[She'll get there, with time. Qrow believes in her.
He grins because he isn't even a little sorry about how he haggled that price down.]
Only when I think it'll work. For example—[He jerks his thumb at a wizened old fisherman, a bonafide Classic old man of the sea, stepping out of a boat and tying it to the dock]—I don't think it'd fly with that guy.
[Would he try it if he thought it would? Abso-fucking-lutely. What is he, a fool? If he can get a better price on something, he's going to try it. Maybe this is where Yang got some of her interrogation tactics from. Or maybe it was Taiyang "Entire Half the Team" Xiao Long.
Regardless of any dubious inheritances Yang may or may not have gotten from the remnants of Team STRQ, Qrow strides up to the local, once more taking the lead in their purchases. This time, he slides into it more casually, starting up a friendly conversation first, asking about the seas. Statistically speaking, people love sharing knowledge that they can take pride in as tradespeople, and old men love telling stories, so this usually works, and Qrow wants this information anyway. The fisherman mentions the choppy waters, and then he alludes to a local legend about the Devil of Phlan. Qrow, of course, laughs warmly, trading that tale for a crazy fish story from the coasts around Vale and refusing to think about how the people who told him that story are dead.
Apparently, this is another way Qrow haggles, because he manages to get a good deal on their day's rental from the friendly conversation (and another promise for drinks later, although this time without the implication of something after drinks, thank god) and signals Blake to get on the boat.]
no subject
He grins because he isn't even a little sorry about how he haggled that price down.]
Only when I think it'll work. For example—[He jerks his thumb at a wizened old fisherman, a bonafide Classic old man of the sea, stepping out of a boat and tying it to the dock]—I don't think it'd fly with that guy.
[Would he try it if he thought it would? Abso-fucking-lutely. What is he, a fool? If he can get a better price on something, he's going to try it. Maybe this is where Yang got some of her interrogation tactics from. Or maybe it was Taiyang "
EntireHalf the Team" Xiao Long.Regardless of any dubious inheritances Yang may or may not have gotten from the remnants of Team STRQ, Qrow strides up to the local, once more taking the lead in their purchases. This time, he slides into it more casually, starting up a friendly conversation first, asking about the seas. Statistically speaking, people love sharing knowledge that they can take pride in as tradespeople, and old men love telling stories, so this usually works, and Qrow wants this information anyway. The fisherman mentions the choppy waters, and then he alludes to a local legend about the Devil of Phlan. Qrow, of course, laughs warmly, trading that tale for a crazy fish story from the coasts around Vale and refusing to think about how the people who told him that story are dead.
Apparently, this is another way Qrow haggles, because he manages to get a good deal on their day's rental from the friendly conversation (and another promise for drinks later, although this time without the implication of something after drinks, thank god) and signals Blake to get on the boat.]
Let's get going. Do you know how to row?