One of My Favorite Banters with Solas
Solas: Have you ever had any interest in learning magic, Sera?
Sera: Get off.
Solas: While it has not manifested naturally, there are ways to determine whether arcane gifts lie dormant within you.
Sera: What?? Don’t make me think about that. I have to sleep at night!
Solas: Sleeping would give you the chance to explore the Fade. I could introduce you to spirits!
Sera: Right, you’re messing with me on purpose!
Solas: {innocently} Why would I do that? It is not as though I know WHO filled my bedroll with lizards…
Sera: {laughing} Fair point. That was pretty good.I love this banter between Solas and Sera for quite a few reasons, a couple of which I’ll mention here. One, Sera finally gets a prank pulled on her and has the good nature to say it was a “pretty good” prank. Two, the prank was pulled by Solas and it is BEAUTIFUL.
It cracks me up that some people paint Solas as this completely serious and/or grumpy stick in the mud. I feel like asking “You’ve…had him in your party, right?” Pair him with Sera or Vivienne and the sass levels will fly off of the charts (not to mention some of his interactions with Dorian. His “PLEASE SPEAK UP. I CANNOT HEAR YOU OVER YOUR OUTFIT” remark had cracking UP!).
I mean, yes, he does carry himself differently than the more jovial types within the Inquisition - The Iron Bull, for instance. His demeanor is typically more serene and pensive. That doesn’t mean he’s any less humorous - it just means his delivery is not as traditional. And the fact that you gain approval with certain sarcastic responses to things he says seems to support that.
I mean, one of his names is quite literally “The Trickster.” You don’t get a nickname like that by being completely serious all the time (at least not in my experience… ;b ).And before anyone mentions this, yes, I do realize “Trickster” has other implications (namely what Fen'Harel may or may have not have done in the very distant past), but work with me here. They didn’t give The Joker his name just because that’s the one card out of the deck that he favors (figuratively or literally). ;)
Solas’ snark was what officially won me over. That and when he told Blackwall about loving frilly cakes. Totally lost it then.