At first Meri did not notice Marianne, he had infact seen her as she made her way across the room but until she spoke directly to him he did not think much of it. His cheeks turn a little pink as he turns his head mid sip, his eyes racing over the woman taking in her vaguely elven features before he offers a quick nod. With a bright smile he turns to face her offering a single upheld finger for her patience as he removes the book from his hip and sets it on the bar. Flipping through the pages one might spy a few of the countless lines of musical notes, he looks back and forth between it and her, nodding a few more times to try and keep her attention as he stops on a page and removes his violin from the case. He stands upright. His shoulders firm as he starts to play and as each note rises from the instrument the notes on the page glow green, the soft and smooth voice of a human mystically humming from the pages. "<span style="color: #0000ff">Indeed this is the first time I have played this lovely establishment.</span><span style="color: #808080">" his nose wrinkles some as his eyes trail after Draenei girl serving a platter of drinks, shaking his head as the prewritten line was not entirely accurate to the way he felt. He rolls his eye and flips back a few pages, once more smiling to Marianne as he plays a soft flow bit of music "</span><span style="color: #0000ff">Allow me to introduce myself, Merisiri the wordless bard, a traveling musician and oddity. How may I address you sir or ma'am?</span><span style="color: #808080">"</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>