Man it's packed in here. (Xenalia)

[Gunho Ma]

Winter 25, 511 AV Time: Midday Location: Some Tavern? Gunho was grinning from ear to ear, the fork and knife in his hands waiting to be used upon the plate of food that had been slid in front of him. He's never had a meal this heavy in months! Now that he had a well-paying job he was going to splurge a little. He was never going to regret expenses if they meant good food. He cut his steak, dipped it a little into the tavern's sauce and popped a piece of potato into his mouth along with the thin slice of newly grilled meat. It was bliss for a few moments as he allowed the taste to wash over him. The flavor of the steak melted freely in his mouth, the delectable juices so good that he did his best to savor it. The warmth that spread from his lips to his neck helped combat the cold and only made him all the more eager for his next bite. There were few things more satisfying than a grilled steak, a copious amount of vegetables cooked on the side and potatoes on a cold winter's day like this. Gunho couldn't be more satisfied right now. He'd finished his morning shift at Soothing Waters and he was going to be free for quite some time, it helped that his schedule for the following day was going to be on the afternoon too. He could stay out the entire day and figure out the layout of Syliras. He'd borrowed a map, but even this seemed to aid him little with the city being the biggest in the continent. He continued to eat more, happy with his lunch. Who cared if he was eating the helping of two people when when he was paying for that much. He was oblivious to the fact that he was actually on the only table in the tavern that could accomodate another guest. It seemed this day, this tavern was packed to the brim. Well, almost.

[Xenalia]

Xena groans to herself. I haaaaate this city...I've ended up in this tavern 4 freaking times now..I'm so bloody loooooost!! gah! She sighs, looking around the tavern and going to the bar, to see if she could just get some food.. And figure out where she is.. "What bar is this..?" she asks the Bartender learning it's the Rearing Stallion, and that todays food is some steak and Veggies with potatos.

Xenalia shrugs. "Sure..I'll take some..How much..?" The coins clink onto the counter and she sighs.."Now where's an open table..I might just leave after my food if not.." Oh. There's one..I can see the open chair. There's a man blocking the view Gunho. She sighs walking over and signaling to the bartender that she'll be sitting here.

She groans as she slips into the chair, head hitting the table with a thud. Her hair completely surrounding her in a cacoon of multicolored braids, and just the regular dark brown.."Ugh...I'm barely even hungry..I've just walked into this tavern too many times in the last hour to not get anything." she's speaking to herself. Xena looks up to peek around the room and sees Gunho "Oh my goodness!" She flails tipping the chair over backwards.

"I'm so sorry..I'm such a dunce, i didn't even notice you were sitting here, i was just tired..and confused..and it's so full." She bows her head blushing, embarressed to death. "I'm so sorry..I'll grab my food and go if you wish.." She rights the chair, still in it as she does so, and waits embarressed.

[Gunho Ma]

With his food taking up most of his attention Gunho was ill prepared to recieve a guest at the other side of his table. Nevertheless he was in a very pleasant mood and couldn't be offended in his state of bliss. He smiled at the person who looked up at him and was tempted to greet her unti he found that the food was going to get in the way. He quickly ground what steak there was in his jaws between his teeth and washed it down with a gulp of water so he could speak properly. "Yo! It's okay, you can sit here." when he noticed how distraught she was he raised a hand and bade for her to calm down. "Wait, hold your horses ma'am." He quickly stood up from his chair to assist the girl in raising hers upright once more, all the while emphasizing the friendly smile he wore and the jovial tone of his voice. "Its okay, you're not bothering me. Besides you paid for the food, you have a right to a seat here as much as anyone and-" he looked around noticing how the seating accomodations had shrunk while he was distracted with his steak. "-well, my table's the only one free. So make the most out of your meal. I find that being able to share a meal, or a table with someone makes my food taste better. But that could just be me." he slipped back into his chair and started slicing into his food. "I'm Gunho by the way." his introduction was informal, but they were in a tavern and the masseur thought nothing of it.

[Xenalia]

She sighed lightly. "Thank you fo the help with the chair. I really am sorry..I didn't see you here..and when i realized you were there it startled me." She shook her head, and smiled lightly. "Not just you, company is always nice." She nodded at his name. "I'm Xenalia, or just Xena." Now food her has showed up and she cuts it thoughtful.

