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"Yeah, that's nice," Tohru agreed, "Although if you wanted to do a whole room in it, then the kitchen or bathroom would be fine. Otherwise, it might look nice with a tan or brown color."
He showed his paint chips to Davin and pointed at a couple of hues of blue. One was a steel blue, and the others were a darker sky and sapphire.
"Do you like any of these?"
He gestured to the sky and sapphire. "Those two. They might actually look nce with the gold, maybe." he shrugged a little.
"Yeah, that could be nice. We could do that in the bedroom, maybe," Tohru replied, "They're kind of soothing, you know?"
"Yeah!" He agreed with a smile, looking over at Tohru. "That sounds perfect."
"Great. How about some sort of soft green for the kitchen? And anything else you have to input, of course," Tohru replied.
"Yeah, a soft green sounds good." He replied, smiling again as he looked over at Tohru.
"Alright, great. Anything else?" Tohru questioned, moving the paint colors they weren't going to use to the side in his hands.
He thought for a moment. "Actually…maybe not the gold. I…" He studied the chip for a moment. "I don't know…if the color…" He bit his lip for a moment. "It's a beautiful color, but…on a full wall, I don't…" He was having a hard time saying what he meant. That the gold would remind him too much of a dying planet.
Tohru paused for a second, trying to understand where Davin was coming from. It wasn't quite right, to react so strongly over a paint color, he thought.
"Are you alright?" he asked softly, "We don't have to use it if you don't want. Or I can paint small detailing with it against the blue, if that's more your speed."
He tilted his head, not knowing if his offer would actually help.
"The…" He closed his eyes for a moment. "I'm sorry. It's the…color. It…reminds me too much of the, ah…sky? On…Kaythan." He said slowly, rubbing his face with a hand. "I'm….really sorry. I just…I don't know if I could handle a full wall."
Tohru bit his lip.
"You don't have to apologize. That's a reasonable response," he said, his voice wavering a bit with concern, "Would you rather do trim, or detailing, or have decor in that color we can put away, if it becomes too much? Or would you rather none at all? And if you're not feeling it right now, you can make that decision later, yeah?"
He flashed Davin a slight smile.
Davin nodded a little. "I…I think that, uhm… decorations or trim would be fine, just…not a full wall." He replied, trying to return the smile.
"Of course," Tohru replied, "I do care about your comfort, you know. You can wait to decide if you want."
He nodded a bit.
"I'll go see if they can mix us these shades of blue and green, and if you see anything else you like for the bathroom and living room, let me know."
He nodded. "Okay. Thank you, Tohru." He said, giving the other man a soft little smile. He started to look around, biting his lip a little bit.
Tohru headed up to the counter to see if the guy standing there would start preparing some paint for them. He showed the guy the cards he held with the colors he and Davin had picked out.
"New place? Or just trying out new colors?" the guy asked, glancing between him and Davin.
Tohru was a little taken aback by him trying to make conversation.
"O-oh, yeah. We just moved here. Place is kinda dull right now, honestly. Thought we'd brighten it up, make it more like home."
The guy smiled and nodded.
"Nice, nice."
"Mhm…"
Tohru felt awkward. He barely wanted to talk- gods forbid small talk.
Davin forced a quick smile. "We just moved here. Any recommendations for…I don't know, leisure, or work, or whatever?" he asked. He knew that the deep hood he always wore made some people ill-at-ease, so he did his best to combat that.
"Yeah, yeah. I can give you the best grocery stores and all that, and I'll tell you some of the best places to hang out," the guy said, launching into a further explanation.
After he had finished, he asked, "So where are you two from, and what's your deal? You two family, business partners? Something else?"
Tohru scanned the man up and down, a bit concerned by the questioning.
"That's not really something you need to know, is it?" Tohru murmured.
It wasn't quite hostility that sat under his voice. It was more of an unease than anything.
Davin flashed another quick smile. "Friends." he said, not wanting anything to go wrong. He didn't really know what he and Tohru were, truth be told, but friends worked as a label, for now.
Tohru nodded in agreement. That worked.
He looked to the side, a little afraid that he'd come off too harshly.
"Well… thanks. If you don't mind, we're going to keep looking around," he added
Davin nodded a little, moving to keep walking. He chewed on his lower lip for a moment, taking a deep breath.
"Sorry I got tense. I just… He was making me uncomfortable, and I'm not sure why. Maybe I'm worried someone will find out?"
Tohru let out a soft sigh.
"It's fine." Davin replied. "I've…learned that a smile and being friendly is a better way to stay safe. If you're prickly and rude, people just get more in your face. If you defuse it with a smile, it's easier to just keep moving."
"Ah, yeah… ugh…" Tohru murmured, "I don't even have a good excuse there. He was just being friendly."
He rubbed at his face.
"Seems as if the whole bounty hunter lifestyle really has made me a bit of an asshole, huh?"
He smiled a little. "Yeah, but…we all have our different ways of coping and surviving." he replied.
"I suppose. But it's kind of cool to be able to make small talk like a normal person," Tohru chuckled.
"How many days until I lose my job for snapping at a customer? We can make a bet on this one," he joked.