While he waits for them to write, Lemm idly pins one to a piece of paper just to see how it looks. Good, is the result, judging by his lingering glance when he lifts the sheet up to the light. He's momentarily too distracted to hover.
"She has a reputation! Urgh, so she was fibbing!" he snaps, and taps another pin against the counter for emphasis. "That jealous hardshell, she's enough to make me want to go knocking on doors! No, you can leave the neighbourly grudges to me. There can be one rip-off in this city if there's any at all."
He does take a second to study the little drawing again, and then re-reads the name.
"Myla. I'll remember," he's about to be harsh, "but bugs disappear all the time in Hallownest. Even the settled ones." Ah. Maybe he shouldn't have said that. Lemm watches hard for their reaction.
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Date: 2022-11-14 07:15 pm (UTC)"She has a reputation! Urgh, so she was fibbing!" he snaps, and taps another pin against the counter for emphasis. "That jealous hardshell, she's enough to make me want to go knocking on doors! No, you can leave the neighbourly grudges to me. There can be one rip-off in this city if there's any at all."
He does take a second to study the little drawing again, and then re-reads the name.
"Myla. I'll remember," he's about to be harsh, "but bugs disappear all the time in Hallownest. Even the settled ones." Ah. Maybe he shouldn't have said that. Lemm watches hard for their reaction.