"Would you mind if I take a seat here and.. Accompany you for the night, Mrs. Hughes?"
Coco blinks and stops herself in the middle of chewing as Ruby, the woman with the large bosom, asks her with the most polite tone she had ever heard of.
Swallowing her food, Coco reached out for the cup of water and picked it up, drinking the liquid in one gulp.
"I don't mind, but.. What do I owe to have such lovely company tonight?" Coco laughed, forced and nervous, as she flashed Ruby a smile.
Joachim had left her alone five minutes ago and did not seem to mind Ruby's absence from the kitchen nor the front desk, opting to skip on his merry way to the staff room of the Red Horse Inn.
"You owe me nothing, madam." Ruby was quick to shoot down the idea of Coco owing her something, "I just want to have a conversation with you and get to know you.. Better."
