his hair. She wants this, she decided, she wants him and the rest? All those things they should to, that time they should likely take. All of that can come later. Much, much later. ]

AVERT THINE EYES

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris is quite impressed at her restraint, in all honestly. He barely kept hold of it himself, intoxicated by the smell and taste of her. It's been a while since he threw caution to the wind, and gave in to his desires.

It's quite frankly a miracle they got this far.

He returns that kiss, fierce and sloppy, all teeth and tongue, devouring her. His arms find her hips, pushing her up against the wall with a thud. He breaks the kiss for a moment, breathing ragged eyes darkened with desire locking onto hers. ]

I'm glad you find it acceptable. The bed is far better than it looks.

[Not that he's putting her there, yet. He drops his head, peppering nips and kisses along her jawline, down to her throat, still pressing her against the wall, hands tracing her curves roughly. ]

Roughly 3am

[apurrstate]

:3

Voice;

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris is awake, of course, it's not like sleep is a thing he does a lot of. But that blighted emoticon is not a welcome one. Ugh. He thought this bullshit had ended when Dorian left. ]

Don't three-mouth at me.

Text; backdated to the day after the Halloween party

[wolfehawke]

please tell me you didn't sleep with Isabela too

or rather do tell me. I'm making a list.

Voice;

[wolfuncaged]

[Though he can just about read the message, Fenris still doesn't reply in text. Words are hard man, plus he wouldn't be Fenris if he didn't make things awkward. ]

...This is a bizarre conversation starter. Do I even want to know why you're making a list?

voice.

[ofkirkwall]

Fenriiiiis.

[ Casually whines at significant other to make them pay attention, classic. ]

voice.

[wolfuncaged]

[Such whining. Gosh. His tone is flat as ever. He's not rising to it. Neener neener. ]

Marian.

Action / Tourist

[universal_charm]

You would think with running between ships and the planet so much, Kirk would be exhausted. That he would follow the advice he so often gave Winn and sleep. But his mind worked in other ways, darker ways. Recent events stirred memories he hadn't thought about in a long time, dragged up the old fears that plagued him only rarely now. It made sleep impossible to say the least (and if he were honest it was impossible because he was a coward, to scared to face the demons of his own mind).

If there was one person he knew would be up this time of night for him to seek company with, it would be Fenris. He wasn't sure the elf actually slept, having never seen it and having come across him on more than one occasion at ungodly hours in the metal halls. So he made his way through the labyrinth of their ship to Fenris' quarters, dressed in a simple shirt and sweat pants, his feet bare and chill against the metal.

He keyed the comm. "Fenris? It's Kirk. Can I come in?"

[wolfuncaged]

Fenris was, indeed, awake. Sleep never came easily to him, and when he did mange to drift off, the nightmares often soon jarred him out of it. He learned how to get by on very little a long time ago.

He'd been sitting in bed, reading when the comm buzzed and Kirk's voice came over it. He hadn't been especially surprised to know Kirk was still awake. The man never really rested all that much either.

He let his book drop a little, and glanced over to the door. He was shirtless- in a vain attempt to lull himself to sleep, but he didn't especially mind. He'd known Kirk long enough, trusted the man enough that he didn't feel the need to cover up the intricate lyrium designs crossing his chest.

"Of course. It's unlocked."

video; figured might as well get this rolling

[bryces_pup]

[Riona's bored. And Leliana's off to Maker knows where, along with the usual people she'd bug.

So Fenris is the lucky winner.]

Fenris! It feels like ages since we've spoken. I take it you've managed to find decent diversions on this... asteroid belt. Place. Whatever.

video; aww yee

[wolfuncaged]

[He is the luckiest. ]

I have found a thing or to to keep my attention. Mercenary work, usually.

How about yourself?

