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Masika had back tracked a little since she'd arrived in Jauhar nut it wasn't a bad thing. Being in Neued meant that she could find Oban traders and along with them Oban goods. It was what she was used to. Her own home was in Oba, or had been before she'd taken off an an adventure of her own to find her mother.

Now she was walking through the market, one hand holding the skirts of her dress up just a little so she could move easier. After so long she dress was a bit shabby and so she figured it was time for something new. Of course she had her eyes on the Oban styles. Masika was more shy than most and covered a good bit of her skin, even if it was impossibly hot. As she browsed she came across a vendor who seemed to have a rather cute looking dress that caught her eye. Moving closer she couldn't help but smile a bit to herself.

'Excuse me miss...'

Those words caught her attention. Masika blinked and looked up, first turning her head the wrong way before looking back toward Aeuri. She registered the rest of what he said and gave a rather confused look. Another second more and her look softened. "Oh.. Well, you do look familiar." If she had met the boy before she couldn't recall a name but his light colored hair and dark skin was a combination that she remembered. "I have a shop in Sulburi." Or had. It had been a while since she'd been back so it was likely closed down due to lack of attention. Something she'd have to fix eventually.

"You'll have to forgive me. I can't seem to remember a name." Masika had enough manners to color lightly across the cheeks at her lapse in memory. It made her blue face look just the tiniest bit purple. When it came to details about a dress or certain fabrics she was usually spot on but when it came to people.. Well, unless she made clothing for them or they were family she tended to forget most things.

Aeuri. She tried to see if the name rung any bells but got quickly distracted when he mentioned the Red. Her eyes lit up and a bright smiled formed. "Does she really? The Red is well known." Masika knew of it because of the dresses. "Every seamstress in Sulburi tries to get a commission from there." Those dresses were widely seen and adored by everyone that went in. If you could display your talents on a dancer then it was likely that you could get wealthy commissions elsewhere.

"It probably was the market. I go there a lot to buy materials." Fabrics, buttons, threading, even new scissors and needles from time to time. One dress had an order for sewn in pearls before. It had been a hassle to say the least.

Her head shook slightly and she looked down with some embarrassment. "Ah no, no shop here. I came north to locate my mother. She was supposed to meet me around here somewhere." Masika was bad with directions though. If it was a new area or a place without clearly marked signs she was more apt to get lost than anything. "I take it you are traveling? Going anywhere in particular?"

She nodded her head at him, still with her smile in place. "Mhm." Of course finding her mother was the issue. One would think it wouldn't be that hard. Alkidike tended to stand out in a crowd due to their height but so far none were who she was looking for. Which could mean her mother wasn't there or she was inside a shop.

"Belrea.. isn't that across the ocean?" Masika was no adventurer so she wasn't exactly familiar with everything but she could remember general locations. Most of the time. Especially if she needed to send a commission there. "This is the farthest I've been from home so I'm not current on travel stuff." A slight coloring of her cheeks could be seen as she felt embarrassed by her lack of knowledge. Maybe she should try to learn more about other places?

"Hybr-.. Oh! No no, my mother is an Alkidike. Uhm.. Tall.." As she said that she lifted one hand up past her own head to show what she meant like Aeuri wouldn't understand. "Uhm.. face markings on her cheek and chin." Again she brought her hand to show what she meant. Her fingers tracing the lines over her own cheek and down her chin the way her mother's markings would be seen. "And I think she still wears her hair in a long braid." Here she only vaguely motioned to her own hair, though she lacked the braid to show him. Masika felt rather stupid for her motioning since she was sure Aeuri would know what she meant without it. Realizing she was moving her hands around so much she clasped them in front of her. "Sorry."

Seeing how excited he got about Belrea made her smile a bit more. It seemed she knew quite a few people who were more than a little excited to travel around and see things. Masika couldn't help the giggle that escaped her. "It sounds like you'll enjoy it."

She did notice that his smile lost a bit of its sparkle when she described her mother. It made her tilt her head just a little before she shook her head at his words. "Its alright. I know they look similar." Masika had accidentally mistook another Alk for her mother when she was younger so she did understand. Though that hadn't been a fun experience.

Feeling a bit awkward at remembering it she looked to the side and searched for a way to change the topic. It only took her a second before she was looking back at him with her large smile. "Oh! You'll have to tell me about Belrea if we see each other again. I would love to hear about the place. Maybe find some inspiration from their designs." She wasn't sure if she would run into Aeuri again but if she did she would want to hear all about Belrea, and any of his other travels.

Find something to bring back to-- Her hands came up and she waved them gently. "You don't have to do that." Masika would feel bad if he wasted any coin on something for her when he could use it for something he might want. "But uhm... My shop is called 'Oasis Threads.' My sister came up with the name." A small pun to the fact that Masika was a blue water hybrid living in the Desert country. "Just ask for Masika if you stop in and don't see me." Having a friend stop by would be nice. It would give her a break and distract her from pulling all nighters. Again.

"So what will you do when you get back from your trip?" She had to admit she was curious. "You mentioned settling into your job when you return to Oba."

"I would love to visit the Red. Maybe when I get back to Oba I will. Hopefully you're back by then." She smiled at him again. Masika was sure his journey would take longer than her own. He was going to see the world and she was just going to see her mom. One would clearly take longer than the other.

"Healing huh?" Masika brightened up with that. "My sister is a healer down in Matori. She never had to work on me but she's helped our mom out a few times." A small chuckle left her as she remembered the look on her sibling's face as their mother came home with yet another injury. It hadn't been major or life threatening but it had been right after Valharii had patched up the woman from a spar. "Valharii says being a healer is rewarding though, so I'm sure you'll love it. And helping your brother get into more trouble sounds noble."