Cecile
"I mean, there is plenty to explore if your willing." *He said casually taking another sip with his ears twitching* "But I doubt you're much willing to do anything other than be a little sour puss in a corner"
Kymberly
"What can I say? It fits this place's aesthetic very well."*She said to him with a smirk.*"You don't seem that foreign to the ruggedness though. So tell me, what is there to explore here?"
Cecile
"Well there is this amazing eatery a few minutes away from here. Best food I've ever tasted. I would highly recommend going there. I can promise you this: You won't regret it" *Kibaru said with a smile as he finished his drink*
Kymberly
"An eatery."*She said back in a tone of disappointment.*"You recommend me going to a restaurant to spend money on slightly above average cuisine?"
Cecile
"Hah" *Kibaru scoff at her comment* "You'd think someone at sea would relish to have some actually decent food for a chance." *He slowly shook his head side to side* "Above average... Clearly you haven't been there"
Kymberly
"I'd rather relish my time not spent on something arguably a complete waste of my efforts."*She said to him.*"Come on, is that the best thing you can recommend me here?"
Cecile
"Oh, then what would you rather do then, hmmm?" *Kibaru looked around the bar for a bit, sniffing the air slightly*
Kymberly
*She brought a hand to her chin, trying to gauge the Kemono's character before deciding what she deemed to be fun being out of his range and figuring something a lot simpler would have to do.*"A game."
Cecile
"A game? Which one do you have in mind?" *Well at least now it's a little easier to keep himself busy*
Kymberly
"Not foreign to that are you?"*She teased.*"You wouldn't happen to be one of those adventuring sorts would you or are you just one of the locals here?"*She asked, raising an eyebrow slightly.*
Cecile
"I'm an adventurer. Seen my fair share of both land and sea battles. Been to every country on the map thus far"
Kymberly
*She slowly raises an eyebrow.*"Every country on the map?"*The woman asked him in a tone of doubt.*
Cecile
"Every single one, yes. Bot every single village... Yet. But I've been to all the capitals. Infact, even now I'm traveling. Up next is Runra"
Kymberly
"I guess I'll make it rather quick here. Fancy a nice game of treasure tracking?"*She asked him with more hint towards where this was going.*
Cecile
"Aye. I'm up for a little game" *He said before raising his cup to the barkeep* "Wouldnt be my first time"
Kymberly
*She reached into the folds of her dress, removing a folded up map and unfurling it on the table.*"I do not plan to stay here long, though I must admit there has been some interesting rumor of an anomaly going on in the wilds surrounding here. Land trekking isn't a favorite of mines, but I'm sure you have more land legs than sea legs, so this shouldn't be as hard all things considered."*She traced her fingers along the finely crafted map, coming to a stop at a certain point in the wooded image of it.*"This is where you'd need to go."
Cecile
"What type of anomaly?" *Kibaru asked with an eyebrow raised slightly at this. Was she really going to just tell him about some valuable treasure for no fee. Maybe this was a trap*
Kymberly
"A number of magical items seemingly appearing out of nowhere."*She answered.*"At least so they say. You get to play the little game of seeing if those rumors rang true. Now isn't that fun?"*She said before moving her hand away.*"But if that doesn't interest you any more than it does me, I do have a other games up my sleeve."
Cecile
*Kibaru leaned back in his seat when he got his drink* "Oh. Like what?"
Kymberly
*She took out two small cards from her pocket, placing them center of the table and tapping one ever so slightly to cause the card to glow. A small ghostly image of a ship appeared on top of it.*"War."*She said, before tapping the second card. An image of a ghostly bird being encircled by a loop appeared over it.*"And truth seekers."*The mirages soon vanished from their card placements upon being named.*"It's not such a bad pastime, until the rain lets up. Shouldn't be too long now."*She says, taking the map back and taking what cards remained from whatever deck the original two had come from. The woman lightly shuffled through it, waiting for his response.*
Cecile
"War... And truth seeker. Am I suppose to interrupt that, or...?" *Kibaru raised an eyebrow, slightly confused*
Kymberly
"Verbally answering works just fine."*She said to him as if that were obvious enough.*
Cecile
"Okay... A war's raging and someone's trying to find out how it started?"
Kymberly
*She stifled a laugh at his response, only to clear her throat soon after.*"No dumbass, these are your two game options. Which one do you want to play?"
Cecile
"Maybe try and be clearer next time... And if anything. Folklore have though me a valuable lesson here. So I'll just pick the truth seeker"
Kymberly
"Try thinking next time."*She rebutted before taking back one the cards.*"Not going to be seeing any truths with a mind like that. Are you sure this is the game you want to play? Not much of a friendly one amongst strangers."*She sneered.*
Cecile
"I'd rather seek the truth over starting a war. Besides, finding out new thing is always exciting. So please. Do continue"
Kymberly
"Alright then tough guy."*She said, bringing her hand to the edges of the card and spreading it across the table in light magical display. A faint field of white aura surrounded the two of them where they sat as she held a hand out to him.*"Let us begin then."