Marta was calming down. She couldn't no longer feel her heart beating quickly in her chest. Elyse was there, and for the first time, she noticed Elyse wasn't wearing her contacts. Her golden eyes were very pretty - just like Marta's. Splash had her head in Marta's lap, and Marta put her hand on top, petting softly. The girl who had let her in came back and gave Marta a bottle of water.
"Thank you," she said quietly and Marta hoped it wasn't too quiet for the girl to hear.
Marta looked around, trying to figure out what this place was. It reminded her a little of the brothel, but it was cleaner and softer, and there were no men around being mean and yelling. The people here didn't have the drugged up look that the girls at the brothel did, and everyone appeared to want to be here - including the young girl that had helped Marta.
Marta turned to look again at the dark skinned woman who put down her wallet at Marta's gaze and smiled at her again. She looks like Camila Marta thought as she had done when she had seen the woman at the coffee shop. It wasn't exactly the same, but she reminded Marta of the woman she had met when Ricky owned the bar in Mexico.
Marta took a guess and spoke to her in Spanish. "Hola soy Marta. ¿Cómo te llamas? ¿Tú también eres de México?"*
The woman blinked at her in surprise, but answered in return. "Soy Anna. No, pero mis padres son de México."*
Marta smiled at her broadly, feeling a connection to the woman. "Anna... she said, testing the woman's name, saying it as a native Spanish speaking. Anna smiled at her.
She then turned to the other woman with brown hair. Marta looked at her, but seeing nothing to lock on to, remained silent and wary. "That's Juls," Elyse said, placing a comforting hand over Marta's. "She's nice too - want to say hi?"
Marta looked at her again, remained silent for a moment and said. "Hi Juls, I'm Marta..." her voice trailing off.
"Hey Marta, you're safe here." Juls said to her. Marta wasn't quite sure yet.
Marta turned to look at the girl who had brought her inside. "Who is that girl?" she whispered to Elyse. "She said her name, but I couldn't hear."
Elyse spoke to her quietly and calmly, "That's Sterling. Do you want me to introduce you to her?"
Marta wasn't sure yet, and changed the subject as she searched the room again. "What is this place? She asked.
"This is Kallisti - its where I work."
Marta nodded. She knew that Elyse danced, but it was adult dancing. That's why the place reminded her of the brothel, but it was different. Different enough that it didn't cause memories to come springing up. "It's safe here? You don't wear your contacts?" She whispered to Elyse.
"Very safe," Elyse whispered back.
That was enough for Marta and she was now sufficiently calm. She looked back at the girl, and wanted to go talk to her and thank her for helping. Elyse asked her again if she wanted an introduction, and Marta shook her head. "Can I go over there?"
Elyse nodded, "Of course."
Marta stood, taking her bottle of water with her and took small steps in the direction the other girl had gone. Splash stood and padded beside her. When she got close enough to speak, Marta hesitated just a moment before gathering the courage to speak. "Ummm...I'm Marta. You told me your name, but I didn't hear. Elyse told me your name is Sterling. Ummm...thank you for bringing me in and getting me a water." Marta looked at the empty chair next to Sterling. "Can I sit here?"
((OoC: Juls by Nox))
*Spanish Translations
"Hola soy Marta. ¿Cómo te llamas? ¿Tú también eres de México?" - "Hello, I'm Marta. What's your name? Are you from Mexico too?"
"Soy Anna. No, pero mis padres son de México." "I'm Anna. No, but my parents are from Mexico."
"Thank you," she said quietly and Marta hoped it wasn't too quiet for the girl to hear.
Marta looked around, trying to figure out what this place was. It reminded her a little of the brothel, but it was cleaner and softer, and there were no men around being mean and yelling. The people here didn't have the drugged up look that the girls at the brothel did, and everyone appeared to want to be here - including the young girl that had helped Marta.
Marta turned to look again at the dark skinned woman who put down her wallet at Marta's gaze and smiled at her again. She looks like Camila Marta thought as she had done when she had seen the woman at the coffee shop. It wasn't exactly the same, but she reminded Marta of the woman she had met when Ricky owned the bar in Mexico.
Marta took a guess and spoke to her in Spanish. "Hola soy Marta. ¿Cómo te llamas? ¿Tú también eres de México?"*
The woman blinked at her in surprise, but answered in return. "Soy Anna. No, pero mis padres son de México."*
Marta smiled at her broadly, feeling a connection to the woman. "Anna... she said, testing the woman's name, saying it as a native Spanish speaking. Anna smiled at her.
She then turned to the other woman with brown hair. Marta looked at her, but seeing nothing to lock on to, remained silent and wary. "That's Juls," Elyse said, placing a comforting hand over Marta's. "She's nice too - want to say hi?"
Marta looked at her again, remained silent for a moment and said. "Hi Juls, I'm Marta..." her voice trailing off.
"Hey Marta, you're safe here." Juls said to her. Marta wasn't quite sure yet.
Marta turned to look at the girl who had brought her inside. "Who is that girl?" she whispered to Elyse. "She said her name, but I couldn't hear."
Elyse spoke to her quietly and calmly, "That's Sterling. Do you want me to introduce you to her?"
Marta wasn't sure yet, and changed the subject as she searched the room again. "What is this place? She asked.
"This is Kallisti - its where I work."
Marta nodded. She knew that Elyse danced, but it was adult dancing. That's why the place reminded her of the brothel, but it was different. Different enough that it didn't cause memories to come springing up. "It's safe here? You don't wear your contacts?" She whispered to Elyse.
"Very safe," Elyse whispered back.
That was enough for Marta and she was now sufficiently calm. She looked back at the girl, and wanted to go talk to her and thank her for helping. Elyse asked her again if she wanted an introduction, and Marta shook her head. "Can I go over there?"
Elyse nodded, "Of course."
Marta stood, taking her bottle of water with her and took small steps in the direction the other girl had gone. Splash stood and padded beside her. When she got close enough to speak, Marta hesitated just a moment before gathering the courage to speak. "Ummm...I'm Marta. You told me your name, but I didn't hear. Elyse told me your name is Sterling. Ummm...thank you for bringing me in and getting me a water." Marta looked at the empty chair next to Sterling. "Can I sit here?"
((OoC: Juls by Nox))
*Spanish Translations
"Hola soy Marta. ¿Cómo te llamas? ¿Tú también eres de México?" - "Hello, I'm Marta. What's your name? Are you from Mexico too?"
"Soy Anna. No, pero mis padres son de México." "I'm Anna. No, but my parents are from Mexico."