[Tonic only smiles, looking on with appreciation as Tek starts to look around for more things to wear. lots of people don't come here for jewelry, and lots of people don't heed their own warnings.
they could easily pass a half-hour doing this, going back and forth through different shirts and necklaces and pretty, one-of-a-kind rings. Tonic drifts smoothly back-and-forth between the roles of attendant and observer, taking little sips of his drink whenever he has a chance to lean back and admire the other man's journey through his work... and the way he looks while trying all of it on. he asks some questions about what he likes to wear and doesn't like to wear, partly for coat-building notes, and partly from genuine, honest curiosity.
and while Tek may not realize it, he is keeping a careful tab of everything Tek gets attached to, totaling it up to what he thinks Tek will be able to afford. he is just as good at gently talking him out of things as he is talking him into them, strategically bringing up that Tek may not get a chance to wear it, or that it would only look good with a kind of shirt he doesn't have, or pointing out when something is just a variation of a thing he's already decided he loves. it's an easy game, and one he plays masterfully, even when his glass is finally close to empty.
while observing from across the room, he stops talking for a little while to just... watch, quietly appreciative of the time he's getting to spend with this strange, interesting person. he looks distant, but happy, a relaxed smile on half of his face.]
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they could easily pass a half-hour doing this, going back and forth through different shirts and necklaces and pretty, one-of-a-kind rings. Tonic drifts smoothly back-and-forth between the roles of attendant and observer, taking little sips of his drink whenever he has a chance to lean back and admire the other man's journey through his work... and the way he looks while trying all of it on. he asks some questions about what he likes to wear and doesn't like to wear, partly for coat-building notes, and partly from genuine, honest curiosity.
and while Tek may not realize it, he is keeping a careful tab of everything Tek gets attached to, totaling it up to what he thinks Tek will be able to afford. he is just as good at gently talking him out of things as he is talking him into them, strategically bringing up that Tek may not get a chance to wear it, or that it would only look good with a kind of shirt he doesn't have, or pointing out when something is just a variation of a thing he's already decided he loves. it's an easy game, and one he plays masterfully, even when his glass is finally close to empty.
while observing from across the room, he stops talking for a little while to just... watch, quietly appreciative of the time he's getting to spend with this strange, interesting person. he looks distant, but happy, a relaxed smile on half of his face.]