Hot Chocolate Г Serenity | Private

Her words once finished, he was quick to reply. "Yeah, but, yah see, I'm what many would call a Halfling..." A halfling? Serenity's crystalline blue eyes almost immediately began to slowly scan the man up and down in a questioning manner. Although her gazing could have been looked upon as if she was checking him 'out,' he must have mistaken her gazing for another completely different manner for he continued. "Hmmm, to make it clearer..." The amateur spy listened intently. Was he to tell her of the races that made him? It would, regardless of what they were, definitely prove interesting as he carried neither the traits nor abilities of a Fanalis nor Imuchakk. None that she could see, of course.
The man seemed to yet again take the conversation in another course although it seemed to her that he took her as if she were inexperienced in the ways of the world outside. "I'm like two different kinds of races that were divided equally together to form me." Serenity nodded slowly as her eyebrows seemed to furrow in thought. It wasn't as if she didn't know what he was talking about as she was a halfling herself, but it was moreso to humor herself as he didn't seem to know what she was. This proved to be quite the amusement.
Serenity softly bit her lip. So, in the end, he never did tell her what he was. Human, for sure, but his other half? Still, she would not press the matter further. "Yah know 'the birds 'n the bees'?" The man said as he emphasized his ending words with the swatting of his hands into the empty air. The young Fanalis blinked. The bird and the bee..?
Before she could utter a single word in question of his words, he swiftly cut her short. "I could say the same for you, Pink Haired Beauty." Huh? Faint traces of a blush blossomed against her already cold nipped cheeks. Pink haired beauty? That was a first. "I was, um, born in a village not far from here." Serenity said at last although her words were hesitant. "I just arrived here from my voyage not so long ago." About her race, she would say nothing. But, regardless of it, he could already possibly now tell what she was or, at least, half of what she was.
If he said anything, she would give a brief pause as she would listen carefully to what he would say. And, when he would invite her into the the small cafe like building, she would agree. "How about we finish this conversation inside?" He said as he gave a head nod. Serenity smiled a warm smile in return. "Sure although," She gave a brief pause. "I never did catch your name." Serenity would await his before answering back with hers in return.

The young male’s lips curled up to that of a smirk as Serenity spoke. During her speech, his gaze seemed to travel across her face, taking her features in, which, in turn, caused her to become a bit self-conscious of herself. Still, the young Fanalis was glad, though, that she did not stutter due to the nervous feeling she was beginning to feel from all the staring. When he finally spoke in reply to her, the self-conscious feeling dispersed and her eyes brighten with utmost attention. Yet, the words he would say next would catch her ‘off guard ”You might wanna improve that catching of yours.” He said as a teasing manner. Serenity cocked her head curiously to the side. What on earth was the young gentleman talking about? Catch what exactly?

As the seconds began to tick on by, it took a while for his words to sink in. Her eyes then began to grow wider in realization as her lips parted to that of an amused grin. My, wasn’t he the humorous type? ”You may be right.” She finally said, her mood returning back to a playful jest. ”Although one cannot learn how to catch without another person lending a hand.” What she meant by that, she would not say. She would leave it to the young man to take it however he wished to. For now, she was curious as to the young man’s name as well as where he came from. He was currently walking peacefully through Imuchakk so she could only deduce that he was from here was well. Still, she would await his answer before asking some questions of her own.

The young man then introduced himself. ”The name is Tai Black.” Tai? A peculiar name if she hadn’t heard one before herself. She could only wonder what it meant. After all, a name truly was everything.”Nothing special. Just your ordinary civilian.” A gentleman and modest, Serenity thought to herself as he smiled to her in turn. If he called that ordinary, she could only wonder what he considered extraordinary. ”And yours, pink haired beauty?” Serenity gave him a small, playful smirk. He had taken a liking to calling her that. If he emphasized the color of her hair, she could only conclude that he was indeed fascinated by it. It was then that it struck her. Black? Tai Black? Did he have any relations to Natalia d’Blakc?

She shook off the thoughts that had begun to cloud her already cluttered mind. It couldn’t be, could it? Yet, instead of saying anything, her icy blue eyes met his as they twinkled in mild amusement although her eyes seemed to contain hints of unreigned sorrow. ”Well, Mr. Black,” She began. ”The name’s Serenity.” No first nor last name, simply a name. ”Just Serenity.” If he would press, she would not know how to respond. After all, Serenity knew not who she was nor where she had originally come from. The young Fanalis only knew what she had been told by the village -that a couple had gained access to the city, birthed her, then had abandoned her in the midst of the garden of blue tinted snow.

After their brief exchange, Tai opened the door and stepped in as she trailed behind. She was uncertain of what was in store for her instead as she had never entered the cafe before, but she was definitely not at all disappointed. The swirls of mouth watering aromas instantly made the young woman close her eyes and deeply inhale the rich smells of the delicacies in store for her even if just briefly. Her eyes slowly fluttered open and watched as Tai chose a table for them two. She raised an eyebrow and shook her head slowly as he didn’t hesitate to grab the free appetizers they had for the customers, trying her to not grin widely, before taking his seat. She followed suit. ”You come here often?” She asked him amused. Yet, as to if he would answer, it would have been before or perhaps even after the server arrived to take their order.

Serenity felt her pockets to see if she carried extra cash on her. Thankfully she did and so she would feel comfortable to order and pay for her share of the meal or, even, the whole tab. After all, she could not allow him to pay for her especially as they had just met. ”May I Take Your Order Please?” A large Imuchakk man asked expectantly as he took out a notepad, awaiting their order. ”I'll have Two double swirl cinnamon croissant, a batch of cheesy breadsticks, and the Rampaging Unicorn Latte.” Tai swiftly replied. The waiter then turned to her. Serenity blinked momentarily before rapidly trying to scan through the menu she had neglected to touch. Her cheeks burned in embarrassment as the waiter continued to wait. ”I, um.., I’ll take a Mocha and a Big Blizzard’s brownie.” She gave a small sigh of relief. She had finally ordered without so much of having to make everyone wait.

Having placed her order, the waiter gave a firm nod and made his way towards the back. Serenity’s gaze slowly turned to Tai in hopes of continuing a conversation of some sorts. It appeared he also had that in mind for he asked her about her recent travels which she was more than happy to answer. ”So why not tell me about this 'voyage' of yours?” He asked her. Serenity beamed. ”Where do I start?” Serenity said with a tone full of wonder and happy reminiscence. "I left Imuchakk about a year ago, with permission of course, and travelled through worlds uncharted. So many beautiful cultures and things out there. Not to mention the adventures! You just have to see it all one day." She knew she didn't brush much on anything and so she would continue after taking a second to breathe.

She then continued. "Before this year, I had only known Imuchakk." She would begin at the beginning of it all. "Yet, I have always dreamed of adventure and uncovering the mysteries of the world." She frowned slightly. "I know it is not the ways of the Imuchackk, but..." She sighed. "Anyways, I was able to obtain permission from the Elder and headed off on the first boat out of this icy wonderland." Serenity would then glance at Tai to see if she should bother to continue. Maybe he wasn't interested? She didn't know, but she would continue regardless. "I found my way to Reim and almost joined forces with the Fanalis corps." She would, of course, omitt the part that she had trained as a spy and assassin under Bahir. "But my loyalty will always remain to Imuchakk so, after a few months, I came back and now I'm here." She paused to collect her thoughts. If he had anything to ask, now would be the best time to say it.