Vox, still trying to talk to the tavern staff, stiffens slightly, then slowly turns to face the dragonborn with a smile.
She responds, "Another fan! I was playing a lute. See, a lute is a plucked string instrument with a neck, either fretted or unfretted, but fretted in this case, and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually, as is the case with this one, with a sound hole or opening in the body. Whereas a lyre, also a string instrument, is similar in appearance to a small harp but with distinct differences. It is often defined defined as a "yoke lute," being lutes in which the strings are attached to a yoke that lies in the same plane as the sound-table and consists of two arms and a cross-bar."
"Now," Vox continues, "if you'd excuse me, I had been talking with this gentlemen. Perhaps it's best if any further questions wait until after my next performance." She returns to her conversation with the tavern staff.
Genbo returns a few moments later, carrying a tray with a steaming pitcher and several mugs. As he crosses the room, speaks to himself.
"Sod off? Sod off? Hmm. Presumably the 'sod' refers to turf or other ground covers. So, etymologically speaking, 'sod off' would be semantically equal to 'start walking on the ground'. What an interesting colloquialism!"
He sets the tray down at Carrick's table and hops onto a chair as he begins pouring a mug for himself.
He takes a sip and makes an "ugh" face.
Taking out his pen, he sketches several small runes in the air above the coffee. The begin to take the shape of a dollop of sweet cream. The runes the coalesce and drop into the coffee.
Genbo takes another sip, this time he smacks his lips in satisfaction.
Marzira had been up early and out walking the market making sure nothing was amiss, but eventually heads back to the inn for a break and a cup of coffee. It's still considered early, and she's been told that working too hard and too much is just going to wear her out, so she's trying to remember to take breaks with no one there to remind her.
In walks a somewhat short half elven woman, blonde hair pulled back into a pony tail. A loose fitting uniform offering her plenty of room for movement, and wraps from her wrist to her forearm. She orders a coffee from the bartender when he has a moment, and then sits on one of the stools surveying the rest of the room. Always on guard, after all, it's when people are relaxed that they reveal the most.
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Carrick takes the pitcher of coffee and pours a mug for Marzira, then himself. "You'll be waiting forever if you let the staff here bring you coffee. Genbo had to go back and get this. I don't know what's going on with the wait staff this morning, they had no problem filling my cup last night."
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She thanks Carrick quietly and then purses her lips. "Perhaps they're just not used to it being so busy."
She tries not to read too much into it. It's probably nothing right. Sometime a shadow is just a shadow, but she was always taught that it may be a shadow, but it's usually a deadly one. She squints into her coffee.
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"I'm sure. Those guys in the caravan ordered a lot. Almost as much as I did. By the way, when did I get to bed last night? It feels like all of you woke up before I did."
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"I'm usually awake not long after dawn." Marzira shrugs.
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Marzira pulls at the wraps on her arm a little and looks over at Carrick, nodding in Genbo's direction. "He's right, and perhaps if you woke up with the sun every morning you wouldn't hate it as much."She tries for a smile, and it's a little awkward.
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Carrick rests his head on his hands as Genbo walks off. "He's always an odd one." He mutters to himself.
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Raul walks a bit nearer to Vox.
Excuse me, I overheard you explaining your instrument. Is that a lyre or a lute of some sort?
Vox, still trying to talk to the tavern staff, stiffens slightly, then slowly turns to face the dragonborn with a smile.
She responds, "Another fan! I was playing a lute. See, a lute is a plucked string instrument with a neck, either fretted or unfretted, but fretted in this case, and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually, as is the case with this one, with a sound hole or opening in the body. Whereas a lyre, also a string instrument, is similar in appearance to a small harp but with distinct differences. It is often defined defined as a "yoke lute," being lutes in which the strings are attached to a yoke that lies in the same plane as the sound-table and consists of two arms and a cross-bar."
