Doris
Jessira enterred the tavern, massaging her temples after a rather long and ultimately uneventful day hunting monsters. She found herself a seat in a corner, starting to relax, as she looked over the inhabitants currently inside, mostly looking for any potential threats.
Heather
*Looking over the Streach of drunkards flirtescious folk, and the otherwise common man your eyes spot the slightly unfamiliar sight of a young man with tied back corn rows and dark skin scrbbling on a note pad over a glass of wine seemingly ignoring the other inhabitants goings on*
Doris
Jessira glanced at the unfamiliar sight, and raised an eyebrow. She slowly got up, and began walking over, wondering if she had found one of those ~~filthy xenos~~ strange Silnari, or if the person was merely a foreign Macen visiting. With curositiy getting the better of her, she steadily approached.
Heather
Andi sat thier still going over the previous day charts Oh the countryside abit bitter at myself for not starting sooner I drum my knuckles upon my skull in frustration before I noticing the very intimidating woman comming my way*
" Ummm hi"?
*I avoid eye contact dreading what you'll ask*
Doris
*She'd nod faintly.* "Hello, there." *She said, raising an eyebrow faintly.* "I just came to say hello. As you seem rather... Exotic to the usual people I see visiting." *She said, forcing a smile.* "But, where are my manners, my name is Jessira Nykos." *She found the lack of eye-contact suspicious, admtitedly.*
Heather
*He knoded back yellow eyes scanning her over before replying In the accent of the far eastern isles*
" Umm... Adikan mois, and yes you could say in far home here, I'm on a sort of business venture you could say"
Doris
*She'd nod slowly, understanding.* "Ah, yes I think I understand. It's not easy being away from home." *She said, tilting her had, as she sat down.* "I, myself am quite far from the place of my birth. What sort of business do you do?" *She asked, curious to learn more of him. Still unsure as it is*
Heather
*He lightens up abit his body language loosening*
" I'm a cartographer by trade I make maps mostly of environmental topographical sort at that"

" I'm mostly just passing through here on my way towards the frontier south"
Doris
*She listened, nodding. Relaxing faintly.* "Ah, a map-maker, a very important job. I can respect that. Not many people willingly become map-maker these-days."
Heather
" Heh yeah I've never understood what's not to love, new places to go things to do,and near constant work to keep me fed and occupied one could say the only down side is that my homeland has little use for paper"

" Though i have taken to chiseling the some of my works the process of redrawing a map in a different art form is most tedious no?
Doris
*She listened, nodding.* "I have never had the desire myself to create a map, but I realize the importance of having them." *She tilted her head, thinking.* "While I've never tried to make one, I can imagine how difficult it must be chiselling them." *She furrowed her brow.* "How come your homeland has little uses for paper?" *She asked.*
Heather
" Oh it disintegrates and bleeds everywhere, you know the simple paper water thing"
*I chuckle lightly and the simplicity of the problem*
" Hence the carvings sell in place of the other back home and I'm new aquatic locals"
Doris
*She furrowed her brow, nodding slowly.* "I... See." *She said, slowly, thinking over what he said.* "I imagine they can make a nice decoration in a pinch, if need-be too."
Heather
*I grin warmly sipping more of my wine *
" They all do in a way, I get abit sentimental overreach but enough about me chating about my own work come sit tell me about yourself, would you like a drink"?
Doris
*She thought for a moment, looking at him.* "I have a few minutes I can spare to keep talking. I hunt Monsters for a living, as well as heretics though that is more lenient than beast-slaying" *She said.*
Heather
*My eyes go wide first with slight shock followed my morbid curiosity*
" Exactky what kind of monsters would say your usual preview entails"
*I flip my note book around pausing on the map and switching to my chapter of interviews*

*Inwardly ready to apply my 2nd interest sociology*
Doris
*Jessira smirked faintly.* "Well, I can't say I've fought many monsters, as I have only recently begun that part of my life, but I have heard the same tales we all have of them creatures that hunt Macen, Silnari, and the like. My first test of real combat was the first time I had even seen a creature in the flesh." *She relaxed, stretching faintly.*
Heather
*I knod and scribble down your words*
" To what creatures to you refer specifically thiers quit the list of beasties not hospitable to sentient folk"
Doris
She smiled, "Well, the specific creature I encountered was a Kuilei, with my Weapons Master a few years ago. I was still learning the basics but a live-test was intended, if i was capable. The fight was a rather intense once, and a blurr as I try to remember all the details. Though I wasn't lucky enough to defeat the creature, it was thanks to... The sacrifice of my teacher, that the beast died. While he didn't die in the battle, he succumbed to his wounds a few days later. From then on, I spent most of my time learning to fight with various weapons, though my blade is my usual choice."
Heather
*I got that down and frown abit*
" My... Condolences I suppose, n-not to imply I were involved it anyway just on the sorry for... Your loss sense umm"
*I clear my throat and continue*
" Cant really say I've heard of a creature by that name what did it look like then"?

