[Not the loss of an easily replaceable defining character feature toy, but the loss of control. Takasugi knows pettiness well; it's founded in pride. So when someone else decides your possession is too disgusting to keep, they imply you were too stupid to make the same conclusion.
The most menial power move ever.
And Takasugi smirks about it all the same, smile diminishing when small talk weighs on his patience. Solomon didn't come all this way for a towel.]
Open it. [Had he promised Solomon a bonus? He's willfully forgotten. The item on the table was bought in some earnest attempt to see the man in another light. Cloak him in some semblance (ay) of familiarity, since he's been so repellent of Takasugi's other attempts.
The superficial change probably won't be satisfactory, but in the very least, it'll be some kind of victory to see a Westerner forced into Eastern clothes, for once.]
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defining character featuretoy, but the loss of control. Takasugi knows pettiness well; it's founded in pride. So when someone else decides your possession is too disgusting to keep, they imply you were too stupid to make the same conclusion.The most menial power move ever.
And Takasugi smirks about it all the same, smile diminishing when small talk weighs on his patience. Solomon didn't come all this way for a towel.]
Open it. [Had he promised Solomon a bonus? He's willfully forgotten. The item on the table was bought in some earnest attempt to see the man in another light. Cloak him in some semblance (ay) of familiarity, since he's been so repellent of Takasugi's other attempts.
The superficial change probably won't be satisfactory, but in the very least, it'll be some kind of victory to see a Westerner forced into Eastern clothes, for once.]