He's still curious about the dress, but there's no more he can really pry about it without likely making her uncomfortable, so he responds lightly about the alterations instead.
"A useful skill to have in this place." Invaluable in the navy too, especially while in the arctic, and probably something James should bother trying to learn a little of himself. There's plenty of time for learning here, after all.
As for Randvi's question--
"I don't know that I can choose to be selective." Though he certainly will be anyway. "A vest, perhaps. It's strange to be without one for so long, though it seems they are no longer as common in this time." Actually it's been a little surprising just how few people here wear vests of any sort, when they're essentially ubiquitous at the time James is from.
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"A useful skill to have in this place." Invaluable in the navy too, especially while in the arctic, and probably something James should bother trying to learn a little of himself. There's plenty of time for learning here, after all.
As for Randvi's question--
"I don't know that I can choose to be selective." Though he certainly will be anyway. "A vest, perhaps. It's strange to be without one for so long, though it seems they are no longer as common in this time." Actually it's been a little surprising just how few people here wear vests of any sort, when they're essentially ubiquitous at the time James is from.