resetvoid | Pimpin' ain't easy

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Pimpin' ain't easy

Well, hi there, Exit Void. I'd like to c-c-c-combo break the intros for a moment and ~~whore for CR~~ bring your attention to something.

Look at this dwarf. Look how manly he is. Don't you want to network with this dwarf? Don't you want to sell him your soul? Sure you do.

Okay, joking aside, for those not familiar with Dragon Age, Varric is mainly known for drinking (which he now does), gambling (which he now does), talking too much or not enough, depending on which will annoy you more (yeah, he's working on that) and having a great network of contacts and information. The more people he can call on in any given place he's in, the more secure he feels.

Which is why he opened the bar. Partly to get to know people, partly because people are going to trade him things for sweet, delicious brain poisoning.

Basically this is a call out asking what (if anything, if your character has been/goes to the bar) your character might have given Varric for drinks (and ice cream - sup, Dante). It could be:

♠ Salvaged stuff - anything the merchants might take or that Varric can use. Bring him dead monster bodies if that's what your thing is, he can work with that.
♠ Information - something about the way the wind happens to be blowing on the island, to do with the people, whatever Kernos is throwing at them, maps, diagrams, anything.
♠ Skillsets - if you're a techie, help him work his damn laptop. If you're a fighter, offer help next time gates are no longer a thing. If you're a tabletop dancer, hi, you're hired.
♠ ~~Sexual~~ Favours - owe him one. He's fine with that. Just be prepared to deliver.

And yeah, pretty much anything else. Note also that anything he gets will probably end up being given to other people when needed or traded to the merchants for things that are needed. EVERYONE WINS! \o/

Also, HI NEW PEOPLE I LOVE YOU ALREADY :D

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Anders, of course, pays with items he thinks Varric could use/might like (should he get any), ~~whining~~ information about anything Varric might ask him, and healing should he ever need it.

But mostly he pays by not getting into a fight with Fenris in the bar and breaking everything ever. :|b

Frankly, I can see Varric giving Anders and Fenris an hourly wage just for their job of 'not killing one another'.

But yeah, Varric could always use healing and gossip. We're good with those. :D

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Fenris is a freeloader forever.

Ah, but Fenris living in the bar means no one is likely to wander in and help themselves. :O

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Pepper hasn't been there ~~yet~~ but Bucky did need that drink after the zomibes night of his arrival. Um. At that point, he had nothing, so it's your call whether it's favors owed, or more specifically recon that he did over the next couple of days and reported to him?

Yeah, that would be great! Varric would totally take recon results. He'll be making notes on everything he knows about the island and anything Bucky could tell him would be a perfectly good addition.

I've also just made the Captain Obvious observation that this is a great time for me to confirm who Varric knows and who he doesn't. XD Or at least the names and faces, because he'll probably ask for names a lot of the time out of sheer nosiness.

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grunt will totally be trading dead monster bodies whenever he drops in!

Works for him. The merchants better still be taking that stuff for trade, goddamn.

... You realise he has no Ryncol, right Grunt? :| He could see about trading for some next time the merchants show up, whenever that may be.

Alec would be willing to wax poetic about the stars and how they should be and how they are, as well as explaining how some technology works with explanations he's gotten out of people but no more a technological background than Varric.

He'd also be able to pass over salvage things -- certainly no dead monster bodies but things that can be collected with wandering and accepting danger, but not fighting it.

He'd also be fine owing Varric if none of that was acceptable.

Oh, and I-No was in briefly and she was totally serious about offering to sing/play, but she'd also give him monster bodies. (Or sexual favors...)

Varric's more than happy listening to people wax poetic, and anything Alec can offer in terms of salvage and tech info would be gratefully accepted.

Hm, if Alec's going to be a regular at the bar, Varric will probably end up offering other things Alec might need if he has them; them maybe developing a sort of trade thing. :|a

Also, with I-No, Varric will not accept sexual favours, but he will accept monsters, regular favours and live music. XD

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People have yet to point Kaidan to the bar, but it's only a matter of time because c'mon, space marines.

He's a giant tech nerd, so he'd certainly be glad to tinker with things in exchange for sweet, sweet alcohol. Likely bring in interesting salvage if he thought it could be useful too.

