[ An apologetic glint flickers across those serpertine eyes as he watches her cross her arms, a slight furrow to his brow. ]
I'm sorry my praise wasn't what you were hoping for, Mademoiselle Navia. [ Internally, he's wilting a little—this isn't how he wanted this conversation to go, but the young woman standing before him is of keen wit and pays attention to what he says... or doesn't say, in this case. Pressing the remaining piece of the macaron to his mouth, he chews slowly to buy himself a few precious seconds to consider what to say next. How can he praise a flavor he cannot experience in a believable way? ]
It's delicious—satisfyingly sweet without being cloying, and the bulle flavor is refreshing; a delight to the palate.
[ He does not realize the mistake he just made: although the orange colouring of the macaron he ate is strongly reminescent of the bulle fruit that are plentiful in Fontaine, it's actually flavored with sunsettia. Both are sweet with a citrusy tang but have a very distinct taste from each other... if you're capable of tasting the sweetness, that is. When sweetness is removed from the equation, it becomes difficult to tell the two apart. ]
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I'm sorry my praise wasn't what you were hoping for, Mademoiselle Navia. [ Internally, he's wilting a little—this isn't how he wanted this conversation to go, but the young woman standing before him is of keen wit and pays attention to what he says... or doesn't say, in this case. Pressing the remaining piece of the macaron to his mouth, he chews slowly to buy himself a few precious seconds to consider what to say next. How can he praise a flavor he cannot experience in a believable way? ]
It's delicious—satisfyingly sweet without being cloying, and the bulle flavor is refreshing; a delight to the palate.
[ He does not realize the mistake he just made: although the orange colouring of the macaron he ate is strongly reminescent of the bulle fruit that are plentiful in Fontaine, it's actually flavored with sunsettia. Both are sweet with a citrusy tang but have a very distinct taste from each other... if you're capable of tasting the sweetness, that is. When sweetness is removed from the equation, it becomes difficult to tell the two apart. ]