First Reply Milk & Honey

[Ran Serys]

Sesid - Bezant Beach, A Volcanic Island

"This is delicious!" Ran said as the locals shared their culinary delicacies with her. The last of them being a milk laced fruit called a Tepa. The milk inside was sweet but mellow on Ran's tongue, while the skin and flesh of the fruit was fragrant with a subtle flowery taste. "Take it. It's free. Actually wait, take this one too, Sister. Share it with someone you like. Enjoy your day." The rotund Draedan man said as he thrust a second Tepa into Ran's arms before continuing down the beach to spread the fruit's seeds and share the island's bounty with other beachgoers.

Ran also continued down the beach but in the other direction. With her glareshades on and clothed in a simple brown swimsuit and sheer sash around her waist, she was ready for the beautiful tropical day ahead. She had a drink, a book, and her favorite sunscreen that would give her green skin a luminous jade glow. All she needed was to find someone to share the Tepa with as the Draedan who had gifted it to her had instructed. Hmmm. But who shall that be? She wondered as she paused in front of the area where she would settle for the day. She took a look around as she soaked up the sun. There were a few tourists and locals engaging in water sports at the edge of the water, there was also a family of locals to her left that was practically rich in the fruit. She turned and found someone else enjoying the beach. Like her, they weren't native. She stared at them with her arms extended out and holding the weighty fruit up, one in each hand.

"Hello. Would you like a Tepa?" She asked simply.

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[Zaytee]

The humid, and hot air of this paradise was exactly something that Zaytee missed through her endless travellings. Most of the planets she had visited before were more crowded, with the busy streets burning under the relentless sun, and everything covered with dry dust, completely different her swamps filled, but wet heat covered homeland.

She sat in the sand, tired from playing all morning in the water like a curious hatchling, scarf and pants neatly folded next to her, but with her wet shirt still on, while her tail swiped across the sandpiles from time to time as new waves came and went continously, everything feeling steady, and somehow still neverendingly changing right in front of her.

This planet really felt like paradise... if she didn't count her empty stomach that she ignored all day and now was already grumbling loudly. Maybe she could catch some type of fish in the shallow waters, or climb a tree for a few fruits?

As she was deep in thought, her nose caught a sudden, sweet aroma drifting through the air, and as she turned her head to find the source, the young Kiir found herself staring at the woman standing close to her, with her hand reaching towards her with some local delicacy in it.

"Uhm... y-yeah, thank you." She said shyly, partially surprised by the newcomer while she took one of the fruits from the woman's hand. "It smells really good..."

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[Ran Serys]

"Smell?" Ran sniffed at the Tepa, but could barely register its sweetness by scent. Only by taste could the mirialan determine it. "You've a keen sense of smell." The green woman observed as she passed the second Tepa fruit along. "And you're welcome."

"I'm Ran. Pleasure." She extended a greeting to the younger woman. "Am I right in assuming you aren't from Sesid? What brings you to Bezant?" Ran asked knowing there could be a multitude of answers. Ran would've assumed something as simple as the beautiful beaches, the active volcano, the food, or the people. Many came to Bezant for as much, but Ran felt that maybe, just maybe, there was a hidden and more interesting answer based on the look of the younger woman.

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[Zaytee]

"My species has a bit stronger senses than most others." The young Kiir shrugged her shoulders, then shook the woman's hand with a wide smile on her face, fingers slightly sticky from the snack in her hands. "I'm Zaytee! Nice to meet ya'!"

Her tail moved to the side, smoothing the sandpiles next to her into a flatter surface, if Ran would've wanted to sit down by her side, while she took a big bite from the fruit, almost immediately letting out a soft, satisfied humming.

"Wow, this is great!" She said between bites, her tail thumping a happy rhythm on the ground. "Yeah, I'm from Okarthel... It's a small planet on the edge of the Expansion region, maybe you haven't head about it before." She licked down the juice of the fruit from her hands, not wanting to attract any type of insects by the spilled sweet scents. "And... well, I'm basicly on a big trip. I'm hitchhiking through the galaxy, visiting as many planets and space stations as I can."

Her tail made a small twitch as her thought turned toward the start of her trip. With her accidental abduction, her first throught were that she had to get home somehow... but with each planet that let her go further, each ship that let her board in exchange to do smaller work until they reached the next stop, her goal changed, and she started to enjoy the everchanging scenery of the galaxy. Most Kiir never left their homeplanet, some elders never even put their leg out of the depth of the swamps... so this all felt like a quest that nobody else ever tried before.

"What about you? Are you here to make every head turn in your way?" She asked with a small chuckle.

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