ADAM
it's not a cry for help, it's just a cry for connection.
"Cobbler? Hm. Could use some new boots." Adam mumbled, mostly to himself, leaning down to fiddle with a bit of leather that was coming off the toe of his boot. They had clearly been expensive, made with a large (and impractical, really) heel and going up to his knees, buckles and trinkets strapped on with leather thongs all the way up. Shoes that were more for show than any kind of function.
He had no idea what a Huskarl was, but it sounded not very him, so Adam shook his head. "No, not a leader. I just look out for me." He tried to point at himself with his thumb, but being rather intoxicated missed and narrowly avoided hitting himself in the eye. "I wanna be famous. Important. Don't care how. Used to be a highwayman and get known that way...or hell, as an important and cool hooker...just...want people to give a shit about my name." i'd trade my life and health, to make people pay attention. I'd sacrifice myself for the sake of entertainment. |
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Smuggler's Liaison
Age: 36 | Height: 6'3" | Race: Ascended | Nationality: Outlander | Citizenship: Hollowed Grounds Level: 5 - Strg: 17 - Dext: 19 - Endr: 17 - Luck: 12 - Int:
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03-27-2019, 06:40 PM
Cobbler / Leatherworker
Age: 31 | Height: 6'4" (193cm) | Race: Accepted | Nationality: Outlander | Citizenship: Hollowed Grounds Level: 3 - Strg: 20 - Dext: 12 - Endr: 20 - Luck: 6 - Int:
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03-27-2019, 08:20 PM
Are
"Oh, could you now?" Are asked, eyebrow cocked and stout frame shaking with mirth. His low chuckle turned a good-hearted laughter as the honor-thirsty gentleman bandit grumbled about his deserved place in the world. His half-slurred life's story had Are equal parts amused and worried, far too many good men had fallen prey to eyes bigger than their mouths could muster. A good eye for a good lad he prided himself on having, not nearly as well trained as his father's, but enough to tell that his new found friend was blowing hot air. Not that Are had the heart to take the wind out of the man's sails, not yet at least. "Do tell! What will the great Adam be known for? No room in Valhall for cobblers and thieves, so what is your claim to fame?!" he roared, spirits lifted by the simple idea of valor for valor's sake. "Me, I will be a glorious warrior, one strong enough to bring down Jörmungandr with only my two bare hands I tell you!" Are punched the air and beamed, blowing life in childish fantasies better left behind like the world before him.
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Cobbler / Leatherworker
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03-28-2019, 02:22 PM
Are
His expression and the way he said those words took the most of the winds out of Are's sails. How could he be so heartless as to mock a man who just wanted something more out of life? A scoundrel, maybe, but not a bad man. Certainly not one deserving of ridicule, especially not from a cobbler drowning himself in whatever could shut the thoughts of home out for a few more moments. "No, I am not strong, Adam." he said, deflated but still smiling. "Neither am I courageous, honorable or any number of things I ought to be. I'm just a man." Are let out a defeated sigh and moved over to sit next to Adam, weary about not getting too too close to the small dragon. There'd been a story brewing in his head, one that would finally prove the point he was trying to make. A story both the storyteller Roar and his own father would've been proud to hear. But it was all for naught. Are took a breath to start his story, but each time it was let go with another sigh. It finally hit home, no matter the flowery prose or encouraging tales there was no changing the world. He looked down at his own shoes, scuffed, but not yet in tatters like the once he came to Caido in had been. He nodded slowly to himself, happy with saying nothing for a good few seconds before a thought rolled off his tongue again. "A hero's road is a tricky path, that few find the end of. It goes through blood, fire and war, and leads to a hero's grave. Whatever path you choose to take, you'll always be the hero of your own story." Are said and gave him a smile bordering on sad. Not pity, no, worry perhaps. "And worst comes to worst, I'm always looking for apprentices." he said and laughed, what little worry vanishing as he shook with mirth.
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03-31-2019, 10:04 AM
Cobbler / Leatherworker
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03-31-2019, 12:49 PM
Are
The mumble almost went unnoticed by Are, but made a smile tug at the corner of his mouth. Again reinforcing what he had been suspecting from the moment he met the somewhat unstable thief, Caido had again proven to carve fine men out of both granite and limestone. "I hear you, who wouldn't want their names written and sung?" Are asked, disregarding the fact he could very easily answer the hypothetical question. Still, a part of him had never given up on the notion of making more than shoes, to finally be worthy of entering the sacred hall and dine a hero. "Lucky you, this whole world seem in desperate need of heroes. Glorious and brave, well, glorious at least." he said and poked Adam with an elbow and chuckled lightly. "There's a barrier out there holding us back though..." he said, for a moment furrowing his brow. "What do you think it hides?"