Gawd, these space marines. THEY'VE TRASHED HIS BAR BEFORE, KAIDAN, HE'S WATCHING YOU.

Seriously, though, I think Varric would like Kaidan. I mean, he likes most people, but how could people not like Kaidan, man? Also, helping Varric out with techie things and bringing in salvage probably guarantees Kaidan a steady supply of the good stuff.

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What does Isabela need to do to get her daily chest hair quota filled? She has been sorely lacking

Iiii shall be putting up a log sometime this week for the DA cast to play catch up? :O SHE CAN GET HER QUOTA THEN ;D

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~~Are you sure you won't accept sexual favors?~~

Zevran would probably be happy to offers his blades or poison-making skills in return for alcohol, as well as any info/observances he has on the island and how best to deal with the... unique troubles here.

~~Quite sure, serah.~~

Oooh, I like it. I don't believe Varric will need anything knifed or poisoned while he's here, but THE THOUGHT WILL BE KEPT IN MIND. And yeah, as one of the Thedas people (and being friends with Isabela and all), Varric'll probably keep him perfectly well supplied with gossip and general things he needs as well as alcohol. Besides, Varric and Zevran? I want them to be bros as well. ;;

Yaha is willing to still make lovely lights and furniture more befitting of Varric's establishment. Illusions, yes, and if someone throws them -- they'll disappear out of existence, but hey... they'll look nice.

Disappearing when you throw them is probably an advantage for the furniture in the bar. :| So Varric will most definitely take Handsy up on that one. :3

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Not one for drinking, but seeing as bars are splendid information pools, er. The Doctor would offer technical and electrical work for the local gossip, if Varric'd be up for that trade?

Thoooough if ice cream really is being served, renegotiation remains fully possible.

~~Doctor why are you so cute ;;~~

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Watson's been only once and at that point he was pretty new and didn't have anything he'd be willing to part with. He's a gambler too and I think in that situation he'd probably be willing to make promises he'll regret later, such as "hey yeah bro i'll totally help you fight something off next time we've got problems." Aaand since he's also a doctor I guess he could always promise medical help. Your call!

I'm thinking Varric should teach Watson Wicked Grace, ahaha. And Watson can teach Varric... something that Watson gambles with in canon, I don't know Sherlock Holmes. XD

Medical stuff would be a huge help, judging by things going on right now. Varric usually goes to Anders, but Anders relying on magic reserves means he sometimes ends up under too much strain - so Varric having a doctor he can contact would probably be really useful to him.

how about moe

does moe work

I don't know if moe can be traded for anything but moe is always welcome in the bar! - Unless it's underaged moe, in which case, milady, you're limited to ice cream.

Locke likes Varric, he's probably in every once and a while for sure.

His skillset includes talking too much, (but he's had a lifetime of adventuring and collecting legends, so it's at least pretty entertaining?) treasure hunting (tanslating to salvage, most likely, here, since there is little in the way of treasure in EV. IT'S VERY DISAPPOINTING TO HIM) and rescuing damsels (totally a legit skill.) Oh, also stealing things. If Varric ever actually calls him a thief he'll get defensive and irritated, but people he likes can usually get away with it without threat of actual bodily harm. :,D

Varric would never bandy around such reputation ruining words as thief. He's a purveyor of privately owned goods. Besides, Varric spends half his life helping Hawke loot dead bodies, he has no room to make judgement on anything.

But yes, Varric quite likes Locke as well, and Varric tends to look out for people he likes, so chances are if Locke ever needs anything and Varric finds out, there will be help there for him - help and alcohol.

~~It's so tempting to make her a tabletop dancer, but--~~ She's a fighter AND a stalker/has too much time on her hands/information gatherer, so he can either get maps, what she's heard off the network (though she can only scan non-locked posts), dead monsters, or messily dissected parts. TAKE YOUR PICK, BRO.

Aw, Giggles. ♥ A dissected dog heart? You shouldn't have. He'll definitely have use for maps and information - in the cases of maps, he'll probably offer any of areas she doesn't have in return. And Giggles is always welcome in the bar. She's entertaining, decorates and</> brings useful things!

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