[Now he's even more flustered. Perhaps he'd been hoping that engagement rituals varied greatly, between worlds, but this is now the second person who recognizes exactly what kind of jewelry this is and what it's for. Why is this, of all things, such a universal constant?
Viktor pulls his hands back. This is his own fault, because jewelry-wearing is not conducive to engineering work. In fact, it's outright dangerous, to be wearing things like this in a workshop, where they can catch on various mechanisms. Of course Hilda, with her own interests, would take note of such a thing.]
Jayce made it for me.
[Which both does and does not answer her question.]
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[Now he's even more flustered. Perhaps he'd been hoping that engagement rituals varied greatly, between worlds, but this is now the second person who recognizes exactly what kind of jewelry this is and what it's for. Why is this, of all things, such a universal constant?
Viktor pulls his hands back. This is his own fault, because jewelry-wearing is not conducive to engineering work. In fact, it's outright dangerous, to be wearing things like this in a workshop, where they can catch on various mechanisms. Of course Hilda, with her own interests, would take note of such a thing.]
Jayce made it for me.
[Which both does and does not answer her question.]