As if she didn't have enough surprises after surprises, Ying's eyes widened with curiosity at the new presence of a waitress in the cafe. She had been distracted with absorbing new information from Aisling, that she failed to notice the waitress Runiaka had been around since she entered the place with Aisling and Birdie, before being joined by the new owl Archimedes.

Runiaka was speaking to Aisling and her both about many things, but Ying could not quite grasped what was spoken. She noticed Aisling put on an owl necklace around her neck after opening a wooden trinket box that contained a key and said necklace. Aisling was speaking to her when Ying fumbled with another trinket box Runiaka placed on the table that was presumably meant for her. She frowned; she could not understand a single word Aisling said.

It was not until she copied Aisling's gesture by putting on her owl necklace, that she finally understood all conversations. She caught Aisling's question finally.

[i]"Can you understand what I am saying?"[/i] she heard Aisling asked, and for the first time, Ying felt smart enough to understand her friend. It was a powerful feeling, to understand and be understood. At least now, she felt like she belonged a bit more.

"Yes...yes. I can understand now. I think it's because I'm wearing the necklace then everything starts to make more sense." Ying smiled. "By the way, I wanted to say thank you to you for everything you have given me earlier. It was difficult to tell you that when I don't know how to speak your language, but not anymore with this interesting necklace."

Ying looked at the buzzer and menu on the table, then her frown returned. As much as she felt glad for the translator device, she still couldn't read the squiggles on the menu nor could the translator device teach her the function of the small round device on the table Runiaka had placed along with the menu. She could only ask Aisling for help...again.

"Aisling, I'm sorry but I will need your help with the menu. I'm not sure how this round device works too, sorry." Ying smiled apologetically. She then shifted her attention to the key in her trinket box. "Also, what do we do with this key actually? Mine says number 2, what is this for?"