My character had just arrived in Cheydinhal and decided to ask the citizens about local happenings.
Me: "Oh, hi, how are-"
NPC1: "Get out of my way before I have you slapped in irons!"
Me: "Huh? Well, okay, maybe I'll ask someone less grumpy. Oh, hi sir-"
NPC2: "Get lost or I'll pull your arm off!"
Me: "
... I think I'll go back to the Imperial City right away."
Yeah, Cheydinhal is not a very friendly place. I guess having a gang of skooma smugglers (not to mention, a guild of murderers) can have a negative effect on a town.
Beggar to Guard: "I'm only asking for a single coin."
Guard: "..."
Beggar to Me: "I'm so hungry...
"
Me: "Uhh... I'm really sorry about that, but could you tell me what's happening around here?"
Beggar: "Hard to complain about living in Chorrol. We've got everything you need.
"
Me: "But you just... you just... oh, never mind."
I love it when NPCs contradict themselves.
Beggar: "One more coin and I can get a pair of shoes."
Me: "Here ya go, one gold coin."
Beggar: "Thank ye kind sir. Blessings of Akatosh upon ye."
*two days pass*
Beggar: " One more coin and I can get a pair of shoes."
Me:
"I gave you a coin for that very purpose two days ago. Tell you what, you can have these pigskin shoes I took off a conjurer that tried to fry me this morning. And you can have the gold I took off of him, too."
Beggar: "Thank ye kind sir. Blessings of Julianos upon ye."
*another day passes*
Beggar: "One more coin and I can get a pair of shoes."
Me:
"But...but you're
wearing the shoes I gave you yesterday."
Beggar: "I'm only asking for a single coin."
Me: "I've given you several. What do you do,
eat them?"
Beggar: "I can eat for a day on a single coin."
Me: "By the Nine! You
do eat them! No wonder you're crazy; most of those coins are actually lead that's been painted to
appear gold."
Mage: "Are you out of your mind? Take that robe off at once!"
Solina:
"Wow, you're not the least bit subtle, are you? Well, if keep this up, I'll send my nastiest spell up your nose."
Orc Marauder: "You humans are all the same! Weak and worthless!"
Solina: "Think so, do you?" *casts Tempest, Marauder dies, soul is trapped in Black Soul Gem* "Still think that?"
Necromacer: "I'm just warming up, you pathetic worm!" *summons zombie*
Solina: "Let me help you with that." *casts Flame Maelstrom (fire damage 50 points in 10 feet for 5 seconds), Necromancer dies*
Solina: "If you can't take the heat, don't mess with someone who plays with fire."
Bandit: "Die, Imperial! Die!"
Rax: "What're you gonna do if I don't?"
Bandit: *dies*
Rax: "Oh. Well, I like this arrangement better."