They really did have a wide selection of wines. As expected from the White Teeth to go the full mile when it came to these things. She was in the mood for some red wine, her favorite. Maybe something white, to try something different. Might as well spoil herself a bit before she got to work.

As they chat, they mostly go into things like how their life has been going. Lucille talking about her experiences with the White Teeth, Wingate talking about her students or about past discoveries. A pleasant chat and a catch up with a friend was all she needed to get ready for a night of research.

[color=8882be]Mmm~ You spared no expenses. Tell whoever brought them here that they kept them nicely intact.[/color] She said as she began to tie her hair back into a ponytail so it wouldn't get in the way. [color=8882be] I've had people handle tablets roughly and break them and then expect me to read them. The nerve on some people.[/color]

While the tablets were intact to a degree, that didn't mean they were fully intact. There was still taking into account millenias of moisture and being slight erosion. A few words were gone, forcing her to fill in the blanks. She took her time. Translating of the language of Isz was a step by step process; first one had to figure out what each symbol meant, what sound it related to, then had to figure out what those words meant. Then, Wingate spoke.

[color=8882be]Mmm... As mentioned before, these tablets seemed to have come from a tomb of someone seen as a hero. An'Kan...? I believe that must be their name. But from the sound of it, no one really knew about them... Or rather, they were some sort of unsung hero who got no credit for what they did.[/color] Carefully brushing away a layer of dust on one of the tablets, she continued [color=8882be]How sad... Part of me considers taking the tablets back to the dig site out of respect.[/color]