<div class="floatright">(https://images2.imgbox.com/fd/94/V6kQPuWp_o.jpg)</div><strong>Name: Mathis Vaugeois</strong><br/><strong> Location:</strong><br/><strong>Warnings:</strong><br/><strong>Open/Closed:</strong>Open<br/><strong>Direct Interaction Tags:</strong>Alsiel, Nerissa,<br/><strong>Mentioned Tags:</strong><br/><strong>Actions Taken:</strong><br/><hr/><br/>Perhaps there was some small pleasantry in being recognized by Alsiel that brought something of a smile across Mathis’ face. Or perhaps there was some other inscrutable reason. In truth, it was nice to be remembered even if the reasons for being remembered weren’t the most friendly. Still, in the current moment it seemed the larger man was being honest in that he wasn’t causing trouble, and Nerissa quickly backed him up. Mathis wasn’t about to challenge the veracity of the two combined, and he just gave a small nod. “Mathis yes. Good to see I’m not as easily forgotten as I can be.” His tone lost some of the edge to it, but he could tell Alsiel wasn’t exactly here for friendly reasons. “I’m not here to police anyone but you’ll understand if I’m a little wary after last time. Still.” There was a subtle shake of his head, and the issue was dropped.<br/><br/>The comment about Nerissa suffering some sort of ‘defect’ roused some bile from Mathis, he quelled any anger at the man when Nerissa introduced herself. “Mathis. Pleasure to meet you, Nerissa. Is everything well or is there something amiss?” The redhead gave his name in admission to Alsiel, but it felt right to say it again in a softer tone to Nerissa. While he was sure there was something wrong, it was confirmed when she spoke about her talisman being lost. There was a soft blink, and Mathis thought nothing of it as he shrugged and began to look around, first checking where he was standing at to make sure he hadn’t trod upon it in a fit of carelessness. “Well, let’s see if we can’t find it together.” He was more friendly with her, she hadn’t fought him and seemed to be in earnest distress, so there was a part of him that was glad to help. “Can you describe a bit about what it looks like? That might help me at least know what I’m looking for.” He knew what a talisman was, but they could come in all shapes and variations so he wanted to make sure he knew what to look for.<br/><br/>While he had no assumptions that Alsiel was happy to help, he briefly gave the man a look, and while not a judging or pleading look, his eyes still held some curiosity as to whether the man was going to stand still or actually look. The glance back to Alsiel was a brief one, and for now he was happy to look about on the ground and anywhere nearby, making sure to step lightly to ensure he wouldn’t trample on it by accident. “It can’t be that far, if you’ve only just noticed it missing.” They were words more to encourage Nerissa, and he hoped they carried that helpful weight to her.