[ The smile crossing his face is genuine enough with only a tinge of wryness of his own, given they both know what's befallen both the Free Cities and Thorne at this point. He'd heard of the retaliation for what happened to Libertas, and it's been one of the many topics floating through his mind at any given moment since then. The kind of thing which causes escalations as each deals out more retributions, and with likely nothing any of them can do about it.
The apology for the lack of chairs turns that smile a bit more towards genuineness as he takes a seat on the one which he's assuming is for him based on it suddenly appearing. ]
I don't mind at all. This will almost certainly sound like a cliche, but I do enjoy getting to see how others host guests in their own domains. Seems like everywhere I've been to date has been different than the last, and that just means all the more to learn about each world in my book.
[ Opening the door to talk about each of their worlds, possibly, since Claude hasn't forgotten that would be part of this discussion. It doesn't need to happen immediately since he certainly doesn't mind talking about anything and everything first, and the same goes for if they don't get there at all. There aren't many conversations he'll turn down. In the meantime, his gaze falls on something else seemingly familiar. ]
Is tea popular where you're from as well? [ With one hand he gestures towards the tray. ] It is where I am, beyond it being something to offer to guests. Coffee's less so as it's always seemed to be more of a novelty.
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[ The smile crossing his face is genuine enough with only a tinge of wryness of his own, given they both know what's befallen both the Free Cities and Thorne at this point. He'd heard of the retaliation for what happened to Libertas, and it's been one of the many topics floating through his mind at any given moment since then. The kind of thing which causes escalations as each deals out more retributions, and with likely nothing any of them can do about it.
The apology for the lack of chairs turns that smile a bit more towards genuineness as he takes a seat on the one which he's assuming is for him based on it suddenly appearing. ]
I don't mind at all. This will almost certainly sound like a cliche, but I do enjoy getting to see how others host guests in their own domains. Seems like everywhere I've been to date has been different than the last, and that just means all the more to learn about each world in my book.
[ Opening the door to talk about each of their worlds, possibly, since Claude hasn't forgotten that would be part of this discussion. It doesn't need to happen immediately since he certainly doesn't mind talking about anything and everything first, and the same goes for if they don't get there at all. There aren't many conversations he'll turn down. In the meantime, his gaze falls on something else seemingly familiar. ]
Is tea popular where you're from as well? [ With one hand he gestures towards the tray. ] It is where I am, beyond it being something to offer to guests. Coffee's less so as it's always seemed to be more of a novelty.