"Oh, hey, it's you again!" Val smiled brightly when he recognized NV. "You know, you always ran off before I could, but I wanted to say I really like your coat. It looks good on you, the green against the bandages and the light shirt is really pretty." He nodded as if he was to approve his own judgement. "And it looks very comfy, too! Beautiful and comfy, the best combination, isn't it?" Okay, he was way too excited now. Poor NV. "And the bright bandages really kind of bring out your eye I think? You have a very nice eye." he hoped that was not an awkward thing to say, but it was just the truth! NV had a striking appearance and he thought they were really cool. "I'm sorry I'm not good with words and things, I just think you do look really unique, in the best way possible!" Val gave them another warm smile. "The symbols as well, I think I have seen them before but I don't know what they mean." he awkwardly cleared his throat. "I am so sorry for throwing that all at you-", he guessed he knew why they would avoid him, "- I just- please just know I mean what I'm saying? People pointing out your looks can be uncomfortable, I know that... I'm sorry, uhm..." now he did not know what to say anymore, oops.
Val grimaced at Mary's comment, mostly because he did not want to be confronted with reality right now. "I thing a bandage will work just fine," he nodded reassuringly, accompanied by a smile. She seemed nice, she was trying to help. It was so sweet that she even took his outfit into consideration! "We can always put one on top to make it match," Val suggested, "Though as long as it works I think it's fine anyway..." It just had to be.
He tilted his head, attentively listening to what Mary was saying. "I don't think I ever met a sailor.." he admitted. "Are they really that bad?" He wouldn't know! So he had to rely on what other people told him.
The mention of fashion seemed to get him distracted rather quickly. "There are lots of cute clothes that are longer though! So you wouldn't have to freeze. I bet you'll look cute no matter what you wear!" Maybe he took the prospect of frostbite a little too seriously...
"Oh, uhm... sure... I'll wait." he nodded.