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Only one bed but its not even romantic just really annoying (ft my gk and nova gijinka with the the two (2) ocs, Mimi and Casinova)

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Investigative Record 1

I noticed that there aren’t any transcripts of the logs in Scarlet’s Playhouse up on the wiki yet, and I had to go back and grab them for the achievement anyways, so...ye, there are transcripts of the two voice logs in that instance below the cut! :) I’ll see if I can figure out how to add them to the wiki, too, but at the very least they’re going here.

Please enjoy!

Log 1

(Scarlet is the only one speaking in this log.)

Day…What day is it? Argh, never mind that.

All of the supplies are in hand. Preparations are under way.

It took a little…convincing to get the dredge and the Flame Legion on good terms.

The dredge are stubborn. They want to feel valued. They want to feel needed. Vova was…picky with her demands.

Working with the charr made her nervous. The Flame Legion is known for holding a heavy hand over its people.

Tiny pests wiggling beneath sharp claws, waiting for them to drop…

Pop!

I don’t blame the moles, but I’m glad I didn’t have to take more extreme measures to get them in line.

After all, we’ve much to get done.

Note on tone: Scarlet sounds a little tired, and definitely much more serious than the tone she takes on during most of the battles with the Commander so far.

Log 2

(This is a conversation between Scarlet and Mai Trin, who for the purposes of the transcript will be referred to as S and M. And yes, I did just realize what that sounds like.)

S: Trinny, have a seat!

M: I take it your “talk” with Queen Jennah didn’t go as planned…

S: I’ve got a special assignment for you. The Captain’s Council in Lion’s Arch. I want you on it.

M: Seems reasonable—I’ll submit my bid now.

S: You know I love a sprinkle of spice, but I’m not joking. I want you on that council. We need an in.

M: And how do I manage that…?

S: It’s just like gardening. We need to remove our winter bulbs to make room for the roses of spring!

M: You want me to off a council member?

S: At your discretion, dear. Inspire one of the louts to take a vacation! I hear Maguuma is delightful this time of year.

M: I stopped a fight by shoving someone’s head into a keg. I don’t think I’m cut out for politics.

S: You’re adaptable, darling*. It’s just like steering a ship, but more elegant. All we need is one voice in the room. A strong voice to be heard, and yours can move a fleet.

M: Yeah?

S: What do you say, Captain Mai Trin of the Aetherblades? Up for the job?

M: Aye-aye!

* “Darling” isn’t part of the speech bubble that comes up in-game, but Scarlet definitely says it in the audio.

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Tomorrow...

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Character Study: Braham (Part 2: Ottilia)

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We left off with Braham at the end of Flame and Frost: Retribution, with Rox and the Vigil, continuing to raid Molten Facilities, rescuing more 'steaders, but primarily looking for Ottilia, whom he has a crush on.

At some point (presumably while Last Stand at Southsun is going on,) Braham finds Ottilia in Hoelbrak and brings her back to Cragstead. There she says she liked Hoelbrak better because it was more beautiful, "vibrant and alive" compared to Cragstead which is still damaged.

We point out in some surprise that she lives here, doesn't she care about it?

Ottilia acknowledges this, explaining that Braham had brought her back. She tells us that nobody had ever done that for her, and sighs over how amazing he is.

Amused, we say "So it seems," and the conversation ends.

Later, Braham approaches Ottilia and tries (awkwardly) to make small talk, asking if she's glad to be home.

She supposes so, but is more glad that Braham is here too.

Braham tries to answer, but he quickly stumbles over his words and can't find his answer.

Ottilia giggles, calls him adorable, and runs off.

(Teenagers having crushes! Who would have thought this would feature in GW2? XD).

Presumably, Braham tries to start conversation with Ottilia a few more times, which ends in embarrassment, and nothing seems to be going anywhere for Braham until the first Dragon Bash - held in Lion's Arch - begins.

Finally, Ottilia makes her own move and initiates a conversation with Braham, suggesting they go on a hunt.

Braham, presumably caught off guard, is confused and trips over his words until he manages to ask what she wants to hunt, naming jotun and Svanir as possibilities. (Both active enemies of the norn.)

Ottilia replies airily that she wants a new rabbit-fur vest and would rather fight rabbits (weak little creatures, and also very adorable, and who remembers the Bunny Spirit?!).

Braham, confused about hunting them, repeats "Rabbits?"

Ottilia ignores him and brightly informs him time and place, leaving Braham in the dust still scrambling for words.

Braham, of course, still shows up the next morning and hunts rabbits with her, but rabbits aren't really his preferred enemies and he sees it as a sacrifice he has to make to win over Ottilia.

I imagine they don't keep going on rabbit hunts for very long, but I'm sure similar encounters - awkward, Ottilia charging ahead and taking the lead, Braham stumbling over his words and perhaps not being super happy with where it's going - happen between them while the Commander is busy during Sky Pirates of Tyria.

After that, though, during the Bazaar of the Four Winds, there is apparently some sort of Wolf Spirit Appreciation Day, and Braham gets himself a plan, gathers himself and approaches Ottilia with remarkable composure, asking if she wants to go to Wolf's shrine together.

She says no (ouch), and explains that she'd already gone. Most people would take that as a rejection and just leave.

Braham however, is not daunted by this and keeps his cool. His backup plan plan kicks in and he asks if they could eat together that evening.

Ottilia then flat-out tells him she's going with someone else, a fur trader, and asks Braham rather nastily what he does for living, legend, or fame.

He is finally at a loss for words (perfectly understandable) - he'd saved Cragstead, hadn't he? He's spent the last four episodes (several months!) taking care of it! What kind of a question is that? But he only manages to stammer out a confused "what?"

Ottilia sneers that he's just "growing old in Cragstead like all the others." She leaves, calling "I'll send news of my travels. Promise!" over her shoulder.

As far as rejections go, that's a pretty awful one. Braham is, of course, devastated, and during the next episode (Cutthroat Politics), Braham gets to watch Ottilia making plans with her fur trader, telling everyone who will listen that she's going to Hoelbrak with a merchant who travels the world.

Rox visits Braham at some point and finds out about all this mess, and eventually drags him to the Queen's Jubilee to keep Braham's mind off of Ottilia.

For a while, this works - Braham admires the set-up and the show the humans are putting on, but eventually his attitude starts getting more grouchy.

Rox, casting around for something to say, suddenly exclaims "wait, Kuh-bam? This whole time I thought you were saying "Kuh-Braham!" Braham is rather affronted by this, and Rox keeps the dialogue going, eventually claiming that she'll start going around saying "Kuh-Rox" and "Kuh-Frostbite."

Eventually, Rox runs out of things to say and subjects to bring up, and just grumbles, "Try concentrating on the good time we're about to have instead of the vicious harpy who broke your heart."

This sets Braham off and he starts ranting about Ottiiia, saying he'll never love again. He manages to curse out rabbits before Rox takes him to the battle arena.

He likes this and cools himself off, even after the end of the official Closing Ceremony, and he seems to work off his lovesickness fairly well given that we never hear about Ottilia again.

But he also doesn't return to Cragstead. I'm thinking that Ottilia's comment about him doing nothing interesting to build his legend got under his skin.

~oOoOo~

Credit to the Gulid Wars 2 Wiki (and especially its editors!) for the pages on Ottilia and Braham, and also the admirably well-documented S1 story mission pages that detail all the dialogues I pulled from four episodes to know what Braham's been doing!

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A traditional sketch I did for my boyfriend of our big three-way ship in one of our stories. Akito, David, and Yuu.

They really love each other, even if they’re all pretty rough around the edges as people.

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