E-146-Lia: Zarg’s World Highport, Martell’s Place
It turns out Martell doesn’t actually need a lot of encouragement to talk unless he’s on his guard.
The segue of him finding a new hotel turns into a story about befriending one of the cleaners, which in turn leads him to a friend of the cleaner’s who deals in illicit substances, with an unlikely digression about him winning someone’s shoes in a card game, to the story of how he became aware that the new drug he mentioned earlier was being sold here on Zarg’s World, finishing up with him falling asleep intoxicated on a public bench wearing bright yellow shoes two sizes too large.
Lia has no intention of leaving for at least an hour (a few jobs?) After meeting their friend outside, she would prefer to leave the impression that she is visiting on an hourly basis to dispel any other suspicions her visit might cast on Martell.
Therefore, she is happy to listen to his stories and perhaps even swap a couple before they do business. If he asks, she will tell him this.