Tal scooped the manta crystals into his bag with a grin they'd come in useful for swimming with Koa later, and for once didn't rise to the sass in Flora's words. "Not bad," he admitted. "If the whole regional ruler thing doesn't work out, Seawright's Delivery Service is hirin'." Franchising options available!
By then Tal was thoroughly invested in the idea of traps in the bar, and he definitely more than half-believed her. His nose wrinkled up as he tried to figure out just what 'kind' of repeat customer she meant, but in the end he opted for nodding knowingly he did not, in fact, know and sipping his drink until he could change the subject to something safe.
"Sounds pretty great," he admitted. It wasn't even all that reluctantly; as much as he had once hated the heat, his Frostbite Cuff had made it a lot more bearable, and now that he'd learned how to swim the ocean was slightly less terrifying. "You must be doin' it right." And as for following Ru? Well... yeah. Tal didn't see the problem with backing up his bestie and getting out from under the thumbs of rulers who didn't like him. "Yeah. An' she'n Sunjata are doin' really good! Oh, I've got a pretty amazin' partner now, too," he added, expression softening as a genuine smile lit up his face. "Alys. Me an' her built a house in Meadowreach an' it was good for a little while but..." he shrugged, pushing his copper cup back and forth between his hands. "We're travelin' t'gether again these days, an' it's nice t'have a place t'go back to sometimes, y'know? But... home is where she is." He was more nomadic than otherwise and maybe he just had to make it official. But that was a conversation for another day and probably a different bar. "Plus, I'm kinda jealous that we don't have somethin' like you guys do, what with your Void protections an' all. I'm gettin' pretty sick o' havin' t'pull Cursed Daisies out o' th'garden every time I'm home," he groused with a grimace before taking another drink.
"What about you? How's the datin' scene in Torchline?"
By then Tal was thoroughly invested in the idea of traps in the bar, and he definitely more than half-believed her. His nose wrinkled up as he tried to figure out just what 'kind' of repeat customer she meant, but in the end he opted for nodding knowingly he did not, in fact, know and sipping his drink until he could change the subject to something safe.
"Sounds pretty great," he admitted. It wasn't even all that reluctantly; as much as he had once hated the heat, his Frostbite Cuff had made it a lot more bearable, and now that he'd learned how to swim the ocean was slightly less terrifying. "You must be doin' it right." And as for following Ru? Well... yeah. Tal didn't see the problem with backing up his bestie and getting out from under the thumbs of rulers who didn't like him. "Yeah. An' she'n Sunjata are doin' really good! Oh, I've got a pretty amazin' partner now, too," he added, expression softening as a genuine smile lit up his face. "Alys. Me an' her built a house in Meadowreach an' it was good for a little while but..." he shrugged, pushing his copper cup back and forth between his hands. "We're travelin' t'gether again these days, an' it's nice t'have a place t'go back to sometimes, y'know? But... home is where she is." He was more nomadic than otherwise and maybe he just had to make it official. But that was a conversation for another day and probably a different bar. "Plus, I'm kinda jealous that we don't have somethin' like you guys do, what with your Void protections an' all. I'm gettin' pretty sick o' havin' t'pull Cursed Daisies out o' th'garden every time I'm home," he groused with a grimace before taking another drink.
"What about you? How's the datin' scene in Torchline?"
