So am I. [he keeps a little close as they walk, still that arm brushing as they head out into the willful machine proper and it's typical crowds. with the constant night it makes the market seem a little odd, he thinks, a little too dark and easy to get lost or robbed.

that admission does get a glance over, a click of his tongue then,] Hm, I should have known for something so valuable. You didn't have to, you know but... it is still appreciated.

[that ends more softly than he'd like, still touched despite himself. still he points with the hand holding the paper bag to say,] But if you need something expensive in the future you should ask me, yes? Repair work is a good bartering currency I've found.