[b]Shio (Aera and Caelyn)[/b]

Shio hadn't been in a setting like this before - at least not in awhile. Two people approaching her was unusual. As both walked over to her, she slid her right hand slightly towards the base of her back where she had her belt knife, in case it was a hostile move. It was a subtle response that she had learned to disguise well as natural, a trait she couldn't carry over to her art of conversation. She had been trained to utilize specific responses and conversation was not easily able to utilize the same formulas she had learned as a child.

Aera was first to speak, which relaxed Shio a bit knowing that it wasn't a threatening gesture. The question was standard, so Shio didn't need to spend much effort crafting a response.

"I ate at the Red Nakumo. It was free because I assisted in exorcising the restaurant 3 years, 2 months, and 5 days ago. I had a spicy noddle dish." Shio was unsure of how to really respond to the question. She hadn't been exposed much to the concept of money, since that was the duty of her father growing up. She was aware of how it worked, and the general principle of not wanting to consume unnecessarily, but her limited range of experience in utilizing money for her own enjoyment, particular for sustenance was an entirely new concept to her.

"I have only ever purchased ice cream myself," she added, hoping the afterthought may assist in Aera's understanding of her strange response, ignoring that the answer itself might come across as even stranger. Her tone was as dry as ever, but she still managed to convey that she was entirely focused on Aera's question. Inflection was one of her other weak points. While she could understand tone deviations in other people's voices, she had difficulty utilizing them herself because she had been taught to suppress her emotional reactions to the point it was done instinctively. She still had them, and had a general caring for people, but she was unable to express it well because objectivity and sensibility in emotionally trying situations could be difference between life and death.

Caelyn's was also quickly eliminated as a potential threat. Shio had initial questions on his mental capacity during his peculiar rant in the middle of the lobby while she discussed Aera's options for acquiring food.

"I am Shio, of the Enyo family. Yes, it is a Kohitsuji."

Despite Shio's lack of response on the compliment of her Natrelmon, Kohitsuji appreciated the attention and bleated in a cheerful tone. Shio's Kujaku ruffled it's feathers some, perched on the back of the chair that Shio was sitting in, slightly upset that it, the ornate Peacock Natrelmon, had been overlooked in terms of beauty.