Re: [ring shopping: misha & james]
Misha, he closed his fist 'round the bills and button, and he held them back out to James. Palm open now, and all them bills there for the taking. "You go on and take that back, and do something nice for you and Nilus with it. The old man, he has something he's been yearning for, and it's something I can help him with, so you're covered on that ring. You consider it an early engagement present for you two."
Once that offering was done, he smiled 'bout getting proposed to being a thing. "I reckon it's real nice if it's done romantic. Somewhere pretty, something memorable, I reckon. You want him to be able to think back and recall everything 'bout it. But, mostly, I think it's just 'bout you asking, 'bout that realization and understanding of all that comes on 'long with it."
It was romantic thinking, but Misha liked that sort of thing real well.
The old man, he bustled back on out with the ring, and he gave James three real fine boxes to choose from.