Is it because I'm a Nine? Or do I just not look the part. [ The former is only asked due to experience, Crowley realizes that most people think that all members of the Nine can't life a finger unless it's to point around orders. ]

Since I could stand, at least that's what I've been told. I never meshed well with the other kids and just started learning, guess it just decided to stick with me since I haven't given up on it since.

[ Turning the corner and wandering into the next street Crowley is met with an unfamiliar scenery, a sort of liveliness that he wouldn't see in the festivities on Qresh where everything is organized and more about presentation than anything else. However he takes this all in as a breath of fresh air. Refreshing in a way he can't describe before he's being dragged in by a vendor.

Lapis might be able to catch a glimpse of an evident frown that sticks with his features.

Even as he tries to walk away the vendor pulls him back, desperation evident, and soon enough Crowley is purchasing something just so he can get the hell out of there. It's not done reluctantly or with hesitation, he's ready to turn and leave without even taking what he had bought. ]

Here. [ She'll be handed a few hair pins. ] They're cheap so if you threw them out I wouldn't blame you.