[003. Action/Voice] // Now with more caffeine.

[raisedroyal]

[Natalia stifles a yawn, standing in the hotel lobby in nothing but her nightgown. It is modest enough, but she probably should have known better. It's maybe 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning. She keeps her voice restrained, quiet.]

Could anyone explain to me what the purpose of the lighted boxes are? One of them appears to have food of a sort inside and the other...

[She trails off as she leans forward to get a better look at the contents.]

I'm afraid I'm not familiar with these. Are they beverages? They certainly have unusual names. Cielo Mist, Mad Bull, SoBay... Is there... is there a difference?

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[caliberill]

Oh. Probably a good thing that he isn't here then, huh?

[Watching her, he leans forward a little, listening.] I know that feeling - you wake up thinking you're still back where you're from, right? Like.. this isn't really happening.

That's the beauty of traveling. You're the one setting the destination, usually.

[raisedroyal]

I don't know how well this place would suit him, and if anything unfortunate were to happen while he were here... Well, it would be a very unfavorable situation, regardless of how it came about.

[She nods.] Yes, although now instead of expecting to find myself in my chamber, I awaken wondering why it's so quiet and how it is that I'm suddenly indoors and out of the weather.

I should like to go on a journey in that way someday. Do you have much experience with traveling?

[caliberill]

Yeah, I get where you're coming from.

[A smile at that, he nods.] Word of advice? You get used to it sometimes - but that's not really a good thing, depending on the situation.

Yeah, my job kinda calls for traveling. Here one day, gone the next kind of thing.

[raisedroyal]

I suppose it's only a matter of time. Though it would be nice to wake up anticipating being where I already am. [Or, even better, being where she wants to be.]

What sort of a job is it? Perhaps you're a chauffeur or a wandering mercenary?