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Anders ([personal profile] circlejerked) wrote in [community profile] entranceway2016-04-04 06:13 am

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Um. All right, no one panic, but I may have underestimated these magic closets of ours and accidentally... done something.

[Anders' voice, sounding contrite. In the background, an unremitting stream of noise threatens to drown him out--it's meowing, rising and falling at different pitches like a tone-deaf a cappella group trying to harmonize and failing miserably.

The camera settles unsteadily on the hem of his robes before he sets it down and steps back. The source of the caterwauling then becomes apparent: in his arms are four young cats of various shapes and color, two tucked under each arm.

By the sounds of it, more are audible off-screen. Many, many more.]


I wasn't thinking... Well, I was, I was thinking how much more homey this place would be with a cute cat or two, and then--and then they were just there, and everywhere, and now there are a few more than two. If you have cat allergies, stay off the fourth floor.

[As if on cue, a kitten on stubby legs capers across the floor behind him. Anders, noticing movement on the screen, squints closely for a second, then looks for the real thing over his shoulder.]

One's making a run for it. Alistair! Alistair, catch it, my hands are full.

[From somewhere off among the caterwauling comes a response, the owner appearing shortly after--]

I see it!

[Alistair runs past in the background, two cats under one arm and what is presumably another squirming about down his shirt. He comes back into view a moment later, the escapee cradled in his free hand. Shoving the kitten in Anders' face--where it proceeds to bat at his nose--he frowns at the other man.]

This is getting ridiculous. We can't keep track of all of them. Is anyone coming to-- Ow!

[The yelp comes as the squirming under his shirt grows more energetic and with a slightly panicked look Alistair disappears from view again, kittens in tow. The only hint as to his fate comes as an increase in the mewling and the sound of fabric ripping mercifully out of sight.]

I'm getting to that part!

[Anders stares after him, eyebrows drawn up in alarm, before dragging his eyes back to the camera.]

Uhhh, it's okay, everything's fine, we have things completely under control, but as you can tell, we're in possession of some cats who could use a loving home! Soft, furry cats! Adorable, see? They're domesticated, easy to care for, and make excellent house pets. That one doesn't appear to be a fan of Alistair's shirt, but some are more fashion conscious than others.

I don't know if I can take care of them all. If you'd like to take one, we'll be giving them away free of charge in the ballroom. First floor, you can't miss it!
[Anders then points a finger sternly, though the effect is mitigated by the wide-eyed kittens holding onto his arm.] But no funny business. If you consider cats a delicacy, I'm warning you now, we're both heavily armed. People wanting to make mittens out of their fur need not apply.

(OOC: Come find the log over here!)
noble_son: (36)

[personal profile] noble_son 2016-04-10 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Stop.

[For Andraste's sake, Anders, before he actually kills you in your sleep. He knows where you live.

He rubs his temple, his irritation giving him a moment to actually consider the offer. Nathaniel doesn't dislike cats, he just doesn't have the same fondness of them that Anders seems to.
]

You're serious, aren't you.
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[personal profile] noble_son 2016-04-17 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[He continues giving the mage his flattest deadpan look until the subject is changed. As much as he doesn't think a lot of Cullen - the actions of the Templar while he was actively bleeding to death didn't speak well of his intelligence in the least - he would still have rather not shot him at all.

And he would much rather that Anders wasn't so happy about it.
]

I might not object to watching you struggle with them. How did you manage to rope Alistair into it?
noble_son: (39)

[personal profile] noble_son 2016-04-23 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
If everyone's saying it, there might be a good reason.

[You know, just saying. He arches both eyebrows upwards slightly, but pointedly. How is it that all mages seem to have this unendingly infuriating way about them?]

How about I leave you with your good friend Alistair. You look like you have everything well in hand.

[He caught that jab. That was just plain cruel.]