[ viren makes an apparently understanding noise at that, mm - he would claim the very same, after all, though not quite out of any genuine pride. ]
The options aren't mutually exclusive.
[ viren draws out a small item from a coat pocket, the item of which is wrapped in something like a microfiber cloth. he has half a mind to toss it onto the table, callously, but can at least be mindful of the delicateness of lahabrea's workspace. instead, he holds it out for the other dragon to take. when he opens the cloth, he'll find that it contains a minute, precisely cut pyrope gemstone. ]
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The options aren't mutually exclusive.
[ viren draws out a small item from a coat pocket, the item of which is wrapped in something like a microfiber cloth. he has half a mind to toss it onto the table, callously, but can at least be mindful of the delicateness of lahabrea's workspace. instead, he holds it out for the other dragon to take. when he opens the cloth, he'll find that it contains a minute, precisely cut pyrope gemstone. ]
[ it's something, anyway. ]