You say no. If he asks for clarification, you say “I can’t spare these armadillos.”
I carry two pens on my shirt at work. I get asked fairly regularly if I have a spare pen. I say no. I don’t have a spare pen. If they ask why I need two, I say that one is the one I use and the other is the one I use when the first one runs out. At that time, I get a new pen and replace the backup with a new backup. Ergo, I have no pen to spare.
You say no. If he asks for clarification, you say “I can’t spare these armadillos.”
I carry two pens on my shirt at work. I get asked fairly regularly if I have a spare pen. I say no. I don’t have a spare pen. If they ask why I need two, I say that one is the one I use and the other is the one I use when the first one runs out. At that time, I get a new pen and replace the backup with a new backup. Ergo, I have no pen to spare.
“No no no, you misunderstand, this is my backup pen, not the community backup pen” - CerebralHawks
With fountain pens people believe that the nibs become personal with use. Also they think they need different skill.
I’m glad I use fountain pens. Nearly no one wants to borrow one, those who do are also pen nerds do won’t steal or misuse it