<blockquote><div><cite>Twilah wrote:</cite>Flying up Twilah buzzed slowly over towards Alyssa and padded the end of her nose “There there, Ish ok. We know you didn’t mean it!” The pixie offered her a affectionate smile.</div></blockquote><br/>"Oh... thank you?" Alyssa says. It takes her a moment to find the words, and even then a note of uncertainty tinges her voice- after all, how<span style="font-style: italic">does</span>one accept consolation from a potential assailant? The little pixie's attitude seems genuine, however, and Alyssa sees little reason to inquire as to the abrupt change of mood; not if it spares her from learning if pixie curses are real. The pixie's relaxed demeanor seems to have influenced the three canines as well: while the two anthros are still trading jabs, their tone is significantly better-natured than it had been a moment before.<br/><br/>Still, there is one matter in which Alyssa feels the need to intervene...<br/><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Twilah wrote:</cite>“It means currency! You have enough stones to buy something thus, you own it!”<br/><br/>“I don’t have a ticket mister mousey sir. Will this do? If not I can always fly to the shore line to get some stones to owner up to it!”</div></blockquote><br/><span style="font-style: italic">She understands lost technology, but she believes people pay in stones?</span>Alyssa wonders, giving Twilah a questioning look. The little pixie's home must be quite far from any civilization, to be unfamiliar with common sayings. Quite far, or quite inaccessible... Alyssa's imagination snatches and runs with the thought. A cache of pre-Moonfall relics somewhere in the wilderness, veiled and guarded by pixie tribes...<br/><br/>Her rational mind tells her that such a notion is ridiculous, a mere flight of fancy. Then again, her imagination insists, it could happen- pixie society is still largely a mystery to the world, and travelers have been known to report strange occurrences in the deep forests. Couldn't such phenomena be the result of technology as easily as magic?<br/><br/>Perhaps she can learn the truth... if she can remain in this pixie's good graces. The first step of which is to make sure that she can function in polite society, which means dispelling certain misconceptions.<br/><br/>"Miss Pixie?" Alyssa asks quietly quite Eruin and Theron handle their tickets. "'Owning up' means admitting fault in a situation. We rarely use stones as currency, with the exception of certain gems. Don't worry, your gold will still be accepted here."