“ Pardon me— “

A voice spoke to you as your attention was briefly taken away from your dreadful pile of work.

You looked up to see a very tall man looking down at you. Like— Holy shit? He was so— TALL?!

“ I- Noticed your frustration. May I sit with you? “

You nodded and let the tree of a man sit with you— Adjusting your unruly mess of a table.

“ I am AZ. I run Hotel Z in the Vert District. . . May— I buy you a coffee perhaps? Unless you prefer tea? “

You immediately felt— Relaxed??? His— Well. AZ’s voice. Was calming…. Very calming. Like sudden but soft rain on a quiet night when you couldn’t sleep.

His gentle eyes drifted down to all your work, a smile coming onto his well-aged face.

“ A hard worker, are you??? “