"Do you really think I would be so careless with it?" He reaches up and pokes Hythlodaeus on the forehead. "If you insist on a bag as well then know I won't use it unless it suits my tastes."
He glances aside as he thinks about this. Black is certainly a dependable colour. Simple, goes with anything. But he can't deny that living for so long amidst mortals has given him a taste for a little something more.
Still... He does not want anything terribly flashy. Utility is most certainly his chief concern.
"Black, yes... Natural colours are acceptable as well. Nothing which catches the eye needlessly."
Hythlodaeus takes a step back to look his friend over. With how his appearance has changed, maybe he can pick out a colour to complement it... White would be too impractical for Hades's tastes, pale gold - to match the eyes - wouldn't work with an item as big as a bag... some shade of brown?..
It still makes him feel uncomfortable. As Hythlodaeus knows, he isn't very self-indulgent. Anything he owns is either practical or given to him by others.
"We'll take that as the starting point, then. Who knows, we may even find a bag you will really love!"
Cheery as ever.
"Oh, but first..." Hythlodaeus stops to fish out his shellphone out of pocket and then steps closer to Hades, standing shoulder to shoulder with him and holding out the shellphone at arm's length.
"We should take a picture with our trophies so far! Hold your dolls up, Hades."
Hythlodaeus puts an arm around Hades's shoulder, holding up his own cursed Lafroufrou and beaming at the camera. In contrast to his friend's, his smile is extremely natural.
"Hmhm~ Let's see..."
He inspects the resultant picture, nods in satisfaction, and shows the screen to Hades.
"Not bad. You needn't be so shy, Hades!"
(The picture is extremely silly. On top of the discrepancy between their expressions, they're wearing narwhal hats and the dolls look very silly on two grown men. And yet it's entirely in Hythlodaeus's character.)
He gazes at the picture on the screen. Silently reaches out to take the phone to better look it over. Although Hythlodaeus has taken quite readily to the new technology, it's just hitting him now that there is tangible proof his friend is here, alive, and by his side.
He swallows past the sudden lump in his throat. Taps a few buttons to send himself a copy of the image before handing the shellphone back to Hythlodaeus.
"I'm not shy," he says quietly. "I just find such posing silly. Take as many pictures as you like."
Hythlodaeus can tell that there a subtle change in Hades's mood - not for the worst, but he does seem more subdued now. Well, of course, for him that's just the signal to keep being silly, in hopes of keeping his friend's spirits up.
"As many as I like? I'll remember that~"
He turns on the shellphone's camera again.
"Shall we give it another try? You needn't pose this time, simply do what comes naturally. I'd like to capture your innate charm."
'Take pictures while Hades is distracted', got it.
Hythlodaeus similarly attaches his Lafroufrou to a breast pocket - the corsair style of clothing allows for more roguish belts and buckles that work perfectly for this kind of thing.
"Oh?~ What kind of plans?"
He perks up at that news - it's rare for Hades to be proactive with spending time together... that is, spending time together that isn't simply being in each other's presence.
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Date: 2026-01-09 02:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-01-09 04:03 pm (UTC)"And what are your tastes these days? Before, I would have expected it to be of simple design, in black, but you do wear more colour now."
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Date: 2026-01-10 02:11 pm (UTC)He glances aside as he thinks about this. Black is certainly a dependable colour. Simple, goes with anything. But he can't deny that living for so long amidst mortals has given him a taste for a little something more.
Still... He does not want anything terribly flashy. Utility is most certainly his chief concern.
"Black, yes... Natural colours are acceptable as well. Nothing which catches the eye needlessly."
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Date: 2026-01-11 02:58 pm (UTC)Hythlodaeus takes a step back to look his friend over. With how his appearance has changed, maybe he can pick out a colour to complement it... White would be too impractical for Hades's tastes, pale gold - to match the eyes - wouldn't work with an item as big as a bag... some shade of brown?..
"How do you feel about maroon?"
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Date: 2026-01-11 03:13 pm (UTC)It still makes him feel uncomfortable. As Hythlodaeus knows, he isn't very self-indulgent. Anything he owns is either practical or given to him by others.
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Date: 2026-01-11 03:25 pm (UTC)Cheery as ever.
"Oh, but first..." Hythlodaeus stops to fish out his shellphone out of pocket and then steps closer to Hades, standing shoulder to shoulder with him and holding out the shellphone at arm's length.
"We should take a picture with our trophies so far! Hold your dolls up, Hades."
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Date: 2026-01-11 03:50 pm (UTC)Awkwardly, he raises the octopus. Tries to smile (it's stiff).
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Date: 2026-01-12 05:25 am (UTC)"Hmhm~ Let's see..."
He inspects the resultant picture, nods in satisfaction, and shows the screen to Hades.
"Not bad. You needn't be so shy, Hades!"
(The picture is extremely silly. On top of the discrepancy between their expressions, they're wearing narwhal hats and the dolls look very silly on two grown men. And yet it's entirely in Hythlodaeus's character.)
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Date: 2026-01-12 02:59 pm (UTC)He swallows past the sudden lump in his throat. Taps a few buttons to send himself a copy of the image before handing the shellphone back to Hythlodaeus.
"I'm not shy," he says quietly. "I just find such posing silly. Take as many pictures as you like."
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Date: 2026-01-12 03:25 pm (UTC)"As many as I like? I'll remember that~"
He turns on the shellphone's camera again.
"Shall we give it another try? You needn't pose this time, simply do what comes naturally. I'd like to capture your innate charm."
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Date: 2026-01-13 12:59 pm (UTC)He fiddles with the octopus then decides to attach it to his belt for now.
"Let's look for that bag. I have plans yet for tonight, if...if you're amenable."
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Date: 2026-01-13 01:05 pm (UTC)Hythlodaeus similarly attaches his Lafroufrou to a breast pocket - the corsair style of clothing allows for more roguish belts and buckles that work perfectly for this kind of thing.
"Oh?~ What kind of plans?"
He perks up at that news - it's rare for Hades to be proactive with spending time together... that is, spending time together that isn't simply being in each other's presence.