Video; sometime around the night after she talks with Kirk

[bryces_pup]

[Riona likes to give her friends the benefit of the doubt, she really does. But ever since her conversation with Kirk earlier, she's been festering some serious concerns. It's easier for her to be snappish at Kirk, someone she's not as familiar with, then she is with Fenris, someone she cares a lot about and who she knows has been struggling with his own feelings and insecurities. And with Kirk, she'd been caught a little off guard. Here, she's had time to prepare.

That said, if Fenris did not do the thing she's afraid he didn't do, there might be a reckoning coming.

She almost uses voice, but decides against it at the last minute. She'd rather see expressions, rather than having to rely entirely on tone of voice. And, frankly, she doesn't want to seem like a coward.

When she finally works up the courage to message him, she starts off on something more lighthearted.]

You know, when someone is three sheets to the wind and suggests a threesome, that suggestion should be taken with several grains of salt.

[Guess who blabbed, Fenris. It's an easier starting point, though it might also give Fenris a subtle warning what else might be to come.]

Video forever aww yee

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris knew, eventually, a reckoning would happen. That he would need to answer for the choices he's made. He didn't expect it so soon, but life is funny like that.

Still, his expression remains steady, but for an arched eyebrow at her comment. ]

Well. Lucky for you, we did not have one.

Action at the bar backdated to after successful evacuation because I FORGOT I DIDN'T TAG THIS

[whatisright]

[The elf had been grumpy, but effective in helping Justice evacuate children from the doomed planet. Justice wants to check and make sure that the elf got out uninjured.

Justice goes to the bar because he feels the elf there, and that makes sense because apparently he works there. Justice observes him, not seeing the need to interrupt his work until it seems as though the elf has paused in his work and noticed Justice.]

You seem to have escaped the planet unharmed. Are you well?

Awwww yeeeee

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris had a bloody good idea what Justice was, and he felts his skin crawl as the man (thing???) addressed him. He took in a deep breath,
reminding himself that this was not his space and Nami would be very upset if he trashed the place while he was on the clock. Still, his tone is terse as he replies to Justice.]

I am fine. I was not on the surface when the meteor hit and destroyed lives.

action;; sorry not sorry

[fantachetic]

[ Now that things have seemed to calm down and there's nothing but that vast expanse of stars, Dorian heads to the space bar with a few credits to his name that he absolutely intends upon spending. He's not exactly sure what to expect upon entering, but after a quick look around, he can absolutely believe this is the sort of establishment that Varric would found. Settling into a seat at the bar, he nods to Fenris. ]

Well, I wasn't certain what to expect, but this certainly screams Varric Tethras.

action;; GOOD NEVER BE

[wolfuncaged]

[Well, Dorian doesn't really get a smile from Fenris, but he does get a nod of greeting. It's a start. ]

You wait until you see the barmaid uniform. That absolutely screams Varric Thethras. What would you like to drink?

action >> backdated (august)

[moseyin]

[Shortly after receiving a green light from Hawke, her half-drunk ass and monster dog in tow, Cloud leads the way over to the Tourist, following her directions to menace her ex-boyfriend as requested.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK MAN hopefully you aren't doing anything important]

[ofkirkwall]

[ It's already strange to be back in the ship but a considerable amount of alcohol and the support of Cloud makes it 100% easier, even so she trails behind hood drawn over her head. Dog, on the other hand, bounds happily at Cloud's heels as though he too was apart of the so cold menacing.

Which lets be real, he most definitely is. ]

Action

[universal_charm]

<sub>[ Kirk had never felt so drained. Well, that was a lie. He had felt this drained before, but it had been a very long time since then, since something had weighed so heavily on him in one way or another. He went to his cabin and grabbed two glasses and a bottle, making his way through the ships maze like corridors until he reached Fenris' door.

He knocked on the door, leaning against it. ]</sub>

Fenris? It's me. Can I come in?

Action forever

[wolfuncaged]

[Fenris was sitting on his bunk, reading one of the books he's pilfered from the Iskaulit's library. He puts it down at the sound of Kirk's voice, moving to sit up.

Something sounds off. Concern burrows into his chest and stays there./small>]

Of course.