<span class="bbc_u"><strong>Character's Name:</strong></span>Johara Qussandei<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Location:</strong></span>The Starting Point tavern<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>With whom:</strong></span>Jack, whoever else might be nearby<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Johara was anything but offended by the rigid bulge that she got an inkling of when her and Jack's bodies had briefly touched; it was a great and honest compliment, and besides, it would have been awfully hypocritical of her to get outraged over something that she'd pretty much intentionally provoked. "True enough!" she replied agreeably while being whisked away, back towards the recently vacated table. The three men who'd been occupying it along with Jack earlier seemed like decent enough fellows, but truth be told, Jo didn't mind the extra bit of privacy one bit.<br/><br/>"Apple cinnamon rum...with ice," she added the final request with a slightly fatigued sigh. Her cheeks were a little flushed and a her face and chest were coated in a thin sheen of sweat as she tousled her own hair a bit to let it breathe, but Johara was still smiling just as prettily as before, if it wasn't even more. Maybe it was Jolly Jack's company that had her in such a good mood, or maybe it was the cider from earlier...probably a bit of both, but what did it matter as long as she was feeling good?<br/><br/>Now, talking about certain areas of her past could be a touchy subject, but she was a fairly open person and so far Jack seemed like a pleasant enough person that she wouldn't mind sharing with. Now, whether they'd end up sharing a few scattered details about their lives and a bed or some sort of lasting and more meaningful relationship, only time could tell, but for now Jo was content to just go with the flow and enjoy the ride.<br/><br/>"I hail from the Dead Desert, to the east." She'd waited for her companion to order their beverages before finally answering his earlier inquiry about her origins. "My people only seldom have contact with foreigners, so there is a certain separation from the rest of the continent. But Avalon is my home now," Jo finished, still with a smile, but a faint glimmer of sadness could be seen momentarily flickering in her eyes.<br/><br/>"And what of you? I sense that you've got an adventurer's spirit, yes? Surely you have some far more interesting tales to share than anything that I could conjure up!" She was genuinely interested more than she was trying to steer the conversation away from her own past, but it was a little of that too.