[ There's a scoff in regards to other people and paying attention, one he lets speak for the unsaid portion that it's her attention he wants as he just trusts that'll come through anyway. The others probably will be back soon enough given that's another familiar routine that's been simple enough to slide back into along with teasing her.
He's not going to let the necklace go either but it can wait for a second, since at the mention of the Leosylphs there is, maybe, the barest flicker of a(n actually) guilty look over their surprise invasion into the apartment before it turns into a faux one for the sake of being dramatic. Of course. ]
Hey now, I've been taking care of them! And now that I think about it, I don't recall you protesting the other day when they decided to take a nap with you.
[ Still - he does at least look up towards the tall storage cabinet nearby where he'd fashioned a makeshift bed out of a pillow and some spare blankets, and isn't surprised to see a couple of furry faces blinking sleepily back at them from over the edges of their bed for daring to disturb their slumber. The disruption might prevent them from knocking things over in the middle of the night thanks to sleepiness, so he'll take it. One more glance around proves the lizards, however, are nowhere to be seen at the moment as far as he can tell. Maybe they're curled up with the Leosylphs for some added warmth.
All the more reason to turn back to the necklace now that she's gestured to it, and Claude fully abandons leaning back on the couch to retrieve it by gingerly scooping it up in both hands. Hilda's description of it being silly crafting doesn't get a reaction from him like she might've hoped since he's too busy inspecting it while listening - and immediately disregarding her downplaying of... what it is. Because what exactly it's for is lost on him at the moment even as he gently balances the lantern on a fingertip to tilt it this way and that, noting how the crystal catches the light in the room. ]
It's a good design, even if you're planning on telling me it's just silly crafting again instead of accepting the compliment. [ Does he cut his gaze to her with a mischievous smirk of amusement there for a second? He does, then it's back to looking at the lantern again. ] Does the crystal do something? There's markings on here I don't recognize aside from them sort of resembling something I saw in a library book once.
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He's not going to let the necklace go either but it can wait for a second, since at the mention of the Leosylphs there is, maybe, the barest flicker of a(n actually) guilty look over their surprise invasion into the apartment before it turns into a faux one for the sake of being dramatic. Of course. ]
Hey now, I've been taking care of them! And now that I think about it, I don't recall you protesting the other day when they decided to take a nap with you.
[ Still - he does at least look up towards the tall storage cabinet nearby where he'd fashioned a makeshift bed out of a pillow and some spare blankets, and isn't surprised to see a couple of furry faces blinking sleepily back at them from over the edges of their bed for daring to disturb their slumber. The disruption might prevent them from knocking things over in the middle of the night thanks to sleepiness, so he'll take it. One more glance around proves the lizards, however, are nowhere to be seen at the moment as far as he can tell. Maybe they're curled up with the Leosylphs for some added warmth.
All the more reason to turn back to the necklace now that she's gestured to it, and Claude fully abandons leaning back on the couch to retrieve it by gingerly scooping it up in both hands. Hilda's description of it being silly crafting doesn't get a reaction from him like she might've hoped since he's too busy inspecting it while listening - and immediately disregarding her downplaying of... what it is. Because what exactly it's for is lost on him at the moment even as he gently balances the lantern on a fingertip to tilt it this way and that, noting how the crystal catches the light in the room. ]
It's a good design, even if you're planning on telling me it's just silly crafting again instead of accepting the compliment. [ Does he cut his gaze to her with a mischievous smirk of amusement there for a second? He does, then it's back to looking at the lantern again. ] Does the crystal do something? There's markings on here I don't recognize aside from them sort of resembling something I saw in a library book once.