Guild Wars 2

I spend a lot of time around auction halls losing money to Bags, in desperate searches for Crystal Dust… So I get to hear a lot of background dialogue.

These two characters, in the Lion’s Arch Auction Hall seem… interesting. For sure, these two are friends and trading partners. However, I just get the impression there is more going on under the surface. I feel that the Human trader is interested in exploring a deeper relationship, but just can’t come out and say it. I also feel that the Skritt doesn’t feel the same way, yet. Maybe eventually, but for sure not right now, and maybe not really ever.

Really, this is about the only place I’ve seen in the game where the possibility of romance exists, which really excites me. I hope that maybe something will happen in the future, but for now, I’ll just ponder the possibility.

Are you sure you aren’t misinterpreting the situation? I haven’t heard the dialog in months, but to me it never sounded… so intense.

Maybe, but there is a lot of dialogue there (About 5 different lines, I think. Maybe 4…) and there is a sense of a relationship with the way the Skritt says “No.”

Given we have plant seeds in interesting relationships with each other, I’d like to think the game has room for budding love, as well as bitter remorseful love, as well.

I think you may be projecting.

Go tell that Skritt NPC how you feel.

The human uses the term “skritt-brained idiots.”
The skritt is offended, hence the passive-aggressive undertones.

I’ve heard the lines many times. I heard no possible romantic connotation in the human’s voice. Hell, I get the opposite in him – he seems as uninterested as possible to me. He’s just a con artist styled trader, and the skritt is a trader as well who doesn’t seem to fall for the human’s ploys.

The human annoys his ’friends’ and neighbors constantly. To the point where they hide from him. So he goes to the black lion trading post where he purchases goods for his business. Where the human satisfies his social need by chatting up the help.

The skritt, while smarter than other skritt, whether through the skritt community in lions arch or being an unusually smart individual(which seems more likely as there does not appear to be a large skritt presence in LA), is not quite smart enough to gracefully exit the conversation.

The human is also clearly an idiot, because he’s willing to pay 10 gold for centaur arrowheads, potentially 20 gold. The skritt is clearly the superior businessrat.

Greiger.7092:

The skritt, while smarter than other skritt, whether through the skritt community in lions arch or being an unusually smart individual(which seems more likely as there does not appear to be a large skritt presence in LA), is not quite smart enough to gracefully exit the conversation.

I disagree. I think the skritt was just standing around when an obnoxious human struck up an obnoxious conversation, so brusquely responding “No.” to his question IS her graceful exit.

I’m completely delighted by how cold and disengaged she is. She clearly hates this racist jerk, but instead of screeching “kill it!” she freezes him out.

Skritt: Hey! Fancy going out for a drink some time?
Human: You’re a rat!
Skritt: Oh sure! Cos all rats speak huh?
Human: OK, so you’re a speaking rat
Skritt: Hey! I have feelings you know!
Human: Fine. You’re a speaking rat with feelings

Asking for a discount on centaur spearheads is how to pick up the ladiesss.

Canakun.8031:

Asking for a discount on centaur spearheads is how to pick up the ladiesss.

That’s how I do it. Works every time.