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[scionofkushiel]

Having recovered slightly (but now carrying a knife tucked in her skirts, and another sheathed visibly), Melisande has emerged from her room and is sitting the the main sitting area, sipping a glass of fizzy water, Rebecca, a new find, propped open on her lap. She looks absolutely fascinated with it, but company is always better than any book. 

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[ken_murata]

Whistling to himself, Murata sees the lady reading and leans over to peer at the book cover, trying to read the title.

[scionofkushiel]

She closes it to show him, keeping her finger in her place. "Hello," she murmurs. "It's a sort of classic, I've heard."

[ken_murata]

"Oooh.. I haven't read it. Is it good?" His manner is cheerful, his eyes twinkling at her.

[scionofkushiel]

She smiles at him, her eyes bright blue and captivating. "It's wonderful. Very dark. A sort of "gothic romance" I think is how they described it?" She glances at the back.

[ken_murata]

"So you like dark and old fashioned things?"

[scionofkushiel]

"Oh, very much indeed."

[ken_murata]

"You're very pretty!" He comments with a sudden grin. Her eyes were very captivating indeed. He certainly noticed.

[scionofkushiel]

She smiles and glances down in a manner that is almost demure. "Why! Thank you, sir. You are too kind." She gives him a sideways look under her lashes. "Though, if we speak of fair..."

[ken_murata]

His cheeks actually turns slightly pink when she looks at him like that. "Uhm... What's your name?"

[scionofkushiel]

"Melisande," she murmurs in a slightly lower, richer voice. "Melisande Shahrizai. And you, fine sir?"

[ken_murata]

"I'm Murata Ken," he smiles. "That's a pretty name. It suits you. Where are you from?"

[scionofkushiel]

She smiles again, back, and looks him right in the eye. "Terre d'Ange was my homeland, lately," she says, slightly wryly, "Murata Ken? What an...exotic name. Where does it hail from?"

[ken_murata]

He doesn't falter back with his gaze, even though his cheeks are still pinkish. He seems very young - even innocent - and only in his teens, but she may possibly notice in his eyes there something else, something that seems much older than his physical years.

"I'm from Japan. Ken's my given name.. The considerd to be 'first' name in most English-speaking countries, I believe, but most people just call me Murata anyway."

[scionofkushiel]

She does, a little, but she ignores it for the moment and smiles. "Japan? I have never heard of it. It must be very far away indeed. Can you tell me about it?"

[ken_murata]

"Ooh, well.. what do you want to know?"

[scionofkushiel]

"What are the people like, there? What is the land like? Anything!"