"If you had any doubts about choosing that lovely shade," Porky exclaimed exuberantly, "why, Mr. Cortez, you just put that right out of your mind. Daimyo Rose makes the perfect statement. It says, here’s a man who knows what’s what!" Will scraped up a smile when Cortez turned his confusion on him. "My partner. Makes the color decisions." He fought the surprise drying his mouth. "Wonderful eye. Really." He loaded the brush with more paint and slap-sketched the Nat Vat logo on the wall.