In contrast to many of her fellow passengers, Euphemia Lovelace didn't really have the luxury of relaxing in the lounge when the Asura's Luck began one of its weekly showings of its namesake's adventures.  In fact, most of the other passengers probably wouldn't have even realized that she was a fellow traveler on this journey alongside them.  Right at the moment, she was hard at work in the lounge, a metal tray balanced carefully on the top of her head as she carried the emptied beer steins and assorted cups and plates it contained back to the kitchen to be cleaned.<br/><br/>She had to put in a full day's work on each day of the journey aside from the two days each week where she got to take a break, just like every other member of the kitchen staff, but she didn't mind.  When she'd first heard about the tournament being held in the Emerald City and had decided to start her adventuring career, she had taken the time to count up all the money she had saved up and found that she had just barely enough to pay for the full fare to her destination.  She'd been ecstatic at first, packing up her things and being all ready to make the trip, but then her old boss had pointed out that she hadn't factored in the cost of the adventuring gear she'd need to buy, like all the swords and tools and rope, and that big bag of ball bearings the salesman had talked her into buying.  That all took a huge chunk out of her available money, and she hadn't had anywhere near enough funds to make the trip afterwards.  She was all ready to fall into despair at seeing that, but then her old boss had gotten in touch with an old friend of his in the food service industry and come through for her.<br/><br/>If she was willing to sign on as a member of the crew and do the work required of her, which was largely the same as the job she had already been working as a barmaid, then the head chef in the Asura's kitchen was willing to get her a hugely-discounted rate on her tickets, easily enough to get her to the Emerald City, and even with some left over!  The offer came as practically a miracle, and she was soon back to being ecstatic and packing up her things, preparing for the long journey ahead of her.<br/><br/>Thus far on the journey, things had been going well.  She worked hard, made friends among her fellow food service staff, and the other passengers certainly seemed to like her well enough.  She was always getting lots of compliments, and whenever she needed help getting up somewhere or getting something off of a high shelf, some of the male passengers or crew were always happy to give her a lift, even if they did seem to get rather odd grips on her at times.  Getting their hands all over her chest, for example, or for those times when she had to be lifted up rather high, they'd wind up accidentally pulling her skirt up when they got a grip at her waist, and getting a flash of her undergarments as a result.  Still, they were always so nice and their hearts were in the right place, so she couldn't really complain.<br/><br/>And on top of that, even if she was often stuck serving people at the same time, working in the lounge like this meant that she got to watch the Games on the big crystal floorscreen every day!  It was really exciting and awesome, and each grand, heroic triumph and epic romance she saw only served to further reaffirm that she was making the right decision.  She was on her way to the Emerald City, where she would do well in the tournament and become an amazing adventurer!