"Dare I even ask?" It's dryly rhetorical, and perhaps unnecessary; from what little he knows of Scanlan, he's already got an idea of what he could expect. In the case of Grog...well, who knows? Sheer curiosity, maybe.
In either case, he's not anxious to show off his scars.
With Vex'ahlia, at least, he's grown more comfortable in that regard. Out of the water, he's grateful to wrap a towel around his waist for the sake of modesty, but he no longer feels like he's going to combust if she looks at him too long. (It'd be pitiful if he still did, so far as he's concerned.) He walks back to the changing room, nearly as easy in his movements as if he were dressed, and casts a too-earnest smile her way when she makes her offer.
"I appreciate that." I'll earn it - it won't be charity. He hadn't been decided on staying with Vex'ahlia and her comrades to begin with, but at the moment, he's disinclined to think about striking out on his own. As he pulls on his stained, torn shirt, he adds, "And I've never been one for the latest fashions, at least. If it's clean, I'll take it."
(He's a little fussier than that, there's no denying...but at the moment, he'd like to come off as accommodating, if possible.)
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Date: 2025-03-20 06:43 pm (UTC)In either case, he's not anxious to show off his scars.
With Vex'ahlia, at least, he's grown more comfortable in that regard. Out of the water, he's grateful to wrap a towel around his waist for the sake of modesty, but he no longer feels like he's going to combust if she looks at him too long. (It'd be pitiful if he still did, so far as he's concerned.) He walks back to the changing room, nearly as easy in his movements as if he were dressed, and casts a too-earnest smile her way when she makes her offer.
"I appreciate that." I'll earn it - it won't be charity. He hadn't been decided on staying with Vex'ahlia and her comrades to begin with, but at the moment, he's disinclined to think about striking out on his own. As he pulls on his stained, torn shirt, he adds, "And I've never been one for the latest fashions, at least. If it's clean, I'll take it."
(He's a little fussier than that, there's no denying...but at the moment, he'd like to come off as accommodating, if possible.)