"Generally the cloth." Gerry sets down his tools, giving the conversation his full attention now because fuck it, why not. "To some extent, that depends on the tooth of the paper and the implement you're writing with, but given that cotton fiber absorbs ink better, you'll have the best luck with the cloth-based paper and a good ink pen. Pencil's hit or miss, it tends to smudge no matter what you put it on unless you seal it."