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04-01-2019, 08:27 PM
Cobbler / Leatherworker
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04-02-2019, 10:50 AM
Are
Are chuckled at the reaction he'd manage to get out of Adam. Not usually one to tease, but he could easily make more exceptions he thought. At least if they only elicited muttered curses instead of the occasional beatings he'd gotten used to among enough brothers to staff a tannery. "Oh I believe you, you seem like a good man." Are relented and instead of poking more fun at the thief gave him a sincere piece of his mind. "Hope is in short supply, what little I have left I save for..." suddenly somber, the words stuck in Are's throat. He never figured out why he kept spilling his sorrow onto strangers, let alone drunk thieves. "Her." he finally managed to get it dislodged. Every time he said it it cut a little deeper, but the pain reminded him of why he kept going. "Sorry, but I think this is home now." Are felt as if someone else spoke with his mouth, like he was just a vessel for ideas he had barely accepted himself. He knew it was the truth, still. "At least, that is what's kept me from going mad with the reality of it all. Grit your teeth and keep working, keeps you from thinking too much about it."
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04-03-2019, 08:20 AM
Cobbler / Leatherworker
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04-03-2019, 11:41 AM
Are
The reluctance was so thick on his voice even Are saw it through the miasma of his own memories. He chuckled a bit at how pathetic he must seem, slowly spilling his guts all over the shoes of a drunk. Horrible shoes at that, not just the state of them, but, well, everything. Are shook his head and wiped the tears threatening to roll down his cheeks. Conjuring up better memories, memories of happier times and images that kept him going. He saw a smile worth fighting for, care free where in times where he couldn't be and strong when he was weak. An unyielding will not even Are himself could challenge, not from a lack of trying though. "Yes, her, my wife." Are said, sad visage exchanged for a warm smile, although still with a tinge of tears. A deep breath washed away the lump in his throat and allowed him to finally wipe away the wrinkles at the corner of his eyes. "I won't bore you with details, I mean, I would, but I lack the words to do her justice." he said, again laughing, more at his own ineptitude than anything else. "She's perfect in every way I am not, far too good for this stubborn coward I tell you, you'll see it when you meet her! What about you? Any special someone you've got tucked away?"
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04-06-2019, 01:11 PM
Cobbler / Leatherworker
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04-06-2019, 10:17 PM
Are
Divorced, it took a few moments for that word to land in the cobbler's mind. A few moments more for it to weave it's way through the mesh separating new from old and to fully make sense. He let slip a non-committal noise, seemingly split on whether the answer made him pleased he'd actually gotten it or concerned a bond meant for life had been willingly broken. At least the topic of Adam's relationships had Are thinking of something other than the state of his own. He tried to see it from the perspective of a glorious scoundrel, something about grand adventure and a dash of skaldly flair and maybe would make more sense. Still it left the cobbler shaking his head and chuckling at the mumbled explanations following his great reveal. "I know the kind..." the voice was unlike his regular tone, thick with judgment the cobbler should've been the last one to cast. He knew very well his glass house was particularly vulnerable in the area of relationships and it had taken a fair few shaky ones before he'd ever even come close to finding his footing. He looked down and cringed at how harsh his words had came out. "Sorry, I know neither you nor your world and should not judge. No ones asks the cobbler for help in marital troubles." he quipped and laughed, but caught himself almost starting down another winding path before looking up at his new friend again. "Shoe troubles though..." he tapped his temple with a finger. "there I can work wonders. No patched marriages, but the softest soles you'd ever felt. I shouldn't hold you hostage anymore though, there's stars you seem aching to meet and I won't keep you separated."
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04-07-2019, 01:01 PM
Cobbler / Leatherworker
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04-07-2019, 03:40 PM
Are
"Far vel, Adam, glorious drunkard, I'll tell tales of how I met you before you became world famous." Are said and gave his shoulder a squeeze before getting up and on soft soles leave the little nook behind. The winding corridors took a fair few moments to navigate, but as soon as the musty smell of mold and old parchment was left behind he breathed a sigh of relief and chilling air. As the chilling night enveloped him he wrapped his aching body in the cloak and pulled up the hood. The cobbler smiled all the way home. Friends seemed to just drop out of the sky as he stumbled through it. | ||||||
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