Enough of this gay banter... (Silly talk and other stuff)
Coutelier
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I just feel like there's a disappointing lack of banters for Rasaad with the rest of the cast, especially in ToB. I mean, Aerie would definitely be interested in hearing all about his philosophy, since Aerie is usually curious about everyone and everything around her... and is about the only one with the patience to listen to all of it.
And as Aerie is my favorite (sorry Im, but... let's face it, you're a pretty shallow character), she is a follower of Baervar and her favorite stories are about a raccoon who gets up to mischief and plays pranks on gods. It would be nice to show more of that light hearted, silly side of her personality as well. While Imoen would be the ideal candidate to help her get back in touch with her inner child and rebel, I expect Neera would work as well. IIRC, Aerie has holidays where she's supposed to play pranks on her friends... that should definitely be used somewhere.
I expect I'll think of more comments and stuff as I play through. Maybe in some places I feel the new NPC's could have done a little more to expand on sides of some of the old characters personalities we don't see so often, but at least I can share my imaginings here. There was something else I wanted to write here as well, but I forgot what it was... it'll come back, I'm sure.
NOTE: Any banters that follow this post are definitely not taken from the game, and are mostly intended just be fun and silly.
And as Aerie is my favorite (sorry Im, but... let's face it, you're a pretty shallow character), she is a follower of Baervar and her favorite stories are about a raccoon who gets up to mischief and plays pranks on gods. It would be nice to show more of that light hearted, silly side of her personality as well. While Imoen would be the ideal candidate to help her get back in touch with her inner child and rebel, I expect Neera would work as well. IIRC, Aerie has holidays where she's supposed to play pranks on her friends... that should definitely be used somewhere.
I expect I'll think of more comments and stuff as I play through. Maybe in some places I feel the new NPC's could have done a little more to expand on sides of some of the old characters personalities we don't see so often, but at least I can share my imaginings here. There was something else I wanted to write here as well, but I forgot what it was... it'll come back, I'm sure.
NOTE: Any banters that follow this post are definitely not taken from the game, and are mostly intended just be fun and silly.
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Anyway, it's a Monty Python quote.
I see now, k ..
Talking about Dorn or Monty Pythons..and now i am thinking about the Black Knight, arf.. i should not have opened that thread before leaving today arf..will have that image too in mind seeing Big Dorn now..and could be badly understood as well out of monthy context arf..
I see now, k ..
Talking about Dorn or Monty Pythons..and now i am thinking about the Black Knight, arf.. i should not have opened that thread before leaving today arf..will have that image too in mind seeing Big Dorn now..and could be badly understood as well out of monthy context arf..
I had a feeling people might get confused... I wasn't sure how to make it clear that it wasn't about Dorn or Hexxat. Not specifically anyway; they might come up.
Neera: Aerie… I just… I wanted to say how sorry I was, about making you cry before. Sometimes my mouth gets too far ahead of my brain.
Aerie: What? Oh… no, Neera, i-it’s okay. You didn’t make me cry. It wasn’t that, I… trust me, I-I’ve long been used to the fact that people have a fondness for bird and flying related metaphors.
Neera: That’s true, I suppose.
Aerie: Free as a bird, broken wings, wings of a dove… f-flying too close to the sun. The birds and the bees…
Neera: Must be strange for you. Living in a culture so obsessed with something you once took for granted.
Aerie: I-it was so long ago that I sometimes wonder if I hadn’t just dreamt it myself… but, like I said, I’m used to hearing all that.
Neera: Oh, Aerie. I don’t get how you can just stand there and be so casual about all of it.
Aerie: Er… ex… e-excuse me?
Neera: Everything that’s happened to you is just so… so horrible! How can you even wake up in the morning knowing all those things go on?!
Aerie: I-I don’t… I mean, there isn’t really a choice…
Neera: You were still just a child when the slavers took you away. And then broke and sold you to be humiliated and finally stripped of your entire identity. And now you’re living in this world as a minority of just yourself with no way back to your people or to even contact your parents. Really?! You’re just going to accept all that and be ‘used to it’?! How could anyone get used to that?!
Aerie: O-of course I’m sad about all of it… I… I-I didn’t realise I had kept it so quiet…
Neera: You… you heartless bitch! I just… I can’t talk to you right now…
Aerie: I-I…
Imoen: Hey, what happened? Why’d she run off like that? Aerie… have you been naughty? Now you just come clean to Aunty Imoen if you have.
Aerie: I… I don’t… I don’t know…
Neera: So, tell me about chik… chicken tikka… you know who I mean.
Aerie: Chiktikka Fastpaws?
Neera: That’s the one.
Aerie: Well, u-uncle Quayle used to tell me those stories to cheer me up. There are so many tales I could tell… l-like the time he cured Helm of hiccups, o-or slipped laxative into the elven pantheons wine…
Neera: And you really like all that, don’t you?
Aerie: The… t-the stories make me smile, yes.
Neera: I wish I’d known you when you were younger… something tells me you were a bit of a rascal.
Aerie: Heh… well, I was… a-a little adventurous.
Neera: I’ll bet!
Aerie: I would often just… fly off and explore the mountains by myself. S-several times, momma had to get the hunters to find me and bring me back. And… then she would be mad and tell me off, warning me about all the dangers, but I-I… I never listened. I should have listened…
Neera: Oh… oh no, Aerie, I’m sorry! Please! Try not to think about it…
Aerie: It’s okay… I just need to sit down a moment.
Neera: I am such an idiot. Please, try to think happy thoughts. Like, maybe we’ll find some slave traders later and you can blow them up… huh?
Aerie: Y-yes… I’d like that…
Neera: Well, there you go. You just wipe away those tears and we’ll go and find a baddie you can kill, okay?
