Janice
"Yup, really. Weird, innit? Mothfolk with a fear of heights, that's like... A moth afraid of lamps. Or something like that. You know what I mean." Io waved a right hand dismissively, not seeming too bothered by the topic. There were a lot worse things they could be discussing.

They tilted their head at Vhun at her apology, curiously. "Why's that rude? I brought it up. It's all good, man." They reached out a hand to pat her on the back, but stopped just before touching her, eventually pulling their hand back. Io wasn't sure if Vhun was okay with being touched randomly, so it was better to stick to the safe side and not do that.

Unlike Vhun's more regal posture, Io's stance was a lot more carefree, upper hands once more folded behind their head, the lower pair hanging loosely. "Yeah, I dunno what gives stuff value sometimes. Even I get it wrong a lotta the time with things like paintings and whatnot. 'Tis not a perfect science." Io wasn't a fan of stealing paintings anyway, they tended to be heavy and very obnoxious to move and hide.

"Alright then, let's wander." Io looked around, picked a random direction, and started walking, occasionally checking if Vhun was still following them. They let their sense of smell guide them, picking whatever smelled most delicious and walking in that direction.

"Oh, by the way, you got any, like, allergies? Or foods you can't eat for whatever reason?" Io asked suddenly, turning to look at Vhun. That was probably important to ask before they went out and looked for food, actually. "It's all good if there is, just wanna keep it in mind."
Dwight
"Well... I guess that makes sense. If you haven't spent much time in the air it's easy to be nervous about it. Not that... Not that it's a bad thing at all, of course. To each their own. And... Rude because I don't want to make you feel bad about yourself. Or make you feel like you're missing something. I don't know. Hard to explain."

Vhun noticed the hand out of her peripheral, though she made no move to stop it. She had no qualms with physical contact, in fact she found it to be rather reassuring. Most people didn't physically reach out unless they had strong feelings one way or another. That was enough to prove to her that she wasn't being all that annoying.

"Few things are perfect sciences, to be fair. Probably why there are still things we don't know."

She shrugged. That was a terrible explanation of her thoughts, but she thought she'd better say something. She wasn't going to just stare at them. No, that was a terrible way to hold a conversation. It was so rare that she actually was able to talk to someone without difficulty. She wasn't going to squander that now.

"Mmm... No. Do you? Personally I'm not very picky at all, given that my sister does most of the cooking. I sort of just eat whatever. Are you in a similar situation?"
Janice
Well, maybe it was best not to get into their whole history again, Io felt that might make the situation more than a little awkward. "Yeah, I'm just not very comfortable all up in the air and whatnot. I prefer to have both feet on the ground, or maybe my arms when I'm doing a handstand. Point is, I don't like being up higher than a couple feet." They didn't have to go into the reason why they were afraid of heights, it wasn't necessary.

"That's true. Science is weird," Io commented absently. "So many things we don't know yet... Say, d'you ever wonder what's up there?" They pointed at the sky with their upper right hand, looking at the blue with a few little clouds drifting by. "Like... Y'know how at night, we get stars n'shit?" Once more, the swear was said in Common, earning Io a few strange looks from a couple of people around them. "What are they?" They continued in Ivathi. "Like... Are they little lamps?" It was a bit of a random topic, but who knew, maybe Vhun held some answers to the secrets of the universe.

Io kept staring at the sky for a few moments, though they eventually tore their gaze away from it, looking back to Vhun. So both of them were in a similar situation, eh? Enjoying all of the foods and whatnot, well, that made the choice as for where to go an easy enough one. To the most delicious-smelling food!

They started walking, making their way through the crowd, but walking slowly enough so that Vhun still had a chance to keep up - they didn't know her average walking speed, after all. "In my case, my pa does most of the cooking, but he's always called me a walking trashcan cause I'll kinda eat anything." Io chuckled at the thought, finding it a rather funny - and accurate - way to be described. "So I ain't got a preference, really. I'm just heading to the thing that smells good right now." It smelled like savory pies, which Io was always a fan of.
Dwight
"Makes sense. Can't blame you for that."

She had little to say further on this topic, given that they'd already made their point and she understood it. Really, all it had done was make her realize that it had been far too long since she'd simply gone out to fly. She didn't want to lose the skill she had, after all. Perhaps it was just a childhood fear, given that her Me'ret had always claimed her wings would shrivel and atrophy if she didn't use them. Though thinking about, Vhun thought there was a good chance her sister had just been trying to get her out of the house for a time...

"I don't really think about things like that."

She figured it was better to let smarter people ponder those sorts of things. It wasn't that Vhun thought herself to be stupid, but rather that she thought that her skillset was quite specialized. Not everyone could be good at everything, and she knew what she was good at. That wasn't a bad thing.

"Oh. That's nice. Sort of. A walking trashcan? That feels a little rude. But I suppose everyone has their own ways of showing affection."

Vhun wasn't certain where they were headed, but she could smell food. She had to agree that it smelled rather good, even though Vhun herself preferred sweet food.

"Lead on, then. I trust your judgement."

Her antennae twitched.

"It does smell good."