I'm not particularly bothered by the payment. It is as I told Dion: I get more enjoyment from seeing the finished product received than I do the shells.

[He pauses, his brows furrowing just slightly.]

Mm...no need to apologize. It isn't your fault.

[His tail curls around the leg of his chair idly as he sketches, glancing up at Joshua to eye the cuff he's already made. Perhaps he can make them similar, in some way. Matching...]

It's just frustrating, in that it was preventable.