[and it's not like Lexi to be so relatively forward, but. it's his birthday and he is a cute guy. no one could fault her for being honest, right?

and she smiles and blushes a little] Well, I'm not. Not even a little tiny bit.

[and she smiles unreservedly]

Yeah, it's unreal. Like something out of a story. [and she chuckles] No, not gold. Gold doesn't seem to interest the merchants here much. But they do seem to like quartz crystals, especially rose quarts and smoky quartz. And amethysts, but who doesn't love amethysts? [and she's babbling. is she babbling?]