[That and knowing Allen's luck Cross would get the ugliest, flashiest, girliest things imaginable and force Allen to wear them at least once.

Laughs a bit more, shaking his head.] Doubt I could coax a pretty lady over here anyway, yeah?

[Hums softly.] Dry repeat of what I learned when I was Alma's age, hasn't changed much in all the years between what I knew then and when this was printed.