[this must be exactly the kind of better deal he was looking for, because his smile returns as he pins the last few inches of fabric in place.]
It does, doesn't it?
[he'd trade a lot for a chance to haggle with a few of the vendors upstairs. that's all he needs to make it worth his time, and then-some. it's quantifiable, it's fair. Tek can have his fun, and Tonic will be paid appropriately.
he stands up again, this time reaching for Tek's arm to help pull himself up onto his wooden leg.]
All right, babe. Let's get you out of this thing.
[if there are no objections, now begins the work of carefully removing a half-assembled mass of fabric away from Tek without accidentally sticking him with pins.]
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It does, doesn't it?
[he'd trade a lot for a chance to haggle with a few of the vendors upstairs. that's all he needs to make it worth his time, and then-some. it's quantifiable, it's fair. Tek can have his fun, and Tonic will be paid appropriately.
he stands up again, this time reaching for Tek's arm to help pull himself up onto his wooden leg.]
All right, babe. Let's get you out of this thing.
[if there are no objections, now begins the work of carefully removing a half-assembled mass of fabric away from Tek without accidentally sticking him with pins.]