Castleteria // with Clayton
Maybe Temni shouldn’t have gotten so engrossed by her food.
If they had paid just a little more attention to their surroundings, they would have noticed how the castleteria started to get more and more crowded. Filled with people and colours and sounds. The sounds should have alerted her. Maybe they were too used to the cacophonies that often surrounded her father to notice some chatter. She had to work on that.
If they had paid just a little more attention to their surrounding, she would have noticed the person standing right in front of their table, instead of getting startled by the sudden voice.
“Erm, hello, mind if I sit here? I’d rather avoid the more crowded tables for now, if that’s alright.”
Temni could only stare at the voice’s owner for a couple seconds, trying to process everything. Was this a test somehow? A test to see whether or not she could manage to fit in among the students in this school? Or maybe it was a chance for them to practice the social rituals they had just been thinking about. They just had to-
Right. the person had asked a question. How long had they been lost in thought?
With a practiced smile, she gestured at the empty seats in the table. “Yes, of course-” what were the rules of hospitality their mother had taught them for the rare visitors they could have? “My name is Temni Bogynia. Pleased to meet you.” They extended their arm, a handshake would be appropriate, right?