RP:Ugh. This Guy Again.

Summary: Sidd disturbs Meri at lunch time!

08/01/2017

Red Ogre Inn

Sidd stumbles down the steps in a very groggy fashion. No matter what time it was, it was still morning to him. He was quite unlike he had been a couple nights prior, what with his appearance such a drastic change. The beard was gone. Rags were replaced with finer clothing. Well, comparatively. He wore black boots, leather pants and a button down black shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbow. And that delightful smell of booze and piss? Long gone! He was also definitely younger than he might have first appeared. Baby-faced. His head was clean shaven on the sides, a thick strip resting in the middle. It was unkempt and flattened, though~ bedhead. Definitely not that same disgusting hobo everyone had met. "Yoooo. Coffeee meeee." he lazily called after one of the waitresses, as he took a look around for a place to sit.

Meri was already in the Inn, much like the last time these two encountered one another. Recognition does not come quickly with Meri, the guy definitely did not look or smell anything like he did the last time. Thankfully. This also means that Meri has very little reason to just up and greet him...Not that she would have even if he did still look and smell like a hobo. This is not much incentive to say hello. While Sidd may just be waking up and in search of coffee, Meri has already been awake for awhile and is enjoying lunch. She has a table claimed for herself, a half eaten sammich resting on a plate before her, and a bottle of beer sitting off to one side of the plate. Meri is just some blonde, minding her own and trying to enjoy a peaceful lunch.

Sidd did not politely stifle his yawn. No way, no how. That sucker was bellowed out, gaining him a few less than appreciative glances from nearby patrons. As he was handed his cup of java, Sidd thanked the waitress promptly. "OH MAN. You are my saviour. I love you, so hard." He lifted a pinky and added, "Offer still stands, by the way." The waitress of course rolled her eyes, huffed and took off to go help other patrons without a single word. "Hah." Meri wouldn't take long to be noticed as he took a brief survey of the room. He had been looking for an empty table at first, but that familiar figure got him wandering in the blonde woman's direction. "Yooooo. You!" That might have been familiar. "Lady. Chiquita. Person. Hi again!" he exclaimed as he finally got his ass over to her table. "We met, like a couple nights ago. Pretty sure I scared you and your dude friend off. I just wanted to say thanks for the change! I totally put it to good use."

Meri 's nose wrinkles at the term 'dude friend'. What dude friend had this guy run off? Meri gives the man a rather squinty eyed look as she tries to place his face and then it finally dawns on her. The hobo. Oh. "Hi." She states in response. "I don't know if I would go so far as to call Irenic a dude friend. That makes it seem like...I don't know? Why point out the fact that he is a dude? He is not my dude. My dude goes by the name of Callum. But maybe I am just overthinking the term. He is a dude and I guess we are friends." Loosely. A brow is lifted and shoulders are shrugged. "Anyway. Awkward ramble. How are you? Who are you? You are definitely looking like you are faring better than the last time that I saw you. That is for certain." No hand is extended for these introductions, Meri would rather pick up her sandwich and chow down while she awaits Sidd's answer. So a bite from her sandwich and a drink from her beer are taken, drink after she swallows the bite though.

Sidd sips from his coffee as Meri speaks, one brow lifted as he realized she had taken it so literally. Much like the last couple of places visited, his brand of slang was probably, no definitely, unknown. "Ah naw, sorry. I just meant, friend that is a guy. No implication intended!" The cup in his hand is sat upon the table, and an empty chair is pulled out so that he could sit down. "Ah haaah, yeah, definitely much better. Sorry for the whole creepy bum thing. I don't know how long I'd been traveling. Weren't too many towns in between where I started and where I ended up. Speaking of..." He looked around. "Where am I, exactly? Like. The area? Country?" Another drink of java preceded his second answer, "Oh. Right. I'm Sidd! Nice to meetcha."

