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Music? Nature itself. Or... classical, opera... those are my favorites. I guess, you could say I listen to pretty much anything with very few exceptions.

D finishes up with the apple and pushes her plate away from her with a contented sigh.

I haven't had that particular dish in a while.

((Gomen nasai! stressed I didn't forget you! I've been a bit busy))

I've seen many people who can't or won't appreciate the simple things. I feel badly for them. The tour sounds great, let me take care of these dishes first.

D picks up the plates, disappears into the kitchen, washes them and sets them in the strainer by the sink. She then heads back out of the kitchen and pauses near the door, waiting for you to catch up.

I need to see if Gig is about ready to come back anyway.

D stops mid stride and turns and stammers a bit.

O..o..oh! Heh. I thought we would start with the outside, but that's ok if there isn't that much to show out there. Let me check for Gig really quick and then we can start the tour, yes?

Without really waiting for an answer she goes to the door and opens it just far enough to peek out and lets out a whistle that you might be surprised to hear from someone in human form.

Before too long Gig comes running in and climbs up into D's arms. D rubs Gig's chin and head as she walks back over to you.

Kris tilts his head sideways as if quite confused but then shakes himself back to normal. In his own mind, he knew that he really hadn't seen much outside there last time he had been out and about but perhaps there was something out there besides the beach.

Ah. That is... well, I guess I only saw the beach before but I am not one of these emotional, long walk on the beach type of guys. We can always go check that out but the real stuff is inside.

He watches as Gig comes running in and leaps on to you which made him smile. He had always liked animals but for some reason the nano machines had been much more easy to train.

Alright then, let's go take a look around and I will show you around the parts you have not already seen.

Kris talks briefly about the stage and its equipment and then moves on to the kitchen, again, taking a very brief moment to explain since this was already visited. He then makes his way through a hallway just to the south of the diner area that lead off to the right if one were walking through the front door. This leads off to a hallway that has a door directly across from the hall entrance, one slightly past the first door and two other doors near the back of the hall.

Opening the first door they see, D is led into a nicely stocked library with several bookshelves. The room is only about 15 feet by 15 feet but it features book cases that rise all the way to the roof of the room, some twelve feet high. Next to each bookshelf is a movable ladder on wheels which will make it easier to reach the higher shelves. in the middle of the room was a small sitting area with two fluffy armchairs and two couches for easy comfort and reading as well as a small desk and chair along the wall should someone wish to use a desk.

Here is our library, being that I am a wonderful fan of literature, I made sure to stock this place with classics from this world and Gaia's world as well as plenty of wonderful books over physics and other sciences and various literary favorites of my own. These are free for anyone to borrow but I do ask that you write the book you checked out and your room number on that paper when you take a book so if I need it or someone else wanted it, I would know where to find it. Of course, if you read it here, you don't have to worry about checking it out... on to the next spot I suppose?

Kris shuts the door to the library and continues down the hall to the next room. Upon opening this door, the smell of chlorine and water as well as a more humid but still comfortable air emerges. D now finds a small swimming pool about 20 feet long and then, a step up to a higher level leads to a hot tub with an overhead skylight. There are two small dressing rooms with lockers and a towel station for getting clean towels and dropping used towels.

This is the aquatic center as you can tell. It offers you a nice space to either dip your toes in or jump right in and swim. It's free for use for anyone in the building and the towels are checked daily. There is no lifeguard but I am sure the residents can be trusted to watch themselves. The hot tub gets up to a toasty 150 degrees so be mindful of that when you are trying to max out the hot water, heh. Our little tour is halway over now.

Kris then leads D back to the hall and down to the last two doors. The first door seems oddly familiar to D but she is not sure why. The letters are no longer on the door but one can make out some of the faint outline of the letters that once adorned this plaque "N I _ K _ _AN_ES".

Kris opens the door and the thought of being here before certainly strikes D with some faint sense of memory. The room is larger than the other bedrooms and features a full living area as well as a desk and an old bookshelf. The desk is organized neatly with a few pencils and blank sheets of paper. It looks cozy like a home but without much character. there is a larger, upraised bed in the back with Tatami mats similar to the others but Kris does not step on them.

This office used to belong to the Assistant Manager, a very tidy gal but kind of kept to herself. I don't really know if I will need an Assistant Manager or not but this room will be there if I do. I was surprised to find how little stuff was left in here, looks like the former owner was very good at caring for it.

(( I will stop the tour here momentarily as this may be a spot for you RP and I won't want to take it away from you. smile ))

((*huggles* No problem, I edited my post to fit the situation. ^^))

Bertie finds herself waiting longer than she normally would have in such a situation. Something about the feel of this building makes her want to stay and see who is inside. If one were to see her waiting they would see a person patient and calm. She doesn't fidget while she stands. She doesn't rock back and forth, and she doesn't feel the need to lean up against a wall or sit down. She has no reason to feel impatient.

When she hears the sound of footsteps coming in her direction, her ears perk up underneath her hood for the second time. Her eyes soon pick up the image of a person, running. Her heart begins to beat nervously once again as she begins to think of the words she will use to introduce herself. However, all she is able to do is open her mouth slightly, as the person--she can now see it is a woman--runs past her without stopping. In a flash, she is out the door. Bertie can't help but jump ever so slightly as the door slams. What was that? Maybe I shouldn't here here...

Having decided that she must have made a terrible mistake coming here, Bertie's mind was set on fleeing the situation when she caught the sound of another person approaching. Now she was stuck. She didn't want to seem rude, which is exactly what would happen if she just ran off without saying a word to the man who had just appeared. Obviously he had been running after the woman, but why? Bertie only hoped there was some normal explanation for all of this, and that the man hadn't done something to cause the woman to run away.

Attending to the matter of speaking to this stranger, Bertie took a deep breath and tried her best not to appear nervous as her small, wispy voice escaped her lips. The man seemed nice enough, so she would extend that hospitality to him as well.

Um, yes, well, that is perfectly alright. I was just wondering if I could receive a room for the night.

At least she was right in believing this was an inn. If there was a room, she would stay, but honestly she was kind of hoping there wouldn't be an opening. The thought of staying her made her a bit uncomfortable now. Although, it didn't seem as though the man would do anything mean to that woman. Perhaps there had just been misunderstanding.

Will that woman be alright? She appeared to be quite upset about something.