[ what do people have against just saying what they mean? he has so many competitors at any given day, it's difficult to figure what homie here means. ]
[ for forty-odd years it's been a persistent bad habit of isaac's to wax loquacious when he's nervous. and a lot of things make isaac nervous.
but pirates, smugglers, eight-packs, and red lyrium all rank somewhere on that list. ]
Red lyrium, specifically — but I can't imagine the old hands wouldn't have an easier time swapping to new stock. Enough of it's run through Kirkwall before that it might yet, even with the Inquisition camped out vulturous atop the Gallows.
[ bawww don't be nervous, isaac, as long as you don't try to steal anything from him, stand in the way of him stealing something, or bring up anything about tevinter or slaves near him, it's like a 70% chance he won't murder you.
on the bright side, if he's close enough to kill you, he's close enough to cop a feel on the 8-pack. jussayin.
anyway, about lyrium. ]
I heard some crews happened on a prize or two transporting that shit, yeah. [ and weird stories that made Vane think it wouldn't be worth the trouble to chase it down. but yeah, people did it. ] None of them party to the ones we brought with us here.
[ do not go snooping around their crew, my dude, it will not be a good time. but in the case that isn't what Isaac's after - ] But anything like that with a steady demand, someone'll find a means to see it moved. What does Research want from us about it?
[ the words "and what the fuck am I getting out of it" are on the tip of vane's tongue, before he remembers he's working with the Inquisition. He's supposed to be being helpful. 'what the fuck am i getting out of it' is not helpful. fine, fine, here we go. ]
I'll need more than 'warden'. Name, what he looks like, who his friends were... [ or he can just go around asking for a warden and waste butt tons of time. ]
Larius. Known to have accompanied Hawke, [ the upshot to that is there will be rumour. the downside is that it'll like as not be false. ] But I've no sketch to hand you.
[ or even a nationality. a direct search is a rabbit hole. ]
We may do better to locate potential routes before the man. It's valuable intelligence, with or without him. [ including for any smugglers in attendance u know js ] At its least productive, we gain a better idea of how and where. If it helps us to a who, so much the better.
Larius, known to have accompanied Hawke. [ not a whole fucking lot, but fine, he's worked with less before. ] Better than nothing.
[ there's some vague crumbling of paper and short scratching of a writing down the name (or what vane is guessing the name is spelled like), as he soaks in the rest. his memory's decent enough to hold onto it. routes, the how and where, take that to get the who. got it. ]
I do the dirty work for you here, you owe Naval Presence a favor, understood? [ attached as isaac may be to his blood, charles vane is not a fucking mercenary, or someone known for his charity. he does this, he wants even exchange. ]
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crystals;
[ he hears nothing of the sort, but as the pirates go, this one seems an appropriately blunt to start. ]
crystals;
[ yes, it's vane. and yes, he's
probablydefinitely the most blunt of them, good choice. ]no subject
[ it's not not true ]
But they've sent me to look for your land-bound competitors.
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[ what do people have against just saying what they mean? he has so many competitors at any given day, it's difficult to figure what homie here means. ]
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[ a pause: ]
Small men with swords, too — maybe knives, who am I to judge? The cargo's the important part.
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[ which is possible. he gives much less of a shit about the logistics of all this than they do, and they all prefer it that way.
alternatively, if we are not talking about smugglers - da fuq, dude? use less words. ] What cargo are you looking for?
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[ for forty-odd years it's been a persistent bad habit of isaac's to wax loquacious when he's nervous. and a lot of things make isaac nervous.
but pirates, smugglers, eight-packs, and red lyrium all rank somewhere on that list. ]
Red lyrium, specifically — but I can't imagine the old hands wouldn't have an easier time swapping to new stock. Enough of it's run through Kirkwall before that it might yet, even with the Inquisition camped out vulturous atop the Gallows.
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on the bright side, if he's close enough to kill you, he's close enough to cop a feel on the 8-pack. jussayin.
anyway, about lyrium. ]
I heard some crews happened on a prize or two transporting that shit, yeah. [ and weird stories that made Vane think it wouldn't be worth the trouble to chase it down. but yeah, people did it. ] None of them party to the ones we brought with us here.
[ do not go snooping around their crew, my dude, it will not be a good time. but in the case that isn't what Isaac's after - ] But anything like that with a steady demand, someone'll find a means to see it moved. What does Research want from us about it?
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It struck me wisest to consult an expert — I am terribly attached to my blood, I'd sooner not waste it on a Kirkwall alley.
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I'll need more than 'warden'. Name, what he looks like, who his friends were... [ or he can just go around asking for a warden and waste butt tons of time. ]
Anything at all more than that?
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[ or even a nationality. a direct search is a rabbit hole. ]
We may do better to locate potential routes before the man. It's valuable intelligence, with or without him. [ including for any smugglers in attendance u know js ] At its least productive, we gain a better idea of how and where. If it helps us to a who, so much the better.
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[ there's some vague crumbling of paper and short scratching of a writing down the name (or what vane is guessing the name is spelled like), as he soaks in the rest. his memory's decent enough to hold onto it. routes, the how and where, take that to get the who. got it. ]
I do the dirty work for you here, you owe Naval Presence a favor, understood? [ attached as isaac may be to his blood, charles vane is not a fucking mercenary, or someone known for his charity. he does this, he wants even exchange. ]
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[ 'shove whatever it is off on marisol', got it ]
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[ wow isaac don't be a punk!!! but also, he likes marisol, so acceptable. ]