[ Anders takes a step forward himself, out of the last of the shelter and into the whipping wind, which tangles itself in his hair and sneaks under the loose collar of his sweater-like shirt.
He's heard Hawke say a similar thing under different circumstances, and he'd obeyed then, too. He's always been better at following Hawke's flippant orders and unspoken charisma than— well, literally anybody else's. So he pushes his own sleeves up, even though it's cold and he hasn't gotten any better at remembering to eat, so his slim wrists immediately goosebump. But there's a plug there, shockingly stark against blond hair and scattered freckles. He's almost (almost) used to it. ]
I can take it off, if you want to do a thorough investigation.
[ Quiet, without the usual salacious timbre, like he's going through the motions. In his defense, it's been a long time. ]
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He's heard Hawke say a similar thing under different circumstances, and he'd obeyed then, too. He's always been better at following Hawke's flippant orders and unspoken charisma than— well, literally anybody else's. So he pushes his own sleeves up, even though it's cold and he hasn't gotten any better at remembering to eat, so his slim wrists immediately goosebump. But there's a plug there, shockingly stark against blond hair and scattered freckles. He's almost (almost) used to it. ]
I can take it off, if you want to do a thorough investigation.
[ Quiet, without the usual salacious timbre, like he's going through the motions. In his defense, it's been a long time. ]