Standing in a metal imitation of a flourishing garden was the third member of the Dunmer Tribunal, Sotha Sil. He had just finished explaining everything currently known about the latest Daedric threat threatening the larger world.
The hero listened patiently through the whole explanation, nodding occasionally. They were an odd sort of hero, but nevertheless had taken care of a few different problems in Clockwork City.
"Now, if you have questions," Sotha Sil said. "I would answer them truthfully."
The hero nodded once more and seemed to be considering how to phrase it.
"Does Vivec really have a penis and a vagina?"
Sotha Sil stood for a moment.
"All the questions in the Aurbis, and that's the one you ask me," he said. Not a question, more of a baffled statement.
The hero scoffed, "Well, yeah."
Sotha Sil sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Everyone always asks me that,"
"Yes, he does." He answered, flinging a hand out halfheartedly. His expression was hard to read, as always, but he seemed exasperated.
"Really?!" the hero exclaimed. "Wait, have you seen it…er…them?"
Sotha Sil rolled his eyes, but still answered. "Yes, unfortunately. He's not the most…modest individual."
"Gross!" the hero said, "Oh! Are they striped? Dual colored like the rest of him?"
He held up a hand, "Alright, that was two questions, and I'm not answering three."
"Aw….Sotha Sil, party-pooper of the Tribunal," the hero muttered.
He frowned, "Really, you have no other questions?"
The hero shrugged. "I could ask you about the Clockwork City, but you'd just give me some metaphysical nonsense that won't really mean anything, or I could ask you more about the Triad, but…what's the know? Some Daedra have a scheme, what else is new?"
Gesturing behind them to one of the memorials, they continued. "I could ask you if the Tribunal really killed Indoril Nerevar, but that seems in bad taste, and maybe I'll come up with another question at some point, but I'm guessing I won't be able to ask then."
The hero grinned, "So, in conclusion, I got my important question answered."
"Yes, important." Sotha Sil said dryly.
"Was that humor?"
"No, because you are not the first person to call me a party-pooper."
The hero laughed. "You are my favorite of the Tribunal, by the way. You seem like a really chill guy."
He was shaking his head but finally shrugged. "Well, if that really is your only question, then I'll be off. I must gather information for the next DLC."
"Yes, let me know when…wait, DLC?"
But he was already vanishing in a very cool magical effect.
I am so bad...lol. I had this idea and just had to write it down. Silly little one-shot.
Seriously though, there is lore to suggest that Vivec has both gender's parts, which my brother and I often make jokes about while playing ESO.
And speaking of ESO and this scene, I honestly didn't want to ask Sotha Sil any of the things they let me ask about. Maybe the Clockwork City on the whole, but then I don't get any follow-up questions?
How about what he offered the Daedra during the Compact?
How about how Nerevar Indoril died?
Alas, I'm not allowed...and this question wasn't on there either (Though I did laugh out loud when he mentioned Vivec wanting to "be both genders" during the conversation)