[at least Tonic seems to be getting closer. all of the warm tones have been ruled out at this point, with a fairly favorable palette of cool blacks and grays left over. he had a couple of pieces of gold detailing pulled over just in case--but now he tosses those aside like they aren't even worth the bother.

though part of that might be his reaction to the question--which gets an audible scoff.]

Gods no. Not unless you've struck a very big deal.

[and his tone implicates that this is something very few people ever manage. he continues holding things up to Tek, moving onto trying out a few different kinds of buttons and baubles that he fishes out from that box he grabbed. it's a convenient outlet, though it's impossible for him to keep from looking annoyed.]

There are a lot of people down here who will never see the sun as long as they live.