"My friend! My sincerest apologies for sending you through to voicemail. Leave a message and I'll get back to you just as soon as I can. I trust you'll make it worth my time."
[ Sumina can't quite meet Aventurine's gaze even knowing what she's said, but soon enough she finds herself unable to look away when she watches the merchant deposit the mysterious bottle into Aventurine's hands. ]
I'll...
[ ...Should she? Shouldn't she? At the end of the day, what's one more mishap or misfortune in this place, anyway? If there's any way this can offer her some kind of answer or insight, then...
She reaches out with an opened palm. ]
...I'll take one as well, madam.
[ "A wise choice, dearie," the merchant says with a grin as she places another bottle into Sumina's hand. "Do take care now!"
And just like that, as if there's nothing else to do or say, she rouses her pair of phantom steeds to ride again, and they're off... ]
Edited (mochi sent my tag before i finished it,) 2025-12-06 02:18 (UTC)
Aventurine turns the bottle over in his hands as he watches the retreating caravan, his mouth forming a little frown, but he doesn't appear overly concerned (when he probably should be). ]
A shame. I'd hope to work out some sort of distribution partnership with her...
[ For what purpose? Who can say. Regardless, he would have been getting ahead of himself without testing the product first! His gaze turns to Sumina then, his brows drawing together. ]
I know I should say that since we came all this way, you ought to open it, but...at the very least, let me go first.
[ He doesn't have the reservations that she seems to, even if, once again, he probably should. ]
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I'll...
[ ...Should she? Shouldn't she? At the end of the day, what's one more mishap or misfortune in this place, anyway? If there's any way this can offer her some kind of answer or insight, then...
She reaches out with an opened palm. ]
...I'll take one as well, madam.
[ "A wise choice, dearie," the merchant says with a grin as she places another bottle into Sumina's hand. "Do take care now!"
And just like that, as if there's nothing else to do or say, she rouses her pair of phantom steeds to ride again, and they're off... ]
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Aventurine turns the bottle over in his hands as he watches the retreating caravan, his mouth forming a little frown, but he doesn't appear overly concerned (when he probably should be). ]
A shame. I'd hope to work out some sort of distribution partnership with her...
[ For what purpose? Who can say. Regardless, he would have been getting ahead of himself without testing the product first! His gaze turns to Sumina then, his brows drawing together. ]
I know I should say that since we came all this way, you ought to open it, but...at the very least, let me go first.
[ He doesn't have the reservations that she seems to, even if, once again, he probably should. ]