Aerie: Okay.
I mean, it was something about banters. And yes, I do feel Aerie's sadness about her wings is already well covered and there are other sides to her we don't see so much, like her curiosity and wonder, and not nearly enough made of the fact that she's an adopted gnome; she could easily be made a little bit more quirky and fun. But, it was more just about Rasaad and Neera... and now it's gone.
While I keep trying to remember, here's something that is just wrong:
Pfff... I don't know. Maybe some of you other folks can think of some silly, light hearted banters between any NPC's of your choice. Or maybe you don't have any ideas; maybe you're an internet virus that has just recently become sentient and is still struggling to understand it's existence, in which case I would definitely love to know about that.
Imoen: *sobs*
Aerie: Imoen?
Imoen: Huh? Oh… um, Aerie. Did you want something?
Aerie: I-I thought I heard crying.
Imoen: Crying? Me? Ha! That’s a good one, kiddo. You should go tell it to Bodhi… she’ll die laughing.
Aerie: You don’t want me to tell anyone, do you?
Imoen: No.
Aerie: Then I won’t. I just… I-I know what it’s like to be imprisoned, tortured… to have all you are taken from you. So, if you ever need help, any at all…
Imoen: *sighs* You’re sweet. But… it’s not that.
Aerie: Then what?
Imoen: It’s just I… I read these!
Aerie: Oh… oh no… I-Imoen… I am so sorry…
Imoen: The ‘Official’ novelizations of Baldur’s Gate… that’s what it says, anyway.
Aerie: B-but… how? Imoen, I put twenty one different locks on that chest because I didn’t want you to see.
Imoen: Oh, c’mon Aerrers… don’t be so naïve! If someone puts twenty one different locks on something, then yer bound to wanna know what’s inside.
Aerie: I suppose. A-and I suppose I should have known better than to think I could keep you out. I just knew everyone would be so upset and angry if they saw them.
Imoen: Why’d you even have them, anyway?
Aerie: I… I found them in Spellhold. I didn’t know what they were at first, but… now. Now I know they’re evil.
Imoen: Reading them, it… it seemed to drag up some memories. I think he might have used them to try and break me.
Aerie: I’ve tried to get rid of them, but they have a curse on them like no other. I-I’ve tried burning them, gating them, even dropping them to the bottom of the ocean. They came back!
Imoen: They’re evil.
Aerie: Pure, concentrated evil… I’m sorry, Imoen. I-I just didn’t know…
Imoen: It’s not your fault. But... come on… Phaere? Trust me; she’s really not my type. I’d rather sleep with you.
Aerie: Well… w-we can talk about that later. But now… put it back in the chest. Please… b-before Jaheira sees it.
Imoen: Beeswax… yer right! If she sees this she’ll go on a rampage… not even the slayer would be able to stop her.
Aerie: Exactly!
Imoen: But Aerie, just locking them in a chest isn’t enough. They’ll just find their way out again. Aerie, we… we have to find a way to undo this… this thing!
Aerie: But how? I’ve tried everything!
Imoen: What… what if we summoned a djinn? Just wish the things had never existed.
Aerie: Imoen, you know how dangerous that can be…
Imoen: I know; they try to trick you. Like you wish for gold, and then a huge pot of gold falls down and crushes your skull. But what else is there? You sure you’ve no other ideas?
Aerie: Well… there was one thing I thought of..
Imoen: Get it out, Aerie… whatever it is, just say it!
Aerie: A black hole.
Imoen: You’re not suggesting we just jam them up someone’s arse, are ya? Whose?
Aerie: No… I-I mean, if we put two bags of holding inside eachother there might be an implosion and, f-for a moment, a singularity would be created and anything caught inside would simply vanish from our universe. I-I think, anyway…
Imoen: But isn’t that dangerous? Won’t there be a big release of energy as well? An explosion as well?
Aerie: Y-yes… but, if we can do it while keeping our distance, there’s definitely a very slim chance we’ll survive.
Imoen: So… our choices are, keep these books around with us forever, or risk being atomized into oblivion?
Aerie:Y-yes… it seems that way, I’m afraid.
Imoen: Hmmm… it’s worth the risk. Let’s get started.
Imoen: Wonder what they’re saying… Aerrers, do you speak raven?
Aerie: *sighs* No, Imoen… I don’t speak raven.
Imoen: What about crow?
Aerie: I-I don’t speak crow, raven, dove, swan, falcon, owl, budgerigar, or any avian language. For the last time, Imoen, avariel are elves. Mammals. We're not related to birds at all.
Imoen: What about eagle?
Aerie: Well… t-that I can, a little…
If you wanted to take Aerie on a date, the theater/cinema may not be the best place to take her. I mean, aside from the fact that you'd first have to bring her into our world through some type of Weird Science experiment.
But, if as their description suggests, an avariel's eyesight is comparable to that of a large bird of prey, then it's quite likely not only could they see ten times further than a human, but be more sensitive to movement as well due to the structure and higher density of cones and rods on their retinas, and basically they can process visual information much faster than we can. Likely an adaptation for flight as they need to be able to react to things very quickly. Old silent movies ran at 12 frames per second, which is about the minimum needed for humans to perceive smooth movement. Films now are at 24 fps, and television 30. But, for a bird of prey, or possibly an avariel, they might need as much as ten times more than that; over 100 fps. So perhaps, as far as Aerie's concerned, all she's going to see at the pictures is a boring slideshow.
So... there you go. Baldur's Gate is educational.
Yay! just learned about this in my neuroscience course!
Actually rods aren't the issue. They are mostly for scotopic vision (seeing at night) and don't notice changes in color (as a film would consist of) with as much acuity as cones.
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