Desire didn't bother to look up from her reading as Theos complained. "I suspect it has something to do with me telling Ameiko I'm stuck with you. This is her way of alleviating my suffering a little bit." She put her reading down and smirked at him. He was fun to banter with. "Meeting people already? And here I was just starting to relax. Hang on, let me put my boots on and I'll be down momentarily."<br/><br/>Once downstairs, as Theos introduced her to the two senior Pathfinders, Desire curtsied with flourish before sitting down; first impressions were important, and it paid to be polite. She mostly just listened and nodded at appropriate times as the others spoke; she was pretty sure they didn't want to hear tales her adventures, which up to this point were mostly her getting from Cheliax to Absolom with little clothing and less money.<br/><br/>Once they got down to business, Desire had a few questions: What sorts of dangers should she keep an eye out for in the are? She'd heard tell of goblins, but information on other possible hostiles would be appreciated. Also, Lyra mentioned Runelords; what exactly were they, and should Desire be on the lookout for anything specifically relating to them? Finally, how much area did they want her to survey? A map of any kind would be wonderful, but even just a rough idea of how far afield from Sandpoint she should consider worth searching would be nice.<br/><br/>Once business was done, Desire gave the two Pathfinders an opportunity to talk some about their interests, and was an attentive audience. Their stories were at least as interesting as anything in the<em>Chronicle</em>. Though she wondered if maybe because she wasn't saying much, she came off as boring or incurious...<br/><br/>A little later, after the sun had set and she had parted company with Hoskar and Lyra, Desire went to leave the inn to explore the town, but on looking outside found it had begun to rain, and by the sound of it was only going to get worse. So she turned to go back to her room, when Theos stopped her. "'Celebrate', hmm? Do you have something specific in mind, or do you just mean getting drunk? Though I suppose I wouldn't necessarily be opposed to the later..."<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Notes</div><div class="spoiler_body">Rolled a 1 on Diplomacy, for a total of 12. Should have Taken 10. Ah well, at least nothing bad happens.</div></div>