<div class="floatleft">(https://img00.deviantart.net/7315/i/2016/179/9/0/mechanical_mage_by_isis_blue_fire_3_by_isisbluefire-da81o13.jpg)<br/><div align="center"><strong>Felice</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=290166.msg14258283#msg14258283)</div></div><br/>Felice's steps were cushioned with a blanket of sleepy bliss and the hazy memory of the night before. The tinkerer had particularly enjoyed the cord Gerdi had used, and even the thought was enough to darken her cheeks with a little frisson of pleasure. She accepted her friend's gift with great reverence, recognising the rarity of the object as well as the intention behind it. The dark-haired woman promised to repay the other girl's kindness, more or less demanding that Gerdi visited her when she finally returned from this quest, before setting out on the next leg of their journey.<br/><br/>"I trust you slept well," she grinned, amused that Ezra seemed almost as befuddled this morning as she did. "Much as I'd love to spend more time here, we really need to get going."<br/><br/>The Asian woman kept more or less to herself during the journey, although she did answer any question posed to her. There was a far away look in the tinkerer's eye, and a half smile curling her lip. Still, Felice was aware that she was in someone else's city and didn't let her awareness slip away completely.<br/><br/>Casually, Felice observed her surroundings as the walked, watching for observers or the like. It was still early enough in the morning, so the streets weren't likely to be overcrowded and that should hopefully help highlight anyone showing unusual interest in the pair. At the same time, the tinkerer was trying to gauge just how much their passage was likely to cost, especially given Gerdi's recommendations.<br/><br/>"I'm not sure whether we have enough coin between us," Felice murmured, her voice low enough not to carry, "but we could try signing up for a working passage, although I doubt that would grant us our own cabin."<br/><br/>…<br/><br/>Once they arrived at the docks, Felice examined the waiting vessels from a distance. Although she immediately discounted the slave ship, that still left the 'Golden Harvest' and 'Sea Spider' as possibilities. Felice wanted to name drop the captain, Gerdi had mentioned, trusting the muscular woman's judgement in these matters. Then, perhaps, they could begin the dance of negotiation that would hopefully grant them passage to Almada.<br/><br/>"Shall we ask after the good captain?" Felice suggested, again keeping her voice low, "It doesn't look as though there's a great deal of choice available to us."<br/><br/>The young Asian planned to approach one of the porters as they returned from dropping off their cargo, but she waited for Ezra's opinion before doing anything, contenting herself with trying to gauge what would be a 'reasonable' price for the pair of them to travel.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Perception: Fail</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Felice rolled: 1d100<br/>Comment: Perception<br/>Result: 79, <br/>Total: 79</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Streetwise: Success</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Felice rolled: 1d100<br/>Comment: Streetwise (subtly inquire about passage to Almada)<br/>Result: 37, <br/>Total: 37</div></div>