Ying cocked her head, thoughtful. Here was a lady who had almost everything, money and things, while Ying came from a family where it's survival of the fittest and money was a scarce resource. Her lady friend was one blessed person indeed, but Ying was not one to be jealous of other's fortune. No, she was taught from young to make do with what she have and be content with whatever blessings or misfortunes that come her way. [i]"The world will be more peaceful if only people learn to be contented, Ying,"[/i] she remembered Mama said to her with a smile, a statement she had kept in her heart since childhood till now. She would never forget her roots, nor would she ever forget what Papa and Mama had taught her in life.

She was glad that her friend understood the meaning of sharing and being generous, and it was thanks to that she got some share from her friend's fortune. She couldn't ask for more really.

Ying smiled in amusement when Archemedes told Aisling that mechanical owls do eat. It was odd to know that the wooden owls do have to fill their tummy with food like humans do, but at this point, less and less things actually surprised her much now. Ying began to accept all the weird things and happenings as they were. They were probably part of the Magick after all.

"I see, thanks for explaining about the button device. And yes, I can understand the menu better now, thank you for the tip," Ying said to Aisling as she casually perused the menu. Even the food and drinks looked exotic - but since she wasn't a picky person to begin with, she decided to get something called chicken burger and a drink called hot latte. They appeared delicious on the menu despite their simplicity, and well, as long as the food did not contain seafood, she was good to go.

Not that it was a forbidden rule to take seafood - the fact that Ying descended from a clan that was half-human and half-mermaid made her naturally less inclined to consume seafood. She thought it a form of betrayal to eat her kin from the waters, but funnily, her parents and her elder sister did not feel the same. In their eyes, seafood was still part of a mermaid's diet, more so in a human's diet. Plus, they all looked more human than mermaid, so it did not feel wrong to them. Ying was the only odd one out, yet she chose to remain so.

"I think I will go with a chicken burger and this hot latte drink please." Ying paused for a moment, then looked at Aisling. "Come to think of it, I don't think I have properly introduced myself. I'm Qian...Yun, but err, you can just call me Ying." Ying almost made a blunder but managed to cover it up. She nearly forgot that the scroll she had belonged to her dearest sister who had gone to the heavens - she had to pretend to be her sister then. She wasn't sure if the Academy would take kindly upon an imposter but it was not as if she had much choice to begin with. Well, let her be Qian Yun then. At least, through her, her sister's dream still lived on even though she was no longer living.