[ He chuckles before he looks over fondly. ] Because you really like attention, but you hate when people notice, and you'll do just about anything for anyone who pets you just right.
[ And he shrugs. ]
Maybe he is, or an emperor somewhere. He doesn't talk much.
[ He can't help looking proud of that. There's something exceptionally ego buoying about being someone who pleasures a guy like Dorian better than anybody else has. ]
That's what I like to hear.
[ But since they're still flying... ]
Okay, so. If you could have have any pet, then, what would it be?
[ Dorian hums in response. His views on snakes are probably in the minority, but most things he believes tend to be. ] Yes, quite. I've always admired their capabilities, hiding behind their exterior.
I just have to admire something so bent on living, it figured out how to crush its food with its own body. That's badass. Of course, there are some snakes with venom so creepy, it leaves you paralyzed but aware. Not saying the Ben-Hassrath never used it, either.
[ He smiles. ]
And adorable. Maybe they think their ears are intimidating.
[There was something really...nice about having Dorian, not just anyone, but Dorian attached to his arm, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what, but it was good.]
What? Worse than wearing the wrong color after dark?
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[ Which..explains a lot. ]
I wouldn't count Grim personally, he looks like a biter.
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[ And there's a reason, Dorian. Go on. Ask him. ]
Hey, he could be. He could also be real good at juggling fire sticks. Who knows?
[ But it's clear from the expression and the tone, not only does he miss that guy, he just misses all of them. ]
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With Grim? It's terribly difficult to say. Isn't he the one that's supposedly an Arl?
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[ And he shrugs. ]
Maybe he is, or an emperor somewhere. He doesn't talk much.
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I couldn't be surprised at this point.
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Hey, answer this one question and I'll let it go: does anybody else here do it right?
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Some have gotten close, but not quite the way you do.
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That's what I like to hear.
[ But since they're still flying... ]
Okay, so. If you could have have any pet, then, what would it be?
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I've always been horribly fond of snakes.
[ Which is probably not all that surprising at all. ]
Although.. after travelling in the South, fennecs are rather endearing.
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Snakes are pretty bad ass. There are snakes in Par Vollen big enough to eat a mabari.
[ He smiles, though. Nothing makes the giant go from being excited about death to melting quickly that cute shit. ]
I know, right? They're fucking adorable.
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[ Aaand he just shakes his head. ]
They're rather fearless for their size.
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[ He smiles. ]
And adorable. Maybe they think their ears are intimidating.
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[ Okay that's...entirely enough about snakes. This is getting out of hand. ]
It's possible. The smallest creatures tend to think of themselves as the most intimidating. [ Take Dalish, for example. Super tiny, super spunky. ]
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[ But yeah, moving on, with a glint of mischief in his eye. ]
Yeah, and sometimes they put a lot of effort into looking even more intimidating, even when they don't have to.
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Are you implying that I'm not intimidating?
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Oh, was that what you were going for?
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Hilarious, truly.
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[But he's grinning as the shuttle docks, and, with a smile after they've disembarked, offers him his arm.]
Shall we?
[Yeah, it's kinda much, but this is for show, right?]
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We wouldn't want to be late. It's the height of bad etiquette.
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What? Worse than wearing the wrong color after dark?
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Absolutely worse.
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So "fashionably late's" not a thing, huh?
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[But he's smiling.]
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