Clint knew that type of smile on Natasha's face of course, he had seen her use it in harmless and less harmless situations thousands of times. It was pretty, no doubt - though personally he preferred the other, the private one she showed on much rarer occasions - and it didn't fail them today either. Instead of trying to sell them more stuff, the guy swamped Natasha with compliments, on her exotic hair color, her fair skin, her dress, until Clint was close to throw something blunt at the guy's head.
When they finally turned to leave - really, there was no other way to shut the guy up - he stopped them with a short gesture of his hand and rummaged in a basket full of trumpery under his table. Just a moment later, a glittering colorful ball rolled over the table in Natasha's direction, making a quiet jingling noise like from a bell inside as it did.
"Take it, it's yours. She'll love to play with it."
The guy grinned so widely that all of his rather dark and unhealthy teeth were revealed. It was a nice smile, friendly, a little mischievous but all the way good at heart, just the way Clint remembered the spirit of these folks. In some parts of the world, life really hadn't changed at all.
He made sure to return the smile and add a sincere thanks before they finally left the stand behind to get all their goods home. By now the sun was pretty high in the sky, and a day full of lying around and a few good long swims sounded better by the second.
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Date: 2014-04-06 12:47 pm (UTC)From:When they finally turned to leave - really, there was no other way to shut the guy up - he stopped them with a short gesture of his hand and rummaged in a basket full of trumpery under his table. Just a moment later, a glittering colorful ball rolled over the table in Natasha's direction, making a quiet jingling noise like from a bell inside as it did.
"Take it, it's yours. She'll love to play with it."
The guy grinned so widely that all of his rather dark and unhealthy teeth were revealed. It was a nice smile, friendly, a little mischievous but all the way good at heart, just the way Clint remembered the spirit of these folks. In some parts of the world, life really hadn't changed at all.
He made sure to return the smile and add a sincere thanks before they finally left the stand behind to get all their goods home. By now the sun was pretty high in the sky, and a day full of lying around and a few good long swims sounded better by the second.