[luckily for Tonic, half of what Tek wants in exchange for all of his kindness is already being paid to him right now. he gets to be needed and inarguably in control, letting his ego out for a very enjoyable frolic. it's a relatively harmless power-trip, and Tek considers the whole thing a mutually-beneficial exchange, so it could be much worse.
Tek giggles at Tonic's initial answer. it's a good sign of the cave-dweller's progress and it makes for a hilarious mental image, so it gets a laugh. and then he's moving forward to his next thought, which coincides perfectly with Tonic's actual answer to his question.]
Wonderful. Then, I have an idea.
[he doesn't hurry them at all, but he does take on a definite look of intention after that, scanning the merry square around them for something specific. the colorful stalls and carts are all rearranged from where they'd been the last time he'd been up here, but he's holding out hope that his goal is still around here somewhere...
it takes him a good few minutes of strolling, in which Tonic has more time to recover, before a small, quiet cart catches the corner of his eye. with the current partly-cloudy skies, it's not as busy and bustling as it had been the last time he'd seen it, so he almost misses it entirely. but the glint of glass and metal is just enough to hook his attention before he passes it by.]
--Ah! Here.
[grinning before he even gets close, he begins to lead his friend toward a cart selling one of humanity's greatest inventions: sunglasses.]
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Tek giggles at Tonic's initial answer. it's a good sign of the cave-dweller's progress and it makes for a hilarious mental image, so it gets a laugh. and then he's moving forward to his next thought, which coincides perfectly with Tonic's actual answer to his question.]
Wonderful. Then, I have an idea.
[he doesn't hurry them at all, but he does take on a definite look of intention after that, scanning the merry square around them for something specific. the colorful stalls and carts are all rearranged from where they'd been the last time he'd been up here, but he's holding out hope that his goal is still around here somewhere...
it takes him a good few minutes of strolling, in which Tonic has more time to recover, before a small, quiet cart catches the corner of his eye. with the current partly-cloudy skies, it's not as busy and bustling as it had been the last time he'd seen it, so he almost misses it entirely. but the glint of glass and metal is just enough to hook his attention before he passes it by.]
--Ah! Here.
[grinning before he even gets close, he begins to lead his friend toward a cart selling one of humanity's greatest inventions: sunglasses.]