"I suppose," Gallus conceded. Where Hiritus got the idea that Gallus was trying to convert him, he had no idea. "It didn't seem so bad to me," he added.

For a moment, Gallus considered asking if Hiritus had any family, but he quickly decided against it. He hadn't come up with any good reasons to spare Hiritus' life, short of possibly infiltrating Vile's ranks. He didn't want to tempt fate by letting his emotions get involved, like they did with Dar-tzesa.

Instead, Gallus took a topic from Hiritus' comments. "What's the obsession with clothes about, anyway? Are you all afraid of your bodies not being colourful enough?"

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Rhazii's ears perked up as Jo'rashaad promised some fun. He wasn't keen on taking his tail out of his mouth yet, but the mention of ways to keep it out did not seem to faze him.

"I know," Fendros said with a high pitched, informative voice. "I was just assessing options. You have to understand, you don't get to practice marriage proposals. I..." Fendros' voice levelled as he got to the point and looked away, "This is a big event. I'm nervous. I want it to be memorable."