Kali's eyes grew about the size of dinner plates at the response, as well as the kiss to the cheek from the excited Miqo'te. His entire face turned a shade of rosy pink-red. His jaw hung slack like an eager nutcracker. The only thing that snapped him out of his reverie was the catcalling whistles and aah'ing noises from some of the onlookers.
"Ahehrum...well! Wow! Ah..." ,he stuttered. "A fresh-faced adventurer absolutely swirling in the sensations of Ul'dah, listeners! Ju...just goes to show you that quite literally anything can happen in this city!"
Kali made his way through the side doors of the Quicksand as he spoke into his talkywand further. "And it's easy to be swept up in it all, friends. If you can make me out through the noise, I have entered the Quicksand tavern proper, and you'll be hard-pressed to find a busier hub of activity! Just listen!"
Kali lifted his talkywand, slowly panning it across the air to broadcast the ambient chattering of the Quicksand before bringing it back to his mouth to speak further. "Let's see if perhaps we can gauge some of this establishment's patrons, shall we?"
"Oh no you don't!"
Kali spun around as the Mistress Momodi Herself appeared like a wraith behind Kali. He stood there in dumbfounded shock...which was all the sharp-tongued tavernmistress needed to dress him down.
"These folks are trying to achieve respite and work besides, and I'll not have some over-dressed little fop accosting them with his banter, entertaining though it may be. Y'hear?"
Kali blinked, then finally found the words to reply. "H-how did you--?"
Momodi smiled that smile, and tilted her head, pointing to the linkpearl in her ear. "What you do out in the streets is your business and not mine...but this? Here? IS my business, Mr. Kalrath." The smile kept on her face as she indicated the door to him.
Dejected, Kali walked out of the Quicksand and back to the street. "Well...I...suppose we'll just have to continue to bring the answers to you from here!" He swiftly perked himself back up and trotted up to another new adventurer.
"Excuse me! I'm Kali Kalrath, Lalafell on the Path. Would you please tell our pearl listeners what you like most about Ul'dah?"
"Ahehrum...well! Wow! Ah..." ,he stuttered. "A fresh-faced adventurer absolutely swirling in the sensations of Ul'dah, listeners! Ju...just goes to show you that quite literally anything can happen in this city!"
Kali made his way through the side doors of the Quicksand as he spoke into his talkywand further. "And it's easy to be swept up in it all, friends. If you can make me out through the noise, I have entered the Quicksand tavern proper, and you'll be hard-pressed to find a busier hub of activity! Just listen!"
Kali lifted his talkywand, slowly panning it across the air to broadcast the ambient chattering of the Quicksand before bringing it back to his mouth to speak further. "Let's see if perhaps we can gauge some of this establishment's patrons, shall we?"
"Oh no you don't!"
Kali spun around as the Mistress Momodi Herself appeared like a wraith behind Kali. He stood there in dumbfounded shock...which was all the sharp-tongued tavernmistress needed to dress him down.
"These folks are trying to achieve respite and work besides, and I'll not have some over-dressed little fop accosting them with his banter, entertaining though it may be. Y'hear?"
Kali blinked, then finally found the words to reply. "H-how did you--?"
Momodi smiled that smile, and tilted her head, pointing to the linkpearl in her ear. "What you do out in the streets is your business and not mine...but this? Here? IS my business, Mr. Kalrath." The smile kept on her face as she indicated the door to him.
Dejected, Kali walked out of the Quicksand and back to the street. "Well...I...suppose we'll just have to continue to bring the answers to you from here!" He swiftly perked himself back up and trotted up to another new adventurer.
"Excuse me! I'm Kali Kalrath, Lalafell on the Path. Would you please tell our pearl listeners what you like most about Ul'dah?"
