She appreciated the apology and could see that the young man meant it. "I wouldn't say my ...vibe... was crushed exactly. Just temporarily disturbed." It was a mess, unfortunately, so she helped to put everything together on the table. Where exactly to take the mess was a question she realized she had no answer for. "Shall we hide the evidence?" A quick wrap of everything and she could hide the wet towels and broken teapot in one of the several trash cans around the hotel.
"Skateboard? You use it for transportation. How very clever. And dangerous." But Xianniang's tone suggested curiosity, not fear. Given how hard the fall had been, she was happy to see that neither man nor board were broken. "Are there more skateboards? I would like to know how to use one." She could travel faster by air but this was intriguing to her. In spite of her abrasive appearance, she was warm to the idea of trying out new ideas.
he had mentioned something odd though that distracted her from the skateboard. "What do you mean that you can pass through things?" She stood up from her seat and looked him over again. Strange how when she tried to get a sense of him, pulling at her magic, he did not feel like the others she had been around.