*Andi knods in general fascination and jots down the details of the creature thinking back to when he was young for abit*

" Hmm quite the eerie sounding creature and you say this thing is some sort of golem?
" Do you know who could have constructed it"?
Doris
"Something like that, yes." *She nodded, thinking.* "To this day, I've struggled to find answers, it's likely it was some owuld-be Golem-maker who went insane perhaps. Or maybe it was one of his rivals. I may never find out, but then... That adds more things for me to keep an eye-out for while adventuring, you know?"
Heather
" Yeah I've always had a sort of mental policy about looky leaving for the outer wilds"
" When you leave through that city threshold be wary it may be your last"
" Maybe abit aminous for some but it keeps your priorities straight"

" However most of my trouble I've ever been in have involved people or roughty animals the most dangerous life encounter being a reef shark attack when I was five"
*I roll up my tunic revealing 3 gill slits on my abdomen and gnarly bite scar just a few centimeters away on either side running almost parallel with his gills*
Doris
*She listened to him, nodding.* "I see. I am sorry to hear you got attacked when you were young." *She said, looking at his gills, thinking.* "Ah, things continue to make more sense. I thought for a moment your home was close to the seas, or perhaps very often wet. Though I suppose I wasn't wrong in a sense." *She said, with a small laugh.*
Heather
*A mild chuckle escapes him followed by a slighyly apologetic face as I finish my wine glass*
" Yeah quite alot of people make that assumption fair since I suppose one wouldn't meet many m,lysta this far inland but I grew up in a barrier reef village about 5 miles off the coast of the federation"
Doris
*She nodded, understanding.* "Indeed. I had never seen a M'lysta before, and tohught them to be a myth." *She admitted, bowing her head as she leaned back in the seat.* "This has certainly been a learning experience, regardless."
Heather
*He knoded back abit nervous that you would draw so much attention to him*
" He rare I've heard alot but ...Mythic is quite the new one, you make me think my mother might have been right"

*He sighs abit scratching his head*
I really hope not*
Doris
*She thought, and shrugged.* "Well, you're the first I've met, for sure." *She said, triyng to reassure him a little.* "There may be more, hidden across the world though."
Heather
" Oh theirs most definitely more I'm well aware, just less than I'd like I suppose and cuz of that mother kept urging me to marry the slime weavers daughter "😒

*He preses his face onto the table fairly annoyed and grumbles*

" More wine please"
Doris
*She furrowed her brow, nodding.* "Ah, arranged marriages... I know the feeling." *She said, shaking her head. She reached over to pat his shoulder, reassuringly though.*
Heather
-sorry falling asleep

Yeah got a good feel for the char now

Wanna continue later today?

- kk later take care

*He cuffed out the side of his annoyadly as the bar keep brings him more apple wine and as he drinks on his accent grows somewhat heavier as if it were suppressed until now *
" You could say I's just short o arranged, ya want me to pass on wit grand babies" She say, "Why can't ya find a girl o your own kin she say"
*He blows a raspberry and crosses his arms on which a light series of fins and patchy gold scale come out of thier retracted state slightly*
Doris
*Jessira listened, a faint smirk forming.* "I think you're having too much to drink, Andikan." *She said, somehwat concernedly.* "But I am sorry you had to deal with that."
Heather
*Abit embarrassed but harrowed he retracts his fore fins and finishes his glass with a sigh*
" Secret shame miss Jessira I cant hold liquor to save my life, he sorry ya ad to witness that"

" But it's really not a life harrowing struggle is just a motha bein a motha is all"
Doris
*She wave her hand dismissively.* "We all have our weaknesses. It is nothing to be ashamed of. And indeed." *She agreed, patting his back.*
Heather
*He packs up his general things and slings his them onto his back*
" So you headin to a general local after dis miss jessira, or do you plan to stay in the area"?
Doris
*She thought.* "I think I migh stay a day or two." *She said, shrugging faintly.* "It depends mostly on when I next hear of a monster trouble somewhere." *She admitted, and stood up slowly.* "It has been a delightful time speaking to you, however."
Heather
" Like wise miss though I sadly my work has mr leaving on the morn ta save time but in all honesty I hope we run into one another again"
*He stands extending a hand warmly*
Doris
She hesitated a moment, taking in a deep breath, as she shook his hand. "Agreed, Andikan. I hope we will run into eachother again, someday." She smiled.