A PEN FOR THE POCKET-DIARY

I visited my wonderful independent bookstore today---Changing Hands (http://www.changinghands.com/).  I went with the express purpose of looking for a pen or pencil that would fit into Raymond's pocket-diary.  And I found one.  Or rather, two.  One of the pens is silver:

The other pen is black:

     Which one should---or will---Raymond use?  This is not as ridiculous a question as it might seem.  Raymond's choice will be determined by his character.  So how well do I know Raymond's character?  Well enough to know which pen he would prefer?  I don't seem to know for sure right now---after all, I brought both pens home---or is it Raymond himself who can't decide?  Clearly, I need to have another chat with him.
     And a slight quibble is ruffling my perfectionist self:  Being ball-points, these pens are not even quasi-Victorian, let alone historically-accurate-Victorian.  But in reply to that bothersome thought, I remind myself of two comments that I carry around with me as I'm creating.  One of them was made by my son, a movie-maker.  He said, "I'm creating an illusion---not reality."  The other was made by my maternal grandmother.  She used to say, "It won't be seen on a galloping horse."  
     If it happens that the art store, where I'm going tomorrow, carries pencils of the proper length and diameter---well, then, Raymond and I will have still more discussions on this fascinating topic.