Six (lack of) Sleep note. Game night. Audio as always sn@pnwsalex

[11calls]

[Hey look, it's yet another post that does not happen at three in the morning. It seems that Alex is actually sleeping for the most part. It's kind of amazing. And she's also sounding extremely chipper, even if there is the faintest of whispers of 'Richard' from somewhere behind her. Look, she locked the thing in the drawer of her desk and it still keeps saying the name of the person she has a crush on. It's all Jeff's fault. But she's not going to mention it at all. Nope, it's not even happening. Instead, she's focused on something else.]

So I was talking with a friend recently, or at least recently-ish anyway about games. Like board games and things like that. Did you know that dice and games were used before recorded history on Earth? And that dice were found in tombs in Iran that date back to 2800–2500 BCE? So honestly, playing games is like something that really seems universal and kind of timeless as well.

Which brings me to my next question, and trust me I really do have a point. What sort of games did you play at home? Do you have copies here? What sort of games do you want to see if you have copies of?

I'm putting together a game night, either renting out a cafe, or if need be the school, and I'd like to include something from everywhere if possible. Board games, dice games, card games, it's all going to be welcome here. If nothing else, it'll be a nice distraction from everything else. [Everything else here meaning all of the love festival stuff that's going down.] And the goal is to play five games you've never played before, so come on down.

I'm not even limiting games like Monopoly or Uno or whatever. [Even though she probably should just based on her experience. She's also definitely not bringing Mario Kart. Alex does have some sense of fair play and wanting to keep friendships in tact. For now anyway.]

Also hi if you don't know who I am. I'm Alex. Alex Reagan. Welcome.

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[indigobird]

Yes, but so am I. [At least, she has her moments. If nothing else, Hawke's dealt with assholes for long enough to know how to wrangle them. Or at least piss them off enough for it to be funny.] He'd hardly be the first one I have dealt with.

[11calls]

Well, of course not. But he's basically got a PhD in being one. From Yale.

[Yeah, she's saying the word exactly as you think she is.]

[indigobird]

...ooooh yes. Yale. Yes, so very... um...

[Alex you're gonna have to supply info to her here your Earth references are gonna fly over her head for... probably quite some time.]

[11calls]

Sorry.

[There's a grin in her voice as she explains:]

Do you have any terribly prestigious higher educational places at home? Like the sort that the elite go to?

[indigobird]

Not many, but there's the University of Orlais. From what I understand it's where a lot of nobles who have the luxury of wealth and free time go to study. Lots of scholarly and academic types.

[11calls]

Yeah, that's like Yale. Only it's hard to get even one PhD from there, and he's got three.

[indigobird]

Admittedly, I'm not certain how the university works in Thedas. I always thought scholars just studied there and wrote about their findings until they keeled over and died on their books. So, what's the purpose of a PhD?

[11calls]

It’s proving that you know a lot about a subject. Like it takes a long time and you need to do a lot of work and teach and do a lot of research. Having one is a lot of work and time honestly. Having two is insane. And having three is just showing off.

[That said, there is an undeniable warmth and fondness in her tone. He's an ass, but she loves him.]

[indigobird]

So it's basically a standard you have to meet. And he has three... Maker's breath, does he not have any hobbies?

[Said mostly jokingly, but man. That's a lot of studying and shit to do.]

[11calls]

Well... [Alex is just going to draw the word out with a laugh.] He does now.

[His words. Not hers.]

[indigobird]

[And at that, Hawke bursts out laughing.]

Well that's one way of looking at it. I stand corrected.

[11calls]

[Alex is just going to keep laughing too, because yeah, it's absurd, and at least he has something of a life now.]