Cmdr. Rayek tr'Lhoell[USS Healy - Holodeck 1 (Romulus - Ki Baratan Market)](January 5th, 2398)Despite the oddity of selling to a human, it was in the vendor's programming to be welcoming to all customers. The Romulan vendor smiled at Tess' statement of looking to buy something for her husband.
"Why certainly, I can!" he answered as he glanced towards display of finest fabrics.
"Was that him in the Federation uniform? I can see why you might want to find him something better to wear. Are you looking for something casual or more formal?"The man moved along his racks and pulled out a set of robes.
"We have this for someone of notable social standing.""It is made with some of the finest khellid silk." He added, trying to sell one of his more expensive items, even though from the look of the woman and her own more casual attire he wasn't likely to make the sale.
"But if you want something to better suit your own outfit, we do have this... " he moved to another rack and pull out something much less aristocratic. The fabric was coarse and the cut of the fabric barely even. This was more for lower castes.
The Romulan guard continued to watch from a discreet distance.
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A few stalls away, Rayek was surprised by the man's distain until he caught the man's eyes looking his over attire and lingering at the pips at his neck. Oh
fvadt! Hours of planning and programming and he does a novice mistake like forgetting to dress to match the program. Well, this was an easy enough fix. He could just call for the Arch and edit the program to ignore the Starfleet uniform.
But even as he thought of doing that, Rayek realized this was an opportunity to see if he still had his knack for subterfuge and misdirection. Admittedly, it would be harder as normally Rayek would have used his ability to read his adversary's motivations and then cater to them. That option would not be possible with a hologram.
Rayek offered a slight smirk.
"Quite realistic is it not?" he questioned amiably rather than showing offense at the disdain.
"I am headed to a meeting with the Tal'Shiar Vice-Chairman along with my companion to discuss an upcoming mission among the Feds. That is unless you plan to delay me with further interrogation? Should I call the Vice-Chairman's office and have her explain my attire to you? I'm sure she's not really that busy."He was taking a bit of a risk bringing up the Vice-Chairman, since the guard could indeed ask for confirmation of his answer and he had no clue what Romulan template version might be used for such a background character since he had not specifically programmed in Vakis' character and personality. He had also not programmed in any such backstory for their being on planet.