Hey, she wasn't called the Doubletake for nothing! But Tal had been needled enough by that sharp tongue behind those pretty painted lips that the effect wasn't quite as overwhelming as it had once been.
"Ran into some bad weather over th'Climb," he admitted reluctantly, his usual scowl falling forlornly over his features at the reminder of the missed deadline. He would have been on time, but sometimes Caido had other ideas.
He set her 'package' by the door before coming further into the bar with a grateful nod for the offer of a drink. The bucket was scrubbed clean on the outside, but even with the lid hammered down tight there was a pungent whiff about it that he didn't want to ruin the drinks.
"Yeah, thanks." He bellied up to the bar and only then did he look around properly, belatedly remembering to pull his Goggles down after a surreptitious glance at Flora to make sure she wasn't purple. "Hey, place is lookin' good. Don't think I've been back since y'rebuilt it," he realized, words going from brain to mouth without filter. "What'd y'change up?" Because who didn't put their own spin on a major renovation project when rebuilding from the ground up?
"Ran into some bad weather over th'Climb," he admitted reluctantly, his usual scowl falling forlornly over his features at the reminder of the missed deadline. He would have been on time, but sometimes Caido had other ideas.
He set her 'package' by the door before coming further into the bar with a grateful nod for the offer of a drink. The bucket was scrubbed clean on the outside, but even with the lid hammered down tight there was a pungent whiff about it that he didn't want to ruin the drinks.
"Yeah, thanks." He bellied up to the bar and only then did he look around properly, belatedly remembering to pull his Goggles down after a surreptitious glance at Flora to make sure she wasn't purple. "Hey, place is lookin' good. Don't think I've been back since y'rebuilt it," he realized, words going from brain to mouth without filter. "What'd y'change up?" Because who didn't put their own spin on a major renovation project when rebuilding from the ground up?
