I imagine it's the lack of hat. I can try to acquire some sort of straw hat if it would put your mind at ease.
[ but good, she notices the lessening of tension and feels satisfied. hawke would never admit this in a million years but she doesn't entirely enjoy sousei being ruffled -- unless it's her doing the ruffling. he's her friend, even if she wouldn't admit that either. shut up about feelings already. ]
Oh, you should meet my friend, Aveline. She's part of the city guard and pretty much holds the same sentiment.
[ a chuckle from hawke and she continues to clean her armor, looking over at sousei again when he talks of working only in a city. well... well, fine. she doesn't have much else better to do. ]
I can teach you, if you'd like. Setting a fire, making camp, that sort of thing. They're good skills to have in general even though I'm quite aware they're more necessary for me than you.
He shakes his head simply. A straw hat would not suit Hawke at all, so it's really for the better that she doesn't even bother with that nonsense, even as a joke.
Either way, he finds that he's not bristling at all from the offer; he doesn't like having to accept help from other people, but there's something in the way that she offered that doesn't bother him. He doesn't feel like he'll be in her debt for accepting the offer, somehow.]
I would not be opposed to learning, however, if you aren't opposed to teaching. As you said, they would be useful skills to know.
[ hawke can pull off anything but luckily for sousei, she won't take it as a challenge this time and just snorts.
that said, if hawke was more aware of sousei's usual stubbornness when it comes to offers for help, she'd take this as a victory! but as it is, she's just glad she can help her friend. ]
Wouldn't offer if I was, ser. What would you like to know first? I can tell you how I made my fire, if you'd like.
[Stop being schmoopy inside your brackets, Hawke, it's gross.]
Yes, that would be a good first step. Please do.
[He's at least a decent learner, so he'll just wait to listen patiently to her instruction. He hates being out of his depth, but at least he feels as though Hawke's not going to take his inability here too seriously.
Or maybe it's hard to care about something like this when she's already seen him at his lowest when they were punching each other on the floor.]
[ it isn't as if she can do it outside her brackets!! ]
It's actually quite simple if you have the materials and know what you're looking for. Here, let me show you --
[ and then she digs into the belt of her armor for her little pack of flint and steel. after that hawke will describe what's best for a fire -- the dry twigs, tinder -- and what to do and not to do. she'll gesture towards her own fire as she does, explaining how she put it together because i am not writing it all out, damnit.
it won't take long, at least, and her instructions will be pretty straightforward. ]
You could try your own if you'd like, I can just put out mine for now.
[He watches intently, before nodding simply. Really, they shouldn't be wasteful, but he wants to make sure he has it before they're split up again in various ways and he has to figure out how to do it for himself.
Better to make sure he has it now.]
Very well then. It is worth attempting, if nothing else.
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[ but good, she notices the lessening of tension and feels satisfied. hawke would never admit this in a million years but she doesn't entirely enjoy sousei being ruffled -- unless it's her doing the ruffling. he's her friend, even if she wouldn't admit that either. shut up about feelings already. ]
Oh, you should meet my friend, Aveline. She's part of the city guard and pretty much holds the same sentiment.
[ a chuckle from hawke and she continues to clean her armor, looking over at sousei again when he talks of working only in a city. well... well, fine. she doesn't have much else better to do. ]
I can teach you, if you'd like. Setting a fire, making camp, that sort of thing. They're good skills to have in general even though I'm quite aware they're more necessary for me than you.
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He shakes his head simply. A straw hat would not suit Hawke at all, so it's really for the better that she doesn't even bother with that nonsense, even as a joke.
Either way, he finds that he's not bristling at all from the offer; he doesn't like having to accept help from other people, but there's something in the way that she offered that doesn't bother him. He doesn't feel like he'll be in her debt for accepting the offer, somehow.]
I would not be opposed to learning, however, if you aren't opposed to teaching. As you said, they would be useful skills to know.
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that said, if hawke was more aware of sousei's usual stubbornness when it comes to offers for help, she'd take this as a victory! but as it is, she's just glad she can help her friend. ]
Wouldn't offer if I was, ser. What would you like to know first? I can tell you how I made my fire, if you'd like.
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Yes, that would be a good first step. Please do.
[He's at least a decent learner, so he'll just wait to listen patiently to her instruction. He hates being out of his depth, but at least he feels as though Hawke's not going to take his inability here too seriously.
Or maybe it's hard to care about something like this when she's already seen him at his lowest when they were punching each other on the floor.]
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It's actually quite simple if you have the materials and know what you're looking for. Here, let me show you --
[ and then she digs into the belt of her armor for her little pack of flint and steel. after that hawke will describe what's best for a fire -- the dry twigs, tinder -- and what to do and not to do. she'll gesture towards her own fire as she does, explaining how she put it together because i am not writing it all out, damnit.
it won't take long, at least, and her instructions will be pretty straightforward. ]
You could try your own if you'd like, I can just put out mine for now.
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Better to make sure he has it now.]
Very well then. It is worth attempting, if nothing else.