Bradley
Vhun's grip was similarly strong, the woman giving his hand a firm shake. Really, the only notably feature of her grip was that she had only three fingers on each hand. Her limbs were quite thin, though she was not gaunt by any means, she was very clearly built for flight. As evidenced by the slight raggedness of the edges of her wings, she put this build to good use. Her head gained a light tilt as she listened to him speak. This was no automatic gesture, but rather a conscious effort to make certain he knew she was listening. Her face was not the most expressive thing, and she was well aware of this.

Her hands began to shuffle her cards once more, head turning very slightly down as she did. Her cards were out of their order, and she already did know that she didn't have any card that would adequately answer his question. After just about thirty seconds, however, she did settle on a pair.

*Nice to meet you.*

Followed quickly by.

*Wait.*

She hoped that the second statement didn't come off as rude, given that it had exactly no emotion attached to it. She would have liked to give a little hum or click with it, but she wasn't certain that he'd pick up on the meaning. It didn't matter. Her hands quickly returned the cards to their pouch, lower right hand settling into her bag to retrieve a sheaf of parchment affixed to a small piece of wood. It was a sort of portable writing desk, it seemed. A charcoal stick was produced alongside it, Vhun then setting to writing.

*Just exploring. I like to go out and about from time to time. How long have you lived here?*
Joanne
*He respected someone who could give a good handshake. He had never met a mothfolk before, but he didn't let that shake him. He restrained his curiosity and continued in conversation.* 

*He didn't mind the comment to wait, he was a pretty understanding fellow. He was mildly intrigued. He wondered if the fellow in front of him was either mute or didn't know how to speak Common, although they clearly understood it well enough.*

"That sounds fun. I've done a little bit of traveling for research, but I seldom leave the kingdom. Lerwick's been my home for pretty much my whole life. My folks were miners, although they're retired now, and I had my apprenticeship here. I've rarely had reason to leave save to a library in another town or to visit some friend. Where are you from? If you don't mind me asking."
Bradley
As Vhun stared him down, the mothfolk made a quiet clicking sound of understanding. It wasn't a sound that meant anything in particular, but rather one that she hoped Theradin would assign meaning to. Most tended to do that without any prompting, given that verbal communication was shared across species. Though the exact meanings behind inflections did vary from culture to culture and species to species.

Her lower hands retrieved the cards, then began to shuffle them once more. Her upper currently held her little stack of parchment.

*Yes.*

This was her agreement to his first statement, lower hands continuing to shuffle the cards. She bobbed her head as he continued to talk about himself. That really was interesting, but she didn't really know what she was meant to say in response. Of her thirty-four cards, she didn't have a phrase that helped here. Perhaps it was time to update them. She needed a card that simply said 'Kara-Tur Kir Chult'. The sheaf of parchment would have to do for now. She continued to write.

*I am from Kara-Tur Kir Chult, but I now live in Findara. Are you from here?*

Her writing-stick tapped parchment, thinking.

*Is the library here interesting?*