The merman was quietly pleased with Flora's enthusiasm for his own efforts, and he bent his head in an acknowledging nod. He looked up again to watch her expression as she examined each in turn and his stoic expression held perhaps a hint of satisfaction at her choice. The question that followed, however, made him pause and consider the problem in a new light.
"Normally, I would use mussel glue," he mused thoughtfully. "But I do not know if it will work in air. Hmm." He considered the disparate shiny bits for a little while before catching Flora's eye again. "Perhaps... fish glue?" he suggested after another few moments of consideration. "Dyed black with squid ink. To embed the stones and glass into." So it would mesh with the dark driftwood's cracked and whorled surface, and wouldn't yellow with drying or age as uncolored glue might.
Hadama suggests fish glue dyed with squid ink to secure the shinies into the driftwood.
"Normally, I would use mussel glue," he mused thoughtfully. "But I do not know if it will work in air. Hmm." He considered the disparate shiny bits for a little while before catching Flora's eye again. "Perhaps... fish glue?" he suggested after another few moments of consideration. "Dyed black with squid ink. To embed the stones and glass into." So it would mesh with the dark driftwood's cracked and whorled surface, and wouldn't yellow with drying or age as uncolored glue might.
Hadama suggests fish glue dyed with squid ink to secure the shinies into the driftwood.
