Whatever Tal had been about to retort with died on his tongue as Flora teased him about his hair. Pink flooded up his neck and ears and he reached up to pat his shinier and less-scruffy mane self-consciously with his free hand as the Doubletake plucked the bag he held in the other. "Hey, I did it myself," he protested. "Koa's been givin' me tips. Conditioner an' shit. So, uh... y'think it looks good?" Not that he cared what Flora thought... or at least, he tried to look like he didn't.
As she pulled at the drawstring he just grinned at her threats, unperturbed. Her reaction was everything he hoped for in a successful delivery and he tried to play it cool by sipping his drink and looking smug. For once, he mostly succeeded!
It lasted about three seconds and luckily he'd managed to swallow the sweet burn of the Halovian Night before she poked a far-too-accurate hole in his facade. He looked upwards for guidance from Mort, then met Flora's bright blue eyes with an earnestness that was almost believable. "Oh, it was her first time with 'em, so I let her come up with her own answers first," he assured his hostess. "But she did great! I only had t'give her a few hints." Which was... kind of almost technically true, even! "So... about my payment?" He grinned and copied her finger-drumming from earlier, throwing in a little extra rata-tat-tat flourish at the end.
As she pulled at the drawstring he just grinned at her threats, unperturbed. Her reaction was everything he hoped for in a successful delivery and he tried to play it cool by sipping his drink and looking smug. For once, he mostly succeeded!
It lasted about three seconds and luckily he'd managed to swallow the sweet burn of the Halovian Night before she poked a far-too-accurate hole in his facade. He looked upwards for guidance from Mort, then met Flora's bright blue eyes with an earnestness that was almost believable. "Oh, it was her first time with 'em, so I let her come up with her own answers first," he assured his hostess. "But she did great! I only had t'give her a few hints." Which was... kind of almost technically true, even! "So... about my payment?" He grinned and copied her finger-drumming from earlier, throwing in a little extra rata-tat-tat flourish at the end.
