Lawrence
Levia slowly nodded her head before taking another bite of her food, looking at him in thought before she proceeded to continue asking 

"Okay.. Can you fly?" She questioned, with even a tilt of her head to the right, looking at him with her yellow octopus eyes.
Gary
*He actually stops for a brief moment at her sudden question. The very idea of flying made his wings shudder and the corner of his mouth twitch*

"Well aren't you inquisitive today. Yes I can fly, but I don't like to" *He says with discontent and just casually snaps a crab leg and sucks out the meaty inside of it*
Lawrence
Watching him her eyes briefly darted to the meat before looking back up to his eyes, a tentacle flinching a bit but.. Twirling?? She slowly nodded her head 

"Inquisitive?" She questioned with a frown before continuing "Do you just not like flying? Are you scared of it?" She said and at the last part the corner of her mouth dared to switch into a slight smile.
Gary
*He briefly shoots a glare at her for outright pointing it out but just grumbles and eats another piece of sushi*

"Im not scared of *Flying*. I just have acrophobia and flying happens to trigger it" *He grumbles after swallowing the sushi*
Lawrence
Levia let out a nervous chuckle, scratching her cheek a bit with the back of her palm as she looked away. Of course.. She didn't know what Acrophobia was.. Big words like these where s big struggle for her. 

"Acrophobia... Right.." She said, yeah she doesn't know the definition at all. 

"Do you have any other job than teaching at a university?" She questioned
Gary
*Once again he doesn't answer her just yet, instead breaking another crab leg and slurping the meat out of the shell*

"Acrophobia is the proper term for fear of heights." *He points out, her confusion pretty obvious to him*

"Yes, Im a scholar. I research the influence of magic on the environment and organisms as well as the origin and source of magic itself" *He said all that confidently with a hint of pride. He really likes his job if it isnt obvious from how many questions hes asked her about her species*
Lawrence
She'd let out a sort of 'oh' sound, even parting her lips when doing so and another of her tentacles flinched and twirled, quickly snuggling back into her little makeshift 'bun' that held her tentacles together. 

"You must pay a lot then, you get by well" She said, tilting her head again, before taking a final bite out of her octopus dough balls and finishing her own food, letting out a small smile of content.
Gary
*He finally moves onto the octopus balls and pops an entire one into his mouth, a subtle nod visible. The morally questionable Ardent approves of the fried octopus*

"I get paid decently yes. Being a scholar often does. Moreso for a topic like magic what with entire Universities dedicated to mages and strange artifacts popping up every now and then"
Lawrence
She nodded her head once again, watching him with a slight smile, happy he liked her cooking as well, just then she'd get up and go to her stall, pulling out some glass with water before looking back at him. 

"Would you like beer or water? Or even juice.. I think I have some juice around here.." She muttered to herself with s slight frown
Gary
*His eyes automatically follow her as she got up, mildly curious about what shes doing*

"Juice or water. Just not beer, hate the stuff."

*He then turns his attention back to the food and breaks off a third crab leg, once again removing its meat from within the carapas*
Lawrence
She nodded her head and poured him some juice, and of course she carried her glass of water with her back to the table, setting his drink in front of him before she took a sip of her own drink. Smiling at him 

"Do you.. Often do a lot of research on your own?"
Gary
*He nods at her once she put the glass down and takes it, taking a sip, for some reason closing his eyes as he did so and opening them once he put the glass down*

"Its the only thing I do. I do my own field work, go on expeditions, gather resources. Cant rely on those damned morons at the top to give proper funding to things that actually matter because they seem to think if something isnt huge its worthless"