"Huh. Well, they do say traveling is a great way to learn these things." Since they had that euphemism where she's from, too, Ver's not going anywhere near the 'exotic dancing' part of his resume. Okay, maybe obliquely. "Have you met any people who communicate through interpretive dance?"

"Mm, and the sound of the pages turning." It's so nice to meet someone from a more technologically-advanced society who still enjoys these things. She plucks a book from the shelf somewhat randomly, since the titles don't quite mean anything to her (although they haven't quite reached 'Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra' levels of confusion here). The book is treated with care, set down before she opens it and scans a few pages. Her juggling skills are nowhere near impressive enough to manage reading a book one-handed. "There's a shop that specializes in poetry, it's a bit of a walk from here but I could give you directions if you'd like?"