Sadly, for Akira, his well-meaning and reassuring words flew by mostly deaf ears yet again, Skuld's short attention was drawn away from the poor nervous Akira trying to restore confidence and kindness with the feline pair and towards his unattended bag laying next to him.  What sort of things did he bring with him today? Akira’s family had quite a bit of money, judging by his current appearance on the well-worn chair before them, so if it had something for them… what was it? Something tasty; a delectable delicacy catered towards a cat-person’s (very picky) tastes that neither of the girls have ever sampled? Something shiny; a trinket, a bauble that would evoke oo’s and aa’s from the pair with it’s sparkling facets?  Something exotic; from a far away place meant to impress them?  Something to entice (and ultimately bribe) the two girls after reading their profiles?  Maybe her had brought Skuld…<em>feathers</em>?    Feathers were the calico’s fancy and she had a modest feather collection in her meager possessions squirreled away to keep the others from accidentally tearing the delicate quills apart while playing.  She felt that sharp prick of curiosity that bled into her thoughts with the possibilities and what-ifs.<br/><br/><em> "So... said that... shall we try it again? As i said, I am Akira and you are..." pointing a finger to the calico catgirl "...Skuld and..." finger moved to the brown one "...Maleena if I am not mistaken. This meeting should serve to break the ice a bit between us... so if you have anything you would like to ask me, please do so... on my part I have some questions for you and also something I would like to show you..."</em><br/><br/>Skuld’s wavering attention was snapped back to the here and now, ears erect at the sound of her own name.  Well, dangit, she had missed his whole speech but maybe she could get notes on it from Maleena if she remembered and hoped there would be no pop quiz, but for now she would take her own measure and inspection of their future owner.  Hoping that Maleena would not panic Skuld pushed herself away from the worn cushions and crossed the distance between her and Akira in a few short and soundless steps, there was nothing aggressive in her movements but it may as well surprise him to see the girl move so quickly, and so close; she was practically nose-to-nose with him while her hands rested on either armrest.<br/><br/>Her delicate nostrils flared and she took in a few quick breathes through the sensitive organ.  Much like Maleena, Skuld’s mind warred with itself over the feline and the human parts, the human part knew that words and reason were important but the feline portion wanted to know more about him than what came out of his pretty mouth.  Humans may have traded the more primal senses for their more advanced brains but cat people still maintained a generous power over their senses although not many were likely to become rocket scientists any time soon.  Skuld shut her strange eyes and took in another small series of slow shallow breathes, starting from the crown of his head she was close enough to be practically kissing the boy at some points while she inspected him.<br/><br/>He smelt clean, as most humans that came in did, covering and masking their natural scents with perfumes and deodorants; on the surface he smelled of a flower-based shampoo mixed with an acrid hair product that tickled Skuld’s sensitive nose, of mild soap scrubbed onto his skin, and of a heady but crisp aftershave or cologne smattered onto his neck.  This was all fine and dandy but it wasn’t quite what Skuld was looking for, she wanted to know what<em>he</em>smelled like, not his clever man-made scents.  Her silent inspection took her over to his lips, his own nervously shallow breaths giving clues of what he has recently eaten, across a hairless cheek and then – ah, there! There it was. Somewhere near his left ear she found a small unmasked patch and from here she sampled;  he smelled young but on the cusp of his own maturity, yet unmolested by the world’s crushing weight (for the most part), definitely male but not overwhelming her with it, he gave off a mild tinge of his nervousness likely due to her suddenly close quarters, but there was nothing that alarmed her.  Overall he smelled good and with a final nod to herself she re-opened her eyes and stared into his own for a few silent heartbeats before she twirled away and leapt delicately back onto the sofa next to Maleena and settled back in as if she hadn’t just left it.<br/><br/>“So when do we leave?”<br/>