It’s hard to tell whether any of that really landed, if Eliot is being too much or if Jack is just too straight to know what to do with that much open emotion. But he smiles a bit, and seems to accept it enough to continue on at least, and Eliot’s able to relax a little.
The change of subject is welcome, he thinks, a concrete thing to focus on. Eliot nods at Jack’s assessment. “The shopping mall is best approached with a specific goal in mind, a solid plan of attack, and the acknowledgement that you will probably need to take a break. I think they engineer them that way, to easier part people with their money. ‘Oh look there’s food right here, wouldn’t it be nice to sit and buy some in between buying other things.’ Kind of genius, really.”
He gives Jack a smirk, but doesn’t know if he’d really enjoy hearing Eliot ramble about marketing and late capitalism, and Jack seems to be figuring out the enigma of fast fashion, anyway.
Eliot clears his throat. “It’s not common,” he says, following Jack’s gaze, “but it is still done in some places, usually if you’re wealthy or want to look it. The way the manufacturing process is streamlined now it’s easier for most people to buy clothes ready-to-wear, rather than spend the time and money on something personal.” Eliot frowns, thinking about the inconvenience of looking good in a place like this. “I don’t actually know if there’s any place in Darrow to get a suit made bespoke, but there should be at least one menswear place here that offers some things made-to-measure, if that interests you.”
He looks Jack over and tries to imagine the pirate in any sort of modern business wear and draws a complete blank, a void of television static. “Unfortunately you’re just going to have to try on multiple pieces to see what works.”
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The change of subject is welcome, he thinks, a concrete thing to focus on. Eliot nods at Jack’s assessment. “The shopping mall is best approached with a specific goal in mind, a solid plan of attack, and the acknowledgement that you will probably need to take a break. I think they engineer them that way, to easier part people with their money. ‘Oh look there’s food right here, wouldn’t it be nice to sit and buy some in between buying other things.’ Kind of genius, really.”
He gives Jack a smirk, but doesn’t know if he’d really enjoy hearing Eliot ramble about marketing and late capitalism, and Jack seems to be figuring out the enigma of fast fashion, anyway.
Eliot clears his throat. “It’s not common,” he says, following Jack’s gaze, “but it is still done in some places, usually if you’re wealthy or want to look it. The way the manufacturing process is streamlined now it’s easier for most people to buy clothes ready-to-wear, rather than spend the time and money on something personal.” Eliot frowns, thinking about the inconvenience of looking good in a place like this. “I don’t actually know if there’s any place in Darrow to get a suit made bespoke, but there should be at least one menswear place here that offers some things made-to-measure, if that interests you.”
He looks Jack over and tries to imagine the pirate in any sort of modern business wear and draws a complete blank, a void of television static. “Unfortunately you’re just going to have to try on multiple pieces to see what works.”