A youthful glow is one thing. A sense of fashion is quite something else.
[ He will be plenty happy if he never has to see the consequences of his childhood follies again, thank you very much, even if he was so much more carefree back then. ]
[ But those aren't very good considerations for conversation, at least not for the sort that will sufficiently hold his attention. Dorothea's...implication is not lost on him, however, and despite his focus being as sharp as ever as a result, he still slows his pace to fix her with a look. Somewhere near scandalized, at the very edge of teasing. ]
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[ He will be plenty happy if he never has to see the consequences of his childhood follies again, thank you very much, even if he was so much more carefree back then. ]
[ But those aren't very good considerations for conversation, at least not for the sort that will sufficiently hold his attention. Dorothea's...implication is not lost on him, however, and despite his focus being as sharp as ever as a result, he still slows his pace to fix her with a look. Somewhere near scandalized, at the very edge of teasing. ]
Peaceful interactions, Dorothea?
[ No wonder she asked... ]