Her hair flick earned an amused - if inelegant - snort from the courier, who just grinned in solidarity. Hey, if you got it, flaunt it, right?
He could hand-sew a tight, straight line but he'd never used a sewing machine before. He kept to his own steady pace, but he stole envious glances at Ru's clickity-clacking contraption and how much more quickly it stitched her dress panels together. His cape was a great deal less fabric and fuss than a dress, however, and though he was on his second cup of tea he also finished his most important garment.
Holding it up to admire it and swirl it around his shoulders, he was startled from his reverie by the yell that rang through the living room, surprising Boreal awake with a smoky snort. They both swiveled their heads to look at the Valkyrie in tandem as she stripped down and Tal belatedly ducked his head and spun on his heel to face the wall, feeling the tips of his ears burning.
He didn't turn back until she spoke again and then he stole a surreptitious peek through Boreal's eyes to make sure Ru was dressed before he turned cautiously around. "Um. It's... it looks real good," he stammered helpfully. 'I like the way it flares." Yeah. Yeah, that was the right word. He rubbed the back of his neck and leaned from one side to the other to get better looks at the sides of the dress, carefully keeping his gaze away from the danger zone. "Are y'gonna add any..." he wiggled the fingers of his other hand, "floofy'n frilly bits?"
He could hand-sew a tight, straight line but he'd never used a sewing machine before. He kept to his own steady pace, but he stole envious glances at Ru's clickity-clacking contraption and how much more quickly it stitched her dress panels together. His cape was a great deal less fabric and fuss than a dress, however, and though he was on his second cup of tea he also finished his most important garment.
Holding it up to admire it and swirl it around his shoulders, he was startled from his reverie by the yell that rang through the living room, surprising Boreal awake with a smoky snort. They both swiveled their heads to look at the Valkyrie in tandem as she stripped down and Tal belatedly ducked his head and spun on his heel to face the wall, feeling the tips of his ears burning.
He didn't turn back until she spoke again and then he stole a surreptitious peek through Boreal's eyes to make sure Ru was dressed before he turned cautiously around. "Um. It's... it looks real good," he stammered helpfully. 'I like the way it flares." Yeah. Yeah, that was the right word. He rubbed the back of his neck and leaned from one side to the other to get better looks at the sides of the dress, carefully keeping his gaze away from the danger zone. "Are y'gonna add any..." he wiggled the fingers of his other hand, "floofy'n frilly bits?"
