08-27-2018, 12:04 AM
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Rialto didn't even hiss anymore when his hair was aimed at, but he returned Alex's pinch of his arm with his hand going for their ear. 'Holding all my wares makes every day arm day,' he said dismissively, not even bothering to deny it. The panther's sinuous leap caught his eyes only if because the news of a big cat in this decrepit coastal town hadn't made the rounds; to be fair, the population didn't so much talk about each other as what they had for dinner last night, or something about the cute soul they'd managed to devour. Other nasty gossip.
Oh, but he knew that face. All was restored.
On the other hand Rialto startled at Jikai's voice, hand falling free of Alex and immediately affixing on the ball python's eyes already on his. He didn't fancy himself a snake charmer when he'd been in contact with reptiles all of three times, particularly only in his reckless youth, each time ending with him creeping out of the way with his tail between his legs because he had carelessly infringed on numerous caves - but the attention, even if only a single sentence, had Rialto averting his eyes, for some reason smoothing out the hem of his shirt. Brushing off his shoulder. You know. Because. 'Well. If she wants,' he said, brief and with a nonchalance that was convincing if you didn't see his expression. Validation changed a man.
His face actually paled at Matt's words. This encounter was surely turning his own notions of a poker face to dust, but it was hard not to react like that when you had one (1) oesophagus and you had taken one (1) large drink of it in the past. The merchant wasn't joking. 'That'll be a surprise,' he murmured, cooling over with his hands running over the ends of his own hair and only listening in to his elaboration. Note to self: drinks from Jikai were prohibited. Hazardous material.
As for Matt's devil drinks themselves, Rialto supposes he can let it be. The man's told them what his wine can do.
'I could help carry it back,' he offered. Rather, finding out what Jikai was going to do with a barrel gnawed at his mind.
Oh, but he knew that face. All was restored.
On the other hand Rialto startled at Jikai's voice, hand falling free of Alex and immediately affixing on the ball python's eyes already on his. He didn't fancy himself a snake charmer when he'd been in contact with reptiles all of three times, particularly only in his reckless youth, each time ending with him creeping out of the way with his tail between his legs because he had carelessly infringed on numerous caves - but the attention, even if only a single sentence, had Rialto averting his eyes, for some reason smoothing out the hem of his shirt. Brushing off his shoulder. You know. Because. 'Well. If she wants,' he said, brief and with a nonchalance that was convincing if you didn't see his expression. Validation changed a man.
His face actually paled at Matt's words. This encounter was surely turning his own notions of a poker face to dust, but it was hard not to react like that when you had one (1) oesophagus and you had taken one (1) large drink of it in the past. The merchant wasn't joking. 'That'll be a surprise,' he murmured, cooling over with his hands running over the ends of his own hair and only listening in to his elaboration. Note to self: drinks from Jikai were prohibited. Hazardous material.
As for Matt's devil drinks themselves, Rialto supposes he can let it be. The man's told them what his wine can do.
'I could help carry it back,' he offered. Rather, finding out what Jikai was going to do with a barrel gnawed at his mind.