Smiling at Alana in a calm fashion as she heard the question spoken, Jian raised her hand up to brush fingertips up her neck's skin and higher till they brushed over her lips, her smile remaining the same calm expression as she thought on it for a moment. She did find the question a bit amusing and yet she felt she shouldn't joke around about it too much. There was a certain look about this woman that made Alana a little careful about joking around about things. At least for now, she would want to get to know the woman first, and make sure she wouldn't end up thrown to the street for making a dumb joke. She loved a bit of joking around now and then, but she also had to think about what to do.<br/><br/>"I would say I kind of do have a task to do here, but its something that will take time and probably I have to find out more than a few clues during my stay here, so its more of a long-term goal." Jian spoke in a serious fashion, her hands rising from the elbow to make small gestures with her hands as she spoke. "I was thinking of studying magic here-" Jian's hand made a few spell-gestures in the air without any real focus on the magic, not putting any of her innate energy to it, just showing the gestures themselves. "-but I also know that I need to gather coin-" This comment in turn was met with her middle finger and thumb rubbing together in the air in the gesture of rubbing coins together. "-and to achieve that, I need to either find jobs-" she brushed her fingers along her brow briefly as if wiping off sweat, smirking. "-or a patron." There was a faint blush on her face as she said this, one hand reaching to cover her mound over the cloth, another arm before her chest, before she lowered both hands and chuckled.<br/><br/>"I am sorry, I just had to throw in at least a little joke. Ah, I think it would be fine with me to help out in a partnership of sorts, when there's something that I might help you out with? As for the carnal services..." She brushed her fingers along her lip and smiled at Alana, finally chuckling. "If you know my mentor I imagine you know I won't be all shy, but I also don't really like the idea of doing certain things for coin. Doing them to help out a friend though, I have no problem with that idea. I just dislike the idea of folks getting the idea they can try and treat me like a commodity and walk up offering coin for 'company'." She rolled her eyes briefly while saying this.<br/><br/>"I don't see any harm in enjoying pleasures, even putting them to use at times, but I can be a touch picky at times." She briefly recalled the whistles and catcalls from when she had walked through the town earlier to get to Alana's place of business, smiling a hint. "I hope that is an answer that you find acceptable?"