Well, at least he'd brought a shirt, Jigano thought, trying not to judge how awkward the man was at bending over to retrieve it. Perhaps he had an injury or scar that interfered?
"Actually, I was hoping to introduce myself--" the bard began, smooth as watered silk and giving Bastien a charming grin. "I'm your new colleague here at the Rathskeller, Ji--Gods least fortunate!" His voice broke into a snarl as something caught and snagged a pale tress, yanking on his head and thoroughly derailing his attempt to sweet-talk Bastien.
He twisted, reaching up automatically to gather his hair into his hand and stop whatever-it-was from yanking on his scalp. There was no one behind him to pull such a rude prank, but the next direction his gaze traveled was down--
To a feline - a bobcat kitten? In a bar? - who did, indeed have several strands of silver caught in her large, fluffy claws. Though he glared down at her, Jigano's icy voice was meant for the man behind the bar. "Is this your cat, then?" he asked. thoroughly unimpressed as he twisted his hair up swiftly, using both hands to deftly work it into a bun that would remain out of the kitten's reach.
He hoped.
"Actually, I was hoping to introduce myself--" the bard began, smooth as watered silk and giving Bastien a charming grin. "I'm your new colleague here at the Rathskeller, Ji--Gods least fortunate!" His voice broke into a snarl as something caught and snagged a pale tress, yanking on his head and thoroughly derailing his attempt to sweet-talk Bastien.
He twisted, reaching up automatically to gather his hair into his hand and stop whatever-it-was from yanking on his scalp. There was no one behind him to pull such a rude prank, but the next direction his gaze traveled was down--
To a feline - a bobcat kitten? In a bar? - who did, indeed have several strands of silver caught in her large, fluffy claws. Though he glared down at her, Jigano's icy voice was meant for the man behind the bar. "Is this your cat, then?" he asked. thoroughly unimpressed as he twisted his hair up swiftly, using both hands to deftly work it into a bun that would remain out of the kitten's reach.
He hoped.
