[SEMI-OPEN]

[acreage]

WHO: Amos Burton, James Holden, Wysteria, Ellis, and YOU
WHAT: Two spacemen fall out of a rift, later explore scenic Kirkwall
WHEN: Nnnnowish? Waves hands
WHERE: The Wounded Coast, then Kirkwall
NOTES: A closed arrival thread, plus open individual threads for meeting Amos and/or Jim after their quarantine period.

Comments

a.

[justashotaway]

Laura watches with the little frown that passes for open curiosity in her world. It's early morning yet, the markets nowhere near as crowded as they are around midday, and there's a tall man squeezing lemon into his coffee.

"Does that taste good?" Does it taste better than coffee alone? She doesn't mind the flavor--sharp and bitter and usually hot--but the addition of fruit is intriguing.

[acreage]

He looks up at the interruption, but isn't bothered by it. He sets down the squeezed lemon half next to the whole one where it's situated beside him.

"That's what I'm hoping to find out. It comes highly recommended."

[justashotaway]

She waits where she is, silent and expectant. This is an answer that doesn't require a response, only observation, as far as Laura's concerned.

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[acreage]

[acreage]

Oh, you're gonna watch him drink it, okay then.

He's gonna. Take a sip.

[justashotaway]

She sure is. And she does, awaiting his judgment with a faint sort of curiosity.

[acreage]

"It is good."

He says, and smiles!!

[justashotaway]

This isn't the reaction she expects. Frowning a little, she takes a small step forward and sniffs--still from a distance that most people wouldn't be able to catch the scent rising from his cup. "What does it taste like?"

[acreage]

"Brighter than plain coffee," he explains, reflexively holding out the cup nearer so she can smell it better. Which is kind of weird, but, okay. "The flavor's cleaner, a little sharper."

[justashotaway]

She doesn't lean in, though she does sniff again. "It smells only like coffee. Do you taste the lemon?"

[acreage]

"Sort of." He considers how to put this, then, "The point isn't to taste the lemon in the coffee, just to improve the coffee's taste."