She made a happy sound as she pops it into her mouth. "mmm...I didn't realize, how ravenous i was until i tasted good food.." She sampled everything, making the same happy sounds, "It's all just so good." She eyes Gunho thoughtfully. "I'm new in town.. And completely lost..I walked a circle back into this bar four times now.." She wore a small grin, but she's not too proud of it.. "

"I have no idea where to get a map though.. Do you live here..Possibly could point me to..I don't remember where i was trying to go even.." She pouted lightly.. "I miss the plains..this place is a bloody labrynth.." I wonder if he even caught any of that..Mother said i talk much too fast.. She went back to eating thoughtfully. The eating his chance to actually respond to her rapid fire speech, most of it more than likely not intelligible, but this wasn't to fast.

[Gunho Ma]

Strange girl, not local by the looks of it and she wouldn't stop at just one apology. Did she think people where were easily offended? Gunho never got that impression of Syliras' citizens but perhaps he was just fortunate. "Good food does that." he told her in response to her claim about quickly growing ravenous upon tasting her meal. "If there's room enough even if you're not hungry your body can usually accommodate for more food so long as you aren't full." "I don't live here, been here only five days even." he explained patiently. "Its not that confusing, takes a little bit getting used to... though perhaps because you said you lived on the plains... a tribe I suppose, I can understand why you'd be confused. I have a map, asked someone to draw it for me." he unfolded a map drawn with ink on a piece of brown cloth and handed it to her. "It has a drawing of the most important landmarks of this place, as well as the more important streets. Nothing detailed but it helps me get around. The place with the 'SW' is where I work. You can disregard that. There's another place there: TR. Traveller's Row, cheapest rooms you can rent here, I stay there so its marked too. I don't think I'll need the map anymore though, so you could use it."

[Xenalia]

She nodded to him at his mention of good food. "Really..?..Hrm..Didn't know.." She grinned lightly. "That could be it..The plains...Are so much different than this..I don't even know what's all here.." She studied the map, trying to memorize it.

"So what does SW stand for..?..Wait..Really i can have it..Geez..thanks so much.." she grins at him, maybe the endless circles could end..maybe..but i doubt it..Atleast for a bit.." She chuckles lightly at her own joke. Her eyes though, wandered the map for a bit..trying to remember some of it, then she put it away for safe keeping.

She smiled at him.."I'm a musician, play the fiddle..and i sing alittle..but not amazing at it.." She gave a small shrug. "Either way..It's fun to do." She nodded matter-of-factly. "Other then that though..I don't really know what there is to do around here..How about you..? I know you're new and all too...But what do you find fun to do around here..?..Or what's atleast interesting around here.. I asked earlier, but i'd rather someone's opinion not someone who's job it is to tell me what's fun.." She shrugged. "Guess it's weird..but.. meh.." She grinned lightly at Gunho, then goes back to eating.

[Gunho Ma]

"I lived in a city before coming here... a smaller one but still a permanent settlement complete with large stone structures and roads leading from one place to another." he did not hesitate to push the map forward, it was a crude and simple one, a general guideline he could now do without after five days of touring the city after work. "You're probably going to need that thing more than I will given your background." "SW is Soothing Waters, its a bath place, they have this indoor pool of water that's heated to a point where its not quite boiling but still hot enough." he explained patiently to the nervous girl. Why so tense? He didn't understand, did Gunho look particularly menacing today... was it his hair? He shrugged, putting the thought out of his mind so he could enjoy his food more. "Music huh?" he smiled ruefully. "I appreciate good music but I've never had the talent for it." "Well... I'm not sure about fun, I actually haven't done anything fun yet... except eating food I've never tried before..." "I've been too worried about getting a job and getting things sorted out early because I can't relax unless I've got a schedule to follow in my head. Its just how I am I think." "I do think... that since you want to do something intersting, why not find a job that interests you? Something related to what you're good at or what you like. I went to Soothing Waters because I'm good with my hands... though I'm not too shabby a cook either." Gunho was growing full now, he wasn't eating so quickly anymore... he was not just savoring the meal though he had a mind to finish it since he'd paid good money for it. "You have to assess your skills and see what jobs you think you'll be good at and enjoy doing."