David
Nilus was shocked the creature could talk. He had assumed it was another one of the God's pets or something, Hades had Cerberus, maybe one of the others had this large beast! But he was very wrong, perhaps he shouldn't have called it a monster earlier. 

"Oh.. Um.. Yeah.." Nilus seemed awestruck at this point. He had to pull himself together! "No, yeah.. Olympus is pretty large. I doubt any of these 4 legged animals would talk to you... And if they do, they're probably dangerous. What brings you to Olympus? Here for the Tournaments?.. Oh sorry, I'm Nilus by the way, It's very nice to meet you Gursht" Nilus continued to just unleash a relentless force of words upon Gursht. It seemed he couldn't quite decide between awestruck silence or incessant talking. 

Perhaps luckily for Gursht, interrupting mid conversation, another stranger showed up. How popular must Nilus be today! 

"Greetings! You two know each other? Same world?"
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Judy
Gursht didn't think much of Nilus's reaction, seeming content on listening to his babble. But he perked up when his name was called out by a familiar voice, and he turned to greet and equally familiar face.
He rumbled in a way that sounded quite happy "It's Jalen – Friend of Gursht. We are wanderers both it seems, but we are not from the same world. There were no humans were I was from." Gursht snorted, shooing away thoughts of home "...But, how has friend been doing?"
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Diane
*Ah yes, the Tournaments that this place is famous for. It would certainly be a good place to show his skills. Though certainly not the ones actually in the arena, no no. But that's food for thought for later. He'll start by directing himself at Gursht's question.* "Quite well, though I felt it necessary to get off Traverse for a bit of a new locale. Surprised to find you here." 

*And with that, he'd turn to Nilus, who definitely seemed (and talked a bit like one too) to be a civilian here. Though perhaps that wasn't quite right to describe him. Ah well.* "Ah yes, we met a while back on another world. Though not the one either of us are from, mind you. I happened to be taking a break from performing, and just like that, a chance encounter." *He leaves it intentionally somewhat vague, to give it a bit of a hint of mystery. Plus, it usually invites questions when people don't know everything right off the bat, which helps conversations.*