[ She stops before she gets to the dressing room. This seems a little more important. ]
I'm not going to pressure you to converse. I enjoy your company as-is. I can tell you a story, later, after we're done here, if you would like to hear it?
[ The thing about Scheherazade is that she obviously has difficult proportions to work with. But! She seems pretty pleased about this cropped hoodie she is toting around once she has finished trying things on. ]
I think I will get this. It is very comfortable.
We should stop somewhere so you can get something for yourself, even if it a meal. [ a beat. ] I assure you, this is not a "pay off."
Our ages are a little different, so I could not tell you stories about school, but I do have a story that isn't so crazy.
Once upon a time, there was a man who lived in a small village, and all he had with him was his camel. This man liked to travel, and always took his camel with him. On one such journey, he lost his camel. He looked along the road and through the villages, asking anyone he saw if they had seen his camel. No one had.
Some time later, he came across three wise men, who he asked if they had seen his lost camel. The first wise man asked, "Is your camel blind in one eye?" to which the man said yes. The second wise man then asked, "Is your camel lame?" to which the man exclaimed, "Yes, he is!" and then the third wise man asked, "Was your camel carrying grain on one side and honey on the other?" which made the man very excited indeed, and he asked "Please, tell me, where is my camel?" but the three wise men did not know where his camel was, and told him as such.
The man grew angry, thinking that the wise men stole his camel and were making fun of him. He took them before the king and told him what the three wise men had said. The king asked the wise men if they had seen the camel, which they denied. "Then how can you identify such a camel?" the king asked.
"I saw grass eaten on only one side of the road, so I assumed the camel was blind in one eye," said the first wise man.
"The hoof marks were lighter on one side than the other, so I assumed the camel was lame," said the second.
"There was grain spilled on one side and honey on the other, so I assumed the camel was carrying grain and honey," said the third.
The king considered what they had said and concluded that they were not thieves and sent the camel-owner on his way, telling him to search along the path that the three wise men took. and the three wise men were appointed to the king's court for their cleverness.
...And that is the tale of The Hunt for the Camel.
There are plenty of violent tales, with revenge killings and executions, if that is something that you are interested in. I just thought that maybe--
[ That's not really "normal" is it? Except it was back then, and even in this sick game the brutality of death is normalized. Hm. now she's bummed and this is probably why he didn't want one of those stories! ]
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[ She can see how avoidant he's being about this though, and figures she can stop teasing him for now. ]
If you would like to change the subject, I do not mind.
[ She's gonna go try on some clothes, anyway. ]
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...I don't know what else to talk about. Talking to the dead at the ball sucked cause of that.
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I'm not going to pressure you to converse. I enjoy your company as-is. I can tell you a story, later, after we're done here, if you would like to hear it?
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[ Thank you for having mercy on him! He will wait patiently outside the dressing room, fiddling with his cellphone. ]
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I think I will get this. It is very comfortable.
We should stop somewhere so you can get something for yourself, even if it a meal. [ a beat. ] I assure you, this is not a "pay off."
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Hoodies are hard to beat. [ His approval fades once he hears the rest. ]
I know, you don't need to say it. You said something from a store, right? I'm not big on clothes but accessories aren't bad.
I can get food whenever.
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[ we're ignoring her faux pas. sorry akira :( ]
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You said you had a story? [ Off they go! ]
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[ Let's see... looks like there's a boutique over there. ]
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Once upon a time, there was a man who lived in a small village, and all he had with him was his camel. This man liked to travel, and always took his camel with him. On one such journey, he lost his camel. He looked along the road and through the villages, asking anyone he saw if they had seen his camel. No one had.
Some time later, he came across three wise men, who he asked if they had seen his lost camel. The first wise man asked, "Is your camel blind in one eye?" to which the man said yes. The second wise man then asked, "Is your camel lame?" to which the man exclaimed, "Yes, he is!" and then the third wise man asked, "Was your camel carrying grain on one side and honey on the other?" which made the man very excited indeed, and he asked "Please, tell me, where is my camel?" but the three wise men did not know where his camel was, and told him as such.
The man grew angry, thinking that the wise men stole his camel and were making fun of him. He took them before the king and told him what the three wise men had said. The king asked the wise men if they had seen the camel, which they denied. "Then how can you identify such a camel?" the king asked.
"I saw grass eaten on only one side of the road, so I assumed the camel was blind in one eye," said the first wise man.
"The hoof marks were lighter on one side than the other, so I assumed the camel was lame," said the second.
"There was grain spilled on one side and honey on the other, so I assumed the camel was carrying grain and honey," said the third.
The king considered what they had said and concluded that they were not thieves and sent the camel-owner on his way, telling him to search along the path that the three wise men took. and the three wise men were appointed to the king's court for their cleverness.
...And that is the tale of The Hunt for the Camel.
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[ He is bad at riddles... ]
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[ She could at least give him that much. ]
There are plenty of violent tales, with revenge killings and executions, if that is something that you are interested in. I just thought that maybe--
[ That's not really "normal" is it? Except it was back then, and even in this sick game the brutality of death is normalized. Hm. now she's bummed and this is probably why he didn't want one of those stories! ]
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[ Enters the store! ]
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Well, it is what you asked for.
Though sometimes it can be difficult to get a good read on you.
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[ Kinda talking to himself but not really. ]
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[ or more accurately, she's trying too hard to connect with him and making mistakes, but you know, whatever!! haha details!! ]
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This place is bad for hiding shit anyway.
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I meant this city. It's hard to lie here? [ There's something a bit quiet in how he says it, but he's not looking away like in the clothing store. ]
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Does it bother you?
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