[Worse than that: The shame of someone who is very, very interested but afraid to be disappointed by hoping for something he'd been told was impossible back home.
And, maybe, who also thought he deserved what had happened to him.]
...As would I expect them to be more interested. I've--gotten the impression, [faintly embarrassed,] after my own adventure with it that most of them are sending their pictures over the watches when they're talking. Aren't they?
[And why not take advantage of colors in that case? Especially since some of those people seemed especially keen to show off...]
I'm on my way, then.
[It really does only take him a few minutes to arrive after that, led on by his wormipede. He cuts a surprisingly somber figure, dressed all in black that contrasts sharply with his white fur and missing his antlers with all their jingling charms.
He finds the front door without much trouble--Crookytail helps there--and eases just inside. This is not a shop he's been in before, so orienting himself takes a moment.]
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And, maybe, who also thought he deserved what had happened to him.]
...As would I expect them to be more interested. I've--gotten the impression, [faintly embarrassed,] after my own adventure with it that most of them are sending their pictures over the watches when they're talking. Aren't they?
[And why not take advantage of colors in that case? Especially since some of those people seemed especially keen to show off...]
I'm on my way, then.
[It really does only take him a few minutes to arrive after that, led on by his wormipede. He cuts a surprisingly somber figure, dressed all in black that contrasts sharply with his white fur and missing his antlers with all their jingling charms.
He finds the front door without much trouble--Crookytail helps there--and eases just inside. This is not a shop he's been in before, so orienting himself takes a moment.]
Messere Lahabrea?