Once X breaks the eye contact between Rutile and the igheeri, things calm down - for the most part. Rutile finishes their sentence and crosses their arms, tossing their head as they turn away from the merchant with a scoff.
The merchant sneers. "I recommend," they say, confident in their moral high ground, "that you take your friend somewhere they will cause less of a disturbance while they calm down. I simply don't have time for this."
"I agree that time spent in your shop is time wasted," Rutile snaps back, "and assuredly, soon will everyone else. If you don't mind accompanying me, I'm going to pursue more honest retailers," they finish, their attention turning to X.
Rutile's fight, though not exciting enough to merit more than a few turned heads and videos on the Lae, doesn't dissuade customers from the merchant's stall; if anything it makes them more popular as the crowd turns up to see what all the fuss was about.
"I do apologize for my behavior," they say, "but not for my motivation. That merchant is selling counterfeit gems - so sloppily, too! Even beyond the unflattering cuts and low clarity, the specimens aren't even remotely correct, the crystal systems don't match, and the prices are outrageous."
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The merchant sneers. "I recommend," they say, confident in their moral high ground, "that you take your friend somewhere they will cause less of a disturbance while they calm down. I simply don't have time for this."
"I agree that time spent in your shop is time wasted," Rutile snaps back, "and assuredly, soon will everyone else. If you don't mind accompanying me, I'm going to pursue more honest retailers," they finish, their attention turning to X.
Rutile's fight, though not exciting enough to merit more than a few turned heads and videos on the Lae, doesn't dissuade customers from the merchant's stall; if anything it makes them more popular as the crowd turns up to see what all the fuss was about.
"I do apologize for my behavior," they say, "but not for my motivation. That merchant is selling counterfeit gems - so sloppily, too! Even beyond the unflattering cuts and low clarity, the specimens aren't even remotely correct, the crystal systems don't match, and the prices are outrageous."