Tal wrinkled his nose - whether at the crowdedness of a brothel or at the mussel was a bit of a toss-up. It could have been both, really. He set the cold, squishy bivalve aside and reached for a chocolate covered banana instead, intrigued by the combination of sweetness and fruit.
Even if the shape was a little... well. Not like he cared what anyone else thought. But his stomach gave a queasy shift as the adrenaline drained out of him and the water he'd swallowed gave a warning slosh and he settled for just spinning the treat on its stick for now. One hand reached up to pull the towel tighter around his shoulders as he let Finn's voice ground him and distract him from what might have been.
"Yeah, I guess they don't usually have it there? So weird... except this year," he added, remembering gathering stones for, well, Frey on top of Apopo with Melita. "It felt kinda homey. But... I guess I wouldn't want them to end up like Halo," he admitted with a sigh. "Has Stormbreak's weather been weird, too?"
The weather was traditionally a good topic after a near-death experience, right? At least in Tal's family.
Even if the shape was a little... well. Not like he cared what anyone else thought. But his stomach gave a queasy shift as the adrenaline drained out of him and the water he'd swallowed gave a warning slosh and he settled for just spinning the treat on its stick for now. One hand reached up to pull the towel tighter around his shoulders as he let Finn's voice ground him and distract him from what might have been.
"Yeah, I guess they don't usually have it there? So weird... except this year," he added, remembering gathering stones for, well, Frey on top of Apopo with Melita. "It felt kinda homey. But... I guess I wouldn't want them to end up like Halo," he admitted with a sigh. "Has Stormbreak's weather been weird, too?"
The weather was traditionally a good topic after a near-death experience, right? At least in Tal's family.
