[ And, indeed, should she knock on the warehouse-turned-workshop a week later, he will be the one to answer. The forge has been doused for the night but the lights are still on. It feels oppressively quiet after the clamour from the day's work. ]
Ah, you must be the...one with with the infernal engine.
[ He has just realised he forgot to ask their name. ]
( just as karlach had assured him days earlier, she is too visually striking to miss. not only is she is larger than most others at her at height of over 7ft, but her skin is a sharp red and ever-present flames flicker along her hair, skin, and horns.
she offers a smile and a wave as she enters the forge. )
And you're Ol' Two-Tone!
( cheerfully. )
Nice to meet you. I'm Karlach.
( with her safely gloved hands, she extends a small wrapped gift towards him. )
[ He's visibly surprised to see the gift. Enough that being called "Ol' Two-Tone" goes unremarked. He accepts it with both hands and gives it a curious once-over. ]
Unnecessary but I thank you. Does your culture dictate I open this now or later?
( karlach answers with a grin. there is no cultural need to do so, but two-tone looks like the type to stash it away somewhere and forget to open it up. since karlach had crafted this item herself, she would prefer for him to see it.
inside of the wrapping paper and small wooden box she had given emet-selch, there is a yellow and blue glass lotus. it's a much better creation from when she had been selling glass roses at one of the earlier festivals. she's had much more time to practice since then. )
I'm here asking for a favour, a gift is the least of the requirements.
[ He carefully unwraps the gift. It's comfortably warm after having been in her hands. When he gets his first glimpse of what's inside, he pauses. Stares. And then very gently lifts it out so he can behold it in the workshop lights. ]
...It's lovely, [ he says quietly. There's a softer touch to his gaze now as he admires the glass flower. ] Did you make this yourself?
[ Perhaps unintentionally, Karlach has hit upon the kind of gift that Emet-Selch appreciates above most others: original and/or hand-crafted creations. ]
( karlach cannot help but visibly brighten at his reaction, delighted to see him looking at it with an appreciating eye. )
With my own two hands! Normally charge a pretty copper for it too.
( proudly said.
as she had mentioned, you don't ask for something this big without a show of your sincerity.
it's one of the lessons that her parents had imparted on her. typically, karlach would think to offer coin and make it clear that she could pay for the services she was requesting. that she didn't expect something for nothing.
coin, however, doesn't wield exactly the same value here. not as far as one's skills. )
[ He carefully repacks it into the box. Already he's wondering where he would keep such a delicate thing. In his cabin on the Phantom Moon is his first thought - but he would have to secure it in case of rough seas. He rarely spends time at his rented room on Eltrut so that is out of thr question.
He glances at his workspace upstairs. Perhaps there...
Shaking himself internally, he refocuses on Karlach. ]
I shall certainly find somewhere appropriate to display this later. Let's take a look at this infernal engine of yours, shall we?
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i'll come by your forge in the evening then?
( and that'll give her time to prepare an introduction gift. )
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[ And, indeed, should she knock on the warehouse-turned-workshop a week later, he will be the one to answer. The forge has been doused for the night but the lights are still on. It feels oppressively quiet after the clamour from the day's work. ]
Ah, you must be the...one with with the infernal engine.
[ He has just realised he forgot to ask their name. ]
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she offers a smile and a wave as she enters the forge. )
And you're Ol' Two-Tone!
( cheerfully. )
Nice to meet you. I'm Karlach.
( with her safely gloved hands, she extends a small wrapped gift towards him. )
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[ He's visibly surprised to see the gift. Enough that being called "Ol' Two-Tone" goes unremarked. He accepts it with both hands and gives it a curious once-over. ]
Unnecessary but I thank you. Does your culture dictate I open this now or later?
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( karlach answers with a grin. there is no cultural need to do so, but two-tone looks like the type to stash it away somewhere and forget to open it up. since karlach had crafted this item herself, she would prefer for him to see it.
inside of the wrapping paper and small wooden box she had given emet-selch, there is a yellow and blue glass lotus. it's a much better creation from when she had been selling glass roses at one of the earlier festivals. she's had much more time to practice since then. )
I'm here asking for a favour, a gift is the least of the requirements.
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...It's lovely, [ he says quietly. There's a softer touch to his gaze now as he admires the glass flower. ] Did you make this yourself?
[ Perhaps unintentionally, Karlach has hit upon the kind of gift that Emet-Selch appreciates above most others: original and/or hand-crafted creations. ]
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With my own two hands! Normally charge a pretty copper for it too.
( proudly said.
as she had mentioned, you don't ask for something this big without a show of your sincerity.
it's one of the lessons that her parents had imparted on her. typically, karlach would think to offer coin and make it clear that she could pay for the services she was requesting. that she didn't expect something for nothing.
coin, however, doesn't wield exactly the same value here. not as far as one's skills. )
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[ He carefully repacks it into the box. Already he's wondering where he would keep such a delicate thing. In his cabin on the Phantom Moon is his first thought - but he would have to secure it in case of rough seas. He rarely spends time at his rented room on Eltrut so that is out of thr question.
He glances at his workspace upstairs. Perhaps there...
Shaking himself internally, he refocuses on Karlach. ]
I shall certainly find somewhere appropriate to display this later. Let's take a look at this infernal engine of yours, shall we?