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."
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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."