I said nothing was wrong ♡ Beach Sketching ♡ But you knew I lied.

[michael t.]

YOU NEVER GAVE UP ON ME; WHY DON'T YOU?
I'LL NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU SEE; WHY WON'T YOU?

Despite his best efforts to seem casual, Michael found himself perking up with interest as he snuck a glance at what Lucy had been sketching out. A glimpse of his own face was enough to make him grin, mismatched and half blind gaze darting from face to face. He eventually spoke warmly, his voice coming out as a purr from the back of his throat, "I must say, they look pretty good, Lucy! Especially my face... you really managed to capture my image. And Brandy looked nice too, until the whole... you, know, smeared face thing." He gestured a paw lazily towards where Brandyskies's face had been just a moment ago, now slightly warped despite only being in the sketch phase. As Roxanne approached, the bobcat glanced up at his sister with a bit of a lopsided grin, nudging his shoulder against hers before he muttered to Lucy, "Hey... you should try drawing Roxie! I'm sure that she would appreciate it... maybe you could hang a portrait up above the throne." His last sentence had a humorous tone to it, directed towards the new captain. He mostly just wanted to lift her spirits, considering he knew how uncertain she had been ever since taking over after Goldie.

And then, as if she could hear his very thoughts, Goldenluxury appeared. Michael glanced over at her with a smile, glad to see her out and about, enjoying the things she used to enjoy. He had seen Goldie's art once or twice before, but he couldn't really say anything about the quality of it. That wasn't to say he didn't like the tigress's art. He loved her pieces, especially her own tattoo, but he knew nothing about how they were when it came to critique. He hardly knew how to draw a circle anymore without screwing it up – mainly thanks to the fact that only having one working eye kinda messed with his steadiness. Tilting his head to one side, the bobcat spoke up after Goldie, smiling lightly, "Ah, Goldie's paintings... they're really great! I wonder if the two of you could collaborate at some point. Like, you sketching and Goldie painting over that sketch... I bet it would be real impressive." The Typhoon certainly wouldn't suffer from a bit more art around. That wasn't to say their group was uncultured, he just thought that spaces like the tavern could benefit from a bit more color.

— Reggan