Holding in a sigh of relief, she relaxed her stance having successfully gotten the slig to show a tad more respect. He still seemed to have a question though, and you could tell he definitely wanted more information. Thankfully, all he asked for was a cigarette. Yeah. Mildred's got plenty of those she never plans to smoke. She never could get into the sensation and always thought they were a waste of time and money, but not everyone shares that sentiment.
"As a matter of fact, I do. " She said kindly, reaching into her satchel and pulling out a pack of lung busters. Only one had been used since she got the pack, and she'd given that one away to another vykker a while ago while waiting for transportation to a lab. Her arms were shaking very slightly as she opened the pack and held the open end out, motioning for the slig to take one. Whether it was from her age or from the chilly wind blowing in from outside she couldn't tell.
"So, what are you here among the crowd for?"
She shifted her weight more towards one side, trying to make small talk seeing how her glukkon buddy huddle completely abandoned her at this point and there was still no sign of her slig guard returning yet. The train should be here any minute now, the head light getting bigger and brighter with every passing second.
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