Apelatia
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"Oh, wonderful! That's perfect." Tekki smiled vibrantly as the innkeeper delivered the verdict that they still had rooms to spare. The rest of his speech pleased her well enough too, prompting her to break out in a more relieved smile at the realisation that she would not have to work to stay the night. The constant hustle and bustle of the crowds, as well as the long journey into Torpolis, had both served in their own way to exhaust her. As she shrugged her pack off of her shoulders, she let out a yawn, before speaking. "Oh, please excuse me. You're definitely right about my looking tired. The crowds and the long journey here both contributed to my current feeling. This here sculpture didn't help much there either." Tekki let out a strange-sounding cough to emphasise her amusement. "To work out what it was, I had to stare at it for fifteen...straight...minutes!" She emphasised each of the last three words strongly. "...and even after that, I still didn't have the faintest idea. It took just as long to get the Drinden shopkeeper to tell me what it was supposed to be! Driftwood... How uninspiring! " This said, she waved the sculpture so that the innkeeper could see it, before carefully opening her pack and placing it inside. "I'm not sure why I didn't think to do that earlier. It would have made walking around much easier... Anyway! I think I'll take the offer of room 203 without having to work. You wouldn't want someone such in my current state in your kitchens. I'd be more of a nuisance than a help!" This said, Tekki placed a silver coin in the human's hand.
When prompted as to the current situation in Nuseni territory, Tekki paused for thought, trying to recall what had been spoken about at the last meeting of the agua-eleré counci, before speaking. "Nuseni territory is doing decently... Tourism is at an all-time low for some reason, but otherwise all is well. The fish are as colourful as ever and the marine plant life is thriving, almost to the point where we will be forced to intervene, but we're not there yet... It makes me wonder why we're having such a low intake of people wanting to see our realm... I must say that I am troubled to hear that you don't see many Nuseni through your doors though. I am sure that I will recommend your company and inn to the Nuseni that I meet upon my return to my home..." Once the innkeeper had gotten her key, she spoke again in an inquisitive tone. "If I may ask, what is your name, kind sir? Ah, and what would be the activity that you would most recommend to me for the rest of the day before I take my night slumber?" Her smile never wavering, it would seem to the innkeeper that a smile was all that the Nuseni woman was capable of producing on her face.
When prompted as to the current situation in Nuseni territory, Tekki paused for thought, trying to recall what had been spoken about at the last meeting of the agua-eleré counci, before speaking. "Nuseni territory is doing decently... Tourism is at an all-time low for some reason, but otherwise all is well. The fish are as colourful as ever and the marine plant life is thriving, almost to the point where we will be forced to intervene, but we're not there yet... It makes me wonder why we're having such a low intake of people wanting to see our realm... I must say that I am troubled to hear that you don't see many Nuseni through your doors though. I am sure that I will recommend your company and inn to the Nuseni that I meet upon my return to my home..." Once the innkeeper had gotten her key, she spoke again in an inquisitive tone. "If I may ask, what is your name, kind sir? Ah, and what would be the activity that you would most recommend to me for the rest of the day before I take my night slumber?" Her smile never wavering, it would seem to the innkeeper that a smile was all that the Nuseni woman was capable of producing on her face.