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Panel 1: Szelek smiles and holds a big bouquet of tropical and a few carnivorous flowers in front of him obscuring his torso below the jaw. It's still faintly sparkling with the magic of his portal from which it was summoned. He says to Ferris, "I had to find something as memorable as your performance."

Panel 2: Ferris' face is lit up with joy and little hearts escape him at the compliment and the gorgeous bouquet. He takes the bouquet saying "Ooooh! Thank you!" Szelek lets it slide from his grip, intently focused on Ferris.

Panel 3: Closer in on Ferris' face above the flowers, he quints and gets a bit jokingly suspicious saying, " Tell me what you really thought of our show." He's probably fishing for compliments here.

Panel 4: At the pointed question, Szelek just goes off with a little Nerd Mode Activated appearing above him and he rattles off oblivious to everything, "It’s nice to see one of Glyndove’s plays circulating again. I especially enjoyed your troupe’s rendition of “Sunrise on the Forsaken Plane” with your choral representation of the fates. Your lead was meant for something more like hm... Dholon Bristlefall.He would thrive in something lighter with less drama." Chibi Ferris pales, mouth hanging open at the sudden very pointed and informed rant and gets a little "stunned" modifier". He was not expecting Szelek to be a theater critic.