"Now," Vox continues, "if you'd excuse me, I had been talking with this gentlemen. Perhaps it's best if any further questions wait until after my next performance." She returns to her conversation with the tavern staff.
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Genbo returns a few moments later, carrying a tray with a steaming pitcher and several mugs. As he crosses the room, speaks to himself.
"Sod off? Sod off? Hmm. Presumably the 'sod' refers to turf or other ground covers. So, etymologically speaking, 'sod off' would be semantically equal to 'start walking on the ground'. What an interesting colloquialism!"
He sets the tray down at Carrick's table and hops onto a chair as he begins pouring a mug for himself.
He takes a sip and makes an "ugh" face.
Taking out his pen, he sketches several small runes in the air above the coffee. The begin to take the shape of a dollop of sweet cream. The runes the coalesce and drop into the coffee.
Genbo takes another sip, this time he smacks his lips in satisfaction.
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Raul feels the ice off of that cold shoulder but wont let that get him down.
He pulls out 1 gp and sets it beside Vox. Thanks for that. Heres a tip.
then he walks back down the counter to where he was.
Marzira had been up early and out walking the market making sure nothing was amiss, but eventually heads back to the inn for a break and a cup of coffee. It's still considered early, and she's been told that working too hard and too much is just going to wear her out, so she's trying to remember to take breaks with no one there to remind her.
In walks a somewhat short half elven woman, blonde hair pulled back into a pony tail. A loose fitting uniform offering her plenty of room for movement, and wraps from her wrist to her forearm. She orders a coffee from the bartender when he has a moment, and then sits on one of the stools surveying the rest of the room. Always on guard, after all, it's when people are relaxed that they reveal the most.
"All will become equal now" | "Cause we're going to shout it loud, even if our words seem meaningless. It's like we're carrying the weight of the world"
Carrick takes the pitcher of coffee and pours a mug for Marzira, then himself. "You'll be waiting forever if you let the staff here bring you coffee. Genbo had to go back and get this. I don't know what's going on with the wait staff this morning, they had no problem filling my cup last night."
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"From the...reception I received...in the kitchen, it would appear...that the kitchen staff...are also not...'morning people'."
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She thanks Carrick quietly and then purses her lips. "Perhaps they're just not used to it being so busy."
She tries not to read too much into it. It's probably nothing right. Sometime a shadow is just a shadow, but she was always taught that it may be a shadow, but it's usually a deadly one. She squints into her coffee.
"All will become equal now" | "Cause we're going to shout it loud, even if our words seem meaningless. It's like we're carrying the weight of the world"
"It's more likely...that they were...very busy last night...with the arrival...of the caravan."
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"I'm sure. Those guys in the caravan ordered a lot. Almost as much as I did. By the way, when did I get to bed last night? It feels like all of you woke up before I did."
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"I don't know. I turned in early...so I could awake early...as I had correspondence...to deliver."
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"I'm usually awake not long after dawn." Marzira shrugs.
"All will become equal now" | "Cause we're going to shout it loud, even if our words seem meaningless. It's like we're carrying the weight of the world"
"You all are insane, trying to greet the sun every morning. I don't wake up early unless I absolutely have to."
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Merzin walks in, orders some ale, then sits at a table, alone.
Merzin is a lightfoot halfling mostly covered by a brown cloak. Huge shadows under his eyes reveal his severe lack of sleep.
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"It is House Sivis...policy to deliver...correspondence as early...as possible."
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"I've never been so glad to not be a member of a dragonmarked house." Carrick says as he drinks from his mug.
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"The opportunities...for education far outweigh...any obligations."
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Marzira pulls at the wraps on her arm a little and looks over at Carrick, nodding in Genbo's direction. "He's right, and perhaps if you woke up with the sun every morning you wouldn't hate it as much." She tries for a smile, and it's a little awkward.
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"Maybe. But if I did that, who would keep all of the beer from going to waste every night?" He says, smiling back.
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