So let me thank you for your time and try not to waste any more of mine... Who: Ari & Li What: Bribery with baked goods, tbh Where: Infinitea Tea House When: Tonight Rating: PG Status: Complete
She felt vaguely guilty as she made her way through the tenements, the pie box wrapped with twine in her left hand, her right hand on the hilt of her dagger, for once worn at her belt. The guilt was an irritant at the back of her mind; Aspel had seemed genuinely worried, but the fact of the matter was, telling Ari not to do something was nearly a guarantee that she'd find some way to do it. She wasn't intending to become chummy with this man - not that he'd be open to that - but she was going to get him to tell her what he knew before she followed Aspel's advice and left him be.
Somehow.
Pie seemed to be a key ingredient.
The teahouse was small and shabby, but at least it was clean. She took a table in the corner, her back to the wall. She had worn simple clothing, knowing the neighborhood she was visiting, so she didn't stand out. When the server came by, she ordered the jasmine tea - a full pot of it, at least it would smell nice even if it tasted like colored water - and set the box from Marielle's in the center of the table. Now all she had to do was wait.