[Well, now the obvious question of what to get them for their birthdays is answered. Where is the nearest Trench Hot Topic.]

No, no; now I'm coming around to the idea of my face on a hideous mug. D'you think he'd figure me out if I am only ironically interested in mug design? I'd hate to lie about somebody's art.

[But if he's so earnest, like he sounds... well, Palamedes would hate to hurt a guy's feelings by laughing at his mug art, even if it's a good laugh? A kind laugh? And yet. He lists a hand to catch Viktor's fussy pointing one, leaning in to press a kiss to his knuckles to mask, like, an ounce of his amusement. It doesn't work, mugs are the funniest thing now.]

I could make you an even worse mug, although it'd lack the charm if done on purpose. Maybe you as a squid?