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[ringwinner]

Bilbo Baggins had never been in a city before and, though he had not spent very much time in this one, he felt he could say with some certainty that he did not approve of them one bit. The whole affair was large and loud and crowded and grey and hard and even the Desolation of Smaug could not have prepared him for air that smelled the way it

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Slowtime throughout the week

[spirited_lissie]

Felicity liked to think that she was getting used to the smells and sights of the city. Of course, it was still overwhelming, but so long as she didn't actually 'think' about it all, she felt she could manage.

The food carts around some areas weren't so bad either. The weather was cold and even though she had on a warm coat and hood, the smell of baked potatos from a food cart drove her foreward. She was relieved to know that she didn't have to pay, and was able to ask the man if and where there was a library about, when she happened to spot Mr. Baggins, looking at what could only be a map.

She said a quick goodbye to the seller before rushing over.

"Baggins," she called out, and would've waved had her hands not been full. "Lovely to see a familar face here." This place was so big and full of 'strangers', that any sort of person she knew on the island was likely to be welcome.

[ringwinner]

"There are quite a few familiar faces about if you go about looking for them in the right way," Bilbo said, smiling politely at the young woman though he had thought her mode of address rather familiar and a tad rude. At least she had not added 'Burglar' or 'The' before Baggins as the dwarves often had, but it still put him a bit out of sorts, if only because he really did miss the whole company.

"And how are you today?"

[spirited_lissie]

Felicity would've apologized if she knew: she just didn't see it as rude, because she didn't know Bilbo beyound the occasional visit to the kitchen, and to her it seemed rude to just call him by his first name.

"I'm well. Still getting used to the city, I've never been inside one, you see. Still trying to wrap my head around it."

[ringwinner]

"It is my first time as well and, while I am not entirely certain I like it, it is not all together bad. Just rather large. I have a map though and that does help some." As did his own hobbit ability to recover from shocks rather more quickly and nicely than a human, though he did not know that.

[spirited_lissie]

"May I see it? I've heard that the library in London is rather famous, as well as the london museum. If any are in this part of the city, I would love to see them."

She then remembered the potato she was holding and broke it in half-or tried to. "Want some?"

[ringwinner]

"No, thank you, I'm quite fine for the time being," he said, handing her the map. At the moment Mr. Baggins was saving his appetite until he saw something truy, truly splendid to eat. Just what that splendid something was he could not say, but he would know it when he saw it.

[spirited_lissie]

She quickly ate the smaller half herself, since trying to get the map with her hands full would've been messy and rather tricky, before accepting the map and giving it a quick scan.

"The museum is closer." She said out loud after a few minutes, and by 'closer' she meant a ten minute walk as opposed to a 'half hour'.

She quickly memorized where it was before handing it back. "Would you like to walk with me?" Museums were said to be quiet, and it would be nice to go somewhere were they could hear themselves think.