[(Perfect...! The nasty man can come out if he ever finds out how old Brad is LOL)]
[The corner of Matoba's smile twitches; the telltale sign of fighting down a smirk, but not hard enough. A casual, lackadaisical level of respect.]
[He straightens that out with very little haste, and straightens to address him with a bit of brightness that tells more about finding a target to prod at than any real cheerfulness. (Run, Brad.)]
Oya. Like a dam, perhaps? Ahaha, but that isn't quite my meaning... [Matoba gestures towards the boring stones in the chest.] Have you ever heard the phrase "a diamond in the rough"?
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[The corner of Matoba's smile twitches; the telltale sign of fighting down a smirk, but not hard enough. A casual, lackadaisical level of respect.]
[He straightens that out with very little haste, and straightens to address him with a bit of brightness that tells more about finding a target to prod at than any real cheerfulness. (Run, Brad.)]
Oya. Like a dam, perhaps? Ahaha, but that isn't quite my meaning... [Matoba gestures towards the boring stones in the chest.] Have you ever heard the phrase "a diamond in the rough"?