Shall we put together a proper presentation when we return?
[ He's still mostly teasing, as funny as it would be he wouldn't want to waste doing all that design work just for Viktor to glower at them over it. But, maybe Alucard's right about the arms...
The next piece is particularly suited to his tastes, though it takes him a moment and a much closer look to realize it for himself. Pointed ears catch Alucard's softly spoken commentary, and he cocks his head to one side as he gets as close to the center fabric as he can without actually touching anything. ]
Hells, the joints in my hands ache just looking at this...
[ It's not a criticism. Up close the embroidered shapes lose their detail, but only a skillful, careful hand could've done this work, deserved of his admiration as someone else who has had to make gold from straw - at least from a distance. His own work pales, truthfully, to the one who stitched this, and for a moment he wonders if the threads hadn't been painted after the fact - but no, the colors had to be pre-selected before they were stitched in. ]
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[ He's still mostly teasing, as funny as it would be he wouldn't want to waste doing all that design work just for Viktor to glower at them over it. But, maybe Alucard's right about the arms...
The next piece is particularly suited to his tastes, though it takes him a moment and a much closer look to realize it for himself. Pointed ears catch Alucard's softly spoken commentary, and he cocks his head to one side as he gets as close to the center fabric as he can without actually touching anything. ]
Hells, the joints in my hands ache just looking at this...
[ It's not a criticism. Up close the embroidered shapes lose their detail, but only a skillful, careful hand could've done this work, deserved of his admiration as someone else who has had to make gold from straw - at least from a distance. His own work pales, truthfully, to the one who stitched this, and for a moment he wonders if the threads hadn't been painted after the fact - but no, the colors had to be pre-selected before they were stitched in. ]