[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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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.