Tal opened his mouth in instant protest, then snapped it shut again as it bounced off Ru's blasted logic before he could even get a word out. He scowled in reflex, reaching up to rub the back of his neck as he tried to wiggle out of it, but in the end...
Avarice won, and the chance at free cloth. Even if the price was, indeed, far steeper than any piece of clothing would usually be worth. Call it the friends-and-family discount markup.
"... I guess," he agreed with his usual grace. "Maybe it won't be so bad..." Knowing Ru, she could even make it more interesting by turning it into something like combat training, maybe! Tal perked up at the thought. He gave his dragon a look of loving exasperation while Hotaru retrieved the fabrics and he padded over to run his hands lightly over each folded length of cloth in turn.
"Hmm... Maybe... a dark blue? With a lighter blue liner?" He slid a surreptitious glance to see Hotaru's expression to his suggestion as he rested one hand on a closely-woven navy fabric and rubbed the fingers of the other across a paler satin nearby.
Avarice won, and the chance at free cloth. Even if the price was, indeed, far steeper than any piece of clothing would usually be worth. Call it the friends-and-family discount markup.
"... I guess," he agreed with his usual grace. "Maybe it won't be so bad..." Knowing Ru, she could even make it more interesting by turning it into something like combat training, maybe! Tal perked up at the thought. He gave his dragon a look of loving exasperation while Hotaru retrieved the fabrics and he padded over to run his hands lightly over each folded length of cloth in turn.
"Hmm... Maybe... a dark blue? With a lighter blue liner?" He slid a surreptitious glance to see Hotaru's expression to his suggestion as he rested one hand on a closely-woven navy fabric and rubbed the fingers of the other across a paler satin nearby.
