[ Olivine is...beautiful. It strikes Basch more in the way he carries himself. Someone confident and at ease. Balthier has that, when he's not showing off. But Olivine is softer, inviting. It makes him easy to look at, easy to talk to. ]

I'd meant to get new clothing after this. Perhaps after, one of the fireplaces they have set up across the building?

[ They were private, cozy, not so unsettling for him as some of the more futuristic materials and styles. ]