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[sup]Interaction: Anki [@Medili], Srikandi [@Kumbaris], Zavim [@Sanity43217], Fei Bai Ho [@Shirly Swad],
Almira and Galmira [@Kumbaris], Sumiye [@King Cosmos], Garret [@ShiningSector], Q-T [@DracoLunaris][/sup][/center]
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Catherine couldn't help but to shrug, letting out a mischievous smirk as she heard the dragon mentioning that she was 'incompetent' regarding conversation, both completely unfazed and unsurprised by such words, as she herself had said before that she wasn't exactly an expert at diplomacy. While it was true that Catherine wasn't exactly known for her interpersonal skills, most of that was thanks to the fact that Catherine, had no qualms or even hesitated in simply stating the logical truth, no matter how cold or harsh it was. For her, feelings and the such were irrelevant details when compared to logic and truth.

What did surprise Catherine though was the strange logic that the dragon, Galmira, seemed to have as she mentioned Catherine's act of using the dead dragon's corpse as something 'disrespectful' and continued elaborating on it, saying that the 'code of dragons' wouldn't accept 'treacherous' means of combat and so on.

[color=ed1c24]"Exactly Anki! Her logic does not make sense... at all... After all, I am quite certain that dragon wouldn't have any qualms in feeding on our dead corpses..."[/color] Catherine said, agreeing with Anki whom also seemed to be as confused as Catherine herself after hearing Galmira's words.

[color=ed1c24]"There is no such thing as 'honorable combat' on nature. Predators will use of any means they have to secure their meals and the prey will do whatever they can in order to survive. Such is the fight for survival, the cycle of life..."[/color] she said, finding it extremely difficult to understand Galmira's words and the whole thing about the dragons' 'code of honor'.

[color=ed1c24]"What could be considered unnatural was if we refused to make use of his body, despite having killed him... Or even if we willingly put ourselves in a disadvantage to try and fight with him instead of using every means we can in order to win... That would be akin to a rabbit to willingly jump inside a wolf's jaws..."[/color] she finished, shrugging, apparently giving up on understanding Galmira.

[color=ed1c24]"So... I suppose I should give up on the idea of eating dragon tail steak tonight... right?"[/color] Catherine asked towards Anki, Srkiandi and Dumas in a low tone as Galmira turned to the other strange individuals that came with her.

[color=ed1c24]"Talking about food... Someone should wake Fei Bai Ho up. He will probably still be feeling like crap, but at least there won't be any permanent damage to his nerves or organs."[/color] Catherine said as she fetched a small vial from inside her pockets with a clear liquid inside. 

[color=ed1c24]"Just open it and make Fei Bai Ho smell it. He should wake up right away."[/color] Catherine said, handing the vial to whomever might take it.

Just as Catherine finished saying that though, she noticed the dragon pointing towards her as she spoke to it's strange companions and the automaton and waved back at them with a smile, barely being able to hide her curiosity about them, including their origins, equipment their physiologies and even the strange automatons that they had brought with them. Fortunately, unlike the dragon, they didn't seem to display any particular hostility towards her or the group.

With possible conflict with the dragon woman not being a threat anymore, the same human that the dragon had talked with, approached the group, as she began to say something in Pataliputran. Which, unfortunately, wasn't one of the languages Catherine was very good at. She was able to read, write and even understand Pataliputran decently well, but she her pronounciation was simply terrible.

[color=ed1c24]"Perfect! I can write, read and even understand some Pataliputran, but I always had trouble with speaking it."[/color] Catherine said, with a satisfied smile towards Srikandi, when she said she would translate their introductions to Almira.

[color=ed1c24]"I'm Catherine Blackwood, an alchemist."[/color] Catherine said, in an extremely simple and straightforward introduction.

[color=ed1c24]"Now, to the actual questions... I believe I overheard the dragon over there saying something about your 'wares'... Would you care to elaborate on that?"[/color] Catherine asked, looking to Srikandi and then to Almira with her eyes shining with curiosity and excitement.

[color=ed1c24]"Was that meteor some kind of vehicle of yours? These automatons... are notably different from the ones the Kingdom of Oberia makes... the materials also seem to be quite unique! It seems to have some sort of artificial muscle fibers... Incredibly advanced ones at that as well!"[/color] she said, looking towards the red automaton, analyzing her with her eyes as she quickly approached her and began walking around Q-T, her curious eyes sweeping every centimeter of the automaton before she turned her attention back to Almira.

[color=ed1c24]"Would you mind giving me a small sample of blood and maybe take part in some small tests? If we assume that you came from outside our planet, the fact that your physiology seems to be, at least superficially, identical to ours is quite intriguing to say the least!"[/color] Catherine continued, doing exactly the same of what she had done with Q-T but with Almira this time.

The endless stream of questions Catherine was throwing towards Almira and the strange automatons was already enough to make anyone dizzy, especially seeing how Catherine seemed to jump from one subject to another, and unfortunately, judging by the look on Catherine's expression, she was far from over with the questions and would definitely continue doing so, unless someone interrupted her.