Meri would like to be able to take things that people say in this land less literally but some people sometimes! For example maybe the waitress overhears this slang chat and starts running her mouth and making gossip. Better safe than sorry in these lands on all fronts, even simple conversation. "Ah you are one of those." Meri says in a very unsurprised sort of manner. "New to the area with no idea where you are? Do you know how you got here at least?" By the sound of it the answer was no and so Meri shrugs at her own question before Sidd even has a chance to answer her. "Don't need to apologize to me for the state I met you in. No judgements. My own name is Meri. Nice to meet you."

Sidd takes a second to think about how in fact he did get this far. "Well. yeah. Sort of. I mean, I basically know how I got here. I walked. A lot. A lot of hiking through forests n' mountains. I remember going to sleep one night and waking up on a ship. Not sure what that was about. Probably a drunken bender. Anyhow, ship went down sometime during the voyage. I think it was a storm. Washed up not too long ago, maybe a couple of weeks. Kinda pissed I lost my damn jacket." He looked annoyed at that latter-most thought. " Anyhow, finally found this town the other night." He runs his hand through that strip of hair on his head. "So yeah. Kinda recall getting here. Definitely new." Leaning back in his chair, Sidd observes Meri momentarily, curiosity leading him to ask, "So are you like, a local? Or you passin' through?"

Meri seems inclined to agree. "You ended up on a ship and don't remember how you got there? Yeah. Probably a drunken bender." At Least based on what she has seen of the guy during their one other encounter, he definitely gave off the 'I am a drunk' sort of vibe. In fact, Meri is betting that this conversation they are having right now is probably a rare presentation from Sidd. Then again, she did promise the guy no judgements, right? Evidently she may have lied a little. "A lost jacket sounds like a reason to buy a new one." A simple fix for a simple problem. "But I am sure you are going to grumble about how this jacket was special to you." The question of if she was a local or just passing through is met with a lifted brow and a faint shrug. Meri was not keen on these sort of questions, as harmless as they may seem on the surface. "Neither. I would not claim to be a local nor just passing through."

Sidd mocks the woman quite openly, his tone pitched and head given a little wiggle as he repeats, "But I am sure you are going to grumble about how this jacket was special to you..." A sly grin beats his lips into submission while he responds, "Well. Duh. That piece of clothing and I have been through a lot. From drunken benders, to playing crowds, punchin' faces, and even gettin' my ass kicked by the kid of a God. Or so they claim. Thing kept me company when I was locked in the void." He quickly quips, "Long story." in relation to the void comment. Two fingers lift in the general direction of the waitress~ He needed a refill on that coffee. "But yeah. Might have to buy another. Probably long overdue anyhow. Just gotta find me a tailor, first." Sidd bent down to fix his boot lace after he noticed it had become untied, still maintaining his current conversation in the meantime. "Ah hah. That is totally a non-answer. Very mysterious! That's cool, that's cool. So you just come for the food and drink, then?" A slight chuckle as he rights himself, just in time for his second cup to arrive! "You rock." he says to the waitress, handing her a few gold coins.

Meri shakes her head, finishing off the last bite of her sandwich and washes it down with a swig of beer. The beer is is not empty but that is fine, Meri will take it on the road with her. Up from her chair she goes, ignoring any mocking antics coming from Sidd. It took a bit more than that to get a rise out of Meri. "Or so they claim. That sounds like a fisherman's tale if I have ever heard one. Anyway. I would love to stay and chat." Except clearly she was unable to do so or else she would not have found her way to her feet. "And no, I don't just come for the food or the drink. I mean not in the sense that I just venture all the way out to the Red Ogre because I feel like they have the best sandwiches?" They don't. "My boyfriend is the Royal Botanist for Larket and I own a business here." But she was not a local. "So yeah, I guess sometimes for lunch I come here. But lunch is over and I need to get back to my shop so...Good chatting."

Sidd ah-hah's as Meri explains. Now it makes sense. "Cool beans. Will have to tell me about this business sometime! 'cause you know we're gonna cross paths again. Unless we don't. Then bummer. Either way, thanks for the generosity, Meri. You kick ass. Take care of yourself, oi?" Two fingers bounced off of the man's forehead in a polite salute to send the woman on her way.

~Fin