Konoka nodded as she listened to the man.  Paying by the week made sense, and she figured it would be nice to leave most of her traveling supplies and extra clothes and such in a room instead of hauling everything with her.  "Alright, I'll take it for a week," she said, fishing out a few more coins to toss to him.  "I'll talk to you later about getting something to eat."  As she turned to look at the rest of the room, she took a drink of the mug he set in front of her, nearly gagging as soon as the liquid touched her lips.<em>On second thought, eating elsewhere sounds like a better idea...</em>she thought to herself as she set the nearly-full mug on the counter again.<br/><br/>Her thoughts turned back to finding work.  Working in the kitchen would pay bills, true, but the entire reason she left her home was because she wanted to avoid this kind of work.  Doing it felt like giving up, in her mind.  Going to the castle might be an idea, but she didn't really feel like going back through town right away.  She figured she might as well figure out what the men at the table would offer her, she decided as she walked over to their table.  "Hey, the barkeep said you guys might know where someone could find some real work around here," she said as she pulled up a chair.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Diplomacy check of 20 to see if they'll talk about any jobs in the area.</div></div>